From a $99,900 jet-powered speeder bike to a $39,900 aircraft that folds into a pickup truck, a new generation of personal flying machines is accepting orders, completing test flights and preparing for delivery. Last year, I introduced the Volonaut Airbike, a jet-powered hoverbike with a price tag of $880,000 that looked like something out of […]
The maker of such accessible, avant-garde timepieces as the Anatom and Diastar has set up shop at 298 Collins Street — in the thick of “the Swiss end” of Melbourne’s most famous shopping thoroughfare. Rado, the Swatch Group-backed brand that has pioneered innovative materials in watchmaking for over 50 years, has signaled an unprecedented commitment […]
A look at some of Australia’s most expensive properties that changed hands during August. Megan Lieu, Senior Economic Analyst at realestate.com.au, said the split between the top and bottom of the market is now well established: The lower segment of the market has outperformed the premium segment in recent months. Following three interest rate hikes […]
To mark the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix on October 11, IWC Schaffhausen unveiled a new team watch for its partner, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. Crafted from lightweight and robust Grade 5 titanium, the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team (Ref. IW388121) features a deep purple dial—a first for IWC’s Pilot’s […]
This hotel-branded penthouse sits atop 1 Hotel & Homes’ Docklands tower. It comes with its own private office one floor down, months after its sister residence traded for close to $20 million. Forget converting the spare bedroom. This Docklands penthouse comes with its own office one floor below, taking working from home to a whole […]
James Bond may be forever linked with Aston Martin, but Daniel Craig apparently has room in his garage for something considerably slower, squarer and muddier. A 1959 Land Rover 109 Series II pickup formerly owned by Craig and his wife, actress Rachel Weisz, sold Thursday on Bring a Trailer for $56,000 after 35 bids. Earlier […]
The car importer and serial waterfront collector is selling his Lady Martins Beach home to make way for a $50 million penthouse. Neville Crichton has never been sentimental about waterfront property, even when the man over the fence is former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. The ultra-welathy car importer and yachtsman has traded Point Piper waterfronts […]
Hayden Panettiere, a child actress who led a successful career as an adult in film and television with such shows as Heroes, Nashville and two Scream films, has died. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden,” Panettiere’s representative’s told ABC News 7 in Los Angeles in a statement. “She was an incredible light […]
Apple TV built its most beloved comedy on the strength of one idea: belief. Three years after the last installment, the show moves Coach Lasso from the men’s Premier League pitch to a second-division women’s football club. When Apple announced in January that Season 4 of Ted Lasso would center on Ted coaching Richmond’s newly launched women’s […]
I can say from experience that nothing combines relentless pace, intense pressure, stimulation overload, and the ultra-glamorous, circus-like-atmosphere quite like Formula 1. But I’m only just talking about attending Formula 1 races in Monaco and other glamorous oceanfront locations. Not actually competing in them. In fact, even after talking to a few Formula 1 drivers […]