Australia’s best photos of the month – July 2026
Politicians, footballers, hot air balloons and a fire show all feature in the best images captured across the country in July Mangrove photography awards 2026 – in pictures Continue reading…
Icac revelations have left Angus Taylor’s colleagues anxious – and his factional enemies angry
The opposition leader is the highest-profile person mentioned so far at the NSW anti-corruption commission – and the political figure with the most to lose Follow our Australia news live…
Ukraine war briefing: Trump says he is ‘not sure’ about letting Ukraine build Patriot missiles
US president places military plan in doubt despite positive meetings with Voloymyr Zelenskyy in Washington this week. What we know on day 1,619 Donald Trump has cast doubt on allowing…
Book returned to Australian library – 150 years overdue
The book, Antiquities of Athens, was handed back to Kiama library by a man who found it bricked into a wall An Australian public library has had a book returned…
Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed
Uefa agrees stance at emergency meeting on Thursday Boycott would begin with Under-20 Women’s World Cup European countries have agreed to boycott all Fifa competitions if Gianni Infantino pushes forward…
Anthropic’s AI Claude escaped testing environment and hacked organizations
Company says it discovered unauthorized access during ‘proactive review’ after rival OpenAI revealed rogue agent Anthropic said on Thursday its AI Claude model hacked systems of three organizations during testing,…
Rose Davies makes history in Australian 5,000m one-two at Commonwealth Games
Davies adds gold to her 10,000m triumph at Glasgow Games Compatriot Jessica Hull comes in second to claim silver In the fading Glasgow light, the two fluorescent yellow figures powered…
Australia news live: Reformers member tells hearing he used factional funds to pay for bucks night; Taylor refuses to answer multiple Icac-related questions
Former premier’s brother to appear before inquiry. Follow live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast eSafety commissioner says court action against Telegram ‘very significant’ Julie…
Charley Hull refuses to apologise after £100,000 scratchcard prank on caddie
Hull: ‘I think people need to lighten up’ Thitikul leads on -7; double major winner Ryu on -5 Charley Hull has delivered an emphatic, unapologetic response towards those who criticised…
Governor general warns of ‘growing catastrophe’ that threatens to undermine democracy in Australia
Sam Mostyn says there is a widespread ‘failure to understand and engage with’ civic underpinnings of our democracy Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…