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Head is open to all possibilities after Ashes series

Travis Head believes his move to opener helps the rest of the top order. After two centuries in the Ashes, it's hard to see him moving out of the role.

AAP · Dec 19, 2025

'Antisemitism Does Not Only Endanger Jews': Community Mourns Bondi Shooting Victim Adam Smyth

In the aftermath of the Bondi Beach mass shooting that killed 15, including non-Jewish victim Adam Smyth, leaders and community figures warn that antisemitism endangers the wider Australian society and demands urgent action.

International Business Times UK · Dec 19, 2025

Ashes in sight as Lyon, Cummins torment England

Australia are on the verge of retaining the Ashes, with England 6-207 at the end of day four chasing a highly-improbable 435 for victory in the third Test.

AAP · Dec 19, 2025

Could South Korea Follow Australia and Start Banning Under-16s From Social Media?

South Korea weighs regulating teen social media use as Australia's under-16 ban fuels debate over safety, screen time, and limits.

International Business Times UK · Dec 19, 2025

Four footballers in Australia banned after spot-fixing betting scandal

Four players have been hit with lengthy bans after being found guilty of spot-fixing

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025

Travis Head tees up Bazball’s last rites in Adelaide but fatal blow was in Perth

The hometown hero’s patient century is building on the damage he inflicted with an explosive one in the first Test

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025

Bondi Hero Ahmed Lauded Nationally – But Faces Online Abuse Branding Him 'Traitor'

Bondi hero Ahmed al-Ahmed won national praise for disarming a gunman, yet faces online abuse branding him a 'traitor' for saving Jewish lives.

International Business Times UK · Dec 19, 2025

Jeetan Patel admits England would have ‘liked Graeme Swann out there’ for Ashes

Spinner Will Jacks has toiled in Adelaide while Shoaib Bashir was overlooked again.

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025

A sunrise crowd gathers at Bondi Beach in solace and defiance after a massacre

Thousands of people have returned to Australia's Bondi Beach in the first full day of opening since a mass shooting killed 15 people

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025

Ashes pundits criticise England’s tactics to Travis Head as Australia close in on series victory

Head's unbeaten 142 in front of an adoring home crowd of 53,696 helped Australia to 271 for four at stumps and a 356-run lead after the hosts bowled England out for 286

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025