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Rishabh flings his bat, scores a ton, does a flip, gets praised by legends
England receives the full Rishabh Pant experience on day two of the first Test, featuring a lost shoe, a launched bat, audacious batting, another century and an ill-timed dismissal.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:
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'Passenger parenting' leaves dads on backfoot and mums carrying the load
While fathers are becoming increasingly engaged in daily family life, the persistence of a gendered norm means some feel on the "outskirts" when it comes to parenting decisions.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Mahmoud Khalil vows to resume pro-Palestinian activism after release
Palestinian rights activist Mahmoud Khalil says he will continue to protest against what he calls US government-funded genocide in Gaza.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Honouring 'Ackers', 10 years after a fatal on-field collision
Rugby league player James Ackerman was 25 when his death from a shoulder charge shattered his family, his club and his Sunshine Coast community. On Sunday, they honour his legacy and a life lived "the Ackers way".
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Alpine forests face collapse without urgent reforestation, say scientists
Bushfires and a lack of seed have created a "ticking time bomb" in Victoria's alpine and mountain ash forests, scientists are warning.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Steven was an inmate at this old Sydney jail. Now, he's its co-owner
The jail, which closed in 2011, has faced barriers to development. Heritage advocates say its tourism potential is yet to be tapped into.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Nature refuge operators call for Queensland to drop 'dumb' land tax
Queensland relies on private landholders to protect threatened habitats, but remains the only state to apply land tax on properties that have been turned into conservation projects.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Battin draws a line on Liberal infighting ahead of 2026 election
The Victorian opposition leader says the party must move on from internal rivalries and focus on winning government after backing a controversial loan to John Pesutto.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:A message and then a shooting: Teens lured into gangland war
Teens are joining Sydney's underworld war, but their biggest threat isn't the legal system β it's becoming a target themselves.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:As more dogs end up on antidepressants, some vets raise alarm
Dogs are increasingly being prescribed medications to treat "problem behaviours", but experts suggest non-drug solutions could be better.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Tell us: what are your experiences of buying a home in Australia?
We want to hear about your search for a home in this competitive market. How long have you been looking and are investors outbidding you?Australia has one of the most unaffordable property markets in the world, arguably made worse by tax breaks for investors.The share of investors buying homes has consistently grown over the past 25 years at the expense of prospective owner-occupiers. That trend threatens to accelerate...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:As the media works to win trust, people say they want the truth
Australians want journalists to tell the truth. Is that a simple request?
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Live: US attacks three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israel's campaign
Donald Trump confirms the US has struck three Iranian nuclear facilities, joining Israel's air campaign. Follow live.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:King or crook?: the enduring legacy of Queenslandβs political strongman Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Bjelke-Petersenβs leadership of Australiaβs most blinkered, authoritarian and corrupt postwar regime is reassessed in Stanβs TV documentary Joh: Last King of QueenslandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastβSir Joh will be remembered, and he will long be remembered. But not for what he wanted to be remembered for.βThis was my prediction when Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen died in 2005, heading up one of a...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Federal Labor ministers at odds over contentious NT gas pipeline decision, internal document shows
Exclusive: Agriculture minister Julie Collins and Indigenous affairs minister Malarndirri McCarthy expressed concern over Sturt Plateau pipelineβs constructionAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Mortonβs Clear Air column as an emailSenior Albanese government ministers disagreed over whether a controversial Northern Territory gas pipeline should be allowed to go...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:28 Days Later kickstarted the zombie revival. It's back for another bite
In 2002, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland started a zombie frenzy. Decades later, the duo have reunited to show the human cost of an infected apocalypse.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:'The last paradise' mined for nickel in Indonesia
A pristine archipelago off Indonesia's east coast emerges as the latest battleground between conservationists and the government, who are at odds over the country's nickel industry.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Testosterone salesman promising 'through-the-roof sex drive' banned
Michael Farrelly promised his clients he'd send their sex drive "through the roof". But almost a decade after he was first investigated for medical fraud, authorities have finally closed in on him.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Israel is believed to have nuclear weapons. Why is it worried about Iran?
