Man arrested as search continues for missing Brunswick woman
Brunswick woman Maryam Hamka, 36, was last seen a week ago. A man has now been arrested in connection to her disappearance.
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New Australian decathlon star announces himself as a Tokyo contender
Ashley Moloney won his first national title with a record score and a performance that not only books him a place for Tokyo but puts him in serious medal contention.
Australian publisher released from jail in Myanmar in mass pardon
Ross Dunkley was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2019 for drug possession but was one of 23,000 convicts let out by the junta on Saturday, his ex-wife said.
‘It didn’t need a redesign’: Iraqis hit out at plan to rebuild Mosul mosque destroyed by IS
Al Nouri mosque gained global notoriety in 2014 as the site where Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi anointed himself head of a restored caliphate.
Spike in motorcycle crashes drives ‘horrific’ road toll
There have been 83 lives lost on Queensland roads so far this year, 25 more than the same time last year.
I’d love to see Perenara in the NRL, but it’s a big risk for the All Blacks star and Roosters
Part of the All Blacks’ sustained success has been a willingness to learn skills from other sports, but TJ Perenara’s reported NRL links could be a bridge too far.
Doctors at South West hospital ‘gagged’ from raising public safety concerns: AMA survey
A hospital in Western Australia’s South West region has spiraled into a “pressure cooker situation” with almost 70 per cent of doctors thinking about resigning due to ongoing work conditions.
Warning signs for Horton as young talent time their run towards Tokyo
Horton is notorious for struggling when he’s in heavy training, but even senior figures in swimming were split on the Olympic champion’s efforts this week.
No change to vaccine advice for older Australians after woman’s death ‘likely’ linked to AstraZeneca jab
Relatives of Genene Norris, the woman who died days after receiving an AstraZeneca jab, have paid tribute to her “fun-loving, happy character and her sense of service to those around […]
Pride can come after the fall for Heywood and Barramundi Lad at Wagga
Local jockey Nick Heywood and maiden galloper Barramundi Lad have unfinished business at Wagga’s showcase meeting on Sunday.
‘This is the day we bring Trent home’: Hundreds join search
As many as 200 boats scoured Moreton Bay waters on Saturday for signs of Trent Riley who is believed to have fallen overboard while fishing on Wednesday afternoon.
New global coronavirus cases nearly double in two months
Scientists are also worried about the arrival of the new variant from India, which has a mutation that may make it more able to evade the body’s immune responses.
‘For him it must be incredibly tough’: Rublev stuns 11-time champion Nadal
Andrey Rublev produced an audacious display of attacking tennis to hand record 11-time champion Rafael Nadal a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 defeat on clay in the Monte Carlo Masters.
US and Japan vow to push back on China’s ‘intimidation’, tech dominance
Joe Biden said the US and Japan would collaborate on 5G networks to ensure that autocratic nations do not dominate the playing field on emerging technologies.
‘One of the worst days of their lives’: Dingo bites boy on Fraser
A two-year-old boy was attacked by a dingo on Fraser Island after wandering out of a home while the rest of the family was asleep on Saturday morning.
COVID-19 transmission in Sydney quarantine hotel under investigation
Seven returned travellers who were being quarantined in the same Town Hall hotel were all found to have the same COVID-19 viral sequence.
End of an era: Raul Castro resigns as Cuba’s Communist chief
Castro’s retirement means that for the first time in more than six decades Cubans won’t have a Castro formally guiding their affairs.
Russia was given Trump campaign polling data in 2016, US reveals
The statement was perhaps the most direct link the US government has ever drawn between the Trump campaign’s inner workings and the Kremlin’s intelligence services.
Ending the ‘forever war’
Like most people, I remember vividly the night the world changed.
The Aquagenie departs Australian waters for Manila after captain’s evacuation
The captain of the iron ore bulk carrier has been flown to Royal Perth Hospital from Karratha where he remains in isolation.
Police identify gunman in US FedEx mass shooting as 19-year-old man
Police are scouring a Fedex facility in Indianapolis and interviewing scores of witnesses in search of a motive for the latest mass shooting to rock the US.
‘It makes me who I am’: Girls relieved to be back on the footy field
As their heroes take centre stage for the AFLW grand final on Saturday, the future of the game is being played on local ovals.
Australian rules football is booming in Sydney. Is it happening at rugby’s expense?
The Swans and Giants academies are pumping out locally-bred AFL stars. They’re also helping to foster a living, breathing footy culture in parts of Sydney that are traditionally rugby union […]
Too-great expectations: Morrison’s masterstroke of political mismanagement
Just a few months ago the Prime Minister looked politically impregnable with the success of the pandemic response. Now, having set high expectations on the vaccine rollout – which he […]
In Don Harwin’s Sydney, what should be a project of sacred trust is a problem to be fixed
The minister’s heritage review discussion paper is vacuous but not harmless.
Russia, retaliating against Washington, asks 10 US diplomats to leave
“Now is the time for the United States to demonstrate good sense and to turn its back on a confrontational course,” the Russian foreign ministry said.
Ban on popular benchtops being considered as wave of deadly illness sparks alarm
Artificial stone benchtops are the height of fashion for home renovators but could be outlawed to curb surging silicosis cases.
European-style carbon taxes destined to spread, says former trade chief
The former World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy believes that the proposed EU carbon border tarrif is not only fair and reasonable, but inevitable.
Chinese owners of scandal-ridden dairy scramble to sell the farm
The scandal-ridden Chinese-owned Van Dairy Group was in turmoil on Friday as fresh investigations were launched amid secret plans to hive off parts of the business.
‘Hippyland on a commercial scale’: Byron battle over suburb-sized commune
The former director of a commune in the Byron hinterland that collapsed with investors claiming $2.5 million is pushing for an alternative village in the same area.