entertainment

Confession time. I love a good spring clean. Not just the "dust and tidy" variety, but a good old "pull everything out, scrub everything clean and only put back what you want in an ordered way" type of clean. My wife often takes a deep breath when I ... More

Recent proposals that would have potentially seen Australians paying a "Netflix tax" just to make sure their broadband service was fast enough for them to watch their favourite shows had consumers up in arms. Despite the National Broadband Network (NBN) ... More

Australians with a fascination for Netflix and other subscription services, and those temporarily fanatical about fitness or gym memberships, are potentially in a financial fluster. An industry superannuation fund says Australians are losing at least ... More

What will you be doing on May 18? After grabbing an election day sausage and maybe a fete cake or two (oh, and voting!), I'll be shopping at Aldi. And so will thousands of other Australians. That's because May 18 is the day for Aldi's annual snow sale ... More

Expect some serious Mondayitis next week on April 15 as millions of fans wait for the 11am Australian airing of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones , the fantasy drama that launched a billion downloads - and one too many babies named Khaleesi ... More

There are plenty of challenges and attractions to keep boredom at bay during the school holidays. Six weeks of summer holidays is a long stretch to keep your kids entertained, active and away from their screens. Most of these activities are free, so ... More

Make talk cheap We spend an average of $77 a month on mobile plans - more than double the average spent on prepaid plans. It means hanging onto your old phone and switching to prepaid could see you save $50 a month. But there are other ways to save. ... More

A good friend used to persistently urge me to buy an Entertainment Book from her. She is a lovely person, it was a worthy cause, but still I would not buy one. "No thanks," I said politely but firmly. "I wouldn't use it - I rarely go out or spend money." ... More

Watch out if you're buying tickets for a concert or sporting event because you could be ripped off if you deal with a reseller. "Tickets purchased in Australia from resale sites such as Viagogo, Ticketmaster Resale and StubHub were sold higher than ... More

If you loiter around the water cooler in the office, you'll be well aware of the changing face of TV. Where we might have once spent these short breaks discussing free-to-air programs like The Block and Masterchef , the conversations these days is likely ... More