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Score the best pre-order offers on the new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4 phones

Score the best pre-order offers on the new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4 phones

Samsung has just launched its latest wave of Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4 phones, committing strongly to the flexible design.

If you held off on buying the Galaxy Z Flip 4’s predecessor or you’re looking to upgrade to the latest model, this new device offers a larger battery and a camera that promises to perform better in lower-lit conditions.

While the new Galaxy Z Fold 4 phone doesn’t differ too dramatically when compared to its predecessor, Samsung has built in the same camera system as the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22+ models for a superior photography experience.

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Samsung fans can pre-order the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and the Galaxy Z Fold 4 from today ahead of the September 2 release date. It pays to be an early bird too because all pre-orders (other than through Woolworths Mobile) will secure a free memory upgrade. This means the 256GB model will be upgraded to the 512GB model, for example.

Here are some of the most popular plans for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G 512GB:

And here are some of the most popular plans for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 5G 256GB:

Both the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 phones are available on plans from Telstra, Optus, Vodafone, and Woolworths Mobile and are available on 24-month or 36-month repayment plans.

Depending on who your provider is, the offers get even sweeter when you pre-order. The deals are as follows:

Telstra: You’ll get a newly announced Galaxy Watch 5 for free, valued at up to $649.

Optus: You’ll get a bonus Galaxy Tab A8, valued at $529.

Vodafone: You’ll get up to an extra $700 trade-in credit PLUS a bonus Samsung Trio Wireless Charger.

Woolworths Mobile: You can save $350 on the 256GB Galaxy Z Fold 4, or $550 on the 512GB mode. For existing customers upgrading to a Z Fold 4 plan, you’ll secure yourself a bonus $100 Wish gift card.

Buying direct, as usual, seems to come with the most perks. By purchasing directly through Samsung, you will receive a $150 instant credit toward a Galaxy Tablet, Watch, or Buds, 50% off Samsung Care+ and can score 25% off eligible cases.

Christie Graham is Digital Content Editor at Whistle OutAustralia’s mobile and internet comparison site.

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How you can get an iPhone for $600 – but what’s the catch?

How you can get an iPhone for $600 - but what's the catch?

The process of owning an iPhone these days feels like you’ll need to take out a small loan.

While its intuitive design makes it an easy choice among consumers, they’re not always the most affordable option. But one telco is turning the tables, allowing you to upgrade your device for less, while also offering a more sustainable solution for purchasing a new device.

In recent weeks Telstra MVNO Belong announced its partnership with Kingfisher Mobile Australia to bring customers to Second Life Shop, which offers both refurbished iPhones and Samsung Galaxy smartphones for a fraction of the price.

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Here’s what you can expect from your refurbished device:

  • 12-month warranty
  • A SIM card loaded with $80 of credit. This is available for use on any of Belong’s three postpaid mobile plans
  • 100 per cent functionality
  • A minimum of 80 per cent battery health

When you do the maths, you can potentially receive as many as the first three months’ worth of phone bills covered with the purchase of a given device. But it’s important to note these devices are not available on a traditional Belong repayment plan. Even if you’re not after a new phone, it’s a great bonus if you’re after a new SIM.

Sounds like a great deal? Check out the widget below for a quick round-up of Belong’s current postpaid plans:

Another perk to partnering with Belong is that it has doubled the data on these two plans:

  • $35 monthly plan with 40GB of data + 40GB bonus data for 12 months = 960GB total data per year
  • $45 monthly plan with 100GB of data + 100GB bonus data for 12 months = 2400GB total data per year

These plans offer 480GB and 1200GB bonus mobile data, respectively, when you total the monthly bonus across the year. Take advantage of double the data on their $35 and $45 monthly plans over 12 months when you stay on your chosen plan.

So which models are up for grabs? At the time of writing, Belong’s refurbished device reseller stocks the following brands and models:

  • Apple iPhone X from $399
  • Apple iPhone XR from $419
  • Apple iPhone XS from $429
  • Apple iPhone 11 from $599
  • Apple iPhone 11 Pro from $739
  • Apple iPhone 11 from $829
  • Samsung Galaxy S20 5G from $669
  • Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G from $769
  • Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G from $659
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra from $949
  • Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G from $609

The range of devices on offer via the Belong Second Life Store is, however, more limited than what you’ll find at both carrier-agnostic retailers like Amazon and major carriers like Optus.

At the time of writing, numobile and Boost Mobile are the only other MVNOs on Telstra’s network offering refurbished devices.

The Refurb Shop, aka Boost’s competing refurbished phone store, offers some devices at a slightly cheaper price but they only include a $30 prepaid SIM rather than $80 of credit.

