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The final day of quarterfinal action is upon us, with Erling Halland’s Norway and Harry Kane’s England facing off in a titanic clash in Miami, before Switzerland searches for an upset over Lionel Messi’s Argentina in Kansas City. My name’s Henry Hanson, and along with Amanda Shalala on the ground in Florida, as well as…
Linda Noskova survived missing five match points to outlast compatriot Karolina Muchova 6-2 5-7 6-3 to win a maiden grand slam title as she extended the Czech Republic’s remarkable Wimbledon success story. Noskova’s triumph on the historic lawns of south-west London made her the third Czech woman to capture the Wimbledon title in four years…
Welcome to Spicks and Specks trivia, the online quiz where we’ll wake you up before you go-go (out for Sunday breakfast). Yes, we’ve got work to do on our music-related puns. But for now, let’s get this show on the road. One point for a correct answer. Let’s play! Loading
Naima Ali Farah is having her make-up done. It’s an ordinary scene at this cosmetic store in Melbourne’s northern suburbs but it doesn’t feel ordinary for Naima. “It’s something that I’ve been dreaming to have when I get to safety,” Naima tells Australian Story. “Just feel like a woman again and have everything a woman…
The crackly distress call from a clearly panicked captain was picked up across the Gulf in the early hours of Tuesday morning. “Mayday, mayday, mayday. This is vessel Al Rekayyat, LNG vessel Al Rekayyat. “We are being hit by drone on port side, top of engine room. “Status: engine room fire and full of smoke….
Forget Euro summer, for the holders of high public office even an Australian winter holiday can become perilous terrain in the court of community expectation. For Australian politicians, Scott Morrison’s ill-fated Hawaii vacation in December 2019 remains a potent reminder of what not to do in a national crisis. Holidays can come with high stakes…
After they made the atomic bomb, scientists came up with the Doomsday Clock. The symbolic clock, launched by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, warned how close humanity might be to destroying itself in the form of “minutes to midnight”. Since 1947, its hands have been moved closer and further away from midnight in response to…
The first seven years of Free Sobolewski’s life were contained within the walls of a one-room besser-block home in rural New South Wales. A makeshift curtain, strung across part of the room, was all that separated the bunk bed she shared with her sister from the rest of the home. The bathroom, set in a…
Hidden for more than a century, a remarkable collection of Australian and Antarctic history has been revealed to the public for the first time. The Royal Society in London has launched a digital archive of more than 50,000 meteorological images spanning three centuries. It includes weather observations by Louis “Bunny” Bernacchi, the only Australian on…
When she was 17, Grace Woodroofe uploaded her first three songs to triple j Unearthed. They made their way to Heath Ledger via the late cinema legend’s sister, Woodroofe’s high school friend. Woodroofe was plucked from Perth, signed to Ledger’s label, The Masses, and thrust into the Los Angeles music scene. “Heath really nurtured the…