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

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

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…

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

Aussie actor Craig McLachlan has backed out of the Australian touring production of Cluedo, due to "aggressive" social media "bullying".

First Steps Learning Academy in Bangor apologises and stands down educator as regulator investigates and mother blames daycare centre

Government denies organising return as critics warn of security risks and aid groups urge action

"Everyone is just in absolute shock. It is horrifying," said one local.

In the face of being fired, staff were advised to “do that task you've been dreading," like "washing delicates", "cleaning a bathroom" or "starting a tea ritual".