Competitive Itoje willing to learn from Mount Rushmore of Lions captains Maro Itoje has listened to Martin Johnson and Sam Warburton as he prepares his ‘tough men’ for the tour of Australia The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025
Does video game monetisation harm children – and what is Australia doing about it? Games like Roblox are played by millions of children globally – but some researchers warn dark design patterns embedded in them are difficult to avoid The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025
Labor wants to fix Australia’s housing issues – but there’s little hope for those not already on the ladder Without genuine reform, experts predict house prices to ‘climb by 6-10% in 2025’ and the gap between homeowners and those locked out of market to widen The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025
Five people had lunch in a small Australian town. Three are dead – and one is accused of their murder Jury hears from sole surviving guest as well as medical staff and Erin Patterson’s children in second week of mushroom trial The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025
Australian Open Reportedly Aiming To Bring Rory McIlroy 'Down Under' In 2025 McIlroy is reportedly the Australian Open's number one target if Royal Melbourne wins hosting rights for an event the World No.2 has not played since 2014 Golf Monthly · May 9, 2025
Brian O’Driscoll tips Henry Pollock to ‘thrive’ on British and Irish Lions tour The Northampton forward has taken English rugby by storm this season. The Independent UK · May 9, 2025
Opals thump NZ by 41, clinch Trans-Tasman series Alex Fowler, Miela Sowah and Maddison Rocci starred as the Opals took an unbeatable 2-0 series lead with a 41-point belting of the Tall Ferns. AAP · May 9, 2025
Australia welcomes Owen Farrell omission but Lions get backing as firm favourites The prospect of an underwhelming squad did not materialise but most commentators suggest the Wallabies can be competitive The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025
Large investors increased stake in Trump Media by hundreds of millions SEC filing revelations raise questions about big business’s desire to curry favor with Trump and his administration The Guardian - US · May 9, 2025
Boomers thump Tall Blacks to clinch Trans-Tasman series The Australian Boomers have beaten New Zealand for a second time to clinch the Trans-Tasman Throwdown. AAP · May 9, 2025
British and Irish Lions squad: Player-by-player guide Your quick and easy guide to every player selected for the tour to Australia The Independent UK · May 9, 2025
Penny Wong Accuses Both The Greens & The Coalition Of ‘Spreading False Info’ On Gaza She claimed the election result proved Australians “don’t want political leaders to amplify overseas conflict for their own purposes as the Greens and Liberals did”. Pedestrian.tv · May 9, 2025
Australian prime minister says reducing student debt is his re-elected government's first priority Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has told his government colleagues that reducing student debt will be the first legislative priority for his administration that was returned to power in the nation’s first election in which the Baby Boomer generation was outnumbered by younger voters The Independent UK · May 9, 2025
The best music movie of 2025 has finally hit home streaming in 4K, Dolby Vision and Atmos The eight-time Oscar nominee is available on Disney+ (UK, Australia) and Hulu (US) What Hi-Fi? · May 9, 2025
Bored Panda · May 9, 2025 49 Animals That Would Be Nightmare Fuel To Non-Australians Not all animals are cute and cuddly, especially in Australia. The country is home to 66 venomous species, making it the third country with the most dangerous wildlife.
The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025 Farrell’s Lions squad has the flexibility and talent for an epic adventure Australia is no country for old men so the exclusion of Owen Farrell and selection of Henry Pollock will help the cause
AAP · May 9, 2025 Bring on NZ: Wallaroos aim to bust 0-27 record The Wallaroos will be aiming to post their first win over New Zealand when the two teams lock horns in Newcastle on Saturday.
Pedestrian.tv · May 9, 2025 Feast Your Eyes On The 89 Baby Names Rudely Banned By The Australian Government There are 89 names that are illegal to name your baby in Australia, including 'Bonghead', 'Marijuana', and more.
Pedestrian.tv · May 9, 2025 Lisa, 32, Found Deepfake Nudes Using Her Image & A Legal Loophole Means She Can’t Stop It With the law still yet to catch up with the advancements in technology, over a dozen ACT women who were targeted by deepfake images are calling for reform.
The Conversation · May 9, 2025 It’s almost winter. Why is Australia still so hot? This year, for many Australians, it feels like summer never left. The sunny days and warm nights have continued well into autumn. Even now, in May, it’s still unusually warm.
The Conversation · May 9, 2025 Feminist reformer Beatrice Faust was a sexual libertarian who did her homework, kept her cool and criticised ‘wimp feminism’ Beatrice Faust was an iconoclastic public intellectual. I first encountered her through her columns in the Weekend Australian in the 1990s. She was by then a standard-bearer for second-wave feminism, at a time when public conversations about feminism were defined by inter-generational conflict.
AAP · May 9, 2025 Flat week for Australian shares ahead of US-China talks A tariff deal between the US and UK has provided the first off-ramp for Donald Trump's trade crusade, but uncertainty continues to weigh on investor sentiment.
The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025 The Crunch: a great big election map; Myanmar’s ‘supershear’ quake; and how Met Gala outfits got bigger Another Australia election has come and gone in a flurry of maps and diagrams and we’ve collected the best of the lot
The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025 Avoid same-day wilt: how to order the freshest Mother’s Day flowers It is estimated only 50% of flowers sold in Australia are locally grown, but florists and growers say local is ‘a superior product’. Here they share tips for buying blooms that last
The Conversation · May 9, 2025 Google is rolling out its Gemini AI chatbot to kids under 13. It’s a risky move Google has announced it will roll out its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to children under the age of 13.