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Your honour, Legally Bonde was an indisputable hit. The 2001 romantic comedy and satire, which had Australian director Robert Luketic at its helm, starred Reese Witherspoon as bubbly sorority girl Elle Woods, who enrols in Harvard Law school in a bid to win back her ex-boyfriend. Its sequel, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde,…
Modelling by the CSIRO shows that even the installation of 10 upstream “detention” basins would not have saved Lismore during the record-breaking floods of 2022. The organisation has been running scenarios through its super-computer in Canberra to test how flooding would be reduced in northern NSW towns devastated by the 2022 floods. Loading… They include…
Greg English is ropeable that the drive to his local MP’s electorate office will go from taking just 15 minutes to potentially more than 11 hours. The fourth-generation dairy farmer lives in the Far North Queensland seat of Hill, which will be abolished at the next state election in a redistribution announced this week. Hill…
A life jacket, an oar and a plastic bucket stopped “Stinker” from becoming a sinker, and today the 77-year-old was reunited with the rescuers who saved his life. John Clarke, known locally as “Stinker”, thought he was heading out for a routine fish when he launched his tinnie off Port Stephens on June 24. The…
The value of Australia’s horticulture sector has more than doubled in a decade. Fruit, vegetable and nut production was worth $19.5 billion dollars in the 2024/25 financial year, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Lucy Noble, head of industry insights at research and marketing body Hort Innovation, said the record result was…
Nerilie Abram has gone where most people will never go, and has done it five times. Nerilie Abram has been the Australian Antarctic Division’s chief scientist since August 2025. (Supplied: Australian Antarctic Division) For the chief scientist of the Australian Antarctic Program, the harsh and icy continent is an endless source of fascination and wonder….
A regional Victorian sporting league is adopting a new safety initiative aimed at improving communication and accountability around concussion management in grassroots sport. Sunraysia Football Netball League (SFNL), based at Mildura in Victoria’s north-west, is now implementing the online platform My Concussion Passport which it says should boost concussion transparency. My Concussion Passport co-founder, and…
Uber has defended slugging riders who require extra assistance with a “disability tax”, amid ongoing criticism over how it treats people with disability. Introduced in 2015, Uber Assist provides passengers with what the company describes as “kerb-to-kerb” support, such as assistance to get in and out of the car and help with bags or mobility…
Hundreds of jobs at the Whyalla steelworks are at risk ahead of an anticipated permanent closure of the plant’s blast furnace. But there’s optimism that can be delayed for now, with workers preparing “one last crack” to restart the furnace within the next fortnight. The iron-producing furnace has been offline since April. It was built…
A Perth paediatrician accused of using hidden cameras to record himself abusing children in his clinic is now facing more than 50 charges involving multiple alleged victims. Warning: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. It is alleged Chia Liang Saw, 41, installed cameras in his Nedlands and Midland consulting rooms, where he…