As the bombs keep landing and Israel continues its devastating attacks on Iran's nuclear program, it's easy to forget Iran remains a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Budget reveals WA oil and gas royalties in rapid decline
Shared revenue from Australia's largest mainland gas project has dropped by more than 70 per cent in three years, contributing less than 1 per cent of the state's revenue this financial year.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:England rues 'staggering' decision to bowl first in Test against India
England captain Ben Stokes sends India in to bat on day one of the first Test, only to watch the tourists' new generation combine to plunder centuries.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:The state government is spending big bucks on a future made in WA. But who will build it?
Economic experts have endorsed the WA government's future-focused budget, but warn a tight labour market could be its biggest roadblock.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:Conservation group compiles 'shocking' evidence of mass habitat loss
Investigations are under way into satellite images the Australian Conservation Foundation says are proof farmers across Australia have illegally cleared 900 square kilometres of native habitat in five years.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:βI think you and I are at warβ: the Australians suddenly united in grief over the Israel-Iran conflict
For friends Saina and Oscar, airstrikes on Iran and Israel have triggered guilt, fear for family members, a sense of numbness β and release at sharing it togetherGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Israel triggered a war last Friday after it sent a wave of airstrikes into Iran, Saina Salemi and Oscar were at work in Melbourne, sitting at armβs length away from each other at their...
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:Paramedic awarded highest honour after risky grain silo rescue
Vaughan Mason's quick thinking saved the life of a farmer trapped and struggling to breathe in a grain silo. Now, the pair have reunited.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:In the outback, 7,000 beanies β and one made of dog fur β are stealing the show
An intricate hot air balloon beanie and a woolly hat made entirely from dog fur are among the almost 7,000 creations on display at this year's Alice Springs Beanie Festival.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:Putin explains belief that 'the whole of Ukraine is ours'
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that in his view the whole of Ukraine is "ours" and cautions that advancing Russian forces could take the Ukrainian city of Sumy as part of a bid to carve out a buffer zone.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:As Australia's deepest copper mine calls time, what happens to Mount Isa?
It's almost impossible to picture this outback mining city without its stacks, but that could be the future.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:Around 3,000 swimmers go nude for an 'energising' winter solstice dip in Hobart
Thousands of people celebrate the shortest day of the year by taking a nude plunge in the freezing waters of Hobart.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:Spain's blackout shows 'we're not reacting fast enough' to changing grids
The extraordinary failure of Spain's entire electricity system in April sparked furious debate over the energy transition. But what caused the blackout?
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:Australian business considering bid for embattled Darwin Port
The founder of two major new marine infrastructure projects in Western Australia is weighing up a bid for the Darwin Port.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:When Erika burns for the solstice these locals party like Vikings
Cape Clear is nowhere near the ocean, but it has a lighthouse and a "Viking longship" that residents plan to set alight for the winter solstice.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:'A little disappointed': Auckland concedes 16 goals in two games
Auckland City go down 6-0 to Benfica after a weather delay, leaving them with no wins, no goals and 16 conceded in two games at the Club World Cup.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:Lions fall to 54-year first ahead of Australia tour
The British and Irish Lions showed glimpses of class but ultimately not enough as Argentina recorded a thrilling 28-24 victory in Dublin ahead of the nine-match tour of Australia.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:Five Great Reads: Miranda July, the problem with purity culture, and why a professor of fascism left the US
Guardian Australiaβs weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris SwalesGet this in your inbox every weekend. Sign up for Five Great Reads here.Top of the weekend to you all. Itβs all a bit grim out there β even State of Origin is struggling to hit its usual high notes. Hereβs the pick of what Iβve been reading to tune out. Continue reading...
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: