Cleary wins A&U NZ Fiction Prize
Thursday, 9 October 2025 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand (A&U NZ) has announced Tauranga…
Fans reveal the one detail that could stop Robert Irwin from winning Dancing With The Stars
By MEGAN WATTS, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 18:23 EDT, 8 October 2025 | Updated: 18:35 EDT, 8 October…
Man who turned to weightlifting for health now headed to powerlifting world championships at 82
Ravi Sood was 70 years old when he first picked up a barbell. “Both my knees needed replacing,…
Bindi Irwin doesn’t look like this anymore! Aussie wildlife warrior unveils new hair and look at Dancing With The Stars live show
By MEGAN WATTS, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 21:18 EDT, 7 October 2025 | Updated: 21:45 EDT, 7 October…
Visa changes mean leaving Ireland for a life in the US is suddenly much less feasible – The Irish Times
The recently announced major changes to the United States’ H-1B visa programme have prompted much conversation about emigration.…
Hong Kong stocks fall as AI bubble fears grow amid Wall Street retreat
Hong Kong stocks fell on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street’s retreat from record highs amid growing concerns that the…
Surfer Bitten Twice by Shark After a Seal Reportedly Used Him as a Decoy
Photo: Unsplash Most shark bites happen by accident. Though Jaws has led to the popular narrative of sharks…
Wildlife Photographer Pleads Guilty to Trespassing on Private Island to Photograph Rare Parrots
Orange-bellied parrot photographed in Melaleuca, Southwest Conservation Area in Tasmania, Australia by JJ Harrison (Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA…
Cuthbert to leave B+P | Books+Publishing
Wednesday, 8 October 2025 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Kate Cuthbert has resigned as publishing director at Books+Publishing. She began the…
Colouring makes reading stick: Emily Baulch on the under-valuing of branded and interactive texts in children’s literacy
Tuesday, 7 October 2025 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing BookUp’s inaugural research day was held on 8 August this year.…
Start-up Heidi secures US$65 million to expand AI healthcare in Hong Kong, Singapore
Australian healthcare technology start-up Heidi has secured US$65 million in a new funding round, as it aims to…
‘Thought I was going to die’
It took merely minutes for the paralysing symptoms to flood Billy’s body after he was bitten on the…