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Could I endure a frigid Canberra winter? Not in my wildest, electric dreams

The best part of my day was sliding into that boiling bed! But then I’d wake at 1am like a piece of lasagne that is burnt on one side and frozen on the other

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23

Sam Docherty on football after cancer and life after football: ‘I was a frontman for something bigger’

The former Carlton co-captain on the hardships that took him to ‘rock bottom’ and the ‘obsession’ that helped him carve out a 13-year AFL career

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23

Personal and banking details among customer data stolen in Origin Energy hack

Hackers access Australian customers’ names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and some bank account details, company says

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23

Total solar eclipse books out hotels two years in advance in New Zealand city

Dunedin will be the focal point, having last experienced such an eclipse in 1163 – before any humans reached New Zealand

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23

What happened to Ryan Gosling’s ‘La La Hand’ on the La La Land poster?

After 10 years and much complaining from Gosling, ‘a minor adjustment’ has been made to the La La Land poster – but has film history been erased at the same time?

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23

Houthis claim strikes on two Saudi tankers as US attacks on Iran widen

Attacks by Iranian-aligned Houthis in Red Sea follow Trump threats to destroy more Iranian infrastructure

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23

What is the US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal and why is it causing concern?

The US will help Saudi Arabia establish a civilian nuclear program, but critics have said it could lead to domestic enrichment and set off a regional arms race

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23

Hard-hitters, gritty stayers and smart cookies: Kiss’s first Wallabies squad is built in his image

The Queensland-born league winger has never played rugby union but Australia need something different – and his players have been put on notice

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23

‘A statement of freedom’: T-shirt slogan goes viral and book sales rocket in Taiwan after Hong Kong raids

Taiwanese people look on with concern at fate of Hong Kong’s independent booksellers, after series of arrests in recent months

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23

Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander apologizes to Courtney Stodden for ‘inappropriate’ sketch made when she was a teenager

The actor, who is one of the writers credited for the Funny or Die sketch, said he was ‘deeply sorry for any harm or distress’ caused by the 2012 skit

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23