55 m. 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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94 m. ago Rapper Nicki Minaj mortified by own gaffe during talk with Charlie Kirk’s widow

The singer went silent for a few seconds at a conservative conference as the audience laughed over the awkward moment. Erika Kirk quickly consoled her.

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4 h. ago Pressure on Albanese mounts as Labor MPs join calls for royal commission

Labor backbenchers have added their voices to calls for a wider inquiry than the review into Australia’s intelligence agencies announced by Albanese on Sunday.

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4 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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5 h. ago ‘I haven’t seen Penny Wong shed a single tear’: Ley takes fierce personal swipe

Ley became emotional and smacked the lectern during a press conference as she criticised Wong’s absence from Sydney since the Bondi attack.

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6 h. ago Albanese’s agency review fails to quell royal commission demands

A Labor backbencher has added his voice to calls for a larger inquiry than the review into Australia’s intelligence agencies announced by Albanese on Sunday.

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6 h. ago Charlie Kirk’s widow comes to Nicki Minaj’s rescue after ‘assassin’ gaffe

Minaj went silent for a few seconds as the audience laughed over the awkward moment. Erika Kirk quickly consoled her.

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6 h. ago Nicki Minaj mortified by own gaffe during talk with Charlie Kirk’s widow

Minaj went silent for a few seconds as the audience laughed over the awkward moment. Erika Kirk quickly consoled her.

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6 h. ago Nicki Minaj calls JD Vance an 'assassin' in gaffe at Turning Point conference

The performer was on stage with Charlie Kirk's widow when she was left mortified by her choice of words.

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13 h. ago They spend thousands on Elvis costumes and jewellery. But don’t call them impersonators

They’ve been laughed at, ignored and unable to get gigs – but now these female Elvis Tribute Acts are leaving their male competitors all shook up.

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13 h. ago Call for transparency as NSW parliament prepares for historic debate

NSW MPs are being called on to reveal any meetings with gun lobbyists as the Minns government faces pushback from all sides of politics, including his own, on a bumper bill.

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22 h. ago Federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to be reviewed after Bondi attack

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed former ASIO boss Dennis Richardson to run the review, as he staves off opposition calls for a royal commission into antisemitism and the Bondi attack.

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24 h. ago ‘Bazball is officially dead’: Australia bite back at dire Ashes predictions after retaining urn

Australia’s captain Pat Cummins admitted satisfaction after bundling Bazball out of the Ashes series in what he called “straight sets”, with a hat-trick of Test match victories in 11 days.

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26 h. ago They were called Australia’s worst Ashes team in 15 years. Eleven days of cricket later, the urn is theirs

Pat Cummins’ back, Josh Hazlewood’s hamstring, Usman Khawaja’s spasms, Steve Smith’s vertigo, Nathan’s Lyon’s hamstring: Australia have overcome plenty to get here.

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32 h. ago This band just scored an ARIA #1. Next week, they’re busking for loose change

The Pierce Brothers are going back to where it all began on Tuesday. Call it a Christmas tradition.

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32 h. ago This band just scored an ARIA No.1. This week, they’re busking for loose change

The Pierce Brothers are going back to where it all began on Tuesday. Call it a Christmas tradition.

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47 h. ago Dramatic day as Democrats and Republicans threaten impeachment over Epstein files

The Trump administration is being accused of breaking the law and breaching public trust after it released only part of the so-called Epstein files.

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51 h. ago The Prime Minister speaks about the Bondi shootings at a press conference

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spoken to the media on Saturday regarding the government's response to the shooting at Bondi beach which resulted in 16 fatalities

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3 d. ago Henderson shipbuilders called up to help Metronet expand along the river

Henderson-based shipbuilder Echo Marine Group has been awarded the contract to design and construct five new electric ferries as part of the state government’s Swan Ferry Expansion project.

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3 d. ago Crown Duels: Is Queen Mary the a role model for Kate, the Princess of Wales?

Royal commentator Victoria Arbiter and 9honey royal reporter Natalie Oliveri on how Queen Mary of Denmark is often called the perfect role model for Britain's Princess of Wales.

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