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Record bid for bottle of Penfolds Grange

A rare bottle of 1951 Penfolds Grange, signed by its creator and the company's chief winemaker at the time, Max Schubert, has sold for a record $122,001.

Cannes Festival gong for Port Arthur portrayal

The man who portrayed Port Arthur mass murderer Martin Bryant has won the Best Actor award at the annual Cannes Film Festival.

Mitch Marshterclass leads Aussies to T20 win over Windies

Mitchell Marsh produced his career-best T20 international batting and bowling figures to help Australia to a 4-run win over the West Indies.

Economy faces significant impact from NSW lockdowns

The lockdowns in parts of NSW will have a significant impact on the national economy, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg warns.

Australia tracks Chinese surveillance ship

Australia is tracking a Chinese surveillance ship making its way towards Queensland ahead of a joint military exercise with the United States.

Pfizer downplays Kevin Rudd meeting impact

Pfizer has downplayed the role former prime minister Kevin Rudd played in fast-tracking shipments of vaccines to Australia.

Australia’s Min Woo Lee pulls off dream Scottish Open win

Australia's Min Woo Lee has dreamed he won the Scottish Open then went out and did it, continuing a rush of success by Australians on the world's big golf tours.

Australia collapse again against Windies

Australia have produced another batting collapse as they lost by 56 runs to fall 2-0 behind to West Indies in their five-match T20 series.

All troops now withdrawn from Afghanistan

Defence Minster Peter Dutton has confirmed all of Australia's defence troops have now been withdrawn from Afghanistan.

Australian road signs among world’s weirdest

Foreigners are apparently left scratching their heads when they drive past Australian road signs of bouncing kangaroos.

New vaccine campaign, NSW outbreak worsens

While Australians wait for the Pfizer vaccine to become more available, NSW's coronavirus outbreak continues to worsen with 50 new cases reported on Saturday.

Australia lose T20 to West Indies after shocking collapse

Australia have collapsed to a shocking 18-run loss to the West Indies in their Twenty20 series opener in St Lucia.

The hunter in Barty will prevail: coach

Ash Barty's animal instincts to "hunt" and gather trophies will override any anxieties and nerves as she chases tennis's greatest prize on Saturday night.

Australia awakening to cyber hack threat

A wave of brazen attacks has turned cyber risk into a barbecue stopper, spreading to more than 300 businesses in Australia this week after hitting meat processor JBS Foods.

Carmen singer says touring Australia is the dream job

Despite the pandemic, Opera Australia (OA) mezzosoprano Angela Hogan says travelling Australia and performing Carmen is the dream job.

Vaccination rates go backwards as ‘magic number’ revealed

Australia’s vaccination rates went backwards throughout June, with the “magic number” now 221,359 jabs in arms every day from today onwards – nearly double current rates - to get the Federal Budget’s...

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