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Taylor Swift is topping the charts again and her return to country music comes as the genre is experiencing a boom few predicted. As other music festivals around the nation falter, cancel and fold, country has been bucking the trend. Just five years ago, country music artists thought they were watching their genre die. Audiences…
An Australian fertiliser company says it has already sold the entire urea output from its proposed plant, worth about $2.4 billion, before it has been built. The Australian Fertilizer Corporation plans to build a facility on the site of a defunct ammonia export project at the Port of Gladstone, about 530 kilometres north of Brisbane….
Alwyn Lyall says he felt “extremely upset and humiliated” when, in front of tourists and staff, police asked him to leave Australia Zoo. “I’m not threatening anybody,” he calmly told the two officers who had been called by the zoo’s managers. “I’m not trying to trespass on the property. All I’m asking for is information.”…
Ri’chard Caldwell can remember being singled out in history class at school in the United States whenever the topic of slavery was raised. Born in California, Caldwell moved to Texas with his family at around the age of seven. “In school they did American history, they did US history, they did Texas history. But whenever…
Wall Street is having one heck of a run this year and Australians are benefiting via their superannuation. Earlier this year the S&P 500 surpassed 7,600 for the first time. A decade ago the all-time high was 2,100. Five years ago it was about 4,200. Australia’s share market has also had an impressive run, notwithstanding…
On any given evening, the village of Candelo on the New South Wales Far South Coast is noticeably quiet, apart from the odd corellas squawking in the trees. But on Wednesday evenings, voices echoing from the town hall have become a welcome addition to the soundscape. The melodies do not fade into the background; they…
Australia’s golfers have suffered an inglorious wipe-out as Wyndham Clark remained firmly on course to capture a second US Open crown in three years. As Clark surged to a four-shot halfway lead, no Australians made the cut for the first time since 1959 after Cameron Smith, Min Woo Lee, Lucas Herbert and milestone-man Adam Scott…
Ingrid Bishop describes her son as the “love of her life”. An “incredible young man”, she says Josh Warneke brought “energy, kindness, humour, generosity and love” into the lives of those who knew him. Warning: Readers are advised this story contains distressing content. “I still hear his voice, still see his smile and I still…
Socceroos legend Mark Schwarzer says Tony Popovic got his selection “desperately” wrong in their 2-0 defeat against the USA at the World Cup. Popovic made two changes from the opening-round victory against Türkiye, rotating goal-scorers Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe out of the side and giving Mat Leckie and Nishan Velupillay a starting role. The…
A man has died in a truck rollover on the Princes Freeway east of Melbourne. Police say the B-double was carrying fuel when it crashed into cable fencing on the freeway at Darnum, shortly before 6:30am. The driver cabin disconnected from the two trailers before crashing into trees. The driver died at the scene. Road…