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Opposition to moving Australia Day from January 26 is hardening: new research

Australians are deeply divided over whether January 26 is an appropriate day to celebrate Australia Day – and we are no longer debating it as much as doubling down in entrenched camps.

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Plea for unity as Australia Day highlights divisions

Emotions have run high at competing Australia Day rallies as the prime minister highlighted the role immigrants have played in helping to shape the nation.

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Astronaut reaches for stars with major honour

The 2026 Australians of the Year have a jam-packed schedule after receiving their awards at a ceremony in the nation's capital.

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'Words are cheap': Stajcic's football call to arms

Among sportspeople feted in the Australia Day Honours List, veteran coach Alen Stajcic is imploring Australian football's governing bodies to rally together.

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'Mindset shift' – Harry Sweeny ditches domestique duties to step up onto Tour Down Under overall podium

'JV has been on the phone all the time telling me I need to be a bit more of an asshole and ask for leadership more' says Australian after fronting up to South Australia with 'special legs'

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Aussie teens triumph after first tough World Cup battle

Ollie Peake's Australia U19s have won the fourth-straight match of their World Cup defence thanks to another scintillating display by their young quicks.

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Relief, frustration and a surge in fake birthdays: inside Australia’s social media ban for under-16s

As social media age restriction looks increasingly likely in the UK, Katie Strick discovers how it’s going for young people in Australia

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This 26 January, we should question Australia’s subservience to a different empire: Trump’s America

What would it actually take for Australia to ditch Aukus, dispense with the little America cloak and rethink the alliance?

The Guardian - AU

Home hope De Minaur destroys Bublik at Australian Open to set up Alcaraz showdown

The Australian saw off Kazakhstani 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 on Rod Laver Arena to set up a showdown with the world No 1 on the hottest day since 2020

The Guardian - AU

At 21, Coco Gauff has enjoyed hanging out with emerging teens at Australian Open

Coco Gauff wants those people posing questions about what advice she'd give the teenagers breaking through at the Australian Open to remember one thing: She’s 21

The Independent UK

'He's done a lot of his results by himself with brute force, but this was a team effort' – Jayco AlUla take positives from Tour Down Under second-place finish for Mauro Schmid

Swiss champion was the best of the rest overall behind UAE Team Emirates-XRG's Jay Vine

Cycling News

Trump remarks on NATO in Afghanistan spark backlash from Paris to Canberra

Australia has joined a growing chorus of anger – from France, the UK and Denmark, among others – over comments by US President Donald Trump suggesting NATO allies had stayed 'a little bit off the front lines' during the war in Afghanistan.

Radio France Internationale

12-year-old boy dies after shark attack at popular cliff-jumping spot

A 12-year-old Australian boy has died following a devastating shark attack in Sydney Harbor, his family confirmed on Saturday.

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Champions for women's health and equality honoured

Gender equality, mental health, disability and women's health champions have been recognised in this year's Australia Day honours.

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Cathy Freeman leads Australia Day honours alongside enforcer of world-first social media ban

High-profile Australians celebrated alongside more than 600 civilians who have changed lives and the country

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'Give it a crack': squash great eyes Olympics comeback

Among sportspeople feted in the Australia Day Honours list, squash royalty Rachael Grinham says she'll "give it a crack" to compete at the 2028 LA Olympics.

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Olympic legend, top silks score highest honours

Olympic legend Cathy Freeman is one of 10 people to receive the top honour at the annual Order of Australia awards.

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Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg Crowned 2026 Australian Of The Year

Astronaut, STEM ambassador and history maker Katherine Bennell-Pegg has been crowned as Australian of the Year for 2026.

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Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is 2026 Australian of the Year

The first Australian to qualify as an astronaut under Australia’s space program, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, is the 2026 Australian of the Year.

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Kangaroos, crashes and a depleted team, but still Jay Vine claims Tour Down Under with biggest winning margin since 2004

'It was out of your control what happened … but I'm also incredibly proud of how we stepped up' says Australian UAE Team Emirates rider after second win at WorldTour opener

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Astronaut, distance runner win nation's highest honours

The first astronaut to train under the Australian flag has been honoured with the 2026 Australian of the Year award, with other top achievers also recognised.

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Who Was Eliminated From I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Australia 2026?

It's that time of a year where famous folks rumble in the jungle. Here's who's been eliminated from I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here?

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Trans-Australia runner's emotional homelessness speech

An endurance athlete who shot to fame during a mammoth run from Perth to Sydney has been named Young Australian of the Year.

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Gauff rides Open rollercoaster to make quarters

World No.3 Coco Gauff has overcome a second-set stumble to down unpredictable Czech Karolina Muchova to progress to the Australian Open quarter-finals.

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Albanese takes safe course, appointing defence chief Greg Moriarty to replace Kevin Rudd

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed the Secretary of the Defence Department, Greg Moriarty, to be Australia’s new ambassador to Washington, succeeding Kevin Rudd, who leaves the position in March.

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