Maja Salvador and Rambo Nuñez. Image: Instagram/@rambonunez Maja Salvador is set to finally tie the knot with her non-showbiz boyfriend Rambo Nuñez after he popped the question in an intimate gathering. The actress showed herself raising a glass and wearing what appears to be a diamond engagement ring, via her …
Read More »100,000 quit financial advice as fees jump another 8pc
Instead of increasingly expensive professional advice, many consumers have turned to unregulated advice by following investing and finance influencers, or “finfluencers”, on digital platforms such as TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. About 5 per cent of Australians receive all of their financial advice from social media, according to the Australian Securities …
Read More »Society wedding unites Sydney’s powerful dynasties
Heiress and actress Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham, the son of David and Victoria Beckham (aka Posh Spice).Credit:German Larkin/British Vogue The wedding of Brooklyn Beckham and billionaire heiress Nicola Peltz last week marked the union of two powerful dynasties from either side of the pond. Brooklyn, 23, is the eldest …
Read More »When Vernie plays video games in Melbourne, his fans around the world watch. He’s part of a rising trend
Most nights, when Vernie “BlueRukus” Valentos boots up the PlayStation in his home in Western Melbourne, he’s joined by a few dozen online spectators who have gathered to chat and watch him play. They come from all over, teenagers and the middle-aged, and have been doing so for years. For the 28-year-old, they …
Read More »Embracing culture change on the path to digital transformation
We did that by building a series of tech guilds. We built a cloud guild, a data guild, an insourcing framework. We built our NAB Engineering Foundation and with a goal of building a culture of innovation of cloud, of agile, and being able to deliver great products and services …
Read More »Vicious Video is a love letter to vintage films – CityMag
In a deserted mall in the middle of the CBD, a new retail store awaits a horde of collectors vying for their pick of past eras’ best cinema. There’s a 1979 essay by Joan Didion about a man that breeds orchids for a living in the US. At one point …
Read More »Warner Bros. Discovery Exploring Overhaul of DC Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
The new owners of all things Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman are exploring an overhaul of DC Entertainment, multiple sources close to the situation told Variety. It’s been less than a week since Discovery closed its $43 billion deal for WarnerMedia, joining one of the largest producers of reality programming …
Read More »Pandemic push: COVID inspired thousands of Aussies to start a business | finder.com.au
Thousands of Australians made the switch from employee to business owner in the 2021 financial year, according to new research by Finder. When lockdowns first started in March 2020, just 1 in 8 (13%) Aussie workers felt somewhat or very insecure in their job, according to Finder research. In April …
Read More »Money for nothing: receipt for ‘invisible art’ sells for $1.2m
How much would you pay for nothing? For one private European art collector, it is $1.2m. That’s the amount paid at a recent Sotheby’s auction in Paris for a receipt written by the French artist Yves Klein to prove the ownership of one of his “invisible art” pieces – now …
Read More »Surveillance state: Australian sport and its next battlefront
Professional sports in Australia have been taken hostage by the promise of dollars that data can bring, leading to an “explosion in the capture” of athletes’ personal and private information collected from 24-7 monitoring with little to no regulations or safeguards. Key points: A new report says the data collected by …
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