4 h. ago England called this Ashes ‘Everest’. Perhaps that’s why they never got out of base camp

Initially, it seemed that England were emphasising the joy in the journey rather than hyper-focusing on the Ashes. But the old hyper-focus returned with much rhetorical flourish on the eve of their tour, and they lost the series within 11 playing days.

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8 h. ago Rapper Nicki Minaj praises Trump in surprise conference appearance

Rapper Nicki Minaj appeared as a special guest at the AmericaFest conference, where she spoke about the Trump administration.

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13 h. ago Sex toys and shotguns: What happened when Andrew invited Epstein to Sandringham

Andrew claimed it was “just a straightforward shooting weekend”, but what staff found in the guest rooms of the Queen’s private estate left them shocked.

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29 h. ago Who’d dare put a dumb phone under the tree for a kid? You should do it for adults, too

All I want for Christmas is connection – genuine, human connection.

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65 h. ago ‘If you run, you become prey’: In this camp, not all guests are human

“Where can I go for a jog?” I ask naively. “You can’t jog here,” the ranger says.

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3 d. ago The Ashes 2025 LIVE: Stokes makes half century as Steve Smith returns to Aussie camp after illness

Australia are chasing the last two wickets as England attempts to battle at Adelaide Oval for day three of the third Test. Follow along for live updates.

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4 d. ago Cummins spearheads Australia as England’s Ashes hopes in tatters

The Bazball reign is in shambles, with skipper Ben Stokes’ heated exchange with paceman Jofra Archer epitomising a camp clinging on.

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5 d. ago Jews consider leaving Australia for Israel, as funeral preparations begin

When the shooting started, Chavi immediately threw herself over Meir. “I just got down and used my body as a human shield to protect my baby.”

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8 d. ago ‘It was like a dream’: How Australia’s rarest bird of prey was found in WA’s north

The hunt for the red goshawk has delivered an early Christmas gift.

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8 d. ago This island was once a mental asylum. Now, a top Sydney school uses it to improve HSC scores

It’s the secret camp that propelled North Sydney Boys to the top of the HSC rankings last year. This is how its incoming year 12 spent their weekend.

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1 week ago Court rules police use of capsicum spray on protester was ‘cruel, inhuman’

Police illegally assaulted and broke the human rights of a protester doused with capsicum spray outside a mining conference in 2019, a judge has found.

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1 week ago Rebecca Black is charismatic, unpolished and camp as hell. The crowd adore it

The singer’s reinvention is glittery, dark hyper pop. The rawness of her performance – she’s no note-perfect diva – makes for more interesting listening than the albums.

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1 week ago Human remains found in search for toddler missing since 2014

Human remains have been found at a home in Melbourne during an investigation into a missing toddler who vanished 11 years ago.

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1 week ago Scots principal takes swipe at parents after human tunnel incident

The alleged incident occurred off school grounds on Saturday afternoon after numerous students gathered nearby Woollahra Golf Course in Rose Bay.

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2 w. ago Private schoolboy allegedly lured, humiliated in human tunnel tradition

Police are investigating the alleged assault of a teenage boy during a gathering of students from Scots College in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

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2 w. ago ‘Scots boys are on fire’: Complaints of unsupervised drinking site as police investigate alleged assault

The Scots College principal has vowed “consequences will follow” after a 17-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted as part of an off-campus event on Saturday afternoon.

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2 w. ago Expulsion threat as police investigate alleged assault at Scots College human tunnel ‘tradition’

The principal has vowed “consequences will follow” after a 17-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted as part of an off-campus event on Saturday afternoon.

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2 w. ago Police called after alleged assault at Scots College human tunnel ‘tradition’

Police say a 17-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted as part of the human tunnel event on Saturday afternoon.

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2 w. ago Police called to investigate alleged assault at Scots College human tunnel ‘tradition’

Police say a 17-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted as part of the human tunnel event on Saturday afternoon.

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2 w. ago Detained in China, Cheng Lei missed ‘being a human’. One defiant act helped her survive

The Australian journalist and author, who was incarcerated in Beijing in 2020 for three years, on enduring prison, embracing life – and keeping perspective.

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