| | | | Having endured a torrid run in with the introduction of the video assistant referee in the A-League, it was almost inevitable that the first team to come on the wrong side of VAR at a World Cup would be Australia, writes James Maasdorp. | | | | When Zohra was 11, police told her parents she had to stop riding horses because it wasn't right. Now she's the only woman competing in a dangerous race that used to have a bride for a prize. | | | | A car bomb kills at least 26 people in eastern Afghanistan, as Taliban fighters and Afghan soldiers elsewhere in the country came together to celebrate an unprecedented ceasefire. | | | | Despite defeat in its World Cup opener against France, Australia should believe progression from Group C is very possible — but changes, both tactical and mental, still need to be made. | | | | The challenge: to eat a meal containing more than 1.5kg of beef, 1kg of American cheese, a deep fried Brie wheel, more than 3kg of bacon and a 6L mega shake — what used to be considered gluttony has now become a professional sport. | | | | Visiting the ruins of Nan Madol in the Federated States of Micronesia is like stepping into an Indiana Jones movie — and the man charged with its protection is looking for Australia's help to preserve it. | | | | Port Smith, with its unspoilt beaches, brilliant blue skies, and saltwater lagoons with glimpses of whales and dugongs, is back in Aboriginal hands and the traditional owners of this gateway to the Kimberley are hoping to share its beauty with the world. | | | | Pope Francis urges families to accept the children that God gives them, while also decrying how women are often considered part of a modern "throw-away culture" when they are forced into prostitution. | | | | All this gloating is deafening. There is almost a sense of celebration that One Nation party has hit troubled water. But Senator Hanson's faltering power won't silence the huge and growing frustration with the two major parties, writes Corrine Barraclough. | | | | It's a case of "crisis, what crisis?" for equity traders, while in the engine room of global trade, the commodity desks, things are getting ugly. | | | | A family could be on the hook for more than $170,000 after their child accidentally knocks over a valuable sculpture on display at a Kansas community centre. | | | | Using consumer power to end labour exploitation sounds attractive, but often it's only an option for those who can afford to allow political values to trump financial realities, writes Erin O'Brien. | | | | Despite more women choosing to stay single for longer — or forever — the Bridget Jones "destined to die alone" stereotype persists. The experts, however, say solo life can be very rewarding, and many of those living it agree. | | | | Shaun Marsh scores a magnificent 131 but Australia still falls to a 38-run defeat to England in Cardiff, going 2-0 down in the series in the process. | | | | A tear gas grenade is activated during a brawl, triggering a stampede in a Caracas nightclub, with Venezuelan authorities arresting seven people over the incident. | | | | Playing in their first World Cup match in 36 years, Peru are left to lament Christian Cueva's first half penalty miss and the many saves of Denmark keeper Kasper Schmeichel in a 1-0 loss. | | | | Julie Bishop and Mitch Fifield have been forced to pour cold water on motions passed at the Liberal Party's federal council, which insiders claim signify the "ascendancy of the conservatives" in the party. | | | | Lionel Messi had a penalty saved as Iceland chalked up another shock result to its portfolio of heroism, holding Argentina to a 1-1 draw on its World Cup debut. | | | | A 47-year-old man is arrested over the alleged sexual assault of an 11-year-old schoolgirl in the Newcastle area earlier this week. | | | | The series is all tied up going into the final Test in Sydney, after the Irish dominate the Wallabies on the field in Melbourne, if not the scoreboard. | | | | Jacinda Ardern is about to become the second world leader in history to give birth while in office, and while Kiwis have been caught up in "Jacindamania", the nation has a long history of supporting equality in politics and most people expect business as usual to return before too long. | | | | Stinky sausages made of cane toad flesh have been scattered from helicopters in a wide-scale trial to help native animals survive the toxic pests. | |  |
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