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A red Moon, a blue Moon, a supermoon and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2026

What will we see in the southern sky in 2026? A total eclipse of the Moon (at a convenient time), a blue Moon and a supermoon, the two brightest planets close together, and Jupiter disappearing behind the Moon in the daytime.

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PM attends funeral of Bondi victim – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Webster always believed he was good enough for Ashes

Beau Webster excelled with both bat and ball as fellow Australian allrounder Cameron Green's lean Ashes series continued.

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Quietly dying: few forests spared from tree losses

Australian forests are thinning in a worrying finding for a world relying on plants to help soak up excess atmospheric carbon.

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De Minaur reveals reasoning for 'brutal' Davis Cup call

Australia's soon-to-be world No.5 Alex de Minaur has detailed the reasons behind the toughest decision of his professional tennis career.

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Report: PGA Tour Winner Among New Players Joining LIV Golf

According to The Times of London, Belgium’s Thomas Detry and Australia’s Elvis Smylie are joining LIV Golf this year.

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A Game of Thrones spin-off, The Pitt returns and Goolagong: what’s new to streaming in Australia in January

Plus a star-studded Agatha Christie adaptation, gory new Ryan Murphy drama The Beauty and Oscars frontrunner One Battle After Another

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Are crabs animals and should we experiment on monkeys? Major review of Australia’s research code to mull tough questions

Ending use of animals in teaching and limiting surgery in research settings to veterinarians among suggested changes

The Guardian - AU

‘I wish I’d faced these poor modern teams’: world’s oldest living Test cricketer on decline in standards

Neil Harvey, 97, the last surviving Bradman Invincible, blasts England’s Bazball experiment from his La-Z-Boy armchair

The Guardian - UK

Rick Stein's insider guide to Sydney

The chef tells us why Australia’s harbour city is his go-to for market mornings, seafood feasts and wine bar crawls

Evening Standard

Majestic Smith passes Hobbs to leave only Bradman clear on top of Ashes mountain

The great Australian batter was typically twitchy before passing his latest personal milestone in Sydney

The Guardian - UK

Extreme bushfire warnings in Australia as temperatures soar to 45C in worst heatwave for years

Meteorologists say midweek will be most critical period as multiple states likely to experience consecutive days of extreme heat

The Independent UK

Novak Djokovic withdraws from Australian Open warm-up tournament

The Serb has scaled back his tennis calendar in recent years in a bid to peak for the grand slams as he targets a record 25th major title

The Independent UK

Hijikata fires to fly flag in Brisbane

Rinky Hijikata is the only Australian male through to the second round of the Brisbane International, as Alja Tomljanovic fell short of a third-round berth.

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The Guardian - UK

Conscript Potts is England’s paratrooper fighting a lonely Ashes war in Sydney

While England’s batting always gets to hog the limelight, this tour has also been lost in the bowling fade-outs

The Independent UK

Jacob Bethell insists England remain driven in Ashes battle after punishing day

Australia had piled on a towering total of 518 for seven – 134 ahead – by the end of day three.

AAP

CA refuse ABC interviews over Clark's criticism

Cricket Australia have made their anger known over Stuart Clark's criticism of selector George Bailey and cricket boss James Allsopp, boycotting ABC interviews.

The Guardian - AU

Nick Kyrgios may be resigned to tennis fringes as singles career fizzles out

Australian’s disappointing performance in Brisbane could vindicate officials’ reluctance to hand him a Melbourne Park wildcard

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De Minaur dazzles as Australia reach Cup quarter-finals

Twin wins from world No.6 Alex de Minaur have dragged Australia off the canvas and into the United Cup quarter-finals with a do-or-die victory over Czechia.

The Independent UK

Man dies in Australia after being pepper-sprayed by police during arrest

A critical investigation has been launched into the conduct of the police

Evening Standard

England hopes of final Ashes win fading after Steve Smith hundred gives Australia commanding lead

England pushed towards defeat after punishing third day in Sydney

The Guardian - UK

Smith and Head hit centuries to help Australia grind England into the dust

Australian charity was in short supply in the middle with the hosts 518 for seven at stumps, 134 ahead, after the captain scored 129 not out

The Independent UK

Travis Head and Steve Smith hit hundreds as dominant Australia make England toil

Australia lead by 134 after day three

AAP

Best behind Bradman: Smith goes No.2 in Ashes history

Steve Smith has gone past English legend Jack Hobbs for the second-most Ashes centuries and runs.

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'I went into Australia underdone so I'm trying to fix that this year' - Jay Vine aiming for much stronger start to 2026 than in 2025

Former title holder kicks off new season at National Time Trial Championships on January 8

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