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The Super U19s tournament kicked off recently, with the Western Force playing the Melbourne Rebels and the NSW Waratahs playing the ACT Brumbies. In the first edition of the competition last season the NSW Waratahs dominated, season winning all their fixtures. But in Round 1 this year, the ACT Brumbies …

Key Points A number of homes have been lost on the NSW south coast from a large blaze overnight. The bushfire was still burning out of control on Wednesday morning. There are fears this bushfire season could be the worst since the summer of 2019/2020. A number of homes have …

This article is from a special report on the Athens Democracy Forum, which gathered experts last week in the Greek capital to discuss global issues. Moderator: Serge Schmemann, editorial board, The New York Times Participants: Natalia Herbst, social impact consultant and Obama Foundation Scholar alumnus; Jorge Fernando Quiroga, former president, …

Australian Catholic University senior lecturer Dr Kate Highfield said there was evidence of slight benefits for children who started school older. “But the data indicates that wears off in a couple of years,” she said. Highfield said families should consider the circumstances of each child. “A child developing their executive …

Damaged concrete has resulted in water contaminated with toxic chemicals leaching into groundwater in Perth’s south, the state’s environmental regulator says. Waste management giant Cleanaway has been issued an environmental protection notice by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation after PFAS chemicals were found in groundwater well above Australian …

South Korean roller-skater Jung Cheol-won was left red-faced at the Asian Games on Monday when an early celebration cost his team a gold medal in the 3,000 metres relay race. Key points: Korean skater Jung Cheol-won says he made a “big mistake” by raising his arms in celebration before crossing …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Australia are heading on by a thread and most Wallabies fans will be painfully aware of the equation needed for them to scrape into the quarterfinals. Portugal needs to beat Fiji by eight points …

As Brisbane Lions fans descended on South Bank to watch Saturday’s landmark grand final, Sharon stood out in her black and white. Sharing a shady picnic rug with daughter Olivia – who has donned the Lions’ colours for the past five years – there was little hint of rivalry. Mackenzie, …

An ambitious $138 million, 51-storey building near Perth Zoo known as the “timber tower” secured development approval this week in defiance of the local council’s recommendation. The recommendation prompted a biting comment from the developer condemning Western Australia as having “the longest and most tedious planning process in the country …

Orcas have been killing great white sharks off South African shores. But lately, there’s been a mysterious disappearance of great white sharks in these waters. Scientists suggest that the remaining great whites who survived moved east to avoid trouble. For years, great white sharks were turning up dead on South…

An ambitious $138 million, 51-storey building proposed for South Perth near Perth Zoo known as the “timber tower” faces knockback this week for not having “achieved design excellence”. C6 promises to be the world’s tallest hybrid-timber building and Western Australia’s first to be “carbon negative”, but the Joint Development Assessment …

On September 24, a strong storm of solar plasma struck Earth’s magnetic field and set the night sky on ‘fire’. Across the northern hemisphere, from Europe to North America, those with clear skies were able to witness a spectacular red light show, described by at least one skywatcher as the …

Tensions in the South China Sea cross a line A diver’s underwater cutting of a section of rope in the South China Sea, as shown in a short video clip this week, may seem too simple an act to qualify as a serious international incident. But that diver was with …

The video may seem too simple, too understated to mark a serious international incident in the South China Sea: a quick clip of a diver using a knife to cut a section of rope underwater. But that diver was with the Philippine Coast Guard, and the rope was part of …

The Philippines says it has removed a floating barrier installed by China to block Philippine fishing boats entering a contested area in the South China Sea. Manila says China violated its fishing rights with the 300m (1,000ft) barrier in the Scarborough Shoal. Footage released by the Philippines Coast Guard appears …

A former Coffin Cheaters president has been stabbed during an altercation at a home in Perth’s south on Saturday night. Peter Godfree, aged in his 60s, underwent emergency surgery on Sunday at Royal Perth Hospital after receiving multiple stab wound injuries while at a residence at the Naval Base Shacks …