Sydney registered the third worst air quality in the world on Thursday morning as the city awoke to its fourth day blanketed in a thick haze from hazard reduction burns. The Harbour City was enveloped in smog on Thursday, sending air quality tumbling. According to IQAir, at one point on Thursday morning, Sydney’s air quality … Read more
Parents of students at some of Sydney’s most exclusive schools are reportedly being charged thousands of dollars just to secure their children’s enrolment. Trinity Grammar, Cranbrook and The King’s School are among city’s elite institutions which charge prospective students a non-refundable enrolment fee. An independent all-boys school, Trinity Grammar hiked its enrolment fee by almost … Read more
The former Yankees third baseman revealed to federal agents in 2014 he had been told by Biogenesis founder Anthony Bosch that Manny Ramirez, Ryan Braun and one other All-Star player were also performance-enhancing drug clients, according to documents obtained by ESPN. Watch an average of 5 regular season MLB games each week plus All-Star, Postseason … Read more
A young “fun-loving” girl has had her dreams of becoming a gymnast quashed as she battles chronic debilitating health issues. Lila Moorfoot, 11, was diagnosed with the rare and debilitating neurological condition Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) after a gymnastic injury that caused stress fractures in her foot two years ago. CPRS sees a person … Read more
Former top draft pick Izzy Huntington will make her GWS debut 616 days after she last played an AFLW game. The Giants confirmed the supremely talented forward would play her first game in orange against Richmond on Saturday after an arduous recovery from a third knee reconstruction. Huntington, who kicked 18 goals in 20 games … Read more
Warning: distressing content A man who is staring down the barrel of years in jail for abusing dozens of children with his boyfriend told a court he did the heinous acts to impress his partner. The former couple, who cannot be named for legal reasons, faced Downing Centre District Court for sentencing submissions on Thursday. … Read more
The federal government has been called on to urgently intervene to save the canned 2026 Commonwealth Games. The recommendation forms part of a Senate inquiry into Australia’s preparedness to host the Commonwealth, Olympic and Paralympic Games, which tabled its interim report to federal parliament on Thursday. “The committee recommends that the Australian Government takes on … Read more
Tensions are brewing between the NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley and the NRMA, after the minister issued a scolding to “reckless and criminal” drivers who were risking the lives of their fellow motorists. On Wednesday, Ms Catley called on the NRMA to tell “their members to slow down and obey the road rules, instead of … Read more
GWS coach Adam Kingsley knows which scenario he’d prefer to be in entering Saturday’s semi-final, declaring the Giants are in a better position to perform than Port Adelaide. With vice-captain Stephen Coniglio a certain starter after an eye injury forced him out of the elimination final, GWS enters the clash with a full-strength side while … Read more
The principal of a Melbourne school has been found to have failed Jewish students facing anti-Semitic discrimination and bullying, with the education department ordered to pay the group hundreds of thousands of dollars. Federal Court Justice Debra Mortimer handed down her judgment on Thursday in a case brought forward by five former students of Melbourne’s … Read more
