Nina Kennedy has become Australia’s first women’s pole vault world champion after US Olympic Katie Moon took up her offer to “share” the title in an epic jump-off in Budapest. Both jumpers had cleared the same height of 4.90m, an Australian record for Kennedy, before they each failed to clear three attempts at 4.95m. Kennedy … Read more
A leaked video of Bendigo Bank’s boss urging staff to come back into the office two days per week for their own “mental health” has reignited the debate over working from home policies. On Wednesday, news.com.au revealed comments by Marnie Baker about the company’s return-to-office mandate during an internal livestream, where she conceded “it’s not … Read more
Former Melbourne high-flyer Russell Robertson has launched off the top rope with a blistering attack on Kane Cornes. Cornes took aim at Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin over comments he made during his press conference after the Demons took care of business against Hawthorn. Watch every match of every round of the 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership … Read more
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles was personally consulted over the decision to stop publishing where politicians are flying on VIP flights during the same period he personally ran up a $3.6 million bill. New documents obtained under freedom of information laws have revealed that the Australian Federal Police conducted the security review at the request … Read more
A massive blaze broke out at a South Brisbane home, spreading to three other homes, as firefighters battled through the night to control it. At least 35 firefighters worked to extinguish the Heaslop Street home in Woolloongabba that broke out before 2.30am on Thursday and quickly spread to three other homes. Neighbours woke to the … Read more
Russell Crowe’s attempt to repair the fractured South Sydney Rabbitohs coaching group ended with the club owner abruptly ending a phone call with longtime friend and now former assistant coach Sam Burgess. Burgess this week dramatically walked out on the club where he delivered a premiership as a player after reportedly becoming frustrated with a … Read more
Jason Day’s wife has her eyes on the prize at this week’s Tour Championship. Ellie Day, who is expecting her fifth child with the Australian pro golfer in early September, wants Day to stay at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta to pursue the FedEx Cup champion crown, in lieu of travelling to their home … Read more
Megan Rapinoe caught plenty of heat following the US Women’s National Team’s World Cup debacle earlier this month, particularly the fallout of her missed penalty kick in an elimination loss to Sweden — criticism she believes is “absurd and outrageous”. The 38-year-old Rapinoe addressed the brutal miss in a new interview with The Atlantic, after … Read more
A South Korean influencer is being roasted online with persistent accusations she has digitally altered images to bizarrely enhance her body. But it appears to have been done so badly that Instagram sleuths say they can see the bends and warps in the background where the images look to have been altered. “Whoever Photoshopped this … Read more
Lawyers for a high-profile man charged with rape have hinted they will attempt to keep their client’s identity suppressed, if new laws allowing the identification of people charged with sexual assault are passed. The sudden move was revealed by lawyer Rowan King during a brief mention of the man’s matter at Toowoomba Magistrates Court on … Read more
