| | | | Hot temperatures, strong winds and dry thunderstorms will combine in Tasmania today to create what is expected to be the worst day of the fire season. | | | | It's an internet cliché: Grandma or grandpa sharing dodgy articles on Facebook. But it turns out that may be a trend. | | | | Stalwart of the Scottish independence movement Alex Salmond insists he is innocent after appearing in court charged with nine counts of sexual assault, two counts of attempted rape, two counts of indecent assault and breach of the peace. | | | | Australia's tallest mountain — with its active volcano — probably is not one you've heard of. But once you see it, it's impossible to forget. | | | | The United Nations asks the Australian Government to consider suspending the Adani project in central Queensland until it gains the support of a group of traditional owners who are fighting the miner in court. | | | | Experts say Australians need to take a much more aggressive approach to wearing sunscreen as part of a regular morning routine instead of applying just ahead of planned outdoor activities. | | | | Australia plummets down the list as an Asian powerhouse — not China — maintains its domination at the top of Bloomberg's annual index. | | | | Melbourne is expected to sweat through its hottest day in almost a decade today, before a mid-afternoon cool change sends the mercury plummeting. | | | | Rafael Nadal thrashes rising star Stefanos Tsitsipas on his way to a fifth appearance in an Australian Open final, where he may face his long-time rival Novak Djokovic. | | | | Victorian junkyard owner Maria Jackson is sentenced to jail over her employee's death. | | | | Many of those in line for an Order of Australia on Australia Day are getting it for their career. But here's an idea: why don't we award honours to encourage people to do more than their job, suggests Nicholas Gruen. | | | | Vogue magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour uses a speech at an Australian Open event to call for the Margaret Court Arena to be renamed in light of the tennis star's opposition to same-sex marriage. | | | | Australian man Hazem Hamouda flew to Cairo last year to join his children for a family holiday but was instead arrested at the international airport and later secretly whisked away to one of Egypt's most notorious prisons. | | | | The north magnetic pole is on the move, but far from being a portent of imminent catastrophe, it's just business as usual on planet Earth. | | | | So much about the sacking of Matildas coach Alen Stajcic remains open to conjecture, but often-unspoken issues for women's sport are coming to light, writes Richard Hinds. | | | | Do you think you know the best year of the Hottest 100? Or maybe you have no idea but want to find out. Based on the qualities you love in a great song, we'll tell you the best year of the countdown for you. | | | | Temporary diesel power generators owned by the South Australian Government are switched on as the Australian Energy Market Operator deals with record-breaking heat conditions across both SA and Victoria. | | | | In some states, if parents want to enrol their children in public education, they are forced to send their kids to single-sex schools but parents are pushing back, labelling the lack of diversity outdated "gender segregation". | | | | Jhye Richardson's first taste of Test cricket was an impressive one, featuring probing, accurate swing bowling. With an English summer around the corner and certain teammates struggling, his case could become compelling, writes Dean Bilton. | | | | Sri Lanka gets the prize wicket of Usman Khawaja late on day one of the first Test, but the tourists face an uphill battle after being skittled for just 144 in their first innings at the Gabba. | | | | Ellyse Perry is within sight of producing the greatest batting T20 season — in either male or female competitions — in the short history of the format and shapes as the key figure in this weekend's WBBL final between her Sydney Sixers and Brisbane Heat. | |  |
By Nicholas Gruen | |  |
By Dean Bilton in Brisbane | |  |
By Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds | |  |
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