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September 12, 2026 8:15 pm in by Doccy Darko NBA 2K27 Share Facebook TwitterLinkedIn Email Basketball fans, the wait is over. September is here, and with it comes the annual ritual of lacing up our digital sneakers. As a LA Clippers fan, I approach every new basketball season with a dangerous mix of unearned optimism and quiet dread. But when it comes to the virtual court, NBA 2K27 leaves no room for doubt.

Passengers on a Canadian domestic flight were left stranded overnight after an unusual safety issue forced an aircraft to return to the gate moments before departure. The service, operated by Porter Airlines, was preparing to leave Victoria International Airport in British Columbia for Toronto when cabin crew were unable to secure a young passenger in their seat.

September 12, 2026 8:00 am in by Trinity Miller Image via Canva. Share Facebook TwitterLinkedIn Email There’s a reason so many dog owners melt when their pet tilts its head during a conversation. While the gesture has long been seen as an adorable quirk, scientists now believe it may be connected to how dogs process human speech and recognise familiar words. Researchers have spent years exploring the relationship between dogs and language.

September 12, 2026 2:22 am in by Doccy Darko Canva Share Facebook TwitterLinkedIn Email Right now, across Australia, a quiet revolution is happening in our suburbs. It isn’t taking place in the streets or at the local council meetings, it is happening on our smartphones and our rooftops. If you have noticed your neighbours suddenly caring deeply about when they turn on the dishwasher, you are witnessing the new national pastime: gamifying energy.

Xbox is turning 25, and to mark a quarter-century of glowing power buttons and late-night multiplayer sessions, the global Xbox FanFest Tour 2026 is heading to Australia. After kicking things off in Los Angeles at the Xbox Games Showcase back in June, the international tour is landing in the Sydney CBD on Saturday, 17 October 2026. Article continues after this ad This is not a dull corporate presentation.

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Long before he became the “Jessie’s Girl” singer and 1980s heartthrob, the Australian musician’s band travelled to Vietnam in 1968 to entertain American troops. Soldiers “wanted to see, you know, girls that reminded them of home,” Springfield said. “So as long as we had a couple of girls in the band, they would hire you, and you could tour Vietnam during the war zone. It was pretty insane. We were there for about four months.” He went mainly for the paycheck. “I thought, ‘Oh, great.

One of Australia’s most decorated basketballers has been named the inaugural Captain of the Tasmania Jewels WNBL side. Hailing from Western Australia, Darcee Garbin came to the Tasmania Jewels as a multi-medal winning Australian Opal, having won two WNBL championships with the Townsville Fire, as well as captaining the Perth Lynx previously. “I’m beyond honoured and proud,” she said.

New research out of the University of New South Wales has found evidence that Tasmanian devils lived in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for around 45,000 years. Dr Tim Churchill is one of the team who identified two ancient devil bones from Juukan 2 rockshelter: part of a jaw dating to between 6,900 and 7,300 years ago, and part of a tooth believed to be between about 42,500 and 47,100 years old.