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Wed 24 Jun 2026 at 4:30am
· Jack Gow
Radiografía de la versión goleadora de Messi. Ajustes tácticos y nuevos interlocutores en Argentina
Leandro Paredes (5) agarra de la camiseta a su compañero Lionel Messi al celebrar el segundo gol de Argentina en la victoria 2-0 ante Austria en el Grupo J del Mundial, el lunes 22 de junio de 2026, en Arlington, Texas. (AP Foto/Julio Cortez)
· D Bora Rey
Under Starmer or Burnham, the future of UK politics looks bleak
By Graham Hryce, an Australian journalist and former media lawyer, whose work has been published in The Australian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, the Sunday Mail, the Spectator and Quadrant.
· RT
Under Starmer or Burnham, the future of UK politics looks bleak
By Graham Hryce, an Australian journalist and former media lawyer, whose work has been published in The Australian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, the Sunday Mail, the Spectator and Quadrant.
· RT
Australia v Pakistan: Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 – live
Updates as Australia seek to maintain their 100% record
· Tanyaaldred
‘Break’ their funding: McKenzie calls for penalties on universities that teach ‘white guilt’
London: Nationals Senate leader Bridget McKenzie has issued a radical call for an assertion of conservative values in Australian life, starting with policies to “break” universities that inculcate “white guilt” and “climate catastrophe” among students.
· David Crowe
Australian town crier crowned as world’s loudest person, at 122.4 decibels
Guinness World Records said the 58-year-old recorded the loudest shout, in the range of an aircraft taking off and an ambulance siren nearby
· Associated Press
Australian town crier crowned as world’s loudest person, at 122.4 decibels
Guinness World Records said the 58-year-old recorded the loudest shout, in the range of an aircraft taking off and an ambulance siren nearby
· Associated Press
Kirsten Tibballs’ chocolate custard pastry stack – recipe
The MasterChef Australia guest judge and chocolatier shares a creamy, crunchy creation that can be made ahead of time
· Kirsten Tibballs
The Killings at Parrish Station review – a whacked-out murder mystery packed with twists
Jumping between timelines, the pacy and pulpy series gets weirder as it goes on, with plot turns that can’t help but keep you engrossed
· Luke Buckmaster
‘Chuck it on the iPad’: Socceroo urges schools to show Australia’s final World Cup group game
Jason Geria says students and employees should be able to watch
· Jack Larkin
Tasmanian devils, swift parrots, black swans: the animals at risk if bird flu takes off in Australia
Federal government identifies more than 150 native and unique bird species and 10 mammal species at ‘very high risk’
· Graham Readfearn, Lisa Cox
Labor’s tax deal with the Greens is a crucial win – but its NDIS changes could pay the price
The victory may have dinged Labor’s chances of easily passing its significant cost-cutting reforms to the NDIS through the Senate in August
· Josh Butler
How worried should we be about bird flu? – podcast
Having wiped out millions of birds worldwide and devastated wildlife populations around the globe, Australia has watched as the H5N1 strain of bird flu crept ever closer.
McCullum insists there's no rift with 'good friend' Stokes
FILE -England coach Brendon McCullum hits the ball to England fielders during a practice session ahead of the fifth and final Ashes cricket test between England and Australia in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
Tomljanovic accuses anti-doping chiefs of being out to get players after Vondrousova ban
Australian veteran says four-year ban is a ‘disgrace’
· Tumaini Carayol
WA’s fossil fuel exports could drop by $28 billion under net-zero future: report
Fossil fuel exports out of Western Australia could decline by $28 billion over the next quarter of a century, according to a new report, raising concerns over the future of the state’s prosperity given its reliance on the sector.
· Holly Thompson
Sharp and Halliday rescue New Zealand to beat Scotland at Women's T20 World Cup
BRISTOL, England (AP) — Defending champion New Zealand lived to fight another day at the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup after Scotland was overcome by six wickets on Tuesday.
Guinness crowns Canberra town crier as the world's loudest person at 122.4 decibels
MELBOURNE, Australia — Joseph McGrail-Bateup, an Australian professional air conditioner cleaner and honorary town crier, has been recognized as the world’s loudest person.
· Associated Press
Australian judge excludes video of nurses threatening Israeli patients from case
The video recording of two former Syndey nurses saying they would kill Israeli patients has been thrown out by the presiding judge, and can no longer be used as evidence agaisnt them in the upcoming trial.
· MATHILDA HELLER
Soaring fuel costs don’t just change travel habits, they keep some people at home
As global turmoil caused fuel costs to skyrocket, experts wondered if Queenslanders would change their travel habits.
· Felicity Caldwell
Cult leader William Kamm and wife groomed young girl for a decade, Sydney court told
The 76-year-old allegedly ordered he should have 12 wives to ‘repopulate’ the world. He and his wife deny the charges
· Australian Associated Press
Queensland budget lacks structural reform needed to ease debt
Treasurer David Janetzki’s second budget tinkers on the fringes and lacks the genuine structural reform needed to rein in debt and shield the state from a dreaded credit rating downgrade.
