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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: Matildas surge into last 16, Ashes drawn, reef threatened but not ‘in danger’

Hayley Raso (second left) celebrates with her Matildas teammates after scoring her second goal on Monday night.
Hayley Raso (second left) celebrates with her Matildas teammates after scoring her second goal on Monday night. Photograph: Joel Carrett/EPA

Morning everyone. Phew. The Ashes may have been merely retained, but the Matildas are still on track to enter Australia’s sporting pantheon after they progressed to the knockout stages in fine style. We’ve got news and reaction to the football – and the cricket as Australia lost the final Test to draw a pulstating series 2-2. Away from the sporting world, UN advisers say the Great Barrier Reef remains under “serious threat”, the nation waits for the Reserve Bank’s latest rates decision, and how Australian law influenced a landmark murder case in Cyprus.

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