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Drivers brace for petrol price hikes as fuel excise cut comes to end
Prices are forecast to increase to about $2.20 a litre for unleaded and $2.60 a litre for diesel when the fuel excise returns to its normal rate. Source link
From playing on a rock to rocking out — the 'steep rise' of Wild Honey
The grandsons of Yothu Yindi’s lead singer have ambitions to take their band Wild Honey from Garma to the MCG and beyond. Source link
Australia records biggest-ever surge in EV sales
Nearly one in every two new vehicles sold was either electric or hybrid across April, May and June. Source link
Darwin live music scene keen for change as touring acts snub the Top End
Music lovers in Darwin are missing out on visits from interstate and overseas touring artists, while local bands and venue managers say more needs to be done to support the local scene. Source link
The secret formula that makes Eastern Rosellas the perfect earworm
Eastern Rosellas by seven-year-old Miles and his dad Joel Phillips is the perfect song you can’t get out of your head. Experts in stage and academia say the ingredients are all there. Source link
A small Australian town's surprising link to The Wizard of Oz
The town of Kaniva, and even the smaller settlement of Lillimur, in far-western Victoria, played an important role in the astonishing success of the legendary Hollywood movie, The Wizard of Oz. Source link
Voters are starting to ask a new question about politics, money
Debate about money in politics has traditionally revolved around whether politicians have broken the rules. But voters are increasingly asking what good judgement looks like. Source link
Prices to jump at the bowser as fuel excise cut ends
The price of unleaded and diesel will climb in the next week as the government’s fuel excise cut officially ends. But experts say prices won’t go as high as they did due to increased supply. Source link
Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme on health, honesty and evolution
Have Queens Of The Stone Age mellowed? After 30 years the rock titans are finding “new ways to do old things”. Source link
Garma Festival media panel hears Indigenous debate has soured since Voice
Since Australia resoundingly rejected an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in 2023, media heavyweights say debate on Indigenous issues has taken a nosedive. Source link