13 h. ago Education needed to keep everyone safe at state’s swim spots

Royal Life Saving Australia continues to raise the alarm about the public’s water safety knowledge, particularly among people born overseas. 

Politics

55 h. ago Facial age verification: Can it be fooled and how safe is it?

Scanning a face to guess its age is likely to be a major part of the “waterfall” of methods used to comply with the social media ban.

Politics

68 h. ago Lyon ‘absolutely filthy’ on stunning call to drop him from Gabba Test

Nathan Lyon’s fate was sealed after a final pitch inspection less than 90 minutes before the toss when Steve Smith and selectors bit the bullet to leave him out.

Politics

3 d. ago Inside the selection stunner that cost Lyon his spot, and why Cummins was left out

Nathan Lyon’s fate was sealed after a final pitch inspection less than 90 minutes before the toss when stand-in captain Steve Smith and selectors bit the bullet to leave him out.

Politics

3 d. ago My Spotify listening age is 73 years old? I demand a recount

I never thought Spotify’s Wrapped list would be the thing that led me to an existential crisis, but here we are.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘It’s very hard for parents to understand’: The education trend defying official advice

Parents have been urged not to waste their money amid fears the trend may be counterproductive.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Unlike Bazball’: England go safe at selection, recall forgotten spinner for Gabba Test

It’s three years since Will Jacks played the only Two matches of his Test career, but he got the nod on Tuesday for the Gabba Test, a selection former captain Michael Vaughan said was unusually conservative for the current hierarchy.

Politics

5 d. ago Head firms to retain opening spot after Khawaja ruled out of Gabba Test

Usman Khawaja will not play in the second Test due to his ongoing back problem, paving the way for Travis Head to remain at the top of the order – from where he made a match-winning century in Perth.

Politics

6 d. ago Thumbs up: Khawaja passes fitness test ahead of Gabba Ashes showdown

With a thumbs up to Australia’s team physio, Usman Khawaja proved he was fit to fight for his spot in the team ahead of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba.

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6 d. ago Thumbs up: Khawaja passes fitness test ahead of Gabba Ashes clash

With a thumbs up to Australia’s team physio, Usman Khawaja proved he was fit to fight for his spot in the team ahead of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba.

Politics

6 d. ago ‘Safe forever’: Rubio says Ukraine talks about more than ending the fighting

A new team of Ukrainian negotiators meets senior Trump aides, as Ukraine’s leader tries to draw a line under the corruption scandal that has engulfed his government.

Politics

6 d. ago First look: After a shock closure, The Everleigh is reborn as a fresh cocktail bar

The team behind a popular Carlton North spot is gearing up to open a Chinese-inspired bar with big ambitions. “We want to be the best bar in Australia.”

Events

7 d. ago I’ve been ocean swimming for 40 years; I know where the sharks are

My swimming group stays about 100m offshore. Most fatalities occur where the waves are breaking. It’s all about education.

Politics

8 d. ago It will now cost $13m to reopen Epping pool. But it’s only a short

The fate of the popular swimming spot is set to be decided in December. It could mean residents will have to wait up to another two years until it reopens.

Economics

8 d. ago McKenzie slams Liberal moderates after drawing lines on migration policy

Pauline Hanson grabbed the spotlight this week through her anti-Islam antics and attempts to wedge the Coalition, exposing a new schism in the opposition.

Events

8 d. ago Adelaide swim program encourages young people despite algal bloom crisis

Popular swimming program VACSWIM is encouraging young people to make a splash, despite the algal bloom crisis.

Events

9 d. ago Continental Deli crew’s new Newtown spot channels New York vibes with a cherry on top

Joe’s Tavern has opened in the former home of vegetarian venue Flora, and it’s quite the flip: out with the mushroom bolognese, in with a pig plate of crispy belly, crumbed chop and confit shoulder.

Politics

1 week ago Chaos amid the calm: Woman killed, man mauled by shark on remote NSW beach

The couple, Swiss tourists aged in their 20s, had set out for an early morning swim at the unpatrolled Kylies Beach on the state’s Mid North Coast.

Events

1 week ago Perth’s Ashes pitch was rated ‘very good’. It puts the spotlight back on England’s batting

The pitch for the first Ashes Test has been handed the best possible rating by the International Cricket Council, placing further spotlight on England’s poor batting to allow the game to finish inside two days.

Politics

1 week ago Cricket’s double standard? Perth’s pitch rating set to anger Indian greats

The pitch for the first Ashes Test has been handed the best possible rating by the International Cricket Council, placing further spotlight on England’s poor batting to allow the game to finish inside two days.

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