Ellena Savage's debut essay collection, Blueberries, was a surprise hit. In her new novel, The Ruiners, she takes on Charles Dickens and the illegal waste trade.
Cameron Munster seeks to honor Queensland Origin greats by leading the Maroons to a series victory against NSW in Brisbane. Having learned from legends like Thurston, Cronk, Smith, and Slater, Munster aims to captain the Maroons to a home series decider win.
A teenage team from Whyalla, South Australia, won the H2 Grand Prix Finals in Switzerland, achieving redemption after a disqualification at the 2025 world qualifiers. The community rallied to raise funds for the wildcard entrant team to compete.
The Australian Space Agency has confirmed that objects found on a north Queensland beach are likely pressure vessels from a space launch vehicle. The debris, discovered in Forrest Beach, has prompted a multi-agency investigation and warnings for the public to avoid touching suspected space junk.
Nigel Farage is under investigation by the UK's parliamentary standards watchdog for allegedly failing to declare support from George Cottrell, a cryptocurrency investor with a criminal past. This follows a previous probe into undeclared donations. The government is also tightening rules on overseas political donations.
Isaac Thompson, 26, with alleged links to the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang, escaped from custody in Darwin on Sunday night. He is the third such individual to escape NT custody in a month. Police are urging the public not to approach him.
New South Wales whale rescue crews reported an unprecedented weekend with five entanglements along the coast. One humpback was successfully freed from fishing lines on the Central Coast, while a stranded melon-headed whale at Stockton Beach could not be saved.
