News: Australia
Wu to carry Australian flag at ceremony
Diver Melissa Wu has been named Australian flagbearer for the closing ceremony of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.Instead, team officials have changed the diving stalwart's plans: she'll be carrying the Australian flag at Monday night's... >>>
Pauline Hanson is using the Voice to Parliament to become relevant again
After a close brush with political death, Pauline Hanson is capitalising on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament debate to regain relevancy.Hanson came into the 47th Parliament as a diminished figure. After early returns suggested her Senate spot was... >>>
Set 2035 as net-zero target date: inquiry
The federal government's emissions-reduction targets should be massively increased, a submission to an inquiry on the climate change bills states.The Environmental Defenders Office says the government must aim for a higher target than 43 per... >>>
COVID-19 nation’s third biggest killer
More people are thought to have died from COVID-19 this year than some of the country's largest killers such as lung cancer and cardiovascular disease.New analysis by the Actuaries Institute has shown the COVID-19 death toll up to the end of... >>>
Fun facts about beaches and sand
Did you know that some sand is formed from fish poop? Or that there's a beach made entirely from cockle shells? Where is the tallest sand dune on the planet located? Yup, there are some amazing facts about beaches and sand you probably don't >>>
Four-gold Eddie, Kookas in seventh heaven
Australia's men's hockey team have romped to a seventh gold from as many Commonwealth Games campaigns, dominating India 7-0 in Monday's final in Birmingham.Monday's 7-0 annihilation of India was a fourth title for Birmingham flag bearer... >>>
Feel The Breeze With Tucano Urbano’s Windy Summer Riding Gloves
Large perforated panels keep your mitts fresh while 3D mesh and CPS protective shells offer much-needed protection. Motorcyclists are having fun and logging plenty of miles on the open road as summer is in full swing in many areas of the northern... >>>
John Barilaro faced a parliamentary inquiry into his New York trade job. Here are the key moments
Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro has made multiple revelations under serious questioning over his appointment to a New York trade role. Here are the key moments from the hours-long hearing.Multiple revelations were made throughout the... >>>
Bunbury Outer Ring Road court injunction extended as environmental challenge begins
An environmental challenge against the $1.25 billion Bunbury Outer Ring Road will spill into a second day, as an injunction on its construction continues.Bulldozers began clearing bushland for the final leg of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road last week... >>>
South Australia's Crows chairman and chief executive apologise to Eddie Betts, Josh Jenkins amid training camp fallout
Adelaide Crows' chairman and chief executive have apologised to former players Eddie Betts and Josh Jenkins over their experience at the controversial 2018 pre-season training camp. Adelaide Football Club chairman John Olsen and chief executive... >>>
Trains to be temporarily shut on key rail line from Sydney to south coast
Transport officials have warned that the Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra rail line will be shut down for six hours on Wednesday in response to a planned strike. In advice late on Monday, Sydney Trains and NSW Trains said services would not run between >>>
Two-match ban for Carlton skipper Cripps
Captain Patrick Cripps will miss Carlton's testing last two games against Melbourne and Collingwood unless the Blues can overturn his two-match ban.Cripps caught Ah Chee high in the second quarter after jumping in the air in a marking... >>>
The Sydney Sphinx: Mystery behind astonishing face carved into a northern beaches rock face exposed
Social media users have added one more place to their bucket list after a post of a 'Sydney Sphinx' was put on Facebook, showing the striking rock carving after it was exposed from recent wild weather.The photo showed a Sphinx bust carved... >>>
Giant hole near Robe obelisk prompts safety warnings as erosion causes cliff collapse
The hole was half a tennis court wide when it first appeared, and it is only getting bigger, with experts warning coastal erosion will likely lead to more collapses.What used to be a small blowhole opening near the Robe obelisk has expanded into a... >>>
Fair Work Ombudsman announces a record $532 million in unpaid wages were recovered in 2021-22
The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced that a record $532 million in unpaid wages and entitlements was recovered in 2021-22.The amount is more than three times that of last year's... >>>