Virgin, Qantas and Jetstar launch Boxing Day sales

Virgin, Qantas and Jetstar launch Boxing Day sales

Several major airlines are hosting Boxing Day sales, with domestic flights starting at $34 and international tickets at $145. Jetstar, Virgin and Qantas have discounted thousands of flights for a few days as part of the sales. Jetstar’s Day After Christmas Sale 48-hour flash sale has discounted flights across 85 domestic and international routes. Watch … Read more

Best robot vacuum deal on Boxing Day: Popular Ecovacs model has price slashed by a staggering 50 per cent

Best robot vacuum deal on Boxing Day: Popular Ecovacs model has price slashed by a staggering 50 per cent

A robot vacuum cleaner that countless shoppers have described as the “best in the business” has had its price slashed on Amazon by an incredible 50 per cent. The Ecovacs’ DEEBOT N8+ 3-in-1 Robot Vacuum Cleaner — which typically retails for $1,099 — has been reduced to just $549 in honour of Amazon’s extended Boxing … Read more

At the stroke of midnight, the New Year gives a clean slate for long-elusive resolutions

At the stroke of midnight, the New Year gives a clean slate for long-elusive resolutions

NEW YORK — It’s an annual end-of-year exercise in futility for many. But a clean slate awaits at the stroke of midnight for the next round of resolutions. From the first spray of fireworks to the closing chorus of “Auld Lang Syne” 366 days into the future — 2024 is a leap year — it … Read more

Best Boxing Day homewares deal: Myer quietly slashes the price of popular Smeg toasters and kettles

Best Boxing Day homewares deal: Myer quietly slashes the price of popular Smeg toasters and kettles

It’s a brand that rarely goes on sale, such is the power of the household name to attract shoppers full price. But now, in honour of the Boxing Day sales, Myer has quietly slashed the price of a number of top-selling Smeg items by 20 per cent, including toasters and kettles. Shoppers can get their … Read more

Australian chef and restaurateur Bill Granger dies surrounded by family in London

Australian chef and restaurateur Bill Granger dies surrounded by family in London

Australian chef and restaurateur Bill Granger — credited with the rise in popularity of the concept of eating out for breakfast or brunch — has died, surrounded by his family, in London. The 54-year-old died “peacefully” in hospital on Christmas Day, according to a post on his Instagram account. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Australian cook … Read more

Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson lead tributes for Australian chef and restaurateur Bill Granger

Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson lead tributes for Australian chef and restaurateur Bill Granger

Celebrity chefs are remembering Australian “brunch” pioneer and restaurateur Bill Granger as a “wonderful human”, after his death at 54. The Australian chef died on Christmas Day, surrounded by his family, in London. Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson are among the first to pay tribute to Granger, who is credited with making “us all fall … Read more

Best virtual reality headsets Australia: Amazon drops the price of Meta Quest 2 for Boxing Day deal

Best virtual reality headsets Australia: Amazon drops the price of Meta Quest 2 for Boxing Day deal

Quest may have introduced Australians to its third major virtual reality tool in October, but the brand is already hosting a sale on Amazon. The brand has discounted its extremely popular Meta Quest 2 by 15 per cent down to $499.99 just in time for shoppers to snap up the headset and controllers. Those who … Read more

Inquest finds medical staff failed mother who died in hospital after consuming too much water

Inquest finds medical staff failed mother who died in hospital after consuming too much water

An inquest held into the death of a British mother who suffered a fatal brain injury after consuming too much water found failings by medical staff “probably more than minimally” contributed to her death. Michelle Whitehead, 45, died in hospital on May 7, 2021 after drinking an excessive amount of water and falling into a … Read more

Amylee lost her three-day-old son. Her big sister Katie helped pull her out of the darkness 

Amylee lost her three-day-old son. Her big sister Katie helped pull her out of the darkness 

Warning: Distressing content Leaving hospital without their newborn boy was the second-hardest thing new parents Amylee and Thiago Magalhaes have ever had to do. The most difficult — switching off their three-day-old son Jack’s life support. Catch the best deals and products hand-picked by our team at Best Picks >> Just as other people were … Read more

The best supermarket products of 2023: The top 10 household items revealed

The best supermarket products of 2023: The top 10 household items revealed

A $2.60 pantry staple, a toilet paper with a “royal flush” rating and a purse-friendly tub of ice cream that beat Messina are among the best supermarket buys in Australia of 2023. Consumer experts from CHOICE have rounded up the top 10 household items that shone above the rest after putting a slew of products … Read more