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‘RIP’: Australian media revels in ‘deeply lamented’ death of Bazball after Ashes woe

Local media gleefully homed in on English pre-series predictions after Australia retained the urn having played just 11 days of cricket

The Guardian - AU · Dec 22, 2025

Chip Stocks Are No Longer an Automatic Path to Profits. What the Numbers Say About This Key Semi ETF Now.

This key semiconductor ETF is waving a red flag.

Barchart · Dec 18, 2025

Elderly couple who tried to tackle Bondi Beach gunman but died hailed as heroes

Boris and Sofia Gurman, aged 69 and 61, were killed while trying to disarm an attacker during Bondi Beach attack

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025

Sydney Trains Employee Stood Down After Attending Neo-Nazi Rally: ‘Very Concerning’

Train guard Cooper Stephens was one of the 60-odd men — which included a postie, a teacher, and a fitness influencer's husband — who took part in the protest outside Parliament House last week.

Pedestrian.tv · Nov 13, 2025

‘The nuclear option’: How the world’s media reacted to King Charles stripping Andrew of his titles

From Australia to the US, the King’s unprecedented action made headlines around the world

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025

First Aboriginal news photographer's life in focus

The life of an Aboriginal photographer behind some of Australia's most iconic images has been detailed in a book written by a lifelong friend.

AAP · Oct 24, 2025

After early acclaim, Elizabeth Harrower didn’t write for decades. Two biographers consider why

In the 1950s and 1960s, Elizabeth Harrower wrote some of the most intense and highly praised “psychological fiction” of the 20th century. Mysteriously, she stopped writing after shelving a manuscript for her last novel, In Certain Circles, in 1971. Her comeback story in the final decade of her life captured…

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2025

Yes … er, no: The Australian backflips after signing on to Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon reporting rules

News Corp’s broadsheet was one of very few publications to agree to restrict reporting to authorised material before it changed its mind. Plus: a super blooper

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2025

Sky Cancels Freya Fires Up After Guest’s ‘Unacceptable’ Islamophobic Bacon Stunt

“We have undertaken a thorough internal review, implemented its recommendations, and taken appropriate action with everyone involved in this incident.”

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 29, 2025

Sky News To Axe Live Broadcasts Of Freya Fires Up Following Guest’s Anti-Islam Stunt

“We recognise the harm such rhetoric can cause and take full responsibility for this failure in our editorial processes," a spokesperson for Sky News said.

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 23, 2025