Australia

In late September, American rap legend MC Hammer made a spectacular intervention into Australia’s upcoming referendum to establish a Voice to Parliament for First Nations people. In a tweet, he urged Australians to “repair the breach”. Hammer’s tweet garnered some 1.1 million views, 1,300 retweets and 5,700 likes. It also triggered a…

We’ve been keeping a close eye on the extent of iPhone 15 delays following the release of Apple’s latest smartphones on September 22, and we’ve finally got some good news for prospective iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max owners.After two weeks of lengthy delays for almost every iPhone 15 model in the US, UK and…

With trucks whizzing past, Satyam Jayani says he felt unsafe on Melbourne’s roads, where he used to battle rain, hail or sweltering heat on any given day.Before having his scooter stolen twice, Satyam was one of roughly 250,000 gig workers nationwide who are employed short-term and predominantly doing phone-app-driven work such as food…

30 Sep 2023, 10:22 PM IST Ind vs Eng Live: Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin looking to create history Ind vs Eng Live: If India win the World Cup, Virat Kohli and R Ashwin will be the only Indians to win it twice in the 48-year history of ICC World Cups 30 Sep…

James OlleySenior Writer, ESPN FCSep 29, 2023, 03:40 PM3 Minute ReadAre Postecoglou's Tottenham ready to take on Klopp's Liverpool?Jurgen Klinsmann looks ahead to Tottenham's clash with Liverpool in the Premier League.Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has said that Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp revolutionised English football by taking the…

Lachlan Murdoch, 52, will become sole chairman of News Corp in November.BRENDAN MCDERMID (REUTERS)It’s known as Chartwell Mansion. The imposing estate with 18 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms and a wine cellar with space for 12,000 bottles occupies four hectares of the exclusive Bel-Air neighborhood, an ultrarich area northwest of Los Angeles. The…

Matildas captain Sam Kerr has joined an exclusive list of Australian showstoppers, with her long-range strike in the 2023 Women’s World Cup semi-finals against England nominated for the Puskas Award. Kerr faces stiff competition on the 11-strong list of nominees for the 2023 edition of the award, but the nomination in itself pays…

An anonymous Slashdot reader shared this report from the New York Times: The collapse in cryptocurrency prices last year forced a procession of major firms into bankruptcy, triggering a government crackdown and erasing the savings of millions of inexperienced investors. But for a small group of corporate…

Julian Assange's supporters will urge the US to drop the prosecution of the Australian citizen on the basis the "very dangerous" precedent will be exploited by China and Russia. From a report: Six Australian politicians are expected to focus on freedom-of-speech arguments when they fly to Washington DC later this…

A proposal to phase out CO2-emitting fossil fuels at COP27 last won backing from more than 80 countries but oil and gas-rich nations opposed it. European Union countries are preparing to push for a global deal on phasing out fossil fuels at the COP28 climate summit, a draft of the EU's negotiating position has…