Loading In a devastating postscript to the SCG defeat, Hollands had surgery to repair a fractured collarbone which will sideline him for eight weeks. Pittonet also had surgery on a fractured hand that will see him miss two weeks. His injury is a particular blow this week as the Blues take on the league’s most…
Trending Over the past few weeks, public figures have questioned whether the online debate around the Voice to Parliament referendum was being manipulated. The Sydney Morning Herald’s Anthony Galloway reported on fascinating data showing that the anti-Voice side of the debate was being led by anonymous accounts (often using hate speech) but no evidence of…
On Monday (Tuesday AEST), Lula said he backed Venezuela joining a block of emerging-market nations known as BRICS – made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and pledged to boost business in the country. Loading The Brazilian president has repeatably pushed back against criticism of the Venezuelan government, which is widely condemned…
THE BOOGEYMAN ★★ (MA) 98 minutes Perhaps for the moment we don’t need any more horror movies about grief. At least, I can’t say I learnt anything new about the subject from Rob Savage’s forgettable The Boogeyman. Which, to avoid confusion, bears no relation to the similarly titled series of slasher movies that began in…
The owner of a tour boat which crashed into rocks in Western Australia’s far north in May 2022 has been charged with failing to ensure the safety its passengers after 12 were left with serious injuries. The charges were laid on Friday against Journey Beyond Adventures Pty Ltd, trading as Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures, and…
Miami have advanced to an improbable appearance in the NBA Finals after upsetting the Celtics 103-84 in game seven at Boston. The Heat qualified for the playoffs in eighth spot in the East after losing their initial play-in game to Atlanta and then only just eliminating Chicago. For them to then beat top seed Milwaukee,…
With almost half the world’s lithium deposits sitting under our feet, the government wants Australia to be a bigger player in the battery game. A mine worker holds a soil sample containing lithium (Reuters/Washington Alves) Mineral resources are the bedrock of Australia’s $180-billion-a-year exports to China. But China’s access to our lithium and other rare…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Malaysia’s maritime agency said Monday it found a cannon shell believed to be from World War II on a Chinese-registered vessel and was investigating if the barge carrier was involved in the looting of two British warship wrecks in the South China Sea. Malaysian media reported that illegal salvage operators were believed…
Turning to the PwC tax scandal, Greens leader Adam Bandt says the apology from the consulting firm is not enough when the company was refusing to say who had access to the information. “They’re still refusing to say who had access to this information, but they’re refusing to tell us which further partners were stood…
Turning to the PwC tax scandal, Greens leader Adam Bandt says the apology from the consulting firm is not enough when the company was refusing to say who had access to the information. “They’re still refusing to say who had access to this information, but they’re refusing to tell us which further partners were stood…