68 m. ago ‘A disgrace’: MacGill slams selectors for not picking spinner in 140

Former Australian spinner Stuart MacGill has described the decision as “idiotic” in an impassioned defence of slow bowling.

Politics

2 h. ago Aussie comedy trio calls for harsher laws after office break

Australian comedy trio Sooshi Mango has revealed their Melbourne office was broken into overnight, posting CCTV footage of the intruder in a bid to find the perpetrator.

Politics

3 h. ago Wins for Sarah Snook and Jacob Elordi, while Adolescence takes four Critics’ Choice Awards

The Critics’ Choice Awards have kicked off Hollywood’s awards season this year, and there was good news for our Australian stars.

Events

3 h. ago Sarah Snook and Jacob Elordi win Critics’ Choice Awards, One Battle After Another takes biggest prize

The Critics’ Choice Awards have kicked off Hollywood’s awards season this year, and there was good news for our Australian stars.

Events

5 h. ago At least 16 dead in Iran during week of protests, rights groups say

The protests are the biggest in three years and come as the economy is in tatters and international pressure is building.

Events

5 h. ago First look: Designs revealed for Brisbane Olympic stadium at Victoria Park

Australian architecture firms COX and Hassell have won the procurement process, with the government saying the facility will be “iconically Queensland”.

Politics

6 h. ago ‘This chapter is closed’: Djokovic quits the tennis union he co

The 24-time grand slam champion will start his season in Adelaide next week ahead of his bid to win a record-extending 11th Australian Open title.

Politics

7 h. ago ‘Our Arthur has gone’: Swiss fire victims identified, with youngest aged 14

Authorities have identified 24 of 40 people killed in the nightclub blaze, with four Swiss teenage girls among the dead, including one aged 14.

Events

8 h. ago Why Kokkinakis ‘teared up’ over emotional comeback victory with Kyrgios

The battered-and-broken former teenage idols reprised their triumphant Australian Open partnership by winning their opening match at the Brisbane International on Sunday.

Technology

11 h. ago Sailing enthusiasts and crew scuppered by yacht investment scheme

Australian investors have lost money in a scheme involving luxury yachts, lucrative returns and discounted voyages around the South Pacific.

Politics

16 h. ago Kyrgios and Kokkinakis victorious in emotional comeback in Brisbane

The battered-and-broken former teenage idols reprised their triumphant Australian Open partnership by winning their opening match at the Brisbane International on Sunday.

Politics

21 h. ago Facing a terrible choice, Husna handed over her sleeping newborn. She hasn’t held him since

The last time she saw her son he was bundled in blankets. Now the twisting saga to reunite them has hit another dead end, thanks to a snap decision by Donald Trump.

Politics

21 h. ago Sir Donald Bradman loved spin bowling. He would hate the pace monotony of this Ashes

Australian cricket is thumbing its nose at Sir Donald Bradman and many others who believe that cricket is about more than the seaming ball

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21 h. ago Bradman loved spin bowling. He would hate the pace monotony of this Ashes

Australian cricket is thumbing its nose at Sir Donald Bradman and many others who believe that cricket is about more than the seaming ball.

Politics

22 h. ago Australian Test great Damien Martyn wakes up from induced coma

The cricketing legend’s family has confirmed his dramatically improved condition after more than a week in hospital.

Politics

22 h. ago On the verge of tears, 16 double faults: Why Australia’s new tennis star is feeling the pressure

Daria Kasatkina almost burst into happy tears as she walked on court for her first match as a local on Australian soil on Sunday before a hailstorm of double faults contributed to her exiting the Brisbane International.

Politics

24 h. ago This Australian was enjoying a family holiday. Then the explosions began

Alexander and his wife thought Donald Trump was bluffing about plans for Venezuela. Now he’s trying to escape the country

Events

24 h. ago ‘This is a triumph’: Australian Venezuelans celebrate downfall of dictator

For many expatriates of the South American nation, the president’s capture marks a path towards democracy, but the future remains uncertain.

Politics

24 h. ago ‘It’s sad’: Peter Taylor laments first SCG Test spin snub in 138 years

The former Australian spin bowler and selector says Test cricket in Australia is all the poorer for the decline of slow bowling opportunities on grassy pitches, on the day the home side snubbed specialist spin at the SCG for the first time since 1888.

Politics

29 h. ago Australian translation breathes new life into some of history’s greatest poems

Australian poet Geoffrey Lehmann’s new translations of the poems of Rainer Maria Rilke are a thing of wonder.

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