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‘Jessie’ Star Debby Ryan Announces Pregnancy with Husband Josh DunAmerican actress and singer Debby Ryan is expecting her first baby with husband Josh Dun. In a joint Instagram post on Sunday, September 7, the soon to be parents announced the delightful news of their pregnancy with a series of sweet snapshots. “Dun&dun + one,” they captioned the carousel in which the Disney channel star showed off her growing baby bump via several photos. The first image fetured the couple in an intimate pose, with the Twenty One Pilots drummer kissing the Jessie actress’ neck from behind. He held a tiny…
As my name indicates, I am of Indian heritage. Now 83 years old, I arrived in Australia more than five decades ago. Whenever I meet newly arrived Indians, they often ask me about racism in Australia when I arrived.My answer has always been, “I never experienced any racism 55 or so years ago, but in recent years I have had my share of unfortunate encounters at a personal level.”Surendra Verma with friends of more than 50 years.When I arrived here, institutional racism was in full force: the White Australia policy did not end until 1975. In those happy days, you…
Video: Bulldogs lock in captain, coach long-termBulldogs lock in captain, coach long-termWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerCameron Ciraldo and Stephen Crichton have both inked long-term contract extensions with the Bulldogs.September 8, 2025 — 6.54pm
Jerusalem: Paramedics said at least four people were killed in a shooting attack in Jerusalem after attackers opened fire in a bus at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem.Fifteen other people were injured, they said, and six were in serious condition. Paramedics arriving at the scene found victims lying on the road and sidewalk near a bus stop, some of them unconscious.It was not immediately clear who carried out the shooting or what the motive was. Israeli police described the shooters as “terrorists”. It said they had been “neutralised” soon after the shooting began on Monday morning, Jerusalem time, and…
“The NSW government has strong procurement policies, processes and codes of conduct to address the risk of unethical and unlawful behaviour in the building industry,” Minns said.Loading“The NSW Police Force and the NSW Crime Commission are constantly monitoring and tackling organised crime. NSW Police directly engage with their federal counterparts in addressing outlaw motorcycle gangs in the construction industry.”King will write to the Western Sydney Airport Corporation to seek assurance the taxpayer-funded project was being appropriately managed, after CFMEU NSW executive officer Michael Crosby released a statement saying he was “confident that Future Form are guilty of engaging a significant…
To grease the wheels, West Wits will also issue options with a four-year expiry date to Nebari equal to 35 per cent of the loan amount. These warrants let the US backer buy West Wits shares at a 30 per cent premium to either the lower of the 20-day average share price before the drawdown notice or today’s closing price.The Witwatersrand Basin project sits on hallowed ground, with its surrounding goldfields yielding a staggering 62,000 tonnes of gold since the early 1900s.Legendary names such as Rand Mines and Durban Roodepoort Deep once ruled these reefs, carving out what remains the…
Sabrina Carpenter takes playful swipe at haters after Best Album win Sabrina Carpenter had the last laugh after Best Album victory as she threw shade at her critics with a smile.After winning her second VMA for her sixth album Short n’ Sweet, the Expresso hitmaker clapped back at her haters with a cheeky dig during her acceptance speech. “I really don’t take for granted when you guys take the time out of your lives to listen to an album, and if I’m lucky enough that that is my album, I am so grateful,” she began her speech thanking the VMAs…
Video: Sydney shark net trial on hold after deadly attackSydney shark net trial on hold after deadly attackWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerThe trial to remove shark nets from Sydney beaches has been paused after a fatal attack.September 8, 2025 — 5.53am
Another wasted year. Over time, they have gone from a giant club to a small one which is no longer a proud destination for players. Shane Flanagan can coach, but he made many errors in 2025. Bagging Lachie Ilias publicly was a big one. Unless they miraculously unearth a couple of champion halves in the next few years, it’ll be a long decade to come. They won’t compete for signatures to fix the roster alongside the expansion clubs and ‘destination clubs’ like the Storm.2026 prediction: No chance of the finals.Rabbitohs (14th)Their season was gone in one five-minute patch of a…
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeRob Phillips is bullish on China. At his small med-tech company Uscom’s headquarters in an office tower in Sydney’s CBD, boxes of circuit boards, LCD screens and pieces of hardware congregate in a corner, ready to be assembled by engineers into patented ultrasound and blood pressure-monitoring devices.Many of them are destined for China, where they are already used in 600 hospitals across the mainland. Uscom, a publicly listed outfit, counts China as its biggest market. And it’s chasing an ever-bigger slice of the opportunity pie.“We’re expanding,” says Phillips, Uscom’s chief executive and a…