Latest news bulletin | December 18th – Evening
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The IndependentVoices: Weddings should be about more than likes – so ban social media
COMMENT: Our relationship with social media and nuptials has gone too far, writes Olivia Petter – and now it should be banned from our special moments
- HuffPost
'Massive Reversal': Trump Ripped For Already Backpedaling On Key Campaign Promise
The president-elect and one of his advisors just shifted an important timetable.
- Yahoo Sport Australia
Mary Fowler in sad development with Nathan Cleary as Sam Kerr detail excites Matildas fans
Nathan Cleary has previously opened up about the long-distance relationship. Read more here.
- Evening Standard
David Beckham stepped in to stop row between Prince Harry and James Corden over ‘cruel comment’ about appearance
England footballer calmed down ‘raging’ actor after Harry’s ‘cruel joke’
- Yahoo Lifestyle
Chris Hemsworth's wife Elsa Pataky faces more backlash after controversial Instagram post
A week after PETA slammed the star, Elsa Pataky has angered animal fans again. Read more.
- InStyle
Nicole Kidman’s Airport Outfit Featured the Jeans That’ll Be Everywhere in 2025
Natalie Portman is a fan of the trend, too.
- Yahoo News Australia
Incredible detail spotted outside workplace highlights simple behaviour 'tweak' Aussies must make
It's the latest discovery of its kind to make waves in one state.
- Yahoo Sport Australia
Jelena Dokic moment stuns fans at Australian Open as Novak Djokovic spotted in bizarre move
Novak Djokovic is taking a different approach to the Australian Open this year. Read more here.
- Yahoo Sport Australia
Australian Open rocked by first big-name casualty after star couple captured in curious moment
Tennis fans have been given more access than ever before - for better or worse. Read more here.
- Yahoo Sport Australia
Mitchell Starc's brutal act in commentary as Alyssa Healy fires Australia to women's Ashes lead
Mitchell Starc couldn't help but take a dig. Read more here.
- Yahoo News Australia
Aussie driver’s $100 tactic to avoid little-known risk on the road
Aussies often don't realise how exposed they are to the risk.
- Yahoo Sport Australia
Mitch Marsh named to make return to Aussie cricket team - and could find himself as captain
It would mark a staggering return for the all-rounder. Read more here.
- Country Living
King Charles and Queen Camilla Absolutely Refuse to Give Kate Middleton Advice on Being Future Queen
Here's why King Charles and Queen Camilla refuse to give Kate Middleton advice on being future Queen.
- HuffPost
Mary Trump Exposes The ’Sordid’ Truth About Uncle's Leadership In Disasters
Donald Trump's niece also pinpointed "one of the most frustrating things" about his response to the California wildfires.
- The Daily Beast
Greenland Cracks Door Open to Trump’s Imperialist Dreams
Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede said that he’s “ready to talk” with President-elect Donald Trump following Trump’s repeated calls to acquire the island. When asked if he was in touch with Trump at the Friday press conference in Copenhagen, Egede said he was not, but added that “we are ready to talk,” per The Hill. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was also in attendance and said that she had asked for a meeting with Trump as well. Although Egede noted that he’s ready to speak to the pr
- NewsWire
Father of two shot outside home
A dad has been flown to hospital after being shot in the back during an altercation outside a home while a young girl slept inside.
- Yahoo Finance AU
Centrelink $5,000 cash boost these Aussies can claim now
Services Australia has encouraged Aussies to check if they can claim the Tertiary Access Payment of up to $5,000 now.
- Evening Standard
Harry and Meghan branded 'disaster tourists' by Family Ties actress after joining LA wildfire volunteers
Family Ties star Bateman said Meghan and Harry were ‘no better than ambulance chasers’ after seeing footage of the couple visiting victims
- The Daily Beast
Cali. Governor Gavin Newsom Rips Donald Trump for Playing With Fire Claims
The governor of California slammed incoming President-elect Donald Trump for spreading false claims about efforts to curtail the deadly wildfires ravaging the south of the state. In a Sunday interview with MSNBC’s Meet the Press, Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporter Jacob Soboroff that Trump had not taken him up on an open invitation to come and survey the damage in Southern California. As Soboroff put it to Newsom, “President-elect Trump has blamed you for the crisis. He called you incompetent, what
- The Daily Beast
Pence Fuels Theory That Wife Intentionally Gave Trump Cold Shoulder
Mike Pence poured fuel on the theory that his wife intentionally snubbed Donald Trump at Jimmy Carter’s funeral this week. The former vice president seemed to obliquely hint at Karen Pence’s disdain for the president-elect when asked about her failure to acknowledge Trump and his wife, Melania, in an interview with Christianity Today. “You’d have to ask my wife about her posture,” he said, “but we’ve been married 44 years, and she loves her husband, and her husband respects her deeply.”