It’s peak flu season in Australia but fewer people are opting to get vaccinated against influenza. Compared with this time last year, about 540,000 fewer […]
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ASX 200 up 0.9 per cent in early trade after a solid lead from Wall Street
A renewed appetite for risk from US investors drove all Wall Street’s key indices higher on Friday and the positive sentiment has flowed through to […]
An Aussie dad was left disappointed by ‘crazy’ price of ski lift pass
Michael Atkinson has been skiing all his life and was gobsmacked by how expensive ski lift passes are today compared to 34 years ago. The […]
One split-second decision costs Australia a medal as men’s rugby sevens side is hit by disaster
A try after the siren has denied Australia’s rugby sevens men a maiden Olympic medal as they were beaten 26-19 in the Paris bronze medal […]
Donnybrook Balingup shire to host Metal Fest and Meliora Art and Lifestyle Festival on same weekend
A West Australian town with only 150 people and just one business will soon play host to an open-air heavy metal festival in November. The […]
Australian families spend far more on private schooling than many other countries
If you feel like you’re paying a lot for your child’s private school education, that’s because you probably are. When we look at the international data, […]
Cyclist Grace Brown won Australia’s first gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024
Cyclist Grace Brown has dominated the women’s individual time trial to win Australia’s first gold medal at the Paris Olympics. The 32-year-old, who will retire […]
Ariarne Titmus wins double golden medal for Australia
Ariarne Titmus turned swimming’s race of the century into a glorious golden personal procession. Australia’s women’s 4x100m freestyle relayers stretched the nation’s dominance in the […]
Australian astronomer hopes to see Australia-China scientific links deepen via face-to-face collaborations
Australian astronomer Lister Staveley-Smith told Xinhua in an interview that he hoped to see links between Australian and Chinese scholars deepen through face-to-face collaborations, which […]
China’s Huang and Sheng win 1st gold medal of Paris Olympics
Sheng and Huang maintained the shooting team’s tradition to get the Chinese delegation off to a flying start at the Olympics, after their senior compatriot […]