Coles’ exquisite reply to customer’s gripe
IMAGINE finding a family of insects in what was supposed to be your dinner. It’s pretty gross, but Coles managed to see the funny side.
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‘Some of us still have balls left’
HE CALLS himself “the Great Aussie Patriot” and claims to speak in the best interests of the country. But who is Shermon Burgess?
Could Superman be sued for damage?
SUPERHEROES are prone to destroying cities during their fights for justice. But, just how legally responsible would they be for the damage?
Teen: ‘Mum, I’ve been kidnapped’
IT WAS the worst message a mother could get from her daughter. Days later, this teen is still in a criminal’s hands.
Bronnie mocked with hilarious memes
SHE came, she flew, she dived. Bronwyn Bishop got a comical farewell as Speaker, with memes and the #PutYourWalletsOut hashtag on social media.
The emojis Russia wants to ban
THEY’RE some of the most popular emojis on social media. But they could be a huge problem in Russia.
The trend driving women to drink
AUSSIE women are drinking at a higher rate than ever before, and a lighthearted social media trend could be fuelling the problem.
Mark Zuckerberg to be a father
FACEBOOK founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are expecting their first child and have opened up about three prior miscarriages.
The low-tech solution killing IS
IT’S a deceptively simple approach but inside a run-down warehouse is ground zero for an idea that could spell the end for the Islamic State.
Heiress blackmailed over nude images
THE daughter of a billionaire was blackmailed for more than $4 million after her ex-husband posted explicit pictures of her nude online.
Taxis don’t want you to see this
THE taxi industry claims Uber is unsafe, but a new report has revealed just how much Aussies are losing out by restricting its rise.
Facebook’s crazy new internet plan
FACEBOOK wants to give internet to the entire world. Its latest plan is to do so with a giant solar powered drone that looks like a fighter jet.
What happens when you try and make your cat famous
INSTAGRAM is full of adorable felines with huge fan bases. So helping your cat became famous online shouldn’t be that hard, right? Wrong.
This puppy is Instagram’s new obsession
THIS Shar Pei puppy is too cute not to share with the world and in just eight short weeks, it already has more than 130,000 Instagram followers.
‘Rape’s fun’: ‘Attack dogs’ target Aussie
FANS of this rapper sent an Australian woman death and rape threats over her bid to have him banned from the country. WARNING: Graphic content.
Instagram’s hot gay dads break up
THE gay dads who sparked a collective ‘aw’ across social media after posting a photo of them doing their daughters’ hair have split.
LA’s terrifying street war
A SPIKE in shootings is fuelling rumours of a frightening competition being carried out by street gangs in LA. And the corresponding hashtag has police and residents very worried.
Bakery cops backlash over anti-gay letter
SOCIAL media is in an uproar over comments by an Adelaide Hills baker criticising a local newspaper for “promoting gay and lesbians”.
Transformation of Ariel Bradley
WHAT led a young, homeschooled girl with a devout Christian upbringing to become an IS bride and publicly back a terrorist atrocity?
Your grandparents might join Tinder
MORE and more tech-savvy grandparents are joining the rest of the world online. Here are some of the surprising things they’re looking at.
Search for the little girl who was body shamed
She saw a girl being bullied, didn’t intervene and regretted it immediately. This woman has now launched a social media campaign to track her down.
‘Mate, you are the loosest unit’
CLIVE Palmer has outdone himself today, giving Speaker Bronwyn Bishop a memorable farewell. Watch the hilarious video.
Couples that Facebook together, stay together
COUPLES that litter Facebook with lovey dovey posts might seem annoying, but it turns out they are more likely to have healthier relationships. Here’s why.
Uber risks becoming ‘haven for sexual predators’
THE war on Uber has turned uglier, with claims by an Australian taxi council that the ride-sharing service will attract sexual predators.
Facebook posts cost MP’s son his job
A QUEENSLAND MP has sacked her son after he posted inappropriate memes on social media, including one that showed him as a terrorist praising 9/11.
Dude moves car like a boss
WHAT do you do when a car is parked in the wrong place? This epic video shows how one man sorts out parking problems like a boss.
‘I grabbed the gun and just shot it’
AN ARMED attacker said three words when this woman opened the front door: “live or die”. So she made a choice.
Twitter crackdown on joke thieves
In a move that will wipe the smile off the face of many lazy tweeters, Twitter is clamping down on people copying-and-pasting popular jokes.
The truth about Ultra Romance
HE BURIES his money in the dirt and only spends $10 a day. Here’s how one Instagrammer travels the world.
The most elaborate photobomb yet
IT’S seems like the most elaborate photobomb ever constructed racking up more than two million views online. In reality, it’s a different story.
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