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- It’s a remote, roofless ruin in a Tasmanian ghost town – and it just sold sight unseen for $300,000 Historic Royal Hotel bought by Perth couple who have never set foot in Tasmania, with hopes its story will become a tourism drawcard.
- American football is coming to Australia - can it succeed? An oval ball, in September, in Melbourne usually means just one thing - the business end of the Australian rules football season.
- Why the warnings about Australia’s ‘collapsing’ housing market are absurd – and much in bad faith | Greg Jericho If prices were to take a 10% fall from the March 2026 peak, as CBA has suggested. In the June quarter the total value of Australia’s housing fell $34bn.
- Greg Jericho on One Nation’s superannuation ‘sugar hit’ - podcast One Nation’s proposal to allow people to access 3% of their super contributions for three years is touted as a lifeline for lower-income earners who are struggling to get by.
- Cricket Australia opens Big Bash to privatisation Cricket Australia has opened the Big Bash to private investment, although individual state associations will retain the power to decide whether and when to sell stakes in their franchises.
- ‘We’ve got grand final tickets’: Belief builds in Auckland amid Warriors NRL fever | James Borrowdale Despite just missing out on the minor premiership, fans are daring to dream as the Wahs emerge as the most-loved rugby team in the city.
- Trial over killing of Australian surfer brothers and US friend starts in Mexico Three men have gone on trial in Mexico for the alleged murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend in 2024.
- Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation Australians would be able to switch off social media algorithms under draft legislation to be proposed this week.
- Big tobacco is back in town as cigarette tax fight lights up Australian politics On Thursday, a couple of weeks after Pauline Hanson pledged a 75% cut to tobacco excise, the opposition leader, Angus Taylor, one-upped her with a promised 80% cut.
- Shaky foundations: Bathla’s downfall is one of many warning signs for Australia’s construction industry Thousands of buyers are in limbo as developer goes into administration, in crisis that casts more doubt on housing targets. The 63-year-old disability support worker’s new apartment looked great.
- AI data centres are booming in Australia - but at what cost? Earlier this year, OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman said Australia could become a data centre capital of the world, if it wanted to.
- Australia’s economy limps along, but the RBA should take a closer look before raising interest rates again | Greg Jericho W hen the Bureau of Statistics released the GDP figures on Wednesday, the June quarter 0.4% growth figure at once drew headlines of a rate rise to come.
- Could the man who murdered an Australian missionary and his sons walk free in India? Dara Singh has been in jail since his arrest in 2000, serving a life sentence for burning alive the Australian missionary and his six and 10-year-old sons in a village.
- Tech giants are trying to obliterate privacy. Australia has a chance to take back part of their power | Lizzie O'Shea Privacy reform is popular: 93% of Australians say protecting personal information is important to them, and 87% say they are more concerned about their privacy than they were five years.
- Joe is used to the uncertainty of running a small business. But since Covid, ‘the whole world has changed’ J oe Rechichi, the chief executive at Cucina Hospitality Group, has been in business for four decades but says nothing compares with what he has experienced over the past few.
- Australia usually hosts the world's biggest cuttlefish mating event - not this year Every winter, a sliver of the South Australian coast hosts the world's largest mating event for giant cuttlefish.
- What will we get out of the AI boom? The data suggests lots of noisy, energy-hungry datacentres and not much else Booms in investment usually lead to economic growth. After all, that is just what happens when there is a boom in investment.
- It shouldn’t be a secret who the prime minister has dinner with, and what was discussed. Australians deserve to know | Geoffrey Watson Any money being paid to dine with Anthony Albanese should be a matter of public record. No, these dinners are all about getting access to the decision-makers.
- How environmental concern is changing the way young Australians think about money The survey of more than 1,500 people aged between 18 and 45, conducted in April and May this year, found that this group cares about environmental and social issues.
- The hotel booking mix-up that could free mushroom murderer Last July, hundreds arrived on Australia's Gippsland region from around the country for the most exciting event on the annual table tennis calendar.
