‘A gaping hole’ in Australian tennis: Roland-Garros without Ash Barty — what’s next for the first Grand Slam without our champion?
Australians will need to get used to seeing it — Grand Slam tennis without our former world number one, Ash Barty. Key points: The French Open will be the first Grand Slam event on the calendar since the shock retirement of Australia’s Ash Barty. Just two Australian players — Alex...
Finland says Russia suspending natural gas supplies
Russia will cut off natural gas to Finland after the Nordic country that applied for NATO membership this week refused President Vladimir Putin‘s demand to pay in rubles, the Finnish state-owned energy company said Friday, the latest escalation over European energy amid the war in Ukraine. Finland is the...
Elon Musk denies sexual harassment claims
Elon Musk denied allegations that he sexually harassed a SpaceX flight attendant in 2016 in a series of late-night tweets. “I have a challenge to this liar who claims their friend saw me ‘exposed’ – describe just one thing, anything at all (scars, tattoos, …) that isn’t known by...
Key Liberal and Labor policy differences to know before you vote
Polling in the lead up to the 2022 Federal Election have consistently shown there are thousands of undecided voters across the country. Policies are a clear way to differentiate what each of the major parties are standing for, with each having differing plans across some topics such as the...
Kangaroos rescued after getting stuck in Adelaide warehouse office
A kangaroo got stuck inside a warehouse office in Adelaide’s West prompting a dramatic rescue to help the animal. When warehouse manager Andrew Hargreaves arrived at his office in Richmond this morning, he was shocked to find a kangaroo was hopping around inside. “I wasn’t expecting it that’s for...
Veteran Australian TV journalist and presenter Caroline Jones dies, aged 84
Australia’s media industry is mourning the death of veteran journalist and presenter Caroline Jones AO, who is being remembered as “a pioneer in journalism (and) a trailblazer for women”. The former Four Corners host died this week after a fall in her Sydney home. She was 84. Jones was...
Olympic gold medallists highlight their dominance at Australian swimming championships
Dual Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus has recorded the fastest time this year to win the women’s 200m freestyle final at the Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide. Key points: Titmus and McKeown join Shayna Jack on the world championships team The world championships will take place in Budapest this June...
Off-duty paramedic killed in Victorian highway head-on
A off-duty paramedic and mother-of-three has been killed in a head-on highway crash in western Victoria. Pauline Smith was driving a blue car that collided with a white Holden Vectra on the Western Highway in Great Western near the Grampians before 8am today. She was pronounced dead at the...
Babysitter who married Chris Dawson accused of being out for money and revenge
The babysitter who went on to marry Chris Dawson has been accused of being out for money and revenge against her former husband. The woman, known as “JC”, was in the stand at Dawson’s murder trial for a third day. Dawson is accused of killing his first wife Lynette...
Independent candidate claims she’s the victim of ‘smear’ campaign
An independent challenger in the Sydney seat of Fowler claims she’s the victim of a “smear” campaign from her political opponents, as she denied having any memory of a voicemail from 2019 in which she purportedly said she “tried to stop police having a record” on one of her...