Australia RuPaul's Drag Race Australia: TV phenomenon coming to say 'shantay, g'day'The Guardian - Alyx GormanRuPaul’s Drag Race has spawned two spin-off series, several sellout world tours and skyrocketed the careers of dozens of drag performers. Now the reality TV phenomenon is gearing up to Death Drop down
Melanesia West Papua: thousands expected at fresh protests after week of violenceThe Guardian - Kate LambThousands of protesters were expected to take to the streets in six regions of West Papua on Monday, one week after violent demonstrations flared across Indonesia’s easternmost provinces, leaving one and
Policing Tanya Day died in custody because of inadequate police checks, inquest hears Australia News - Calla WahlquistAboriginal woman Tanya Day died in custody because police failed to conduct adequate checks and did not see her sustain the significant head injury that caused her death, a coronial inquest has heard.
Australian Labor Party NSW Labor got $100,000 in cash from Chinese billionaire, Icac inquiry told Australia News - Christopher KnausAn elaborate scheme was allegedly used to hide a $100,000 cash payment from the Chinese billionaire and banned donor, Huang Xiangmo, to then New South Wales Labor boss, Jamie Clements, the state’s anti-corruption
Netball Believing in Collingwood is tempting once again after Pies squeeze into Super Netball finalsThe Guardian - Erin DelahuntyLike many others who have drunk the Collingwood Kool-Aid since the AFL powerhouse joined Super Netball in 2017, I have more than once been left looking like a goal keeper gone hunting out of the circle,
China Shares across Asia fall sharply amid US-Chinese trade tensions Australia News - Australian Associated PressShares in Australia and across Asia Pacific have fallen sharply amid a new flare-up of US-Chinese trade tensions. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index in Sydney was down 99 points on Monday, or 1.46% at 12.30am
Policing Hong Kong protests: dozens arrested as government warns of 'very dangerous situation'The Guardian - Verna Yu in Hong KongDozens of people, including a 12-year-old, have been arrested after a night of escalating violence in Hong Kong that saw police fire a warning shot near protesters and use water cannon for the first time.
trump news update Trump suggests 'nuking hurricanes' to stop them hitting America – reportGuardian US - Guardian staffDonald Trump has reportedly suggested on more than one occasion that the US military should bomb hurricanes in order to disrupt them before they make landfall. According to US news website Axios, the president
Placido Domingo Placido Domingo gets standing ovation in first performance since sexual harassment claimsThe Guardian - Staff and agenciesOpera singer Placido Domingo on Sunday received a standing ovation at the Salzburg festival, his first performance after being accused of sexually harassing women. “Triumph in Salzburg, standing ovation
Play buttonTim Paine Tim Paine insists Australia will put Headingley hurt behind themThe Guardian - Ali MartinTim Paine urged his Australia players to move on from the crushing nature of their defeat in the third Test. Having been flayed to all parts of Headingley by Ben Stokes amid one of the most astonishing
Majorca Mallorca crash: seven killed in midair collision between plane and helicopterThe Guardian - Agence France-PresseSeven people including two children have been killed in a midair collision between a helicopter and a light aircraft over the Spanish island of Mallorca, authorities said. The two aircraft crashed over
Australia Australia must not be rattled – Steve Smith is back for fourth Ashes TestThe Guardian - Geoff Lemon at HeadingleyThe only worse cricketing humiliation than being bowled out for 67 must be losing to a team that you bowled out for 67. While all of England looked around in disbelief after that Ben Stokes heist at Headingley,
Antoine Griezmann Griezmann nets double in Barcelona’s comeback win over Real BetisThe Guardian - PA MediaAntoine Griezmann responded to the challenge laid down by Ernesto Valverde with a brilliant display as Barcelona came from behind to thrash Real Betis 5-2. The coach Valverde called for Griezmann to be
Roger Federer Novak Djokovic aims to defend US Open and close in on Federer’s major haulThe Guardian - Kevin Mitchell at Flushing MeadowsOnly a third-rate bookmaker or a dim-witted gambler would seriously imagine that Novak Djokovic is not a logical favourite to add a fourth US Open title to his collection of 16 majors this coming fortnight.
