Retail staff across well known fashion chains including Diva, Lovisa and Sportsgirl are being forced to purchase stock out of their own wages in order to work at those stores. However, such employment conditions are against the law, with the Fair Work Act claiming that if employers require staff to wear “special” items, there must…
The horrific Hollywood death guessing game: RIP Cory Monteith, next up is…. Today we lost a rising star of Hollywood. ‘Glee’ star Cory Monteith was found dead in a hotel room in Vancouver by hotel staff who were concerned when he was late for check-out. Whilst the cause of the death has not been confirmed,…
In order to fund my unhealthy addiction to online shopping, I as a university student take a break from my conscientious studies (and scrolling) to earn some coin on the weekends as a retail assistant. Working at a fashionable accessories store, one would expect to be approached by customers for style savvy suggestions and on…
Offspring. It’s one of Australia’s most popular dramas. In fact, its lead star Asher Keddie won the 2013 Gold Logie for her portrayal of Nina Proudman. With Nina’s hilariously entertaining self-talk and sexual fantasies of a thirty something suburban woman, it’s a no brainer that this show would make brilliant television. But it turns out…
Originally published at http://atthefestival.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/work-family-and-romance-make-top-tv-work/ “Nina Proudman: what a mad bitch!” TV critic Ruth Ritchie opened her Writing Great TV commentary with her usual no holds barred approach. She was referring, of course, to the highly popular television character portrayed by Logie award winner Asher Keddie in Channel 10’s Offspring. Joining Ritchie on the panel were Offspring…
Abridged version published at http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/the-hills/buskers-tune-up-for-big-break-with-local-competition/story-fngr8i1f-1226611053963#mm-breached Tara Dobson has been busking at Rouse Hill Town Centre for the past year. Playing the guitar since she was fourteen and singing since she could speak, the seventeen year old believes that her acoustic renditions of pop songs are the ideal form of entertainment for local shoppers. “It’s fun…
Originally published at http://www.ivillage.com.au/the-best-show-australian-television/154880 BY ALICIA VRAJLAL Australian television has reached a new level of brilliance with Channel 9’s drama, House Husbands. The show explores the lives of four Melbourne men who take on the role of primary child carer while their spouses and partners earn a living. House Husbandshas proved to be a thought-provoking and heart-warmingly entertaining series.…
*Wazza Cane takes the definition of a die-hard Western Sydney Wanderers fan to an entirely new level. The twenty year old has attended every home game of the A League football team, cheering with the ‘red and black bloc’ fan squad whilst sporting a stand out, signature look. “I paint my entire body in the…
“Why hire a black model when you can paint a white one?” Following a French magazine’s decision to ‘black up’ an anglo saxon model for an African inspired photoshoot, this statement made by blogger Foudre appears to be representing the mentality of many in the fashion industry. Numero magazine has sparked immense controversy following its…
Originally published at http://www.mamamia.com.au/news/10-years-on-sophie-delezio-starts-high-school/ Alicia VrajlalTuesday 12 February 2013 5:20am Sophie Delezio. It’s a name that’s imprinted into the nation’s collective memory. And last week the little girl who had the whole country behind her – has started high school. It was almost ten years ago when two-year-old Sophie Delezio suffered third degree burns to 85%…
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