Leah Purcell’s The Drover’s Wife is being transformed into an opera with music by George Palmer and starring soprano Nina Korbe.
Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games due to glandular fever. She has been suffering from fatigue, breathlessness, and loss of appetite for months.
A 3.5-tonne meteorite, discovered in Australia and named Cranbourne No 1, became the subject of a fierce debate between colonial authorities and the British Museum over its ownership. Now housed in London, it's seen by Indigenous Australians as a sacred object and a symbol of stolen goods, with calls for its return.
The story of Sidney Leonard Morse, Australia's first Indigenous recipient of the Military Cross in 1943, has been rediscovered by a volunteer historian at the War Memorial. Awarded for gallantry in New Guinea, his achievements were previously unknown to his distant relatives in Tasmania.
Italian firm Webuild faces two criminal proceedings in NSW for allegedly endangering workers on the Snowy Hydro project. Incidents include a truck falling from lifts and injuries from a faulty drill, with Webuild denying the charges.
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is leasing 16 historic properties in Hill End, a former gold-mining village, after spending $5 million on renovations. The initiative aims to revitalize the town by attracting new businesses and enhancing visitor experiences.
The Fregon Bulldogs, an Australian Rules football team from the remote APY Lands, faced severe equipment shortages, including a lack of guernseys. Their situation improved through a donation from the Rosewater Bulldogs, a suburban Adelaide club, and the commissioning of new, artist-designed guernseys funded by a local business.
