It used to be a joke that there wouldn’t be a thing in this world that could make me leave the city and return to my roots in the Shropshire countryside. As soon as I turned 18 and it was my time to go to university, I was off like a shot. I couldn’t wait to be surrounded by the […]

The $200 billion in emergency assistance the Morrison government has announced over the past two weeks should shore up the economy through the coronavirus crisis. But the unprecedented stimulus package raises some hard questions about what happens after that.How should Australia repay eye-watering national debt? How soon can some of these programs be scaled back? And what pre-COVID-19 spending and […]

Unorthodox, a new Netflix series, follows the story of a young woman’s journey of self-discovery after leaving her extremely tight-knit, ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community. Before the show’s main character, Esther “Esty” Shapiro (played by actress Shira Haas), strikes out on her own, she’s shown donning a wig (or sheitel) over her shaved head, drawing attention to the Orthdox practice of […]

John Benjamin Hickey is opening up about his experience with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). During his appearance on Broadway.com’s Live at Five show on Thursday, the Tony winner, 56, revealed he was sick for the last two weeks after testing positive for the highly contagious virus. According to the actor, it all began on March 13 — the day after […]

Arielle Charnas denies accusations of faking a coronavirus diagnosis, and also wants to set the record straight after coming under fire over both her family’s access to tests and decision to flee New York City despite statewide stay-at-home orders issued due to the pandemic. On March 18, the 32-year-old influencer and married mother of two announced on Instagram that she learned that morning that she “tested […]

For married couples, the story behind those "she said yes!" and "I’m marrying my best friend" Insta posts is an extra special one — after all, it marks the moment that their happily ever after begins. Choosing the when, where, and how of such a momentous occasion is a super personal matter, and for some, popping the question at home […]

Nearly half a million Australians had been receiving unemployment payments for a year or more when the coronavirus crisis hit and reforms to government-funded employment services are needed to reduce the threat of long-term unemployment. Analysis by the Australian Council of Social Service and Jobs Australia reveals “disturbing growth” in the share of job seekers who have been out of […]

As people applauded the efforts of those on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus at 8pm on Monday from doors and windows across Singapore, a lone violinist on the balcony of the Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa played the sweet strains of unofficial national anthem Home. The two-minute long video of the violinist – posted on […]

Eddie Jones has agreed to lead England into the 2023 Rugby World Cup after putting pen to paper on a new two-year contract extension. The 60-year-old Australian steered England to the final of the tournament last year where the side were comprehensively beaten by South Africa in Japan and there had been some speculation he could be set to stand […]

Bring some joy to your table – and your Instagram followers. With our usual cafes and sandwich shops shut for the foreseeable future, it’s likely we’ll be relying on homemade lunches for a while. But if your WFH midday meals are getting a bit samey, here’s an easy way to mix things up. This recipe for Indian fried egg toast […]