42 m. ago NATO scrambles warplanes as Putin's forces launch heaviest strikes in months

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65 m. ago Premier League permutations as the race for the Champions League goes down to final day

The 2024/25 Premier League season comes to an end on Sunday and despite the title and the relegation battle having already been decided, there’s still plenty to play for on the final day

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83 m. ago Kamala Harris takes swipe at Musk and warns world to ‘remember the 1930s’ at Gold Coast real estate conference

Former US vice president tells conference ‘I do worry, frankly, about what’s happening right now in the world’Kamala Harris has criticised Elon Musk, noted “it’s important that we remember the 1930s” and raised concerns about AI when speaking to an audience of 4,500 real estate agents at an industry conference on the Gold Coast.The former US vice-president, who is visiting Australia for the first time, was the guest of honour at the 2025 Australian Real Estate Conference on Sunday. Continue reading...

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94 m. ago Grim update in search for missing Australian teenager Pheobe Bishop as CCTV footage of car emerges

The search for missing teenager Pheobe Bishop has taken a grim turn.

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3 h. ago ‘Desolate’: farmers in NSW’s west battle drought as east coast mops up after floods

The area is in the grips of disaster, with surrounding regions also expected to slip into drought by mid-winterAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email,free app ordaily news podcastWhile parts of Australia battle floods, farmers in the south are selling off stock, abandoning crops and pleading for help as drought deepens.Farmer Paul Manwaring has been living in the shadow of rain.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Premier League quotes of the season from Erling Haaland's Arsenal jibe to Arne Slot blast

It's been another memorable season, with Liverpool securing a historic Premier League title crown, while the race for Champions League football goes down to the wire on Sunday

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6 h. ago Outrage over koala 'massacre': Helicopter marksmen sniper hundreds dead after devastating bushfires

Roughly 750 koalas have been shot dead by aerial snipers in Australia as part of a euthanasia programme after bush fires left many injured and starving in Budj Bim National Park.

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6 h. ago Invading hoard of octopuses from the Mediterranean devour shellfish caught by British fishing crews

Shellfish wholesalers say the huge influx has resulted in swingeing cuts to restaurant orders, leaving chefs scrambling to keep their kitchens stocked.

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7 h. ago Western quolls and brushtail possums thrive in national park a decade after reintroduction

The Australian animals were locally extinct but have had a resurgence in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges national parkAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWestern quolls (Idnya) and brushtail possums (Virlda), once locally extinct, are flourishing in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges national park 10 years after their reintroduction.“They’re pretty funny. We go spotlighting at night you can spotlight at the campsite there and see them running around, looking for bits of food,” National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) reintroduction ecologist Talitha Moyle said.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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8 h. ago FDA recalls oysters due to potential norovirus contamination ahead of Memorial Day

Diners are advised against eating frozen, raw or half-shell oysters imported from the Republic of Korea

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9 h. ago Prince William prevented Harry and Meghan from 'very public insult'

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have continued using their royal titles in certain capacity - despite stepping down from the institution in 2020.

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9 h. ago Born to run: Arne Slot says Springsteen and Salah can inspire a title repeat

Liverpool coach went to see the Boss at Manchester‘At 75, he does three hours on stage with no rest’Arne Slot believes his Liverpool players can take inspiration from Bruce Springsteen as they aim to repeat the success of winning the Premier League next season. The Dutchman went to see the Boss behind enemy lines in Manchester on Tuesday night to witness a masterclass of a different kind.Liverpool will be awarded the Premier League trophy by Alan Hansen after their final game of the season against Crystal Palace on Sunday. The next challenge for Slot will come when his players return for pre-season training on 8 July and the Dutchman waits to see if his squad can build on the glory days achieved during his first season in charge. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago ‘Super proud’: Slegers hails Arsenal after Women’s Champions League success

Head coach says Barcelona win was ‘above expectations’‘We had to suffer but were spot on in crucial moments’The Arsenal head coach, Renée Slegers, said her team’s performance was “above all expectations” after they stunned Barcelona to win the Women’s Champions League title in Lisbon.Cited as the major underdogs before kick-off, Arsenal thwarted a Barcelona side who had won three of the past four finals, and won their first women’s European title since 2007 thanks to substitute Stina Blackstenius’ 74th-minute winner. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago NBC Sports ready to capture Liverpool's celebration of Premier League title

Rebecca Lowe expects to be in the happiest place on earth on Sunday afternoon

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10 h. ago 'Supergiant' horrifying sea creature could be living in 59% of world's deepest oceans

A “gigantic” and rare deep sea creature first discovered in the 1800s, could inhabit up to 59% of the world’s deep oceans according to a new study from the University of Western Australia

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11 h. ago ‘It’s the best game ever invented’: is padel the new pickleball?

Pickleball might have developed legions of new Australian fans, but padel is snapping at its heels as a contender for the best tennis-alternative in town It was Darren McMullen’s obsession with padel that led him to missing an audition and changing the course of his life. Known for his role as Alex Larden on House Husbands and for presenting shows such as The Voice Australia, he had increasingly been sucked into padel tournaments.“My agent went crazy: ‘What were you thinking? What’s your bread and butter?’,” McMullen says. “I was like, ‘God, you’re right. I should open a padel centre.’” Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Alan Davies: ‘I get called Jonathan Creek all the time – nowadays people think I’m James May’

The British comedian and actor on encouraging hecklers, why Will Ferrell deserves an Oscar and his love for Kylie MinogueIn your first memoir, My Favourite People and Me, you picked Kylie Minogue as one of your favourite people – but added that you stopped loving her when I Should Be So Lucky came out. To make this a question: how dare you?Ah, Kylie. She’s completely adored everywhere she goes, and I adore her as well. I fell for her when she was Charlene in Neighbours – I was a student studying drama in the 80s and the only drama that any of us cared about was Neighbours. Australian girls were the pin-ups for everybody in England. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago A new room for a doomed loom – and the battle to save Australia’s slowly dying crafts

When a rare weaving device was destined for the skip, a collective of artists, teachers and students united to rescue it. They bemoan how university course changes are replacing deep skills with competency checklists“Rachel, bad news,” the text message read. “They’re disconnecting the loom tomorrow.”Rachel Halton still doesn’t know who made the decision, in October 2022, to summarily decommission the $160,000 Jacquard loom that had been a cornerstone of RMIT’s renowned weaving and textile design courses for 20 years. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago 'In 1984 my dad cycled to Australia, now I'm pedalling my way to Thailand'

Olly Hargreaves has dreamed of following in his father's footsteps since he was a boy

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12 h. ago Arsenal win Women’s Champions League in final glory and dethrone Barcelona

Euphoria. Complete and utter euphoria. Stina Blackstenius’s second-half goal stunned the three-time European champions Barcelona to deliver Arsenal’s second European title. On the final whistle it was red and white pandemonium as stunned Gunners seemed to not know what to do with themselves – hugs, tears, disbelief.They started so brightly, playing with the freedom and joy that they had not afforded themselves until they had reached this final. There is nothing to lose once you pass that semi-final hurdle and everything to play for in a one-off game and a free-scoring Barcelona, who scored 128 goals in 30 league games this season, looked slightly shocked by the resistance they faced. Continue reading...

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