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Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:51:03 +1000
Australian Open 2022 LIVE updates: De Minaur eliminated; Swiatek forces a third set; Tsitsipas in action; Medvedev books date with Auger-Aliassime; Cornet in tears after career-best win
The 2022 Australian Open reaches day eight as the fourth round comes to its conclusion.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:50:14 +1000
Sinner’s stunning performance draws close to de Minaur’s dream run
Alex de Minaur’s dream run into the second week of his home grand slam is over.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:37:53 +1000
Youthful Italian knocks out last Australian singles man standing
This was farewell to Alex de Minaur for another year and a big, eye-opening hello to the talents of Jannik Skinner.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:18:47 +1000
Court win for Murugappan family still blocks return to Queensland
Three members of a high-profile Sri Lankan asylum seeker family can reapply for bridging visas - but the situation for little Tharnicaa remains unchanged.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:12:22 +1000
Brisbane Lion becomes AFL’s second anti-vax player to lose list spot
Brisbane have put a line through Cam Ellis-Yolmen for 2022 after he chose not to take his first vaccine jab on Friday and plan to fill his spot on the list with another player.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:35:39 +1000
Accused police impersonators allegedly bashed man at gunpoint and stole car
Victoria Police have arrested and charged two men with offences including impersonating an officer.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:35:24 +1000
Medvedev wins long and tough fight against Cressy
World No.2 Daniil Medvedev has survived his toughest challenge yet at the Australian Open, beating both Maxime Cressy and a hip complaint to reach the quarters.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:30:00 +1000
WA Premier is violating the rights of his fellow Australians
Mark McGowan’s self-serving decision to keep Western Australia’s border shut to other Australians ignores the changed realities of the pandemic.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:30:00 +1000
Seven stays the Olympics course despite COVID-19 fears in Beijing
The broadcaster has vowed to send its full contingent of Winter Games staff despite a major US network grounding its commentators due to coronavirus fears. 

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:30:00 +1000
Rabbit holes and teacher debates: How Kambala blitzes HSC English
Lauren Walsh, the head of English at the girls’ school in Rose Bay in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, says “there’s a special magic” to how her subject is embraced.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:19:32 +1000
Dreams to duds: The good, bad and ugly of Waratahs imports
Jamie Roberts could be just what a young NSW back line needs. But history says the Waratahs miss the mark on overseas signings.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:50:55 +1000
Peng Shuai supporters to hand out shirts at Australian Open final as TA double down
Tennis Australia will not back down on their policy which bars supporters of the ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ movement wearing t-shirts or displaying banners at Melbourne Park.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:48:33 +1000
Tears all around as Cornet makes quarters at her 17th attempt
Alize Cornet dropped to her knees in tears as she beat former world No.1 Simona Halep in three sets 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, then made commentator Jelena Dokic cry.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:47:33 +1000
Thierry Mugler, designer who loved latex, leather and curves, dies aged 73
His early muses included Grace Jones and David Bowie but the wet dress he designed for Kim Kardashian for the 2019 Met Gala kept him relevant.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:38:56 +1000
Inside Sydney’s secret warehouse to prepare for term one
Teachers and office workers are packing boxes, school maintenance staff are driving trucks and forklift drivers are on site until late at night in a mammoth effort at a western Sydney warehouse.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:35:46 +1000
Liberal MPs pledge to boycott WeChat after PM blocked from platform
Scott Morrison has been blocked from accessing his WeChat account in a move some government MPs have likened to foreign interference ahead of an election.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:34:53 +1000
‘In an imperfect world, we have the perfect conditions to open’: WA doctors oppose keeping hard border
Healthcare staff have joined more than 1000 signatures on a petition calling for Premier Mark McGowan to reopen the border as promised, saying it made no sense medically to remain closed.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:32:21 +1000
Buffalo Bills’ defeat a bad omen for Pegula ahead of Barty quarter-final
Jessica Pegula faces Ashleigh Barty at the Australian Open on Tuesday night and hopes that the Buffalo Bills’ overnight loss, the NFL team her family owns, isn’t an omen.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:01:49 +1000
Lobbyist watchdog could front hearing after handing in resignation
Integrity Commissioner Nikola Stepanov, who the Premier says will take up a new job later this year, had previously raised concerns about the actions of the Public Service Commission.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +1000
Bathurst trainer Dean Mirfin tasked with keeping Sydney raiders honest
Bathurst trainer Dean Mirfin will come up against a strong contingent of Sydney trainers in Tuesday’s meeting on his home track.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +1000
Race-by-race preview and tips for Bathurst meeting on Tuesday
Race-by-race preview and tips for Tuesday’s feature race meeting at Bathurst.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +1000
Vibrant and adventurous, Mona Foma will lure you out of lockdown mentality
Artists, performers and grateful audiences come together again for Mona Foma in Launceston.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:57:16 +1000
Australia news LIVE: Experts say COVID-19 cases in NSW, Victoria may have peaked; concession card holders now eligible for free rapid antigen tests
Daily coronavirus numbers appear to be on a downwards trend in NSW and Victoria, Queensland has overhauled close contact rules for “critically essential workers” and more than 6.6 million Australians are eligible for free rapid antigen tests from...

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:47:28 +1000
Double denim is Kanye West’s revenge dress
With new girlfriend Julia Fox the rapper signals Kim Kardashian as he refuses to go solo with style.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:30:30 +1000
‘It’s massive’: Australia focused on sealing Ashes early with Test win
Australia arrived in Canberra on Monday with a 4-2 advantage in the multi-format series, and with four points up for grabs in the Test at Manuka Oval. 

