In 1976 about 60 motorbike riders lined up to test their skills and endurance in a race through the central Australian outback. Little did they know, 50 years later, the 460 kilometre race from Alice Springs to Finke and back would be one of the most famous off-road races in the world: the Finke Desert…
On a gloomy Tuesday evening, the sound of Amazing Grace drifts out of an unassuming building, wedged between a sports store and a government office in Perth’s north. Inside, dozens of people are shedding their inhibitions to sing loud and proud, putting aside years of trauma, violence and addiction. This is the Second Chance Choir,…
An elderly couple have been critically injured and a man has been shot during a suspected home invasion in northern NSW. Emergency services were called to a rural property at Torrington, about 65 kilometres south-west of Tenterfield, just after midnight. Police have been told a 75-year-old man and 72-year-old woman were home when a 34-year-old…
Aryna Sabalenka has lamented she wants to “quit tennis right now” after her shock three-set loss to Russian Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarterfinals, after the world number one let opportunities slip in the second set. The Belarusian handled the blustery conditions to win the opening set, forged a commanding 4-1 lead in the…
Parks Australia has announced popular Kakadu attractions Jim Jim Falls and Twin Falls will remain closed for the rest of this year, including through the Top End’s peak tourism season, as repairs to cyclone-damaged roads are carried out. In a statement, Director of National Parks Ricky Archer said the decision had been made following engagement…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned violent protests over the case of an 18-year-old who was handcuffed as he lay dying after his killer falsely alleged a racist attack. The murder of student Henry Nowak last year has dominated headlines in Britain since his Sikh killer was sentenced on Monday. The footage of officers…
Four years into the full-scale war, Ukraine is grappling with a mental health crisis. Research from the International Rescue Committee from April this year estimates 15 million people in Ukraine need psychological support. At the coalface of the mass traumatisation is psychiatrist Antonina Pushko. Dr Pushko, along with six other mental health specialists, made the…
Whether they’re being driven away or choosing to jump in a getaway car, the women who have recently led the Canberra Liberals are no longer anywhere near the driver’s seat. And that’s a problematic pattern for the territory’s entrenched opposition, who are now not only down a member in the ACT Legislative Assembly but also…
When Nicole Clinch arrived at a Kilburn pre-poll centre on March 17, voting in South Australia’s state election was not her first priority. “As an Aboriginal person, you don’t generally get a lot of opportunity to have your specific voice heard,” said Ms Clinch, a Badimia Yamatji woman. “And so, I personally was really looking…
When record-breaking heatwaves hit parts of Australia over summer, it wasn’t just people and wildlife that suffered. For those trying to grow and supply the nation with fresh food, the extreme heat wiped out entire crops and highlighted a growing struggle for farmers. And it is likely to become an even bigger challenge — not…