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The Australian government says it has raised concerns directly with China over the country’s new ethnic unity law, which allows Beijing to target people overseas. China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion law, which comes into effect next week, is designed to create a “shared” national identity among the country’s 55 ethnic minority groups, including Tibetans…
Unfancied Karis Davidson has upstaged superstars Minjee Lee and Hannah Green to be the leading Australian and right in the mix for the biggest payday in women’s golf history. Davidson fired a superb seven-under-par 65 to be solo second, just two shots off the pace after the first round of the $US13 million ($18.3 million)…
In an NRL season bereft of blockbusters it’s fitting that this weekend delivers the most unlikely one of all. The Dolphins and Warriors will meet at Lang Park on Saturday afternoon and the old match-of-the-day time slot promises to deliver just that. Both sides play hot footy and look good doing it. They have the…
The man who killed Tasmania Police Constable Keith Smith has been sentenced to 40 years in jail, with a non-parole period of 25 years. Leigh Geoffrey Sushames was sentenced on Friday by Justice Tamara Jago for the police officer’s murder in north-west Tasmania, on June 16, 2025. Constable Smith was attending Sushames’ North Motton property…
Ecuador’s wildest dreams come true, the Swedes get a rude shock at training and a piece of World Cup history goes up for sale. Check out the full World Cup schedule here in Australian times ABC Sport podcast: Check out the latest episode here Here are today’s World Cup quick hits. 1. Mission Impossible? Mission…
There ain’t nothing new about audience panic: when the baked-in viewers of a show like Nine’s Today start to dwindle, any halfway competitive presenter might pull the panic lever to get some attention. That usually involves animals, sick kids or celebrities. And there ain’t nothing new about grievance merchants attempting to leverage genuine community disaffection…
Police have arrested a 53-year-old woman in Sydney’s west after her mother was found dead in an aged care home. Emergency services were called to the facility on Evans Road in Rooty Hill just after 11:30pm on Thursday, following reports the body of a woman had been found. Police discovered the 84-year-old woman dead inside…
South Australia Police has admitted that three officers did not “act appropriately” in how they handled the case of domestic violence survivor Stella Magnisalis, who was assaulted multiple times by her then police detective husband. Ms Magnisalis was repeatedly threatened, degraded and bashed by Matthew Alan Thomson between from 2013 to 2018. She said she…
Harmanpreet Kaur has declared India are “all set for Australia” after they moved towards their crunch final T20 World Cup group match with a comfortable but still far from impressive five-wicket win over Bangladesh at Old Trafford. The two powerhouse teams in the women’s game will meet at Lord’s on Sunday from 11.30pm (AEST) with…
David Burston was making grand plans when he received a stage 4 cancer diagnosis late last year. The 72-year-old from Cairns had just bought an old yacht, aptly named Tropical Dream, to fix up and sail around Australia. There were few signs he was ill. He started needing to pee during the night and developed…