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:29:32 +1000
Forrest pays $309m for battery tech with Williams F1 pedigree
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue has bought the Williams Formula One team’s engineering offshoot that will switch gears from race cars to haul trucks.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:29:23 +1000
APL England cargo ship master to stand trial over container spill
The Singapore-flagged ship, en route to Melbourne from China, lost 50 shipping containers off the NSW coast in May 2020.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:19:11 +1000
Beijing chef de mission says athletes can speak out – within reason
Geoff Lipshut says Australian athletes can feel safe raising issues within the IOC rules despite added scrutiny from Chinese officials at the Winter Olympics.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:17:28 +1000
Frazzled by the pandemic, mothers met on a sports field to scream. Now it’s a thing
Boston’s first ‘mom scream’ session featured a normal scream, a round of swearing, a “free-for-all” of shouting, and a scream for mothers too busy to attend.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:16:23 +1000
Double-header included in fixture changes as AFLW denies injury crisis
The AFLW fixture amid the pandemic remains a week-to-week proposition, with a double-header planned for next week in part to help the Western Bulldogs make up for lost time.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:08:18 +1000
Cleaner lost $430 on pokies before fatal assault on client, 92, court told
Hanny Papanicolaou had just $11 left in her bank account when she turned up at the home of Marjorie Welsh and launched a savage attack, a Sydney court has heard.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:06:39 +1000
Sandstorms, a broken bone: the extreme lengths Zac Efron went to for new film
Anthony Hayes knew he needed a big name to finance his dystopian film Gold; what he didn’t count on was how hardworking and endurance-ready leading-man Zac Efron would be.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:01:56 +1000
Qantas workers in last-minute bid to avoid vaccine cull
Qantas has agreed not to sack a group of un-vaccinated employees until a court rules on the legality of its COVID-19 jab mandate.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:58:01 +1000
Sydney’s great divide: North and east most likely to test at home
Despite more cases being reported in the city’s west, a smaller proportion of these were determined with the at-home kits.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:54:43 +1000
Talking straight about a nation of jailers
Marrugeku, an arts company from Broome, will bring the story of incarceration and asylum to this year’s Sydney Festival for Australia Day.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:49:03 +1000
Businesses hit back at Joyce’s RAT ‘hoarding’ claims
Corporate Australia has rejected the idea that businesses are buying up more rapid tests than needed, as suppliers say shortages are to be expected.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:22:29 +1000
Why investors are selling first and asking questions later
Now is not the time for negative news - investors are taking no prisoners in the current market as the hammerings of Adairs and Netflix shows.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:21:40 +1000
A tale of teenage misfits offers ‘breath of fresh air’
Heartwarming and sometimes heartbreaking, Chewing Gum Dreams is a one-woman play from the perspective of a 14-year-old black girl growing up in London.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:08:05 +1000
Tigers player investigated after fleeing the scene of an accident
Tuki Simpkins was driving a vehicle with Tigers clubmates as passengers when he mounted the kerb and crashed into a fence in the early hours of Sunday.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:06:14 +1000
Looking for love? The best, worst and weirdest dating shows streaming right now.
Whether you’re hungover, heartbroken or hopelessly in love, there’s something strangely addictive about the reality dating genre.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:04:43 +1000
Thirteen new local COVID-19 cases for WA include mystery Bunbury case
The news comes as a daycare centre in Thornlie was added to the list of exposure sites and the state urged anyone with even mild symptoms to go and get tested.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:56:32 +1000
Where is Peng Shuai? Nothing to see here
Tennis Australia, by banishing pro-Peng Shuai protestors from Melbourne Park, has shone an uncomfortable light back on its priorities at the Australian Open.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:48:21 +1000
Minister orders review of Medicare payments for PCR testing
The review could spark a new COVID funding stoush between the federal government and Victoria over the cost-sharing arrangements for PCR tests.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:41:05 +1000
Economists tip August interest rate hike as the cost of living rises
Surging petrol prices, grocery bills and housing costs have economists warning inflation is rising and putting pressure on the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:35:45 +1000
Who will take the title at the Australian Open?
Today on Please Explain, The Age’s sports reporter Sam McClure joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss the Australian Open, as the competition enters its second week.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:28:12 +1000
Baillieu (Bails) Myer: The man who helped reshape where we shop
When people imagine the father of Melbourne retail they think of Sidney Myer, but his youngest son pushed boundaries that led to a fundamental change in Australian shopping.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:25:26 +1000
Ballistic missiles intercepted over Abu Dhabi after newspaper warning
This was the second attack on the Emirati capital in a week and came after a hard-line Iranian news outlet’s front page warned the city to evacuate its towers.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:23:59 +1000
COVID-positive parent adds Thornlie daycare to exposure site list
Anyone who visited – and even anyone who didn’t, but is feeling symptoms – should get tested and isolate pending results.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:13:31 +1000
Putin has carefully built his advantage and will never have another chance like this
If Vladimir Putin is to attack Ukraine, he must act soon. His cat-and-mouse game across political and economic fronts has created a narrow window for an invasion before the ground turns into a bog.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:53:27 +1000
Defamation policy won’t tackle online trolls, lawyers tell PM
The peak body for the legal profession says the states and territories are already investigating “better alternatives” to the federal government’s defamation plan.



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