- Why positive cocaine test could mean end of Kyrgios' career In 2015, Kyrgios was given a suspended 28-day ban for making lewd remarks about Stan Wawrinka's girlfriend during a match in Montreal. Kyrgios suspended after positive cocaine test.
- Ignore the doomsdayers – property investing in Australia is far from broken Ignore the doomsday warnings about the government’s tax changes – property investing in Australia is a little bruised, but it’s far from broken.
- Seven questions of loyalty: how to pick your Premier League team As World Cup stars head from the US to the Premier League, the most watched competition in the world is readying for a history-making season.
- Anthony Albanese’s AI vision scores high on vibes but the devil will be in the detail. And there is one omission … | David Pocock E xpectations were high as the prime minister took the stage at the University of Sydney on Wednesday to outline a pivot in his government’s approach to artificial intelligence.
- Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 review: a quality PC whose trackpad taps you back The Surface Laptop 8 is a straight replacement for the seventh edition from 2024 Qualcomm-powered PCs designed to better rival Apple’s MacBook Air and other thin and light machines.
- Datacentres are a ticking timebomb. We must make sure AI’s benefits outweigh the costs | Nicki Hutley Worldwide, there are more than 10,000 active datacentres, with this number expected to increase by 3.5 times at an estimated cost of US$7tn.
- Sennheiser Momentum 5 headphones review: great sound meets battery life The Momentum 5s cost £330 and directly replace their three-year-old predecessors, facing strong competition from Bose, Sony and Sonos. Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.4 with multipoint, 2.5/3.5mm, USB-C.
- How synchronised walking became a crash hit in Japan The art of synchronised walking has become a crash hit in Japan.
- Next Generation 2024: 60 of the best young talents in world football From Franco Mastantuono to Estêvão, we select some of the most talented players born in 2007.
- From would-be architects to engineers: Meet the artistic swimming sensations bound for Paris's 'beautiful' Olympic pool The eight-woman Olympic squad, two of whom will also compete in the duet, was confirmed for the Paris Olympic Games on Friday in Townsville.
- World Aquatics threatens Swimming Australia with expulsion Swimming Australia is set to hold an emergency meeting after World Aquatics threatened to remove Australia's membership due to governance problems.
- Next Generation 2022: 60 of the best young talents in world football From Antonio Nusa to Mathys Tel, we pick 60 of the most talented players born in 2005. Twenty of the best Premier League prospects from 2022 Continue reading...
- FINA bans artistic swimmer who fainted in pool from competition FINA has banned artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez from further participation in the 2022 World Aquatics Championships after she fainted in the pool in Budapest during her routine.
- Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez 'feeling much better' after world championship scare Heart-stopping underwater images of Anita Alvarez 's coach diving into the pool clothed to rescue her have been shared around the world.
- Your daily guide to the Games: Aussies to wrap up sailing gold medal, Opals face the US Wednesday is set to be a gold-medal day for Australia in sailing, with Matt Belcher and Will Ryan all but assured of winning the men's 470 class.
- 'Don't call it synchronised': Australia's artistic swimmers hold their breath the Tokyo Olympics go ahead Australia's artistic swimming team is chasing perfection as it holds a training camp in Brisbane ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
- Shayna Jack fights for her career Swimmer Shayna Jack is fighting to clear her name after the banned substance Ligandrol was found in her system in 2019.
- Sync and swim: The NSW teen a trial away from Tokyo 2020 Being an athlete needs a mix of talent, dedication and commitment, not to mention training, focus, and self-belief — and Rachel Presser, at the age of 19, has the lot.
- Sync or Swim: Meet Olympic hopeful Rachel Presser Meet 19 year old Rachel Presser from far north coast NSW, she is at the top of her chosen sport as a synchronised swimmer and is one trial away.
- Three years ago Ethan Calleja was not allowed to compete in the pool. Now he's making waves Ethan Calleja knows he is doing something unusual when he takes to the pool. Instead of swimming laps, the 18-year-old practices the tub, the surface arch and the front pike.