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Of course, between the $500 ProDock, the $3800 phone, and the rigging you’re going to need to connect them and manage extra accessories such as microphones, the whole setup is going to end up costing more than the most basic Blackmagic cinema camera, which starts at $1700. But Petty said the idea was that creators were using their phones alone to record content anyway, and the ProDock was a little extra bridge to integrate it into bigger setups when needed.“You’ve already got the phone in your pocket, that’s the point. You can pull it out and use Blackmagic Camera to…

Comedy is how many people process the harshness of reality. Jokes can cut through the nonsense. Look how people wait with bated breath for the next South Park episode to get some catharsis from the chaos of war, famine, genocide and authoritarianism. You can deny a fact, but you can’t deny a laugh. And that’s why Trump allies are going after comedians.LoadingIf I were writing for one of those shows right now, I’d be at a stalemate: the most important jokes to write are the ones about Trump’s censorship, and yet the networks will be nervous about airing them. And…

It started with a few lines of legalese and one of those simple tick-a-box consent forms. But the Australian workers who clicked yes say they had no idea they were setting themselves up for – being recorded in their homes via their laptop microphones for long periods, in some cases for up to 10 hours a day.The Financial Review reported the employees at Australian training company Safetrac first realised the extent of the surveillance via secretly installed software on their laptops when the company’s CEO talked about being “up all night” watching videos of their meetings. Staff and their families…

Colleen Hoover’s Woman Down ignites drama after Blake Lively chaosColleen Hoover, best selling author behind It Ends with Us, was caught in a wave of criticism after announcing her upcoming novel Woman Down. The book, set for release on January 13, 2026, sparked heated reactions across social media even before reaching shelves.The story follows Petra Rose, a writer who faces a viral backlash that forces her to retreat to a lakeside cabin. Fans quickly noticed similarities between Petra’s journey and Hoover’s own heartbreaking experience during the controversy surrounding her best selling film adaptation of It Ends With Us.However, the comparisons…

Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAs Kathy Hodgson tells her remarkable story from her home in Kingston, south-east of Brisbane, her husband, Jim, chips in from the sidelines with the odd encouraging comment to lighten the mood. “She’s come back from the dead,” he quips, and they laugh together at the bizarre situation Hodgson finds herself in.If they didn’t laugh, they would cry. Humour has got them through some difficult times. For more than two years, she has been trying to convince NSW authorities that she was illegally adopted. That she is not the biological daughter of her…

Australia’s Dr Mackenzie Little secures bronze in the women’s javelin at the world athletics championships.

Climate Analytics founder Bill Hare, a climate scientist who works in Europe and Australia, said the EU statement was a “major embarrassment” when a target of more than 77 per cent was needed to meet the Paris goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees.“It is of profound concern that the EU is unable to maintain its leadership at this critical time,” he said in a statement to this masthead.“The difference between the proposal on the table and what’s needed for 1.5 degrees Celsius is not just a numerical gap; it’s a crucial test of the EU’s political will and its…

LoadingBefore Faraguna’s appointment, Best & Less announced in April 2023 that former The Iconic boss Erica Berchtold would be joining as its incoming chief executive.But by May, Itaoui and Blundy had made a takeover bid for the discount fashion retailer.In late June, months before Berchtold was due to begin in September, Best & Less said it and Berchtold had “agreed not to proceed with her appointment” and that Itaoui would instead assume the responsibilities.In July 2023, Itaoui and Blundy delisted Best & Less from the ASX, privatising the company two years after it floated.“I knew some of the directors, it…

Cardi B excites fans as she discussed working with Selena Gomez on new albumSelena Gomez has repeatedly won Cardi B over with her friendship, as she discussed during a recent interview.The 32-year-old rapper gushed over the Fetish hitmaker, 33, as she talked about her album, Am I the Drama?, which was released on Friday, September 19. While talking to CBS Mornings, the WAP hitmaker reflected on working with Gomez on her new song, Pick It Up, saying, “I just feel like she sounded really lovely for this song, and she’s such a delight to work with.” Cardi B continued, “She’s…

However, the experienced lawyer said it was not always straightforward.LoadingWalker said that for someone to be found guilty of helping a criminal, it must be proved they had done something “absolutely positive” with the knowledge of the accused offender’s crimes.This could include deliberately leading police down the wrong track, hiding the accused person or providing them with food, transport or money to escape, she said.She said the area of criminal law where harbouring was most common was in child protection.But there have been notable cases in the state’s history, including Victorian man George Elias, who was found guilty of harbouring…