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Australia has crashed to its first one-day international loss against Bangladesh in 21 years, with the hosts recording an 86-run win via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in Dhaka. Bangladesh posted a formidable 8-284 after being sent in at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, before restricting the tourists to 9-191 from 42.2 overs when lightning and rain…
Warning: This article contains images and content, including open wounds on animals, which some readers may find distressing. Greyhound Racing SA (GRSA) is facing questions from a kennel owner about two allegedly underweight and injured dogs that the controlling body placed in her care. The greyhounds were seized from a trainer in January as part…
Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in parkland in Melbourne’s east on Tuesday evening. The man appeared to have suffered burns and his body was found by a passer-by near Chaim Court in Donvale, about 4:20pm. Victoria Police said the man had yet to be identified. The circumstances surrounding…
A Tasmanian historical group says allowing a Catholic school to build new facilities over a former cemetery is “an injustice” and could lead to the remains of settlers being dug up. The Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School in Deloraine, in the state’s north, was declared “not a cemetery” last month by the Office of…
Kathy de Leon starts lining up for her bus about 30 minutes before it arrives. If she does not get to her stop early enough, the 59-year-old can expect to stand for the entire 45-minute journey from Brisbane’s CBD to Park Ridge in Logan, something she finds physically challenging. “I arrive at the bus stop…
China’s President Xi Jinping has grown accustomed to world leaders coming to him. Since the start of 2026, dozens of dignitaries have arrived in Beijing, seeking to renew, reset, and rebuild relationships with China. Among them were two of the world’s most powerful leaders, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who arrived…
A New South Wales man who believes he was picked up by Ivan Milat while hitchhiking as a teenager in the mid-1970s has told an inquiry that a speeding ticket saved his life. Steven Clark, who has made a submission to a state parliamentary inquiry into unsolved murders and missing persons cases, said that in…
Geelong and Gold Coast champion Gary Ablett has been honoured for his glittering contribution to the game, joining his father and namesake in the Australian Football Hall of Fame. On a night when West Australian great Bill Walker was officially elevated to Legend status, Ablett was named among the new inductees at Tuesday’s gala event…
A Palestinian father is promising to fight for justice for his seven-month-old son, who was shot dead by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank city of Hebron. Warning: This story contains details of a military shooting that some readers may find distressing. Fahd Abu Haikal’s baby, Sam, was sitting in the back of his…
Thirteen government agencies are now embroiled in an expanding scandal involving potential data breaches, prompting calls for an urgent audit amid concerns over national security. Earlier this year, embattled transcription company, VIQ Solutions, breached its Commonwealth contract with the Federal Court by allowing highly sensitive court files to be accessed offshore in India. The company…