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The Great Unlocking – life after lockdown

The one perk of having had so many countries already experience freedom days is that Australians can look to them for tips on post-lockdown 'people-ing'.

No quick fix to Australian sport corruption problems: SIA chief

The man fighting corruption in Australian sport says there's no quick fix to a culture malaise as more than 60 sports raise integrity issues.

Socceroos fall to Japan in World Cup qualifier

The Socceroos record 11-game World Cup qualifying run is over, with an Aziz Behich own goal securing Japan a 2-1 win in Saitama on Tuesday.

Minogue stunned by reaction to leaving UK

Australia's favourite pop princess Kylie Minogue says she "can't believe" the public reaction to the news she will be moving from the UK to Australia.

Ageism rife in Australia, but few know what to do in response

Nearly half of all Australians over 50 experienced ageism in the past year, but only one in five of them took any action in response, according to new research launched to mark the first Ageism Awareness Day today, 1 October.

Ashes on, with or without Root: Paine

Tim Paine has declared the Ashes will begin on December 8 regardless of whether counterpart Joe Root is part of the tour.

CNN deactivates Australian Facebook pages

CNN is preventing Australians from accessing its Facebook pages after a court ruled that publishers can be liable for defamation in public comment sections and the social media firm refused to help it disable comments in the country.

No word on French envoy’s Australia return

French President Emmanuel Macron would be ready to speak with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison if the talks were "prepared in a serious manner," an official says.

Australia’s CSIRO claims silver at ‘Robot Olympics’

A technically brilliant team led by Australia's national science agency has kicked NASA's butt in a global challenge deep inside the bowels of the Earth.

Miracle ODI win a World Cup boost: Beth Mooney

Beth Mooney reckons that Australia will attack the ODI World Cup with belief that anybody can help them win from any position.

Quad set to strike vaccine and tech deals

Australia is expected to join with India, Japan and the United States in a partnership to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Indo-Pacific nations.

Australians moving money from savings to investments

Australians are shifting money out of savings accounts and into other investments.

Tupou stars as Wallabies beat Springboks again

Taniela Tupou showed his many talents as the Wallabies overcame a lopsided penalty count and another controversial yellow card to beat world champions South Africa for a second-straight weekend.

Australia remembers: 20 years after 9/11

There were no mourners and no wreaths, just a sombre ceremony at the Australian War Memorial to commemorate 20 years since the September 11 US terror attacks and the defence force efforts since.

Australia’s daily virus cases pass 2000

Australia's research effort to find another treatment for COVID-19 has ramped up as the daily increase in the country's coronavirus cases surpassed 2000 for the first time during the pandemic.

Stranded Australians may return this year

Australians stranded overseas have been offered hope of returning this year to quarantine in homes.

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