Australian government to scrap use of cheques by 2030

Welp. Looks like Meghan Markle won’t be the new face of Dior… or maybe ANY fashion house!

K.J. Yossman The BBC has acquired the Australian version of hit gameshow “The Traitors” for broadcast and streaming this summer. “The Traitors Australia,” which sees contestants compete for a prize of AUS $250,000 in a luxury hotel in the Southern Highlands, is set to drop on BBC Three and iPlayer on July 9. It is hosted by Rodger Corser. “’The Traitors’ is an addictively fiendish format and I am so pleased that viewers can get their summer fix of treachery and suspicion as we head Down Under for the Australian version of the show on BBC Three and iPlayer,” said Nasfim Haque, head of content for BBC Three.

Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause and G Flip are planning on having a wedding ceremony "every year" to celebrate their love, after tying the knot in Vegas earlier this year. Speaking on The Viall Files podcast, G Flip said: "We plan to do a ceremony every single year. Why would you just do it once? In different locations with different amounts of people." They continued: "You celebrate your birthday once a year and when you're married you're with this person every day, so why don't you celebrate that once a year?" The 29-year-old Australian singer added that their original wedding ceremony was both unplanned and untraditional, explaining: “Chrishell has already done the big traditional.

controversial weight-loss drug.Mommy blogger Constance Hall has shut down rumors she managed to shed 44 pounds by using the off-label weight-loss drug Ozempic.The West Australian-based mother-of-five, who has amassed a following of almost 400,000 on Instagram, addressed questions about her body transformation in a post on Facebook – namely whether she was on the injectable drug, which is intended for diabetes treatment but has been found to greatly suppress the user’s appetite.“So many people have accused me of lying about my weight loss and being on Ozempic or some other weight loss injection,” Hall began.“I’ve noticed it’s not just me, people are accusing everyone of being on weight loss injections. Which made me wonder if people have the wrong idea about these injections.

Harry Styles paused his performance to assist a fan in the crowd at his Irish concert who had seemingly fallen over. The 'Falling' singer was performing at Slane Castle in County Meath on Saturday (10. 06.

Jason Gardiner has hit out at Holly Willoughby following the drama around Philip Schofield and This Morning. Jason, who was a judge on Dancing On Ice until 2019, worked with the show's host, Holly for 17 years. Despite the pair being friends for most of those years, the 51 year old Australian choreographer accused Holly, 42, of needing an "entourage" in the last series of the ITV talent show, which Olympian Nile Wilson won.

Speaking on the British press specifically, the Duke of Sussex said some British tabloids had “blood on their hands” and had been “hostile” to him since he was born. 

The tour will take place in stadiums across the country, with performances in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane from November to December this year. 

Recently, Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause shocked fans by announcing to the world that she and her partner, Australian musician G Flip had just tied the knot. Obviously, the news came unexpectedly, as there was no word about an engagement between the two. Instead, the loved up couple decided to do a Kravis and spontaneously get married in a ceremony while in Las Vegas.

K.J. Yossman Australian indie WFTN Entertainment – the company behind hit blue-light shows including “Bondi Vet” and “Paramedics” – is hoping to lure unscripted creatives Down Under in a new hiring drive, Variety can reveal. WFTN says it has already identified 20 roles it needs to fill – including editors, producers, showrunners, post producers, field producers and production managers – and is prepared to spend up to seven figures to snap up a host of U.K. creatives. That sum will go towards flights, accommodation and work permits as well as salaries. The indie says that due to growing demand – it reports an uptick in commissions – plus the post-COVID production boom Australia is currently experiencing means it is becoming increasingly hard to fill those roles domestically – which is why Steve Oemcke, WTFN Group’s co-founder and CCO, is now casting his eyes across to the U.K.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Australian actors Deborah Mailman and Rachel Griffiths have begun production on the final six-episode season of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s award-winning female-led political drama series “Total Control.” With screenplays by Stuart Page, Julia Moriarty, Pip Karmel and Meyne Wyatt, season three picks up almost two years after the explosive events of the second season. Outsider turned kingmaker, Alex Irving (Mailman), is completely at home in the nation’s capital. While Rachel Anderson (Griffiths), now an occasional ally, is threatening to upend the entire system by establishing her own political party. However, as Alex attempts to carve out a nation changing legacy, a controversy engineered by her enemies threatens to destroy her career and public reputation. In the final season, Alex must make a choice: either she can stay true to her principles and accept defeat, or she can get her hands dirty and fight back.

