Nick Kyrgios’s Australian Open campaign continues with win over Gilles Simon
A clash with Rafael Nadal still looms for Nick Kyrgios, but for the time being he will be satisfied to have safely advanced to the third round of the Australian…
This sports club wants to know why it missed out on a ‘modest’ government sports grant
The members of Castlemaine Bowling Club in Victoria range in age from 11 through to 93. “The Castlemaine Bowling Club provides a really important function in our community,” club secretary…
Melbourne mum who left her toddler in hot car allowed to see him in hospital
A Melbourne mother who left her 14-month-old boy alone in a car in 38-degree heat last week has been allowed to see the child in hospital. The boy was rescued…
Three firefighters dead after Large Air Tanker crashes while fighting bushfires in southern NSW
Three US crew members were killed when their Large Air Tanker crashed while fighting a bushfire in southern NSW this afternoon. Earlier this afternoon, the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS)…
Australia has ‘hottest, driest’ year on record as 2019 named second-hottest year worldwide, WMO says
Last year was the Earth’s second hottest since records began, and the world should brace itself for more extreme weather events like the devastating bushfires that have hit much of…
Ash Barty is this year’s star attraction at the Australian Open — but she’s got the maturity to weather the hype
As you drive to the city from Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport, the giant billboards on the overpasses leave little doubt about who is the star attraction of this year’s Australian Open.…
Bridget McKenzie facing calls to quit after auditors condemn ‘biased’ sports cash splash
Deputy Nationals leader Bridget McKenzie is facing calls to resign amid revelations a Federal Government pre-election cash splash was biased towards seats the Coalition wanted to win. A scathing audit…
Firefighters say bushfire budget cuts cost lives and homes
Firefighters say they are becoming more traumatised on the frontline of the bushfire crisis knowing they could have saved more lives and homes had they been properly resourced. In a…
Vladimir Putin clears the way for his next step to everlasting power
Russia’s entire government has unexpectedly stepped down, in a move that clears the way for President Vladimir Putin to maintain his grip on power well past the end of his…
The big corporate hitters who the ATO says are paying no tax
The resource giants who built the mining boom since 2000 earned $53.8 billion in revenues in the 2017-18 year without paying any tax, according to the Australian Taxation Office’s latest…