Two Carlton players treated in hospital after off-season night out Club issues brief statement about Lachie Cowan and Will Hayward, saying latter suffered minor cut to head after a fall The Guardian - AU · Oct 11
Ukraine war briefing: Trump and Zelenskyy’s public tussle over Russian fuel deal worsens Zelenskyy has ‘support of the people’, says Ukraine’s foreign minister after Trump calls for ‘new leader’. What we know on day 1,691 The Guardian - AU · Oct 11
When reality TV becomes too real – and why we can’t look away In today’s newsletter, a reality TV academic – and former Bachelor contestant – speaks with us about the attachments we form with romance reality participants in the wake of a domestic violence charge against a former star. We also recommend Troye Sivan’s new album, a five-star play and some excellent… The Guardian - AU · Oct 10
The moment I knew: We were babysitting my younger siblings and he wore a tutu to make them laugh When Sarah Maloney’s primary school crush danced back into her life, she braced for a ‘teenage whirlwind romance’. Then one night, she realised they were both all in The Guardian - AU · Oct 10
Our place in the sun: Australia’s uptake of solar panels is already through the roof. How much higher could it get? Sunshine, government subsidies and high power prices are driving record solar installations The Guardian - AU · Oct 10
Still wielding a chainsaw at 85: the Australians restoring nature in retirement For a growing band of older Australians, retirement has become an unlikely second act, spent rewilding mountains, counting sea slugs and coaxing damaged country back to life The Guardian - AU · Oct 10
Juliet Stevenson: ‘Do I have a nemesis? Where do we start? Putin, Musk, Trump, Erdoğan, Modi, Netanyahu’ The British actor on the genius of Bend It Like Beckham, the role she lost to Emma Thompson and why some actors get worse with age The Guardian - AU · Oct 10
Parents are being crushed by childcare fees. Will Labor ever deliver a universal system? Labor is running out of time to make its case to Australian families about how it is going to make childcare accessible and affordable for all The Guardian - AU · Oct 10
Out of the rubble and on to the beach: Gaza’s junior surf lifesavers return to the waves after three years of war Just 15 of the program’s 45 Nippers have been found since the conflict disrupted it The Guardian - AU · Oct 10
Wallabies mugged at their own game to leave coach Kiss mulling hard lessons Old habits resurface as Australia fritter away advantage and allow All Blacks to mount aerial assault at Eden Park The Guardian - AU · Oct 10
Parents fear YouTubers are bringing ‘brain rot’ to Netflix. But are kids wising up to ‘slop’? As streamers poach viral creators to appeal to children, digital whack-a-mole has become a new kind of family challenge The Guardian - AU · Oct 10
Finding Roger Davies: how one sister’s search for her long-lost brother unearthed a state’s destitute burial failures Exclusive: Chantel Dubsky says she was never told where her brother was buried. His final resting place was found as part of a Guardian investigation The Guardian - AU · Oct 10
Regional universities struggle to enrol international students amid visa refusals and heated political rhetoric Expert says declining numbers are causing ‘massive problems’ as international students are ‘basically the only profitable aspect of university operations’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 10
‘We cannot accept foxes as part of our landscape’: the plan to save Australia’s threatened wildlife Draft national strategy accepts the wily invasive species can’t be eradicated but outlines steps to protect native animals most at risk The Guardian - AU · Oct 10
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10 Matt Renshaw’s epic 190 helps Australia turn tables on South Africa in Durban Matt Renshaw scored his first century in Tests for nine years and 280 days as Australia notched 390 with a second highest ninth wicket partnership of 134
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10 South Melbourne make history with Australia Cup win that could change the future too South Melbourne defeat Melbourne Victory 4-3 on penalties (1-1 aet) to cap night of celebration and become first non-A-League club to win the cup
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10 Wallabies blown away by All Blacks blitz as Bledisloe Cup misery extends to 24th year New Zealand defeat Australia 50-19 to continue their unbeaten run at Eden Park and give Les Kiss’s side a reality check ahead of the World Cup
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10 South Africa v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened Matt Renshaw’s first innings 190 puts Australia in command against South Africa in Durban
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10 New Zealand 50-19 Australia: Bledisloe Cup rugby union international – as it happened The Wallabies suffer a 12th straight defeat to the All Blacks as the home side extend their unbeaten streak at Eden Park to 54 Tests
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10 Five Great Reads: unmarked graves, Happy Mondays, and a childhood without sugar The Guardian’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Miles Herbert
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10 Tame Impala review – Kevin Parker ricochets between musical uppers and downers in eye-popping arena show Melancholic newer tracks sit uncomfortably alongside the chunky psychedelia and hazy prog-rock the Australian band is known for
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10 Australia does not ‘need or want Russian fuel’, Chris Bowen says, after Trump deal to buy diesel from Putin Energy and climate change minister says Russia should not be rewarded for ‘illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine’
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10 Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv blasts peace talks as just ‘smokescreen’ for Trump‘s Russian diesel deal Trump’s announcement a betrayal of Ukraine, Democrats say; Ukraine strikes major datacentre in Russia. What we know on day 1,690
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10 Flydubai co-pilot began radicalisation in Australia, UAE prosecutors say Hammam al-Hammami’s shift towards extremism began while he was a student in Melbourne, according to Emirati attorney general
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10 Three men found guilty of murders of Australian surfer brothers and US friend in Mexico Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, 30 and 33, and friend Carter Rhoad, 30, were killed on a surfing trip in 2024