Off Beat News

Offbeat The streets of Grafton are about to become an escape room in an event coming to town. Can you beat the game?

Dating Social media has lost its mind over this guy’s incredibly audacious attempt to break the ice with one simple question about football.

Opinion Australians jumped to the defence of angry firey Paul Parker who ripped into the PM. But when we found out more, the reaction quickly changed.

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Offbeat Clean and lavender-smelling or dirty and wrinkled? A Sydney man takes Coles to court for refusing to use his grocery bags.

Offbeat A United States air force pilot has been demoted after being caught doing something truly disturbing with an office coffee maker.

Offbeat A couple say there’s going to be a “f---ing riot” after making a grim discovery in their new Darwin quarantine camp.

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Offbeat Infamous Palm Beach Currumbin streaker Ross Colvin has broken his silence for the first time, five years on from the legendary streak.

Art & Theatre Artist hopes to “ignite more conversations about women’s pleasure, women’s bodies and the acceptance and variety”.

Offbeat Hollywood star Russell Crowe has been spotted on the Coast, visiting the koala treatment ward that gained international attention for its quirky plaque.

Dating Twenty years ago it was unheard of in the dating world – now it’s “as common as breathing”. But it’s bad news for everyone involved.

Environment An anti-Adani protester has staged a theatrical blockade this morning, dressing up as a mermaid and chaining themselves to a cattle grid.

Offbeat “Rather be ugly than fake”: The leading fast food institution is promoting a disgusting, mould-infested burger in a new ad campaign.

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Offbeat A viral video of a woman vacuuming a pavement left many people confused — but there’s a heartwarming reason she was cleaning up.

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Lifestyle An Instagrammer amazed her followers with gorgeous shots of her lavish trip to Bali. In reality, she didn’t even leave the country.

Offbeat While a house-warming present can be a nice gesture when moving in, one landlord’s attempt at a gift hasn’t gone down well.

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Offbeat A woman has kicked out her cheating husband by spray-painting a brutal message on their marital bed and dumping it outside.

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Offbeat The iconic Big Boot is on the move. But despite its owner saying it will “soon return looking better than ever”, its future is far from certain.

Offbeat A scientist received a late night surprise in a Daintree laboratory, after discovering a “dead” snake in an unlikely place.

Offbeat Residents are up in arms after an X-rated movie appeared online showing sex acts being filmed in a library where kids were studying.

Offbeat It all started when the teacher reportedly took “25 of my humming bird bucks” from Isaiah after he was caught talking with his friend Connor.

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