'Hungrier than us': Aussie-bound Lions mauled by Pumas The British & Irish Lions have been defeated 28-24 in their pre-Australia tour Test match against Argentina in Dublin. AAP · Jun 20, 2025
Lions 24-28 Argentina: Pumas deliver Dublin upset to win 1888 Cup in thriller Argentina spoil farewell party to leave frustrated Andy Farrell with plenty to ponder ahead of Australia tour Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2025
Lions suffer first ever defeat by Argentina in setback before Australia tour Andy Farrell’s men could not break stubborn opponents ranked fifth in the world in front of a sold-out Aviva Stadium. The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025
How Trump's presence ... and absence haunted the PM There's no escape from Donald J.Trump for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Everywhere he turns, the US president's tariffs linger over Australian affairs. AAP · Jun 20, 2025
Friends united by concern for family in Iran and Israel Saina Salemi and her colleague Oscar are bound by fear for their respective families in Iran and Israel as efforts continue to repatriate stranded Australians. AAP · Jun 20, 2025
Lions vs Argentina LIVE: 1888 Cup result, match stream and latest updates Andy Farrell’s side make worst possible start to summer as warm-up for Australia tour ends in defeat Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2025
Yolngu power: how a small Indigenous community in the Top End came to dominate Australian art A new exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales celebrates the many artists of Yirrkala, across almost 300 works spanning bark paintings to neon lights The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2025
Chris Hammer: ‘The suburbs can be delightfully sinister. The blandness is a great setting for crime books’ The novelist reflects on his trip along the drought-stricken Murray-Darling that prompted the leap into writing and how the Australian bush inspires his bestselling crime fiction The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2025
25 Funny Things Non-Australians Found Out About Australia And Can’t Stop Laughing At Australians have a whole host of colorful phrases, fun expressions, stunning slang, and take some truly magnificent linguistic liberties that are just as impressive as the country’s vast biodiversity. Bored Panda · Jun 20, 2025
Mass Fury After Fashion Brand Is Caught Using Cat Fur In Vests Despite Labels Saying It Was Wool Animal rights group exposes product from Australian brand Suttons Ugg is made from cat fur despite label saying it's sheep's wool. Bored Panda · Jun 20, 2025
Marnus Labuschagne axed by Australia after World Test Championship final defeat Having been promoted to open against South Africa at Lord’s, Labuschagne will miss out in the first Test against the West Indies next week The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025
View from The Hill: Albanese decides against pursuing Donald Trump to NATO Anthony Albanese, just back from the G7 and his cancelled meeting with Donald Trump, has abandoned the idea of going to next week’s NATO meeting in pursuit of face time with the elusive president. The Conversation · Jun 20, 2025
Afternoon Update: ADF deployed for Middle East evacuations; vandals cut Sydney train cable; and how Australia influenced a video game Penny Wong confirms defence force troops have been deployed to the Middle East to assist in evacuating Australians The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025 Australia coach Joe Schmidt takes sly dig at Lions with ‘southern hemisphere’ centres comment Andy Farrell has paired Bundee Aki and Sione Tuipulotu in midfield for his side’s opening tour fixture against Argentina
The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2025 ‘Setting the tone’: Joe Montemurro opts for mix of experience and potential with first Matildas squad Joe Montemurro will test the depth of Australian women’s football after announcing a squad that lacks star power and is awash with fresh faces
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2025 ‘I was in a semi-breaking-down sort of place’: new study sheds light on the emotional toll for emergency volunteers In Australia, there are around 235,000 emergency service volunteers who help communities respond and recover after natural disasters and other traumatic events.
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2025 Australia wants more foreign investment. That’s why a $29 billion bid for Santos puts the Treasurer in a tricky position The Australian origins of Santos have made an indelible mark on the company’s very name. The energy giant was first incorporated in 1954 under the acronym for “South Australia Northern Territory Oil Search”. It was publicly listed on the Adelaide Stock Exchange that same year.
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2025 Britain’s support for AUKUS is unwavering - but its capacity to deliver is another matter A recently announced Pentagon review of the AUKUS pact has sparked a renewed bout of debate in Australia. Led by the “AUKUS-agnostic” US Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby, the review raises serious questions over whether Australia will receive its US-made Virginia-class submarines on schedule from 2032.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025 Overseas-trained doctors ‘put off UK due to cost of living and low salaries’ Exclusive: Research by the General Medical Council found doctors opting for US, Australia and Canada instead
The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2025 A climate crisis, a ballot, and a chance at a new life in Australia World-first agreement that creates a visa in the context of climate change stirs hope among young people in Tuvalu
AAP · Jun 20, 2025 AI threatens to widen gender gap for regional girls Artificial intelligence could exacerbate the gap between boys and girls studying STEM subjects, an expert has warned, especially in regional Australia.
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2025 West Australian miners flexed their muscle to block a federal EPA last year. Will it be different this time? This week, Environment Minister Murray Watt met with groups representing business, the environment, renewable energy and First Nations communities in a bid to restart Labor’s stalled environmental reforms. There was one group in the room Watt presumably had to woo hardest: Western Australia’s miners.
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2025 Technology to enforce teen social media ban is ‘effective’, trial says. But this is at odds with other evidence Technologies to enforce the Australian government’s social media ban for under 16s are “private, robust and effective”. That’s according to the preliminary findings of a federal government-commissioned trial that has nearly finished testing them.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2025 Malarndirri McCarthy urges states to remove hanging points from Australia’s prisons ‘We do not want to see further deaths in custody,’ federal minister for Indigenous Australians says