29 h. ago Iconic item that comes with sushi sets to be BANNED in one particular region

As part of a crackdown on single-use plastic, the iconic fish-shaped soy sauce containers that come with takeaway sushi meals are being phased out in South Australia

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32 h. ago Australian state bans plastic fish soy sauce bottles due to risk to ocean

Other items banned included cutlery or straws attached to food items, such as the plastic-wrapped straws often connected to juice boxes

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33 h. ago Australian state bans plastic fish soy sauce bottles favored by sushi eaters

A ban on fish-shaped soy sauce containers has come into force in the state of South Australia

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48 h. ago Parcels on working with Daft Punk and their euphoric electropop: ‘The ultimate goal is to cry on the dancefloor’

After forming at high school in Byron Bay, the Australian band’s nostalgic, disco-funk sound has been streamed more than 1bn timesGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWithin six months of forming in high school in Byron Bay and just a handful of gigs, Parcels packed their bags and moved to Berlin. The band’s five members were barely out of their teens with no real plan; it was purely “vibes-based”, as vocalist and guitarist Jules Crommelin remembers: “It’s the inevitable small town [thing] – you either stay forever or you leave as quick as possible.”That spontaneous move a decade ago turned out to be a fortuitous decision for the young band: Crommelin, percussionist Anatole “Toto” Serret, keyboardist and vocalist Louie Swain, bassist Noah Hill and keyboardist, vocalist and guitarist Patrick Hetherington. Their 2015 self-released debut EP caught the attention of the French record label Kitsuné, who signed them.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop cultur...

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5 d. ago Bankers learn they’re fired via accidental email to hand back laptops

Australian bank ANZ apologises and offers counselling to more than 100 staff

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5 d. ago Bankers learn they are fired via accidental email asking them to return laptops

Australian bank ANZ apologises and offers counselling to more than 100 staff

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1 week ago Rebel Wilson says surprise performance with The Kooks was planned overnight

The Australian actres joined the rock band during their Friday set at Reading Festival.

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2 w. ago Bank robber who orchestrated unreal helicopter prison escape reveals 'falsity' in story

The infamous bank robber, John Killick, who escaped jail in a helicopter insists that he never wounded anyone in his Australian bank heist back in the summer of 2000

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