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‘Most Significant In Years’: How This Week’s Heatwave Is Roasting Half The Country

Extreme heatwave conditions are sweeping across multiple Australian states, with total fire bans and 40‑plus temperatures.

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'By just being angry' - Ben O'Connor hopes mentality shift will offer return to top form in 2026 after 'annoying year'

Australian GC challenger heads into 2026 searching for momentum, but more importantly, a clear mindset

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Why Is There Controversy Around A Bondi Royal Commission? The Debate, Explained

Anthony Albanese caved to mounting pressure when announcing a national inquiry into the attacks this week. But what caused the delay?

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Ultimatum for Nazi accused after bid to leave country

A man accused of displaying Nazi symbols has sought removal from Australia rather than wait for deportation but prosecutors want him to stay and face charges.

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Australia to face Poland in United Cup quarter-finals

Australia have been handed a tough path to United Cup silverware, set to face 2025 runners-up Poland in the last eight for a crack at titleholders America.

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What is a royal commission? Could one into the Bondi attack create meaningful change?

Less than a month on, Australia is still grappling with the consequences of the Bondi attack, in which 16 people were killed (including one of the shooters) and 40 more were injured. Most of the victims were Jewish and were attending an event to mark the start of Hanukkah.

The Conversation

Cyclones get names but deadly heatwaves don’t. Should Australia personalise severe weather?

Australia’s climate is changing rapidly due to rising global greenhouse gas emissions. Extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones, east coast low pressure systems, flash floods, droughts, bushfires, severe storms, and both land and marine heatwaves are becoming increasingly common, as the National Climate Risk Assessment makes clear.

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Melbourne swelters through hottest day in six years as severe heatwave descends on Australia’s south-eastern states

Hot conditions for NSW, Victoria, South Australia, the ACT, Tasmania and WA as authorities warn of high fire danger

The Guardian - AU

England superstar suffers injury in final Ashes Test

England captain Ben Stokes suffered an adductor injury in the fifth and final Ashes Test at the SCG.

AAP

Pressure to widen the net on anti-vilification laws

The LGBTQI+ community and supporters are calling for hate speech laws to protect all minorities while acknowledging the need to crack down on anti-Semitism.

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Australia v England: fifth Ashes Test, day four – as it happened

Tourists reach 302-8 with a lead of 119 runs going into final day of fifth Test after fighting maiden century for Jacob Bethell

The Guardian - AU

Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster

Across Australia, forests are quietly changing. Trees that once stood for decades or centuries are now dying at an accelerating rate. And this is not because of fire, storms, or logging. The chronic stress of a warming climate is killing them.

The Conversation

Goolagong is a compelling and inspiring mini-series – a story for all Australians

Evonne Goolagong Cawley was one of Australia’s greatest champions of all time.

The Conversation

A red Moon, a blue Moon, a supermoon and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2026

What will we see in the southern sky in 2026? A total eclipse of the Moon (at a convenient time), a blue Moon and a supermoon, the two brightest planets close together, and Jupiter disappearing behind the Moon in the daytime.

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PM attends funeral of Bondi victim – as it happened

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De Minaur reveals reasoning for 'brutal' Davis Cup call

Australia's soon-to-be world No.5 Alex de Minaur has detailed the reasons behind the toughest decision of his professional tennis career.

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Webster always believed he was good enough for Ashes

Beau Webster excelled with both bat and ball as fellow Australian allrounder Cameron Green's lean Ashes series continued.

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Quietly dying: few forests spared from tree losses

Australian forests are thinning in a worrying finding for a world relying on plants to help soak up excess atmospheric carbon.

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Sports Illustrated

Report: PGA Tour Winner Among New Players Joining LIV Golf

According to The Times of London, Belgium’s Thomas Detry and Australia’s Elvis Smylie are joining LIV Golf this year.

The Guardian - AU

A Game of Thrones spin-off, The Pitt returns and Goolagong: what’s new to streaming in Australia in January

Plus a star-studded Agatha Christie adaptation, gory new Ryan Murphy drama The Beauty and Oscars frontrunner One Battle After Another

The Guardian - AU

Are crabs animals and should we experiment on monkeys? Major review of Australia’s research code to mull tough questions

Ending use of animals in teaching and limiting surgery in research settings to veterinarians among suggested changes

The Guardian - UK

‘I wish I’d faced these poor modern teams’: world’s oldest living Test cricketer on decline in standards

Neil Harvey, 97, the last surviving Bradman Invincible, blasts England’s Bazball experiment from his La-Z-Boy armchair

Evening Standard

Rick Stein's insider guide to Sydney

The chef tells us why Australia’s harbour city is his go-to for market mornings, seafood feasts and wine bar crawls

The Guardian - UK

Majestic Smith passes Hobbs to leave only Bradman clear on top of Ashes mountain

The great Australian batter was typically twitchy before passing his latest personal milestone in Sydney

The Independent UK

Extreme bushfire warnings in Australia as temperatures soar to 45C in worst heatwave for years

Meteorologists say midweek will be most critical period as multiple states likely to experience consecutive days of extreme heat

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