The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale recap: season 3, episode 12 – has June gone too far?The Guardian - Abigail ChandlerSpoiler alert: this recap is for people watching The Handmaid’s Tale, series three, on Channel 4 in the UK. Please do not add spoilers for later episodes in the series. How many lives does it cost to 52
South Australia Morning mail: Ashes agony, Trump's G7 row, Centrelink shame Australia News - Helen SullivanGood morning, this is Helen Sullivan bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Monday 26 August. England have squared the Ashes series at 1-1 after one of the most astonishing matches in Test history,
Rugby Union England’s chariot running like a dream heading into the World CupThe Guardian - Robert Kitson at TwickenhamThey love a bit of karaoke in Japan and England’s supporters were in full advance cry in the West Stand on a warm Saturday evening. Bon Jovi’s Living on a Prayer was particularly popular – “Ohhh, we’re
Boris Johnson Britain can 'easily cope' with no-deal Brexit, claims Boris JohnsonThe Guardian - Heather Stewart and Julian Borger in BiarritzBritain could “easily cope” with a no-deal Brexit, which would be the fault of EU leaders’ “obduracy”, Boris Johnson claimed at the summit of G7 countries in France, as he continued to resist mounting
Play buttonBen Stokes Ben Stokes’s best England innings since Botham puts all else in shadeThe Guardian - Andy Bull at HeadingleyThe game isn’t supposed to work this way, outside of the daydreams we have when we’re kids first falling in love with it Oh hell, just call it all off now. Forget the Premier League, cancel the Rugby Cup,
Recession Is a global recession coming? Here are seven warning signsThe Guardian - Phillip InmanThe global economy is heading into recession. At least that is the fear after months of warning signs from the engine of global trade, which has spluttered this year. Here we examine seven clues that trend,
Spiders Venomous brown recluse spider removed from woman’s left earThe Guardian - Martin PengellyA Kansas City woman woke one morning this week thinking she had water in her left ear. It turned out to be a highly venomous brown recluse spider. Susie Torres told local TV station Fox 4 she “woke up
Aaron Paul ‘Breaking Bad’ Movie Coming to Netflix in OctoberThe Guardian - Elliott KimeNetflix has announced that it will release a Breaking Bad film, centred on Aaron Paul’s mercurial meth cook Jesse Pinkman, nearly six years after 10.3 million Americans tuned in to watch the show’s finale.
trump news update G7: Trump's demands for Russia's readmission cause row in BiarritzGuardian US - Julian BorgerDonald Trump has rowed with his fellow G7 leaders over his demand that Russia be readmitted to the group, rejecting arguments that it should remain an association of liberal democracies, according to at
Environment Great Australian Bight oil industry would need decades of subsidies, report warns Australia News - Katharine Murphy Political editorThe South Australian government needs to prepare itself for decades of subsidies if it wants to develop an offshore oil and gas industry in the Great Australian Bight, according to a new report. Analysis
Carbon Ausgrid and Melbourne Airport commit to emissions reduction targets Australia News - Calla WahlquistAusgrid and Melbourne Airport have committed to emissions reductions targets as part of a push by Australia’s largest infrastructure fund to reduce its carbon footprint. IFM Investors announced on Monday
Pensions Centrelink wrongly denies disability support pension to severely ill woman Australia News - Luke Henriques-GomesA severely ill woman in her 60s who cannot leave the house without a mobility scooter was wrongly judged as fit for work by Centrelink and denied the disability support pension. Trish Geidel, of Adelaide,
Australian News Australia entering 'second convict age' as imprisonment rates soar Australia News - Katharine Murphy Political editorIndigenous Australians are now more likely to be in prison than African-Americans, according to new research by Labor parliamentarian and economist Andrew Leigh warning that Australia has entered “a second
Play buttonHong Kong More Hongkongers look to move to Australia amid growing political unrestThe Guardian - Ben DohertyHong Kong’s continuing political unrest has led to a surge in applications from residents seeking to emigrate, including to Australia, and some migration agents are reporting a doubling in inquiries as
AFL With the Hawks in a new phase, the Tigers sense a chance to create an era of their ownThe Guardian - Craig LittleHawthorn’s success over the past 50 years – during which they have won a dozen flags – makes them the only AFL club for which a period of nearly four years could be classified as a post-premiership era.
Joelinton Joelinton secures Newcastle’s first points in surprise win at TottenhamThe Guardian - David Hytner at Tottenham Hotspur StadiumInsulting criticism. Complete lies. An over-sensationalised mini-crisis. Steve Bruce’s soundbites had been heavy on emotion in the countdown to this trip to Tottenham, a portrait of a manager determined
