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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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 Starc fires Ashes warning as Broad doubles down on ‘worst Australian team since 2010

Travis Head has had a subtle dig at former England fast bowler Stuart Broad for his pre-series remarks about the Australian line-up.

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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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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 Forget about ‘Bazball’, bad Ashes prep and DRS. England simply aren’t good enough

Australia have fielded 14 men who can genuinely call themselves Test cricketers. To paraphrase Ben Stokes, the same cannot be said for the opposition.

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6 d. ago Aussies roll up their sleeves and donate blood for Bondi attack victims

Australians are rolling up their sleeves and donating blood after urgent calls were made in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

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1 week ago ‘Just leave it alone’: Nossal calls for VicHealth to be spared from government cuts

One of Australia’s greatest scientists has called the decision to abolish the health promotion agency “a misguided cost-saving measure”.

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1 week ago Royal Perth Hospital calls in AI as new figures paint grim picture of WA emergency departments

A 12-month $700,000 artificial intelligence pilot was announced on Wednesday morning as new statistics came out showing WA’s emergency departments were the slowest in the nation for patients to be seen.

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1 week ago Six days of Test cricket, 14 days off and a trip to Noosa: England’s tour by the numbers

Nine is the number of days off (and travel days) the England team has had since their arrival here – and that is about to grow as the tourists head to Noosa for some R and R before the third Test in Adelaide.

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1 week ago One Battle After Another leads, Wicked snubbed in Golden Globe nominations

Jacob Elordi was among the Australian names called out, scoring nods in the film and TV categories. Read the full list of nominees.

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1 week ago Police reveal why it took more than 20 minutes to help paramedics

Police have revealed why it took more than 20 minutes to respond to a call for help from paramedics under attack in Western Australia’s Goldfields.

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2 w. ago Relentless Starc turns Gabba into England’s Ashes Death Star

So thoroughly did the left-hander torment Ben Stokes and his team that Australia’s innings lingered for more than half the day. England had been taken to the Starc side.

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2 w. ago The Ashes 2025 second Test day one as it happened: Joe Root’s breakthrough Australian ton and late English assault defy Mitch Starc’s six wickets

England hold the advantage in Brisbane after some stunning late slogging and Joe Root’s long-awaited first hundred on Australian soil.

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2 w. ago The Ashes 2025 second Test day one LIVE updates: Lyon ‘absolutely filthy’ on axing as Carey takes classic catches and Root hits elusive Australian ton

The Ashes roll on at the Gabba with drama on the pitch and at the selection table on day one. Follow all the second Test action live.

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2 w. ago The Ashes 2025 second Test day one LIVE updates: Stunning run

The Ashes roll on with the second Test at the Gabba and drama already around team selections. Follow all the action live.

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2 w. ago The Ashes 2025 second Test day one LIVE updates: Mitchell Starc makes Test history with critical scalp to revive Australia

The Ashes roll on with the second Test at the Gabba and drama already around team selections. Follow all the action live.

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2 w. ago The Ashes 2025 second Test day one LIVE updates: Joe Root defies his woes in Australia as England rattle up first

The Ashes roll on with the second Test at the Gabba and drama already around team selections. Follow all the action live.

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2 w. ago The Ashes 2025 second Test day one LIVE updates: Zac Crawley fires after first

The Ashes roll on with the second Test at the Gabba and drama already around team selections. Follow all the action live.

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2 w. ago The Ashes 2025 second Test day one LIVE updates: Zac Crawley mounts English fightback after Mitchell Starc runs riot early

The Ashes roll on with the second Test at the Gabba and drama already around team selections. Follow all the action live.

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