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Judith Durham, lead singer of The Seekers and Australia’s folk music icon, dies at 79

The Seekers’ international hits included “The Carnival is Over,” “I’ll Never Find Another You,” “A World of Our Own” and “Georgy Girl.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Gymnast hopes tearful gold will mean funds

Australia's Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva hopes her Games gold, silver and bronze will build rhythmic gymnastics' case for funding and inspire the next generation.

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Brit stonemason killed on Australian building site after being crushed by falling bricks

British expat Alistair Bidmead, who was a stonemason, was working on the façade of Fort St High School at Petersham in Sydney when "several tonnes" of scaffolding and bricks came loose and killed him

Daily Mirror

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Youngest Aussie athlete wins diving gold

The youngest athlete on Australia's Commonwealth Games team in Birmingham, 14-year-old diver Charli Petrov, has won a gold medal.

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Hoare wins remarkable 1500m gold

Australian Ollie Hoare has won gold in a remarkable finish to the men's 1500m at the Commonwealth Games,

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Judith Durham, Australia's folk music icon, dies at 79

Judith Durham, Australia’s folk music icon who achieved global fame as the lead singer of The Seekers, has died

The Independent UK

Jemima Montag inspired by late grandmother in 10,000m race walk win at Commonwealth Games

Jemima Montag shares her late grandmother’s incredible Holocaust survival story, after winning the 10,000m race walk in Birmingham.

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China embassy: Australia should be 'prudent' on Taiwan-related issues

China hopes that Australia will be prudent on Taiwan-related issues and avoid being led by others that could cause fresh trouble for ties between the two countries, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Australia said on Saturday.

Reuters

Ipswich TCR: Breakthrough win for D'Alberto

Tony D'Alberto scored a breakthrough victory in the opening TCR Australia race at Queensland Raceway.

Motorsport

Ryan claims double gold with pairs win

Australian lawn bowlers Ellen Ryan and Kristina Krstic have won a thrilling women's pairs final for gold at the Commonwealth Games.

AAP

Martin Boyle set for Hibs transfer return as Al Faisaly accept bid for Easter Road hero

The 29-year-old Australia international winger is poised for an Easter Road comeback after leaving for Saudi Arabia back in January.

Daily Record

In 1994, German police pulled the brutalised body of 'The Gentleman' from the North Sea. New analysis suggests he was a long way from home

Twenty-eight years after German police found the brutalised body of 'The Gentleman' in the North Sea, Murdoch University students are unravelling the mystery around his identity.

ABC News

England eyeing ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ Commonwealth Games gold on home soil

Hosts England take on Australia in the showpiece match on Sunday

The Independent UK

Commonwealth Games day nine: Thompson-Herah strikes gold – as it happened

Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah won the women’s 200m in a Games record time to round off a non-stop Super Saturday

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Judith Durham, Australian singer and vocalist of the Seekers, dies at 79

Melbourne-born entertainer rocketed to international fame in the 1960s with hits including The Carnival is Over, A World of Our Own and Georgy Girl

Wales Online

Today's rugby news as Australia captain pulls out of Rugby Championship opener for personal reasons and Wales international finds new club

Here are your rugby morning headlines for Saturday, 6 August

The Times of India

CWG 2022: We lost momentum after the 'clock howler', says coach Janneke Schopman after Indian women's hockey team's semifinal defeat

BIRMINGHAM: "Frustrated and angry" by the 'clock howler' during the Indian women's hockey team's controversial Commonwealth Games (CWG) semifinal loss to Australia, coach Janneke Schopman said her side was left deflated and lost momentum after the incident.

Newcastle Herald

Ramifications for Australia as UK investigates 'trans' medical practice and puberty blockers

The 'trans' world and the Tavistock Centre

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CWG 2022: India run into plucky South Africa in men's hockey

Much of the talk surrounding the men's hockey competition has been about who will beat Australia. There is an aura of invincibility around the team from Down Under, for good reason. They have won all six gold medals since the introduction of the sport in CWG in 1998.

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Townsville Marathon's first wheelchair racer shatters stigma and champions change

The Townsville Marathon is one of Australia's oldest, but until Damon Jaenke approached the organisers, they'd never considered creating a wheelchair category. The 30-year-old hopes it paves the way for other athletes with disability.

The Independent UK

Commonwealth Games 2022: Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix eyes second gold plus netball and cricket semis

England will be seeking to add to their medal haul on Saturday at the Commonwealth Games

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Heartbreak for India in women's hockey semifinal, lose to Australia in shootout

BIRMINGHAM: It was a heartbreak for the Indian women's hockey team as it lost 0-3 in the shootout to four-time champions Australia after both the teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time in the semifinal of the Commonwealth Games here on Friday.

The Guardian - AU

The US, Australia and Japan urge China to cease military exercises around Taiwan – as it happened

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Newcastle Herald

Australia must seize energy opportunity

Australia is a resources-rich nation with the ability to supply the world and our own domestic market with reliable energy in these uncertain times, writes Hollie Hughes

ABC News

West Australian footy club home to dual Brownlow medallist celebrates a rare milestone

This country footy club has produced some of the AFL's best players despite being home to fewer than 1,000 people.

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