Compare Boost Mobile, numobile and Belong’s mobile plans to make sure you’re getting the most bang for your buck:

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Watch: Scientists stunned by discovery of a ‘walking shark’.

Watch: Scientists stunned by discovery of a ‘walking shark’.

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Master Arnhem Land artist Margaret Rarru Garrawurra wins top prize in 2022 NATSIAA’s with sweeping woven sail

A smiling woman wearing a bright orange jacket standing in front of a large thatched artwork, inside an art gallery.

A sweeping, large-scale woven sail, once used on fishing boats between Arnhem Land and Indonesia prior to colonization, has won first prize in the prestigious National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.

Six other artists have won category prizes including bark painting and multi-media works, picked from 63 finalists from over 200 entries.

This year the NATSIAA’s became the richest art award in the country, with $190,000 in the overall prize pool and a doubling of the top prize to $100,000.

These are the winners.

Telstra Art Award

Women sitting beside a large woven artwork.
Margaret Rarru Garrawurra with her winning work.(ABC News: Pete Garnish)

The major prize this year went to senior Yolngu artist Margaret Rarru Garrawurra for Dhomala (pandanus sail).

Ms Garrawurra, who lives in Milingimbi in north east Arnhem Land, recreated the type of sail used on Macassan fishing by boats, which came to trade with Yolngu in north east Arnhem Land prior to colonisation.

A photograph of an orange and black woven sail

The weaving style used in the piece was taught to her by her father, who was taught by his father.

The work features the rich black plant dye Ms Garrawurra has become renowned for, which she gathers and prepares herself.

Friend and sister Helen Ganalmirriwuy, who helped interpret for Ms Garrawurra, said that of all the mediums her sister works in, weaving is “her favorite in her heart”.

General Painting Award

An intricate painting of white markings scrawled across a black canvas.
Ngangkari Ngura, by Betty Muffler.(Supplied: MAGNT)

Indulkana artist Betty Muffler won the General Painting Award with a piece titled Ngangkari Ngura (Healing Country).

Bark Painting Award

A woman stands next to a bark painting featuring cream-coloured water spirit figures and a red and pink sea.
Yirrkala elder Meriki Ganambarr-Stubbs with the late D Yunupingu’s winning work Yunupiŋu —The Rock.(Supplied: MAGNT)
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D Yunupingu’s work among other finalists.(Supplied: MAGNT)

The Bark Painting Award this year recognized a work titled Yunupingu (the rock) by D Yunupingu from Yirrkala, who died in 2021.

Works on Paper Award

A black and white photo of a man, with a collage of flowers edited into the background.
Detail of Gary Lee’s winning piece for Works on Paper Award, titled Nagi.(Supplied: MAGNT)
A man sitting in front of a black-and-white portrait handing on a wall in a gallery. He wears a pearl necklace.

Larrakia man Gary Lee, from Garramilla/Darwin, won the Works on Paper Award with a pastel, pencil and digital print work titled Nagi.

Wadjuk Marika Memorial 3D Award

Two elderly women in an art gallery, sitting in front of a large woven fish trap suspended behind them.
Bonnie Burangarra and Freda Ali Wayartja with their work that won the Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3D Award.
A picture of the inside of a woven basket.
A large cylindrical thatched artwork hangs from the ceiling of an art gallery.

A joint work by Bonnie Burangarra and Freda Ali Wayartja from Yilan in the Northern Territory won this year’s Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3D Award. The work is titled An-gujechiya.

Multimedia Award

artwork by Jimmy Thaiday
A still from Jimmy Thaiday’s winning work for the Multimedia Award, Beyond the Lines.(Supplied: MAGNT)
Three people sitting on a settee watching a video on a large screen, inside a dark room inside an art gallery.

A video work by Jimmy John Thaiday from Erub in the Torres Strait,titled Beyond the Lineswon this year’s Multimedia Award.

Emerging Artist Award

A beaming woman standing in front of a large artwork hung on a black wall with her hands on her hips.
Louise Malarvie with her winning work.(Supplied: MAGNT)

The Emerging Artist Award, given to an artist in the first five years in their practice, this year went to Louise Malarvie from Kununurra, for a work titled Pamar Yara.

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Prize money doubles for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, making it Australia’s richest art prize

Prize money doubles for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, making it Australia's richest art prize

The winners of Australia’s biggest and most prestigious Indigenous art awards will be announced in Darwin tonight, with each to take home a share of what’s now the richest art prize in the country.

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards takes entries from across Australia and all types of visual arts, from bark paintings and traditional weavings, to digital works and sculpture.

