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Wallabies forced to go ‘back to basics’ in nervous win over Fiji
There are several tense moments before the Wallabies escape with a Rugby World Cup win over Fiji, as questions about their game plan require answers ahead of their next encounter against Wales, writes Luke Pentony.
AFL: Giants grow up to set up first grand final against Tigers
It’s taken eight years, a bounty of first round draft picks and a wet and rugged preliminary final against Collingwood, but Greater Western Sydney has come of age by booking a grand final appearance next week against Richmond.
In a thrilling preliminary final, the Giants got out to a 33
Live: The Storm look to bounce back against the in-form Eels
Fresh from last week's thumping of Brisbane, the Eels travel to Melbourne to take on the Storm. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary in our NRL Finals ScoreCentre.
Black-and-blue Sabbath: Ozzy Osbourne ‘on the mend’ after spine-jarring fall
Ozzy Osbourne is “on the mend” after recent health problems and will be back performing “soon”, his daughter Kelly has said.
The former Black Sabbath singer, 70, was forced to postpone all his future tour dates after a fall at home earlier this year aggravated injuries from a near-fatal quad
Rugby Union: Wallabies given World Cup fright against Fiji
The Wallabies have fought back to avoid a catastrophic result at the Rugby World Cup, needing two tries from hooker Tolu Latu to help see off Fiji 39-21 in Sapporo.
Trailing 21-12 with a half-an-hour remaining on Saturday, the Australian pack took command to ensure they dodged what would have
Wallabies forced to go ‘back to basics’ in nervous win over Fiji
There are several tense moments before the Wallabies escape with a Rugby World Cup win over Fiji, as questions about their game plan require answers ahead of their next encounter against Wales, writes Luke Pentony.
AFL: Giants grow up to set up first grand final against Tigers
It’s taken eight years, a bounty of first round draft picks and a wet and rugged preliminary final against Collingwood, but Greater Western Sydney has come of age by booking a grand final appearance next week against Richmond.
In a thrilling preliminary final, the Giants got out to a 33
Live: The Storm look to bounce back against the in-form Eels
Fresh from last week's thumping of Brisbane, the Eels travel to Melbourne to take on the Storm. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary in our NRL Finals ScoreCentre.
Black-and-blue Sabbath: Ozzy Osbourne ‘on the mend’ after spine-jarring fall
Ozzy Osbourne is “on the mend” after recent health problems and will be back performing “soon”, his daughter Kelly has said.
The former Black Sabbath singer, 70, was forced to postpone all his future tour dates after a fall at home earlier this year aggravated injuries from a near-fatal quad
Rugby Union: Wallabies given World Cup fright against Fiji
The Wallabies have fought back to avoid a catastrophic result at the Rugby World Cup, needing two tries from hooker Tolu Latu to help see off Fiji 39-21 in Sapporo.
Trailing 21-12 with a half-an-hour remaining on Saturday, the Australian pack took command to ensure they dodged what would have
Taylor Swift cancels Melbourne Cup appearance after criticism
Under fire from animal-rights activists, megastar Taylor Swift has bailed on her slated Melbourne Cup show – although she’s blaming “scheduling issues” rather than the barrage of criticism.
Swift had been set to perform two hits from her latest album Lover at the November 5 race but changes to her
Taylor Swift Scratched from Melbourne Cup
Under fire from animal-rights activists, megastar Taylor Swift has bailed on her slated Melbourne Cup show – although she’s blaming “scheduling issues” rather than the barrage of criticism.
Swift had been set to perform two hits from her latest album, Lover, at the November 5 race but promoters say changes
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Anti-fascist campaigner and Australian citizen Jock Palfreeman was unexpectedly granted parole on September 19 after serving 11 years of a 20-year sentence on trumped-up charges. He was last denied parole on July 17.
Palfreeman was convicted in 2009 of the stabbing murder of Andrei Monov
Farmers vow to fight on as coal mine extension more likely
The Queensland Court of Appeal decided on September 10 that the Land Court does not have the power to consider groundwater quantity impacts when hearing mining objections.
Opponents of the mine, located on prime agricultural land in
Is Moreland council using hostile architecture against homeless people?
A public debate has erupted over a decision by Moreland council, in Melbourne’s inner-north, to install armrests on benches outside Coburg Library.
As a Socialist Alliance Moreland councillor I moved a motion to remove the armrests at the September 11 council meeting. In the end,
Free West Papua
A rally for a Free West Papua was held in Melbourne on September 14.
The rally comes amid ongoing mass protests in West Papua for independence.
[See also West Papua — Australia’s new Timor-Leste?.]
September 14 protest for a free West Papua. Photo: Meagan Street
Decriminalise abortion now
Pro-choice activists rallied in Sydney on September 14 to call for the decriminalisation of abortion in NSW.
“Any law that places half the population at risk of criminality simply because of their biology is a ridiculous and unsupportable law”, Jane Caro, one of the speakers, said.
