USA 2-0 Australia: World Cup 2026 Group D player ratings
Goalscorer Alex Freeman was the pick of the bunch for the co-hosts while Connor Metcalfe’s performance off the bench gave the Socceroos some cheer Matt Freese Tested even less than…
St Kilda pier wins peak Victorian architecture award as judges praise playful and ‘deeply civic’ design
State government project among range of works celebrated for community-centred design that goes beyond utility The reimagined St Kilda pier has added more accolades to its burgeoning trophy cabinet, taking…
Electric is the new normal as growing secondhand EV market helps Australian car buyers shift gear
Lower-cost Chinese brands entered the market, the oil crisis pushed up petrol prices, and now a third of all car sales are EV or hybrid Get our breaking news email,…
Public transport to be cheaper as NSW treasurer says ‘discipline’ key to electoral success
As One Nation highlights cost-of-living pressures, Labor will treat public money ‘with respect … at time of high inflation’, Daniel Mookhey says ahead of state budget Get our breaking news…
Italy PM Meloni ‘stunned’ by Trump’s claims she begged him for a photo
US president provokes outrage as PM says he ‘totally invented’ story in interview with Italian media Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has said Donald Trump “totally invented” a story about…
The Afghan family who are safe at last and full of hope, thanks to an Australia Pauline Hanson will never know
In International Refugee Week, two speeches paint starkly different visions of the country They came in the chill of winter to hear their speaker, a man known to most only…
Stacey Warnecke died after choosing a birth free of all medical help. An inquest wants to know why
A coroner is looking into the final moments of a Melbourne influencer’s life and what leads women to choose ‘freebirth’ over obstetric care Get our breaking news email, free app…
Professional baseball team cancels game after players refuse to wear Pride jerseys
York Revolution were celebrating Pride Night MLB players have also pushed back on Pride A professional baseball team has chosen to forfeit a game after some of its players refused…
Train driver dies and 89 people injured after two trains collide near Bedford
Eleven people suffer ‘very serious’ injuries, with emergency services still at the scene into the night A train driver has died and 89 people have been injured after two trains…
Bury me in the whale graveyard – let the weird starfish chew my bones | First Dog on the Moon
Scientists have discovered an enormous whale graveyard about 1,200km long, which seems big but then so are whales Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are…