Scott Renton
Gaming
Sell, Sell, Sell: Analysing the Signs That Pokémon Go Has Already Peaked
On Wednesday Nintendo stocks took their biggest dip in five years. We examine how the company's very recent fortunes are being affected by hype.
Scott Renton
7.20.16
Premieres
Elmntry’s New EP Was Created In Between Sessions Drinking, Partying and Squatting in Sydney
‘Strangers’ combines trap, and grime to create some hulking and dark heavers.
Scott Renton
7.20.16
News
The Ex-Director of the Victorian Liberals Stole $1.5 Million and Is Going to Jail
Damien Mantach set up a fake business to bill the party for fake services. He was sentenced to five years' prison.
Scott Renton
7.19.16
The VICE Guide to Right Now
A Guy in Australia Was Sentenced for Biting the Head off a Live Rat
"I don't think it was that bad," said Matthew Maloney after biting the rat, drinking three shots of vodka, and getting a chair broken over his head—all for a Facebook video.
Scott Renton
7.12.16
Gaming
Victoria Police Respond to the Latest Dire Threat: Pokémon Go
In the same week that gamers in Missouri were robbed at gunpoint, and a woman in Wyoming found a body, Victoria Police are worried about users wandering into traffic.
Scott Renton
7.11.16
News
Queensland's New Liquor Laws Started Friday, Although You Wouldn't Know it
It's unclear whether the harsh new measures are helping curb alcohol related violence, especially as no one seems to know about them.
Scott Renton
7.5.16
News
The Rise of Bigorexia: the Unachievable Quest for the Perfect Male Body
A new study from the University of Sydney examines the way that body dissatisfaction affects men.
Scott Renton
7.5.16
News
New Zealand Police Have Seized Their Largest Ever Haul of Cocaine
The 35 kilograms of coke arrived from Mexico in May. Three people were arrested over the weekend following a six-week investigation.
Scott Renton
7.4.16
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The Reef, the Election, and How to Break Our Standstill on Climate Action
A few elections ago, Australia was talking about carbon pricing schemes and solar subsidies. We've gone backwards, but there's a way to get moving.
Scott Renton
6.29.16
Such Is Life
Former AFL Star Ben Cousins in Hospital After Directing Traffic on a Perth Highway
Police officers told the ABC that no charges have been laid as the incident is being treated as a mental health issue.
Scott Renton
6.27.16
Photo
Photos from Japan's Ancient Bullfighting Ritual
In Spain, matador vs bull often ends in at least one gory death. Japan's centuries-old tradition sees two bulls peacefully wrestling one another.
Scott Renton
Luke Van Aurich
6.27.16
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How Negative Gearing Locks Young People Out of the Housing Market
So, you'd like to buy a house that isn't in some god-awful fringe suburb of 24-hour pokies barns? Than maybe you'd like to see some changes made to negative gearing.
Scott Renton
6.21.16
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