Photo taken at Carrara Stadium, at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Victorian government to axe 2026 Commonwealth Games

Dan Andrews announced the controversial decision to cancel the Commonwealth Games, which were to be held across regional Victoria in 2026. Image credit: Stephenk1977, via Flickr. Victorian Premier Dan Andrews announced the controversial decision on Tuesday to cancel the Commonwealth Games, which were to be held across regional Victoria in 2026. Andrews said the decision…

Threads CEO Mark Zuckerberg, 2017

Record-breaking user signups indicate Threads could replace Twitter

Meta’s new social platform, Threads, crossed 100 million sign-ups within a week of its launch, surpassing the record set by ChatGPT. Image credit: Anthony Quintano via Flickr. Meta’s new social platform, Threads, crossed 100 million sign-ups within a week of its launch last Wednesday, making it the fastest-growing consumer app in history and surpassing the…

BetStop is a self-exclusion register for betting.

Self-exclusion betting register, BetStop, to launch in August

The Federal Government has announced that BetStop, the National Self-Exclusion Register for online betting, will launch next month. Source: Freepik The Federal Government has announced that BetStop, the National Self-Exclusion Register for online betting, will launch next month on August 21, 2023. Once it launches, Australians can register with BetStop to voluntarily exclude themselves from…

A UK father blames his daughter's Chucky like doll for a string of unfortunate and dangerous incidents that occurred after it was mistreated.

Father blames ‘possessed’ Chucky-like doll for shooting, appendix rupture

A British man believes his daughter’s doll is possessed like Chucky, and that it is behind his recent near-fatal incidents. Image source: Libreshot A father in the United Kingdom has become convinced his daughter’s doll is “possessed”, in a story reported by The Sun that is akin the 80s horror movie Child’s Play, in which…