44 h. ago Watch the Australian Open and take in a cruise of highlights of the spectacular South Pacific

ENJOY the trip of a lifetime by combining the Australian Open with a five-star cruise. While Britain shivers through another bleak, grey January, the world’s sporting elite will be heading Down Under for the blistering sunshine and electric atmosphere of the Australian Open. If you’re planning on getting tickets to the first Grand Slam of...

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5 d. ago Fifty years after Bruce Haigh resisted apartheid, South Africa honours fearless Australian diplomat

Haigh’s name to be added to Wall of Names at Freedom Park in Pretoria, alongside former Australian PMs Bob Hawke and Malcolm FraserGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former Australian diplomat Bruce Haigh would rightly be proud of his inclusion on South Africa’s Wall of Names at the country’s Freedom Park, honouring those who resisted apartheid.But the many who knew and loved Haigh, one of Australia’s least conventional but more effective and fearless diplomats, suspect he might also have been somewhat bemused that his name was being added to the wall on Friday at the same time as those of the former prime ministers Bob Hawke and Malcolm Fraser. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Australia’s failed bid to host Cop31 looks like a mess – but it may actually be the best result possible | Adam Morton

While the outcome is a let down for those who want Australia to do better on climate, Chris Bowen looks set to play a pivotal role in the UN talksSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereOuch. From one perspective, Australia’s long-running bid to host the Cop31 UN climate conference next year has ended in clear failure.It campaigned for more than three years for the rights to put on the world’s biggest climate summit and green trade fair, which would have brought tens of thousands of people to the South Australian capital of Adelaide next November. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Leicester City charges update over alleged PSR breaches as massive week awaits

Championship side Leicester City are set to face a hearing over alleged breaches of profitability and sustainability (PSR) rules for the 2023/24 season

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9 d. ago Paige Greco, Australian Paralympic gold medallist, dies aged 28

Cyclist passes away in Adelaide home after ‘sudden medical episode’Paralympian won women’s C1-3 3,000m individual pursuit in TokyoAustralian Paralympic gold medallist, Paige Greco, has been remembered for her humility, generosity, and the joy she brought to her teammates after her shock death on Sunday at the age of 28.Paige passed away in her Adelaide home after experiencing a sudden medical episode, according to South Australian authorities, and her family has asked for privacy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Eubank vs Benn 2 live: Fight updates from massive rematch plus undercard results

Conor Benn eyes revenge against Chris Eubank Jr after their instant classic in April, as they continue a family rivalry started by their fighting fathers

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1 week ago The moment I knew: I felt a pang of fear – but I knew we were an unbeatable duo

After spying Tom Box at a punk gig, Kate Logan made a Dalek poster to capture his attentionFind more stories from the moment I knew seriesLong before we’d met, I had heard a lot about a guy called Tom Box. I knew he was an Australian living in the South Island of New Zealand. I was in Wellington, and there’d been a few occasions when I’d travelled to the South Island for raves or anarchist conferences where some of the folks had gone to Tom’s place – but I splintered off somewhere else.Then one day, in 2007, I was at a punk gig when a mutual friend said, “Oh, do you know Tom Box? He’s over there. He’s just moved up to Wellington.” There in a sea of black-clad punks, jumping up and down at the front of the mosh pit, was this guy in a pale blue Star Trek uniform. To me, as a person unfamiliar with Star Trek, he looked like he was wearing pyjamas. This was my first vision of him, but we didn’t talk at all that night. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Australian coroner calls for more investigations into German backpacker's death 20 years ago

An Australian coroner has recommended police further investigate the death of German backpacker Simone Strobel

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3 w. ago Australia keep options open with Ashes squad selection containing few surprises | Geoff Lemon

The line-up for the Perth Test appears to be locked in after a question at the top of the order was answered and the dominoes tumbled further down In the end, there were few surprises. Even the most forgone conclusion of an Ashes squad will still create weeks of speculation one way or another, but answering one question at the top of the order has knocked over the other unresolved ones, tipping like dominoes as we make our way down the list.Barring injury, the only new player in the eventual XI will be Jake Weatherald, the 31-year-old Northern Territorian who in cricketing terms became a South Australian and then a Tasmanian, earning his place over severals seasons of unflashy consistency and a willingness to counterattack. Weatherald would not have made the squad if he were not going to open the batting, which means that Marnus Labuschagne, who was always going to make the team one way or another after getting his run-scoring groove back, will bat three rather than moonlighting at ...

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3 w. ago Tottenham vs Copenhagen LIVE: Champions League result, latest updates and reaction after massive win

A tricky Champions League test awaits Spurs in north London tonight

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3 w. ago Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner to play exhibition eight days before Australian Open

Alcaraz and Sinner will meet in the Hyundai Card Super Match in South Korea just weeks before potentially playing for the Australian Open title

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3 w. ago Sinister theories explode after cops fail to find any fresh clues in search for Gus Lamont more than a month since the four

Gus was last seen playing in a mound of dirt near his grandparents' homestead on a sheep station 40km south of Yunta, in eastern South Australia, at about 5pm on September 27.

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3 w. ago Sinister twist in search for Gus Lamont after cops fail to find any fresh clues more than a month since the four

Gus was last seen playing in a mound of dirt near his grandparents' homestead on a sheep station 40km south of Yunta, in eastern South Australia, at about 5pm on September 27.

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3 w. ago Major Amazon update to block 'dodgy' Firesticks from illegal streaming from today

The popular Fire TV Sticks are getting a massive update to stop illegal streaming.

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3 w. ago Massive update in search for Gus Lamont: Cops to return to outback South Australian property and drain dam

South Australia Police released a statement on Thursday.

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4 w. ago WWI soldiers' messages in a bottle found on Australian beach more than 100 years later

Messages in a bottle written by two World War I soldiers have been discovered on Australia's coast

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4 w. ago Expert suggests missing boy Gus Lamont may have disappeared beyond the area searched by police

It has been a month since four-year-old August 'Gus' Lamont vanished after playing in the yard of remote homestead in South Australian outback.

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