This year the overall winner will be awarded $100,000, bringing the top gong in line with the first prize in the annual Archibald Prize.

It’s recognition that curator and Arabana, Mualgal, and Wuthathi woman Rebekah Raymond is “overjoyed” to see paid to the artists involved.

“I think [the increased prize money] really shows a commitment to celebrating these artists,” she said.

“It shows an understanding that the vibrancy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art practice is at a global level, and the prize pool needs to respect and reflect that.”

A sign saying 'gallery changeover in progress, with two people carrying boxes and painting on walls behind it.
The winners will be announced at a gala event in Darwin on Friday night.

Six other winners of individual categories will take home $15,000, an amount tripled this year by long-time awards sponsor Telstra.

The combined total of $190,000 is the biggest for any art prize in Australia.

Dozens of finalists from hundreds of entries — and seven winners

The winners will be announced at a gala event in Darwin on Friday night, which coincides with the opening of the two-week Darwin Festival.

A panel of three judges have narrowed more than 200 entries down to 63 finalists, which have been installed together for the annual — free — blockbuster exhibition at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT).

A woman stands in a darkly-lit gallery with out-of-focus, colorful artworks installed around here
Ms Raymond and two other judges have picked seven winners out of 63 finalists.(ABC News: Che Chorley)

‘Expanding practices, pushing boundaries’

A winner for the overall prize is chosen from among the finalists, as well as one for six categories including:

  • General Painting Award
  • Bark Painting Award
  • Works on Paper Award
  • Wadjuk Marika 3D Award
  • Multimedia Award
  • Emerging Artist Award

Now in its 38th year, the NATSIAA’s have celebrated some of the art world’s biggest names and most influential figures, from Djambawa Marawili and Betty Muffler to Vincent Namatjira and Kaylene Whiskey.

While the stories and techniques behind some of the bark paintings, weavings and carvings are ancient and traditional, Ms Raymond said it’s a mistake to think that only the younger artists are experimenting and innovating.

“There’s been amazing innovations within bark painting, especially by senior ladies [from north east Arnhem Land],” she said.

“These are contemporary works — they’re carrying on art that’s been around from time immemorial but they’re expanding practices, they’re pushing boundaries.

Artist Dhambit Munungurr sits in her wheelchair, smiling, with her hands raised in celebration.
Previous bark painting winner Dhambit Munungurr is among the senior Yirrkala ladies experimenting with new color palettes.(ABC News: Che Chorley)

On display online, People’s Choice Award up for grabs

This year’s exhibition will again be accessible online, which has been the case since the first year of the pandemic.

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Telstra launches new bundle mobile plans

Telstra launches new bundle mobile plans

Telstra has announced a shake-up of its mobile plans that target families with multiple services.

The new bundle plans are available to customers with at least one service on an eligible ‘upfront’ mobile plan, with individual SIM cards that allow for additional devices.

Customers are able to add up to five of these new bundle plans to their existing accounts to connect kids’ smartphones, tablets or mobile broadband hotspots.

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The new $47 mobile bundle plans come with 15GB of data, and unlimited standard national calls and texts.

A $10 data bundle plan gives you 10GB of data and is suitable for tablets and hotspots.

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Telstra inks five-year deal with Microsoft

Telstra and Microsoft have signed a five-year agreement they say will help accelerate Australia’s digital transformation.

The deal is also one of the largest partnerships Microsoft has established with a telecommunications provider globally.

“Our strategic partnership with Microsoft is on a scale not seen before in Australia,” Telstra CEO Andrew Penn said in a statement on Tuesday.

As pressure grows on existing networks from remote working, high-definition streaming, online education and gaming, more bandwidth is coming.

Telstra will become Microsoft’s largest supplier of its network capacity requirements on terrestrial fiber in Australia, while Microsoft will become an anchor tenant on Telstra’s new ultra-fast intercity fiber network.

Microsoft technology will be used by Telstra to pitch new solutions for the manufacturing, retail, agriculture, utilities and finance sectors.

Telstra and Microsoft have also pledged to support hybrid ways of working and to reduce the environmental footprint as the Australian economy goes digital.

The deal accelerates Telstra’s migration of its internal information technology workloads to the public cloud, with Microsoft Azure as a preferred partner of the telecom giant’s ‘multi-cloud’ approach.

Microsoft will also explore increasing its capacity on Telstra’s Asia-Pacific subsea cable network.

Through these investments, Microsoft says it will be able to achieve unparalleled connectivity across key telecommunications routes in Australia and across the Asia-Pacific region.

Microsoft and Telstra will work together over the coming months to finalize the expanded partnership.

– with Marion Rae, AAP

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