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Australia has blasted out a powerful statement of intent for the women’s T20 World Cup, dominating South Africa to win their opening match by 65 runs. The Aussies made 8-172 off their 20 overs in Manchester on Sunday morning (AEST), a target that always looked too much for South Africa, who were all out for…

Tinariwen are not just another rock band. The connection to their music, and to each other, transcends words. When you hear the sprawling West African ensemble in full flight, you’re experiencing songs of protest, songs of love, and songs of hope, and a musical tradition that has survived despite consistent attempts to silence it. The…

For the Pacific Islander women who harvest the fruit and vegetables that stock Australia’s supermarket shelves, motherhood here can mean injury, debt, secrecy and fear. Sure, Priscilla could hide her growing belly from her supervisors on the grape farm. But there was no disguising the way exhaustion crept through her limbs as she stripped leaves…

The Socceroos begin their FIFA World Cup campaign today, as they look to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament for the third time. Australia will face Türkiye in their first Group D match this afternoon at BC Place, in the Canadian city of Vancouver. Stay across the latest news, analysis and features from…

Three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have been struck by the US military in the past week, including one on which three Indian sailors were killed. US forces fired “precision munitions” into the engine room of MT Settebello, a Palau-flagged vessel with a majority Indian crew on board, on Wednesday. Only 21 of the…

Glenn Rowan’s degenerative motor neurone disease (MND) has forced him to make a difficult choice: bleed money to fund his own 24/7 care, or die prematurely. He says others like him will also be pushed into early euthanasia by the high cost of managing the muscle-wasting disorder. Australians diagnosed with MND after turning 65 are…

Six months after the Australian government introduced its world-first social media ban, young people say it is not working. “I’ve had social media, and I have not been kicked off,” Ned, 12, said. “Kids still have it and they’re watching it,” Jaxson, 13, said. “Everyone’s getting around it,” Giselle, 16, said. The eSafety commissioner’s latest compliance update…

When Gabi was a little girl, child care was the only place she felt safe. Growing up in a “really rough” household, she would look forward to her time at child care. “I remember so well going to child care … and it was the only time I really felt happy and safe,” she said….

Accounting firm KPMG is engulfed in a scandal that has seen several senior leaders quit their roles and the corporate watchdog launch a formal investigation into the firm’s business dealings. It all centres on an internal whistleblower’s allegations that some of the firm’s senior partners misused confidential client documents. The audit scandal has led to…

Far from a river or water source a large blue truck rolls into Esonorua Primary and Junior School, hours south of Nairobi. Carrying thousands of litres of cargo, as it arrives the faces of students light up. As the truck stops, a hose is connected to a large tank … and water begins to flow…