Extinction Rebellion blockades Melbourne bridge
Extinction Rebellion activists blockaded Princes Bridge in Melbourne’s CBD for several hours on September 14.
Several dozen people were arrested.
Extinction Rebellion activists on September 14. Photo: Jacob Andrewartha
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On Thursday, the Member for Hughes, after a long lunch, struggled to his feet, adjusted his belt over his ample belly, wiped some egg from his tie, farted and proceeded to address our national parliament. His purpose was to convey a message to us all but to the younger generation
My fight against testicular cancer
It was the beginning of November 2015,
Robodebt claims the life of a 19-year-old mum
The big budget question is why the surplus wasn’t big
The budget was for practical purposes in neither deficit nor in surplus in 2018-19, the final figures released by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann on Thursday reveal.
The underlying cash deficit was just A$690 million, which, on the scale of Commonwealth budgets, is close to nothing: 0.0%
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Wallabies forced to go ‘back to basics’ in nervous win over Fiji
There are several tense moments before the Wallabies escape with a Rugby World Cup win over Fiji, as questions about their game plan require answers ahead of their next encounter against Wales, writes Luke Pentony.
AFL: Giants grow up to set up first grand final against Tigers
It’s taken eight years, a bounty of first round draft picks and a wet and rugged preliminary final against Collingwood, but Greater Western Sydney has come of age by booking a grand final appearance next week against Richmond.
In a thrilling preliminary final, the Giants got out to a 33
Live: The Storm look to bounce back against the in-form Eels
Fresh from last week's thumping of Brisbane, the Eels travel to Melbourne to take on the Storm. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary in our NRL Finals ScoreCentre.
Black-and-blue Sabbath: Ozzy Osbourne ‘on the mend’ after spine-jarring fall
Ozzy Osbourne is “on the mend” after recent health problems and will be back performing “soon”, his daughter Kelly has said.
The former Black Sabbath singer, 70, was forced to postpone all his future tour dates after a fall at home earlier this year aggravated injuries from a near-fatal quad
Rugby Union: Wallabies given World Cup fright against Fiji
The Wallabies have fought back to avoid a catastrophic result at the Rugby World Cup, needing two tries from hooker Tolu Latu to help see off Fiji 39-21 in Sapporo.
Trailing 21-12 with a half-an-hour remaining on Saturday, the Australian pack took command to ensure they dodged what would have
Taylor Swift cancels Melbourne Cup appearance after criticism
Under fire from animal-rights activists, megastar Taylor Swift has bailed on her slated Melbourne Cup show – although she’s blaming “scheduling issues” rather than the barrage of criticism.
Swift had been set to perform two hits from her latest album Lover at the November 5 race but changes to her
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Iran says it will destroy any aggressor
United States sending troops to bolster Saudi defenses after attack
UK Labour deputy leader says Brexit views behind bid to oust him
Iran says it will destroy any aggressor
United States sending troops to bolster Saudi defenses after attack
UK Labour deputy leader says Brexit views behind bid to oust him
Motion to oust UK Labour Party deputy leader withdrawn: lawmaker
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Iran says it will destroy any aggressor
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On why any boss who sacks staff for going on strike on Friday is a bum
News from the front desk 453: It’s an indictment of Australian politics that some politicians are in a thundering state of outrage over plans for businesses and students to attend #ClimateStrike events tomorrow. While the land burns. While the water runs dry in...
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The Australian Capital Territory will likely meet its 100 per cent renewable electricity target ahead of its own deadline of 1 January, 2020, according to a new report released by the Australia Institute. Either way, the ACT is set to become the first major...
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The world is burning, and all Australia has is a big stick
As tens of thousands of people – the vast majority of them striking school children – gather around Australia to call for stronger government action on climate change, where were our top politicians?
The nation’s leader, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, was quite likely tucking himself into bed
Amazon makes largest order of electric vehicles as part of 2040 zero carbon pledge
CEO and founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos says the company is making the single largest order of electric vehicles to date as part of a “Climate Pledge” initiative to make the online retail giant carbon neutral by 2040.
In a video of the announcement that
How the ACT’s 100% renewable electricity target is saving households cash
The federal Coalition government is fond of telling us that going renewables will be the death of the economy, and cause electricity prices to go into orbit. But it doesn’t have to look very far to see how successful a well-thought out renewables scheme can be.
In
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ARENA funds expansion of renewables in food processing, for power and heat
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is looking to encourage food manufacturers to increase the use of renewable energy technologies in food production, announcing a new round of funding for Australian food producers to develop plans for shifting their energy use to zero emissions sources.
ARENA has committed
First all-electric Volkswagen to arrive in Australia will be an ID.4 SUV
It’s been known for sometime that Volkswagen has an electric future in store for Australian drivers, but which vehicle from its planned ID series would make it here first has been a mystery.
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