14 h. ago It was Australia’s worst engineering disaster. Next year, the story is being told in a new way

A play about the worst industrial accident in Australian history is one of the main attractions in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2026 program.

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35 h. ago This play is a disaster – and the MTC hopes it will be a huge success

A play about the worst industrial accident in Australian history is one of the main attractions in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2026 program.

Politics

5 d. ago Stuart Broad’s latest Ashes swipe is only loosely based in fact – as usual

I wrote the book on the 2010-11 Ashes, literally. Look any closer than the 30-odd seconds it takes to view an Instagram reel, and you’ll see that series had much more to it than Stuart Broad’s hot take could capture.

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5 d. ago ‘Worst Australian Ashes side since 2010’: Stuart Broad lights fuse with provocative claim

The claim, made by the former England fast bowler on his podcast, kicked off on the basis that Australia will be missing captain Pat Cummins from the first Test in Perth.

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7 d. ago ASX makes poor start to the week as Trump China spat spooks investors

The Australian sharemarket has endured its worst session in three weeks with rare earths and gold miners, along with ANZ Bank, the only stars of the trading day.

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3 w. ago ‘Stuck up’: Storm prop lights fuse in slanging match with Payne Haas

The unlikeliest of grand final sledges has been tossed out from one of the game’s gentle giants to another.

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