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If you’ve looked in your wardrobe recently and felt a strange sense of deja vu, you are not alone. A quick glance at the latest Google Search trends for Australia reveals that we are in the midst of a massive fashion revival. Forget everything you thought you knew about 2026 style; we are collectively raiding the fashion archives.

If your social media feed is currently packed with beach clubs, coastal lunches and people living their best lives somewhere in Europe, you’re not alone. While a Euro Summer getaway might not be on the cards for everyone this year, Oporto is offering Aussies a much cheaper way to get a taste of the trend.

Ballarat beer drinkers are getting set to raise a glass next month with the return of an old favourite. Ballarat Bitter is getting set to return to the city after first being brewed here in the late 1800’s. Steve Coghlan, a descendent of the family who founded the brew has purchased the brand and its iconic mascot ‘Bertie’ from Japanese giant Asahi, the parent company of Carlton & United Breweries. Article continues after this ad CUB bought the brewery in 1958 before closing it in 1989.

With power bills continuing to bite, some Aussies are about to get a little relief. From July 1, eligible households in parts of New South Wales, South Australia and south-east Queensland will be able to access up to three hours of free electricity each day through a new initiative known as the Solar Sharer Offer. The idea is simple: Australia generates plenty of solar power in the middle of the day, and much of it goes unused.

Imagine trying to drag a 126-inch television onto a plane, or attempting to mount one on the ceiling above your bed. It is not exactly practical. For years, technology companies have been trying to solve the problem of wanting a massive, immersive screen without the physical footprint. Enter the Lenovo Legion Glasses 2, a piece of wearable technology that essentially put a cinematic and gaming experience right in front of your eyes.

Imagine you are sitting at the kitchen bench on a work from home day, trying to juggle a massive spreadsheet, three browser tabs, and a Zoom chat on a single 13-inch laptop screen. By the third hour, you are squinting, your neck hurts, and you are distracted from the task at hand. A solution for this is a portable second monitor, they’ve been around for years but the cost can feel somewhat excessive being upwards of $300.

Move over Tim Tams, there’s a new snack causing a stir in the supermarket aisle. A cult favourite from the UK has officially landed at Coles, and shoppers are already racing to get their hands on it. The snack in question? Marks & Spencer’s famous Percy Pig lollies. The soft, pig-shaped treats have built a huge following in Britain over the years, and now Aussies are finally getting the chance to see what all the fuss is about.

If you spent the better part of the last month kicking your feet and giggling over the electric chemistry between Hannah Wells and Garrett Graham, you are certainly not alone. The breakout hit of the year, Off Campus, has absolutely dominated our watchlists, turning the fictional halls of Briar University into the internet’s latest obsession. The numbers speak for themselves. Prime Video has revealed that the series reached a staggering 36 million viewers worldwide in its first 12 days alone.

Microsoft is once again pushing its Copilot AI into Windows 11, with reports confirming the company has resumed automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto eligible devices. The move comes just months after the rollout was paused due to backlash and technical issues. This time, the installation targets commercial Windows 11 machines that already run Microsoft 365 desktop apps like Word, Excel and Outlook.

A material typically swept off workshop floors could soon play a key role in cutting plastic waste. Researchers have developed a new type of foam made primarily from sawdust, offering a renewable alternative to polystyrene, the petroleum-based material widely used in packaging and construction. Polystyrene, often found in packing peanuts and protective inserts, is made from fossil fuels and is notoriously difficult to recycle.