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"Rohit Sharma & Travis Head Love Story" - Top 10 funny memes after India's dismal loss vs Australia in 1st ODI 2025
Australia beat Team India comfortably by seven wickets (DLS Method) in the first ODI on Sunday, October 19, at the Perth Stadium. As a result, the hosts took an early 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Australian captain Mitchell Marsh won...
Celebrations of culture and words, wine wellness and more: 75+ things to do this week in Canberra
Posted on 20 October, 2025 Canberra’s packed calendar keeps rolling with another massive week of events. This week, the Canberra Writers Festival takes over the city with 200+ writers and thinkers, while Oktoberfest brings authentic Bavarian vibes...
$20.7 billion online spend sets Q1 record as shoppers gear up for Black Friday and Christmas sales
Australia Post 8.1 million households shopped online in the last quarter, up 2.7% year-on-year (YoY)1 Average basket size stayed flat at $952 50% of shoppers are set on spending during Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales Speedy delivery...
Australian coach Ange Postecoglou sacked after 39 days at Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest have fired manager Ange Postecoglou 17 minutes after a 3-0 home defeat by Chelsea and just 39 days after the Australian took over. Postecoglou didn’t win any of his eight matches in charge after replacing Nuno Espirito Santo on...
Dabble Darts ANZ Premier League: Big Ben rings loud in Canberra
Ben Robb lit up the AIS Arena with a blistering display of tungsten wizardry, storming to victory on night three of the 2025 Dabble Darts ANZ Premier League in Canberra. The big Kiwi didn’t just win – he bulldozed his way into second place on the...
Melbourne City vs Buriram United Prediction and Betting Tips | October 20th 2025
Melbourne City will host Buriram United at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Monday in the third round of their 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite campaign. The home side are the reigning Australia A-League champions but have endured a poor...
Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe wins the Top 100 Books countdown — as it happened
14m agoSun 19 Oct 2025 at 8:10am Want more Top 100 Books? On Monday, Radio National's The Book Show will speak to some of the literary stars whose books made the inaugural Top 100 countdown. And on Friday, The Bookshelf will cast an eye over the...
Australia’s experienced bowling trio on verge of re-writing record books during home ODIs against India
Perth [Australia], October 18 (ANI): The experienced bowling trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa could rewrite bowling records for Australia as they take on India in a three-match series at home starting from Sunday onwards. The...
Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe wins the Top 100 Books countdown — as it happened
6h agoSun 19 Oct 2025 at 8:10am Want more Top 100 Books? On Monday, Radio National's The Book Show will speak to some of the literary stars whose books made the inaugural Top 100 countdown. And on Friday, The Bookshelf will cast an eye over the...
Live: Pip Williams's The Dictionary of Lost Words number 7 in Top 100 Books countdown
1m agoSun 19 Oct 2025 at 6:50am #6: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent (2013) 10m agoSun 19 Oct 2025 at 6:41am Pip Williams: 'This is such a gift' Pip Williams's two latest novels, The Dictionary of Lost Words and The Bookbinder of Jericho — which came...
Australia: NSW Environmental Protection Agency covers up lead poisoning in Broken Hill children
The New South Wales (NSW) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deliberately suppressed for almost four years a study showing lead poisoning of children in Broken Hill as a result of nearby mining operations. The cover-up was unearthed by a Mudgee...
Live: Craig Silvey takes back-to-back spots in the Top 100 Books countdown
Just nowSun 19 Oct 2025 at 4:08am Grenville thrilled to have made the list How nice to have another Aussie in the mix! Kate Grenville is joining us live on air. "I never thought this would happen," she says. "I am, as you can hear, almost...
Greek Australian Society honoured for strengthening culture and identity
The Greek Australian Society (GAS) celebrated its fifth year of operation last Friday with a ball at the Grand Alpha in Sydney. The event brought together guests from across NSW, Queensland, Victoria, and even overseas. The celebration was...
Bird-lovers help count species across Australia in annual bird count
Most days, Kayla McNeill teaches year 5 and 6 students. But next week, she'll be leading a team of citizen scientists — tasked with spending 20 minutes outside taking note of all the birds they see. Ms McNeill's students on the NSW Central Coast...
The epic ancient story you were never told about Australia
Illegal claims and laws from a foreign country are imposed on sovereign peoples and their societies. Indeed, this land wasn’t unoccupied or uninhabited. Even Cook acknowledged this in his journal on April 21, 1770, referencing seeing smoke in...
Australia has thousands of op shops. They started with one woman's idea
The name Lady Millie Tallis isn't up in lights today — but perhaps it should be in every op shop across the nation. The few articles about her that are online describe her as a "former showgirl". "Well, I suppose that is a way of saying she...
Return Trip to Everest Already on the Books for Ka Ying Rising
Speed star Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) broke ground as the first international horse to win the G1 The Everest Saturday at Royal Randwick, and the connections have already gone on record in saying that they'd like to bring him back for a defense...
‘It’s become a bit meaningless’: why does Australia have so many new Great Walks?
Until early 2023, New South Wales had no Great Walks. Now it has 10 and will soon have 13. Queensland has 10 or 15 Great Walks, depending on whom you ask. Victoria has three multiday walks with “Great” in their names. Then there’s Great Walks of...
A player has found an Australia-shaped Minecraft seed
The blocky world of Minecraft is procedurally-generated and while there is a form in the structures, most of the locations are spawned randomly. However, with using a specific code called “seeds,” players can generate specific worlds discovered by...
Take me out to the ballgame ... and the compost pile?
The other day, I was talking with Gary, our website guru. Gary loves growing tomatoes, and he’s a big fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He seemed a little distracted... “Everything alright, Gary?” “Yeah, sorry. I’m watching my favorite team play the...