8 h. ago Aryna Sabalenka’s ‘worst moment’ on court and why she thinks tennis needs to make a change

The world No.1 made the final of three grand slams last year and a semi-final at the other. But she’s determined to be better on and off the court in 2026.

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9 h. ago From trifold phones to singing lollipops: the best and worst gadgets of CES

From the world’s biggest consumer tech show, here are the best pocketable gadgets, potentially useful future tech, and the products awarded worst in show.

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13 h. ago ‘Reshaped American music’: Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dies

The legendary band’s guitarist and singer “transitioned peacefully” at the age of 78.

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16 h. ago In Trump’s America, smart robots and AI mask an uncomfortable future

The world’s largest gadget show promised a future in which technology handles everything. Outside the Las Vegas bubble, reality had other plans.

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41 h. ago ICE agent’s video shows moments before fatal Minneapolis shooting

Mobile-phone footage captured the moments leading up to the shooting of driver Renee Nicole Good and the immediate aftermath.

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52 h. ago Victoria bushfires as it happened: Longwood fire destroys homes in Ruffy; warnings for towns including Alexandra, Yea, Marysville and Harcourt; widespread power outages amid heatwave temperatures

Out-of-control bushfires threaten homes in the state’s north and east as firefighters prepare for conditions that are expected to be the worst in Victoria since Black Summer.

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54 h. ago ‘I thought the worst had happened’: WA mum’s pool nightmare sparks summer warning

New data reveals the number of children treated for injuries at Perth Children’s Hospital’s emergency department last month, with one family’s story serving as a warning to others.

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55 h. ago Victoria bushfires LIVE: Longwood fire destroys homes in Ruffy; warnings for towns including Alexandra, Yea, Marysville and Harcourt; widespread power outages amid heatwave temperatures

Out-of-control bushfires threaten homes in the state’s north and east as firefighters prepare for conditions that are expected to be the worst in Victoria since Black Summer. Follow our live coverage.

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59 h. ago Victoria bushfires LIVE: Longwood fire destroys homes in Ruffy; warnings for towns including Alexandra, Yea and Skipton; widespread power outages amid heatwave temperatures

Out-of-control bushfires threaten homes in the state’s north and east as firefighters prepare for conditions that are expected to be the worst in Victoria since Black Summer. Follow our live coverage.

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59 h. ago Tiley backs Kyrgios in ruling himself out of playing Australian Open singles

Nick Kyrgios will not compete for a place in the Australian Open singles draw, instead focusing on doubles with Thanasi Kokkinakis.

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60 h. ago After a ‘rough patch’, Watford fans are singing the name of Socceroos’ teen star again

Nestory Irankunda made an instant name for himself when he arrived at the English club. But after losing his starting place, things are looking up again for the prodigiously talented 19-year-old.

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60 h. ago Victoria bushfires LIVE: Longwood fire destroys homes in Ruffy; warnings for towns including Alexandra, Skipton and Yea; Catastrophic fire danger in place amid heatwave temperatures

Out-of-control bushfires threaten homes in the state’s north and east as firefighters prepare for conditions that are expected to be the worst in Victoria since Black Summer. Follow our live coverage.

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61 h. ago Victoria bushfires LIVE: Longwood fire destroys school and homes in Ruffy; warnings for towns including Bonnie Doon, Alexandra, Eildon; Catastrophic fire danger in place amid heatwave temperatures

Out-of-control bushfires threaten homes in the state’s north and east as firefighters prepare for conditions that are expected to be the worst in Victoria since Black Summer. Follow our live coverage.

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63 h. ago Kyrgios rules himself out of playing Australian Open singles

Nick Kyrgios will not compete for a place in the Australian Open singles draw, after deciding to focus on doubles with Thanasi Kokkinakis.

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63 h. ago From a ‘seaming viper’ that got Travis Head, to the MCG’s two

It was hardly a vintage series, but there was still much to celebrate – and plenty to poke fun at – over the past six weeks.

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64 h. ago Victoria bushfires LIVE: Longwood fire destroys school and homes in Ruffy as Bonnie Doon and surrounding towns evacuated; Catastrophic fire danger in place amid heatwave temperatures

Out-of-control bushfires threaten homes in the state’s north and east as firefighters prepare for conditions that are expected to be the worst in Victoria since Black Summer. Follow our live coverage.

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68 h. ago Victoria bushfires LIVE: State faces ‘catastrophic’ conditions; Fires continue to burn at Longwood, Thologolong

Out-of-control bushfires threaten homes in the state’s north and east as firefighters prepare for conditions that are expected to be the worst in Victoria since Black Summer. Follow our live coverage.

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3 d. ago Australia’s summer bares its teeth as the heat is unfurled from the west

The worst heatwave since 2020 began in the far west and has yet to leave the east.

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3 d. ago ‘Print that’: Lawyer for Rob Reiner’s son quits case but says former client not guilty of murder

Nick Reiner is facing two charges of first-degree murder over the deaths of his parents, Hollywood director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.

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4 d. ago As it happened: Transport chaos as West Gate Tunnel closed northbound, trains cancelled; Thologolong, Longwood fires spread as Victorians brace for ‘catastrophic’ Friday

Keep up to date with the latest information as the city, and the state, experiences its worst heatwave since Black Summer.

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