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'It's great to be back at the pointy end of a Grand Tour' – Jai Hindley upbeat as battle for Vuelta a España podium heats up in final week

Australian sitting fourth at 3:10 down on leader Jonas Vingegaard with six days remaining in Spain

Cycling News · Sep 8, 2025

Australia's mushroom murderer: Why did Erin Patterson kill and how long will she go to prison for?

The story of a woman who used deadly mushrooms to kill family members has shocked the world, and she's now been sentenced for her crimes.

Woman & Home · Sep 8, 2025

I don’t want to pay a card fee but the business won’t accept cash instead. Is this legal?

Australian businesses do not have to offer a cost-free way of paying, policy professional Kat George writes. But it’s a good time to make your voice heard on this issue

The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2025

Young people in England and Australia are supposedly poor at learning languages – our research shows this isn’t true

Australia and England are both multicultural countries where hundreds of languages are spoken. However, in both, levels of language learning at school are worryingly low.

The Conversation · Sep 8, 2025

Brendon McCullum labels upcoming Ashes as ‘biggest series of all of our lives’

Brendon McCullum has ramped up the Ashes hype ahead of this winter’s trip to Australia

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2025

Jofra Archer will be ready for ‘biggest series of our lives’ – Brendon McCullum

Archer will be key to England’s Ashes hopes and showed his quality with four for 18 against South Africa on Sunday.

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025

Australia's Mushroom Murder Trial: What Was Ex-Husband Simon Patterson's Testimony

Erin Patterson was sentenced to life in prison after serving a mushroom-laced meal that killed three family members in 2023.

International Business Times UK · Sep 8, 2025

Why are there so few female head coaches at the Women’s World Cup?

WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP: With just three female head coaches at the tournament, and none in the English top flight next season, Harry Latham-Coyle explores the work being done to bring more women up through the coaching pathway

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025

Why a possible $1 billion bill for Coles and Woolworths has put a common employment clause in the spotlight

Australian supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles now face the prospect of a combined bill exceeding A$1 billion in relation to the alleged underpayment of close to 30,000 staff over several years.

The Conversation · Sep 8, 2025

Kristi Noem joins 'Five Eyes' ministers at border security meeting in London

Interior and security ministers from the "Five Eyes" alliance of the U.K., U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand have met in London to discuss border security and migrant-smuggling gangs

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025