Chris Thompson

Genesis has given its most popular car in Australia a fresh update, with the 2025 GV70, coming with new tech, new variant options and steeper pricing. Starting from $78,500 before on-road costs, the entry grade Genesis GV70 is now $8000 more expensive than before, but is a much higher specification.

Chery’s luxury sub-brand Jaecoo has revealed a new small SUV to slot in below its mid- and full-sized SUVs coming to Australia. Set to join the already-confirmed Jaecoo J7 mid-size SUV and later-to-come J8 large SUV, the Jaeco J5 small SUV has been confirmed for Australia shortly after its global reveal.

Derrick White, unglamorous secondary ball-handler for the defending champion Boston Celtics, does many things well. He's a knock-down shooter who in his eighth professional season is attempting a career-high 9.6 threes per game, or about 68 percent of his total shot output. He's a Tony Allen-level perimeter defender, a Danny Green-level transition defender, and among the greatest shot-blocking guards in NBA history. You might lazily describe him as a 3-and-D specialist, except that he is also a competent and quick-thinking passer, a slick and reliable pick-and-roll operator, and an artist from floater range. Through nine games this season he is giving the Celtics 20 points a night on 64 percent true shooting, and is averaging better than three assists per turnover, and is using just a shade over a fifth of Celtics possessions when he's on the court. You will perhaps think it oxymoronic—or maybe even just the regular kind of moronic—to describe White as a God-tier role player. I don't care! If Paul George can be a Bozo-tier superstar, Derrick White can be a God-tier role player.

The early stages of each new NBA season are a time for widespread optimism and excitement. Many young players around the league will further establish themselves among the sport's elite: Paolo Banchero, Anthony Edwards, Victor Wembanyama, etc. Several more—your Chet Holmgrens, your Brandon Millers, your Evan Mobleys—will make the leap into stardom, or even superstardom, delighting their fans and promising years or even decades of excellence to come. Unfortunately, many other young NBA players are poop from the anus of fate.

Toyota has confirmed full local details for its locally remanufactured Tundra ute as the model goes on sale in Australia, with its price set firmly at the top end of the American ute market.

With the launch of Toyota’s right-hand drive Tundra in Australia very clear in the rear-view mirror, the brand’s local arm is waiting to see what will happen with the segment it lives in.

Some human bodies are not meant to endure a full 82-game NBA regular season. It's not necessarily the marker of doom it may seem. Bill Walton never could, and he won an MVP award, a Finals MVP award, two titles, and made the Hall of Fame. Tracy McGrady, a fellow Hall-of-Famer, never suited up for 82 games in any of his 16 NBA seasons. Joel Embiid, with two scoring titles and an MVP under his belt at age 30, hasn't yet managed it, and almost certainly never will. You can be a great player without ever exactly being an every-night player. Zion Williamson can still be great.

Welcome back to The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off , where Kelsey and Chris attempt to complete the technical challenges from the newest season of The Great British Bake Off in their own home kitchens, with the same time parameters as the professional-grade bakers competing on the show.

In fact, despite the diminutive size of Australia as a market on the global stage, our high per-capita uptake of M models means BMW Australia is now part of the planning team that decides on future M products.

The Philadelphia 76ers began the season in the toilet, but appear now to have slithered out of the bowl.