Ricky Gervais has said he “can’t wait to see” how Australia intends to modernise The Office. On Tuesday (30 May), it was announced that Australian comedian Felicity Ward will lead the country’s forthcoming re-envisioning of the popular British sitcom. While Prime Video’s The Office: Australia is the 13th version of the workplace mockumentary series, it will be the first-ever female-led version.

Married At First Sight's outback tradie Cam Woods revealed some horrifying truths on his Instagram stories that left fans shocked. Answeting questions on social media, the star from the Australian series revealed some never-heard-before stories including one about a disastrous date with his then-wife Lyndall.The date, which was planned and organised by Lyndall Grace, caused controversy and drama on social media when the backstory to it was revealed by Cam. At first he fondly recalls a romantic fishing trip date in Sydney Harbour for his birthday after a fan asked the best moment that we didn't see on TV.

The Office is getting an Australian adaptation, led by Australian comedian Felicity Ward, it has been revealed.Per Variety, the Australian adaptation is set to begin production in Sydney, Australia this June. The show – which will consist of eight episodes – will be released as an Amazon Original and will be available for streaming on Prime Video sometime in 2024 worldwide, apart from the US.Felicity Ward, who will lead the cast, will portray Hannah Howard, the managing director of Australian packaging company Flinley Craddick.

Intentional or coincidental? Brock Davies has a theory about how Raquel Leviss has remained in the know about all things Scandoval amid her stay at a mental health facility.

“He moved up from Sydney in 2021 and we have not stopped laughing,” Denise, 74, tells New Idea from her Gold Coast home. 

Chrishell Stause is not out to prove to anyone about how serious she is when it comes to her marriage to Australian singer G Flip. In Stause’s eyes, they’re married, no ifs ands or buts about it.

Ike and Tina Turner, is a cultural staple down under, but its origins are a bit of a mystery.The queen of rock and roll, who tragically died this week at 83 of natural causes, penned the track about her southern hometown of Nutbush, Tennessee.Upon Turner’s passing, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the 12-time Grammy winner created a “soundtrack to our lives.”Jon Stratton, an adjunct professor at the University of South Australia’s School of Creative Industries, traces the dance’s beginnings to the New South Wales education department.Educators realized dance is an effective way to teach children about the arts and get some exercise, he said.“In NSW there seemed to be some kind of committee trying to work out what kinds of dances primary school kids in particular should do as part of physical education,” he told the Aussie outlet SBS News.“What seems to have happened is that somebody devised the Nutbush along the lines of the Madison (another, slightly more complex line dance),” he continued.Its popularity quickly snowballed, captivating classrooms across the country through the ’80s and ’90s. “In terms of teaching kids, it’s innocuous,” Stratton explained, adding that the beat is “really easy” to dance to.

Chrishell Stause is not out to prove to anyone about how serious she is when it comes to her marriage to Australian singer G Flip. In Stause's eyes, they're married, no ifs ands or buts about it.In an interview with, the  star was straight-up asked if she's legally married to G Flip. ET confirmed last week that the couple are not legally married, after marriage records for the couple could not be found in the Clark County, Nevada Recorder's Office.As first reported by , a marriage records search or search for records of any kind for the couple in the Clark County Recorder's Office comes up empty.

King Charles has reportedly told his daughter-in-law Kate to carry on being one of the nation's favourite royals, despite the same thing happening during his marriage to Diana, leaving him 'jealous'.