· James Hall
Spider which uses spring trap to capture prey discovered in Australia
The spider has been nicknamed the "ballista" for the speed and force with which it flings prey into its web
· Bbcnews
Catholic Church Inc. protects its assets
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Australia refuses release of climate fund reports for Pacific nation Tuvalu
The island relies on a trust fund exposed to fossil fuels to help pay for the cost of climate change, with Australia the biggest contributor
· Agence France-Presse
Australia refuses release of climate fund reports for Pacific nation Tuvalu
The island relies on a trust fund exposed to fossil fuels to help pay for the cost of climate change, with Australia the biggest contributor
· Agence France-Presse
The AFL investigated the Sayers pic but not the Melbourne meeting. Why?
Sachi Dade’s lawsuit against the Melbourne Football Club and two of its senior staff raises several questions, but one looms larger than the rest.
· Sam McClure
Rabbitohs star to remain sidelined for entire season over domestic violence charges
South Sydney winger Tyrone Munro is set to remain in rugby league limbo after the hearing into domestic assault allegations against him was adjourned until next year.
· Adrian Proszenko
Small relief rises from a tight ship, but there might yet be rough seas ahead
June 23, 2026 — 7:30pm
· Ross Gittins
The Sydney project costs that hang over the state’s finances like a cloud
The Minns government pulled the easiest levers it could to ease financial pressures on households in the run-up to the state election next March.
· Kate Aubusson, Megan Gorrey, Christopher Harris, Matt O'Sullivan, Anthony Segaert, Matt Wade
‘We’re hurting for him’: Injury could spell the end of Leckie’s World Cup
San Francisco: Mathew Leckie may have taken to the field at a World Cup for the final time with the Socceroos veteran’s involvement in Australia’s campaign in jeopardy after suffering a minor hamstring tear.
· Vince Rugari
Rugby lights up Sydney Harbour
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David Pocock urges Albanese to stop tech companies training AI models using Australian content
Independent senator says Anthony Albanese is preparing to announce an AI copyright plan in July
· Tom Mcilroy
China and Philippines have a rare naval stand off near disputed Scarborough Shoal
Media outlet says incident coincided with end of Salaknib 2026 joint military exercise also involving US, Japan, New Zealand and Australia
· William Zheng
China and Philippines have a rare naval stand off near disputed Scarborough Shoal
Media outlet says incident coincided with end of Salaknib 2026 joint military exercise also involving US, Japan, New Zealand and Australia
· William Zheng
Qld officer accused of threats with police gun granted bail
A detective accused of wielding his police-issue firearm as part of an alleged campaign of abusive and violent behaviour has been granted bail.
· Rex Martinich
Women are giving up contraception – but not to get pregnant
Around two-thirds of Australian women of childbearing age use some form of contraception.
· Courtney Thompson
Paid $6700 for a $300 million movie? Indie hit ignites bitter Hollywood debate
The indie horror film Obsession is an unmistakable sign of Generation Z’s box-office power, an original movie that has made $US300 million ($430 million) in the US on a $750,000 budget. In Australia, it has grossed more than $19 million – an extraordinary figure for a horror movie in the local market.
· Malia Mendez
Andrew Hastie to get extra security, citing One Nation campaign against him
Hastie tells colleagues home affairs minister did not disclose the threats made against him, but he has been targeted online for his views on Ben Roberts-Smith
· Dan Jervis Bardy
Ben Roberts-Smith did not show up at the Australian War Memorial, but he almost overshadowed it
The circus didn’t move on; in the end, it never arrived.
· Matthew Knott
Australia withholds climate fund reports over risk of diplomatic ‘damage’
Sydney – Australia has refused to release internal papers about a trust fund for a climate-vulnerable Pacific nation, saying the documents could inflict diplomatic “damage.”
· Steven Trask
Stefanovic praises ‘courage’ of far-right activist on controversial podcast
Television presenter Karl Stefanovic has sparked fresh controversy by hosting British far-right anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson in a lengthy podcast interview, during which the pair discuss immigration, Islam and Australian politics, including One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.
· Rob Harris
Stefanovic’s controversial podcast with far-right extremist pulled from YouTube
Television presenter Karl Stefanovic has sparked fresh controversy by hosting British far-right anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson in a lengthy podcast interview, during which the pair discuss immigration, Islam and Australian politics, including One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.
· Rob Harris
Weedkiller banned in 70 countries remains legal in Australia
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Suspended Qld police officer facing an array of charges granted bail
Tue 23 Jun 2026 at 6:40pm
· Eden Gillespie
BHP strike averted for now, but sides still 'some way' from deal
BHP Limited's headquarters in Melbourne: A further bargaining meeting between the mining giant and workers unions is scheduled for July 7, and no industrial action is anticipated until that meeting has occurred, according to the Combined BHP Ports Unions. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
Guinness corona al pregonero de Canberra como la persona más ruidosa del mundo con 122,4 decibelios
En esta imagen, tomada de un video, Joseph McGrail-Bateup hace una demostración del tono elevado de su voz en Canberra, Australia, el 23 de junio de 2026, tras ser reconocido por el Guinness World Records como la persona más ruidosa del mundo. (Australian Broadcasting Corp. via AP)
· Rod Mcguirk