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"We thought we’d go really big from the very beginning": Dua Lipa covers AC/DC as she kicks off her Radical Optimism tour in Australia

Star shows a stiff upper Lipa as she sets the sat nav for the Highway to Hell

MusicRadar · Mar 18, 2025

“We thought we’d go really, really big from the very beginning”: Watch Dua Lipa cover AC/DC’s Highway To Hell during tour stop in Australia

Watch one of Britain’s biggest pop stars lay down a stunning rock vocal on the first night of her 2025 Radical Optimism tour

Metal Hammer · Mar 18, 2025

Mass poisoning suspected as hundreds of birds fall from trees in Australia

Corellas often damage farms and orchards but authorities say misuse of pesticides to poison birds carries heavy penalties

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

Inside F1’s scheduling problem and why Australian Grand Prix has the answer

Comment: Albert Park wowed as it hosted the season opener for the first time since 2019, making it a more fitting and appropriate venue to start the season over recent host Bahrain

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

Australia Slams Reported Targeting Of Citizen By Hong Kong

Australia voiced unease on Tuesday over anonymous letters reportedly offering hefty rewards for information on a Hong Kong activist now living in Melbourne.

International Business Times · Mar 18, 2025

Mutant snake with three sharp fangs ‘might be most dangerous death adder’ ever found

Snake produces ‘massive yields’ of venom

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

Amid claims of abuse, neglect and poor standards, what is going wrong with childcare in Australia?

On Monday, an ABC’s Four Corners investigation reported shocking cases of abuse and neglect in Australian childcare centres. This included examples of children being sexually abused, restrained for hours in high chairs, and fed nutritionally substandard meals such as pasta with ketchup.

The Conversation · Mar 18, 2025

‘Staggeringly high’: Australian renters need $130k income to afford average property, report shows

People earning $70,000 a year spend more than half of their income (52%) on the national median unit rent

The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2025

Renewables are cheap. So why isn’t your power bill falling?

Power prices are set to go up again even though renewables now account for 40% of the electricity in Australia’s main grid – close to quadruple the clean power we had just 15 years ago. How can that be, given renewables are the cheapest form of newly built power generation?

The Conversation · Mar 18, 2025

Strange foam and dead fish wash onto 2 Australian beaches as surfers fall sick

An Australian state has closed two beaches after surfers reported feeling unwell while dead fish and unusual foam washed ashore

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025