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The ASX is set to open lower, with futures pointing to a 0.5 per cent decline. That is despite US shares rebounding after the previous session’s sell-off, led by technology stocks. Meanwhile, Big 4 consulting firm KPMG is facing a public reckoning today, with a parliamentary hearing set to examine allegations it used confidential client…
Navigating school sport has always been a challenge for Florence Nickel but a little-known Paralympic event has unlocked a lofty dream for the 10-year-old. Florence lives with an acquired brain injury that affects her mobility and speech. This year, the Gold Coast primary school student was introduced to the sport of boccia and she has…
Rinky Hijikata has delivered one of his occasional super shows, with the Australian earning his second shock win this season, downing second seed Jiri Lehecka at the Queen’s Club Championships. Sydney qualifier Hijikata came from a set down in Friday morning’s (AEST) second-round clash on the celebrated London club’s centre court to knock out Czech…
Lionel Messi and his family have asked the media for “humanity” amid rumours about his father, Jorge Messi’s, health. Messi confirmed in a statement that his father is undergoing medical treatment for an undisclosed illness. The family did not specify the illness that the 68-year-old Jorge Messi is suffering from. “Jorge is going through a…
At the Lal Lal Falls Reserve, 20 minutes south-east of Ballarat, the sounds of country are everywhere. The wind whistles through red gums, magpies warble, and frogs sing. To the Wadawurrung people, they are biyal, parrwang, and djirm respectively. But one sound is missing: the sound of the waterfall that makes this site special. Lal…
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he thinks the government has lost some support following May’s federal budget but doesn’t regret pressing ahead with the changes. Labor backed down on some key measures in the budget and announced carve-outs for small businesses from capital gains tax changes. The federal government is increasing the small business turnover threshold for…
For five decades, a collection of 20 monumental tapestries commissioned by one of Australia’s most significant 20th-century artists has largely sat in storage. Arthur Boyd never saw the full series displayed before he died in 1999. For the first time, the entire collection of tapestries will finally be available to the public at the National…
At just 22, Patrick Beach impressed the world at his FIFA World Cup debut with the Socceroos against Türkiye last weekend. He thwarted eight goal attempts in Australia’s 2-0 win in Vancouver, Canada, including a breathtaking full-stretch save using his fingertip in the first half. Beach’s inclusion in the starting 11, with goal keeper and…
The death of an Adelaide fashion industry icon who suffered a cardiac arrest after taking magic mushrooms as an alternative treatment will be probed at a coronial inquest. Carol Foord, the founder of Toffs and Wild Child Style Lab, fought breast cancer and symptoms of motor neurone disease before her death in June 2024. She…
When Lyn Eather’s mother Olive was diagnosed with dementia, she was determined to keep her at home on the family farm for as long as possible. Her father Peter, Olive’s husband, died in 2019, about a year after the diagnosis. “Dad asked me to, ‘Be kind to your mother and look after her’ … and…