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Ian Botham lambasts England’s ‘absolute nonsense’ Ashes preparation: ‘Nets are for fishing’

Botham has once again hit out at England’s lack of a proper warm-up match after a harrowing first Test defeat in Perth, with their focus on net practice instead

The Independent UK

Australian Senate suspended as far-right politician wears burqa sparking outrage

Pauline Hanson sparked outrage after wearing a burqa to Australia’s Parliament

Evening Standard

‘Our gas, our prices’: Ed Husic breaks ranks with Labor to demand an end to ‘profiteering’ by exporters

Labor MP backs independent’s call for cheaper energy on the east coast by forcing producers to sell cheaper fuel for Australian use

The Guardian - AU

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Another country set to join Australia with ban on social media for children

Australia’s move is being closely watched by countries that share concerns about social media impacts

The Independent UK

BHP scraps Anglo American copper mega-merger after repeat failed bids

Australian mining giant BHP has dropped its renewed bid for Anglo American after preliminary talks, clearing the way for the miner to move ahead with its own plans.

Euronews

McSweeney leads South Australia to dominance over WA

South Australia have the upper hand over Western Australia ahead of the final day of their Sheffield Shield clash after taking a 145-run first innings lead.

AAP

Usman Khawaja pulls out of golf pro-am event after injury row

Khawaja has drawn the ire of fans for playing golf the day before the start of the first Ashes Test against England

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Big Brother’s Mia On Spotlighting Controversial Topics After Heated Pay Gap Chat

"[I wanted to] really get Australia talking and thinking about the way we live."

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Australian far-right senator accused of ‘blatant racism’ after wearing burqa to parliament

Pauline Hanson’s stunt was condemned as ‘abhorrent and disrespectful’ by her Senate colleagues

The Independent UK

England make final call on pink-ball warm-up match amid criticism of ‘amateurish’ Ashes preparation

Former captain Michael Vaughan had called for England’s senior players to head to Canberra to play a warm-up match with the pink ball

The Independent UK

After Australia, now Malaysia to ban children under 16 from social media

Malaysia joins growing list of countries imposing ban on social media usage for children

The Independent UK

England star sends out defiant message after humbling Ashes loss to Australia

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The Independent UK

Australia coach gives Ashes fitness updates on Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood

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The Independent UK

Australia face nervous wait on Pat Cummins’ availability for second Ashes Test

Back problems meant Cummins missed the first Test as Australia romped to a two-day victory over England

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Mark Wood urges England to ‘fight fire with fire’ and hit back after Perth loss

The tourists were beaten by eight wickets in the Ashes opener

AAP

Half a tonne of cocaine found floating in the ocean

Four men have been charged over a failed bid to illegally smuggle 525 kilograms of cocaine into Australia using a livestock ship.

The Independent UK

Skye Gyngell death: Australian Michelin-starred chef dies aged 62

The renowned chef was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive skin cancer last year

The Guardian - AU

England plot route to Ashes recovery as Mark Wood admits they were ‘hit hard in round one’

England’s Mark Wood a nervous flyer, has said he considered driving the 2,500 miles from Perth to Brisbane after early finish to the first Test

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Big Brother’s Jane Says Her Rep As A Passionate Trump Lover Was ‘Blown Out Of Control’

Big Brother Australia's Jane Marshall-Doherty says her representation as a a "passionate Donald Trump lover" was "blown out of control".

The Guardian - AU

Does Travis Head’s knock deserve to be among the greatest Ashes innings?

The Australian did not make the Guardian’s recent list of the top 100 Ashes players, but his heroics in Perth sit comfortably alongside the series’ best individual innings of all time

The Independent UK

Australian judge rules synagogue arsonist was motivated by mental illness, not antisemitism

An Australian magistrate says a man who set fire to a Melbourne synagogue door while worshippers were inside was motivated by mental illness rather than antisemitism

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Big Brother Australia Is Apparently Set For A ‘Bloodbath’ During Finals Week

Brace yourselves!

The Conversation

Long-awaited environment laws might get Australia sued. Here’s why

Australia is rewriting its national environment laws, and Environment Minister Murray Watt has vowed the legislation will pass the parliament this week, despite not yet reaching agreement with either the Coalition or the Greens. But the current draft bill leaves the country exposed to significant legal, environmental and political risk.

The Conversation

HMS Pandora is Australia’s most scientifically excavated shipwreck – yet it still holds secrets

In 1791, the British naval vessel HMS Pandora sank on the Great Barrier Reef while pursuing the mutineers from the HMS Bounty. The mutineers, led by Christian Fletcher, staged an uprising against their captain Lieutenant William Bligh in 1789, forcing Bligh and his supporters out to sea in a launch.

International Business Times UK

'Ariana Grande Attacker' Deported As Punishments Finalised: Court Says He 'Would Not Escape Consequences'

Australian Johnson Wen was jailed, deported, and banned from Singapore after grabbing Ariana Grande at a film premiere, ending the high-profile case.

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