Analysis
LinkedIn adds new ‘Get A Real Job’ reaction button
GET REAL: In a bold move that's shaking up the professional networking world, social networking website LinkedIn has added a new reaction button to give users a broader choice beyond 'Like,' 'Comment' or 'Share.' "Our new 'Get A Real Job'...
“I’m honoured & humbled,” writes man on LinkedIn after appointing himself CEO of start-up he founded last week
HUMBLE BRAG: A local entrepreneur, thought leader and mentor has spent his Tuesday afternoon writing a 300 word LinkedIn post about how 'humbled' he is to get a new job. Mark Paluka has just announced himself as CEO of an...
Regulators force ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here’ to be renamed; ‘Get Me Out Of Here’
HARSH REALITY: Television regulators have forced the long-running reality show 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here' to change its name. After the premier episode of the 2024 season aired last night, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has...
“I don’t drink coffee after midday,” says Bondi wellness expert after his 14th line at 8.30am
WIRED AWAKE: A Sydney man partying well into this morning has told his friends he refuses to drink coffee after midday. "Caffeine is toxic," says Dean Linton. "I've learnt the hard way (laughs)." Linton says he struggles to get to...
Local couple hold wedding 800Km’s away, just to test how loyal their friends are
DESTINATION WEDDING: A large group of Sydney and Melbourne residents have reluctantly travelled north to Byron Bay for their friend's wedding. "To be brutally honest, none of us wanted to come," one guest told DBT. "And believe it or not,...
Man ‘so humbled’ to win award at work, he wrote a 200 word LinkedIn post about it
HUMBLE BRAG: A LinkedIn user has posted a photo of himself winning an award at a work event, alongside 200 words about how good he is. Paul Barouche won the 'Best Client Experience' award at the Australian Mortgage Brokers Industry...
Local private girls school changes uniform to activewear “to prepare students for the real world”
ACTIVE WHERE? A private girls school in Sydney's east is raising eyebrows by its decision to ditch its traditional school uniform in favor of activewear. "We're keeping the same colours, but just modernising the uniform," says the principal of Ascham...
Man who protested against Australia Day this morning, seen celebrating it this afternoon
MIXED MESSAGE: A Sydney man is accused of contradicting himself over his stance on Australia Day. This morning Lyle Thomas was seen protesting at an Invasion Day rally, but this afternoon he was photographed at an Australia Day BBQ, surrounded...
‘Don’t change the Australia Day date’ says white man still traumatised by the Coon Cheese rebrand
SET IN HIS WAYS: As Australian Day rolls around again, one Brisbane man is doing everything he can to ensure his voice is heard. “The date must remain January 26,” says Steve Waters. “It’s our basic civil right to celebrate...
Lindt Balls overtake Ferrero Rocher as most generic, thoughtless Christmas gift
CHANGING OF THE GUARD: For the last decade Ferrero Rocher chocolates have been the number one go-to generic, thoughtless Christmas gift. But all that has changed with new data showing Lindt Balls chocolates have moved into the top spot. This...
