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'Easier to target': water, power firms face rising risk
39+ min ago (372+ words) Australian water, energy, banking and telecommunications providers will be urged to strengthen their defences after a spate of online attacks designed to disrupt essential services. The Australian Signals Directorate issued advice for utility providers on Tuesday in a 16-page guide…...
The New Zealand train trip where the food is as spectacular as the scenery
42+ min ago (432+ words) You have a busy day ahead of you today. We have seven courses to get through!" Now that is the kind of daily grind I can get behind, especially when I glance out of my train's windows to see inbound…...
'Don't be poo': Aussie gymnast quells doubts with gold
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (587+ words) Listening to "California Dreamin'", Australian gymnast Kate McDonald hit the ground running on her road to Los Angeles by winning uneven bars gold at the Commonwealth Games. It was sweet redemption for McDonald, who banished haunting memories of her "pretty…...
I wonder how many crises went ignored before the govt bothered to tell us our lifeline was cut
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (1324+ words) In 1979 my mother, Val French, received a grant to survey the needs of rural Australians. She found that their greatest need was the same as those in cities: respite for carers, those who care day and night, year after year,…...
'It feels like we are absorbing all of it': Small businesses speak out ahead of credit card surcharge ban
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (709+ words) For Our Hours owner Alex Choi, the coming ban on credit card surcharges is arriving as one more challenge for a sector already stretched thin by rising supply chain costs, fuel surcharges and soaring ingredient prices. "Small businesses are really…...
Minnows' shock goal voted best of 2026 World Cup
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (244+ words) It was a goal that made the world sit up and take notice, and they still are. Sidny Lopes Cabral's stunning goal against Argentina has won the public vote for goal of the World Cup finals. The Cape Verde player's…...
Aussie swim star pulls out of backstroke sprint bid
8+ hour, 18+ min ago (548+ words) Mollie O'Callaghan has abandoned her bid to add the Commonwealth Games 50m backstroke title to her golden collection as she continues to carefully manage her injury concerns. The Australian swim team announced on Monday the five-time Olympic freestyle champion was withdrawing…...
Australian gymnast claims back-to-back Glasgow gold
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (291+ words) Artistic gymnast Kate McDonald's quest for Commonwealth Games redemption is complete, winning uneven bars gold for Australia. McDonald banished haunting memories of her sub-par finish at the 2022 Birmingham Games with a near-flawless performance at Glasgow International Stadium, scoring 14.333 points. Finishing…...
Pink tribute for mum as Aussie wins gymnastics bronze
7+ hour, 14+ min ago (254+ words) Bearing a pink ribbon in tribute to his mum, Australian gymnast James Hardy has snared a bronze individual floor medal at the Commonwealth Games. England's Luke Whitehouse scored 14.566 points to win the Commonwealth title in Glasgow, and Rene Cournoyer trailed…...
Browning slams 'extremely weird' Glasgow Games anomaly
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (602+ words) Australian sprint star Rohan Browning has criticised the "clearly unfair" 100m qualifying process at the Commonwealth Games after fighting his way through to the semi-finals. The eight runners with the fastest times in the first half of this year, including Australia's…...