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As Australians brace for the second half of 2026 to be influenced by El Niño, scientists are warning that the impacts of the weather pattern are becoming harder to predict due to climate change. The Bureau of Meteorology has officially declared an El Niño active in Australia, which refers to an extended period of warmer-than-usual…
Australia will feature five players set to make their Commonwealth Games debut as it defends its netball gold medal in Glasgow. The 12-player Diamonds squad was confirmed on Wednesday. Midcourter Jamie-Lee Price is among the newcomers, four years after she narrowly missed out on selection and was a travelling reserve in Birmingham. Diamonds coach on…
A coronial inquest has heard the person who murdered a girl in rural New South Wales had wanted to play a “serial killer” game the day before the murder. Warning: This story contains descriptions of animal cruelty. Bridgette “Biddy” Porter, aged 10, was murdered in July 2020. In the Supreme Court in 2021, a person…
Townsville City Council has raised household rates, which it has blamed on inflation and fuel price hikes. Minimum general rates across all categories, including residential and commercial, are up by 7.2 per cent. The council increased its rate-in-the-dollar charge — the amount of money payable per dollar of the land valuation — by 7.2 per…
Socceroos defender Alessandro Circati has offered a blunt reply to USA midfielder Sebastian Berhalter’s comments ahead of the World Cup clash between the two sides. In the build-up to Saturday’s 5am AEST match in Seattle, Berhalter stirred the pot when he declared: “We’re American. We don’t take s***.” Berhalter was speaking about the mental toughness…
Thousands of cattle stranded for four months by floodwater are “living the dream” on their very own island in outback South Australia. At Cowarie Station, 250 kilometres north of Marree, around 4,000 of Sharon Oldfield’s cattle have been isolated since February by record-breaking rain and flooding. “The main channel is still full [of water] and…
The son of a church pastor wanted to “feel something” when he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl, a Victorian court has heard. Joshua Emonson, 24, was taken into custody on Wednesday in front of his family and members of his Pentecostal church after he pleaded guilty to sexually penetrating the girl. A prosecutor told the…
It didn’t take long for Lionel Messi to make his mark at this World Cup. The Argentine magician had the ball in the back of the net in just the fifth minute of his side’s clash against Algeria, calmly slotting home after a through ball. It was offside. Not by much, barely a fraction, but…
Donated colostrum or breastmilk can be a lifesaver for human babies, but it is also keeping a newborn chimpanzee alive in central Queensland. When the Rockhampton Zoo welcomed a new baby chimp last week, the team was overjoyed. However, zoo curator and chimpanzee specialist, Blair Chapman, said the 19-year-old first-time mum, alpha female Sile, struggled…
Kylian Mbappé scored a magical goal that thrust him back into the World Cup spotlight, while master coach Marcelo Bielsa did everything he could to avoid it. Meanwhile, French journalists leave an empty space for an incarcerated colleague, Jesus gets a Mexican kit makeover and Cabo Verde’s defensive hero keeps his kit on his back….