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January

Johanna Nalau, the program director of the Master of Climate Change Adaptation at Griffith University.

Postgrads enter climate workforce looking for a clean start

Demand for workers with climate skills is already increasing, as more job postings specifically cover adapting to the green transition.

July 2024

Donald Trump at the Miami rally: “I don’t think Kamala Harris’s California socialism is going to go down well with the people of Doral, the people of Miami or the people of Florida.”

Trump steps up attacks on Harris, stays silent on running mate

The former president accused Vice President Kamala Harris of working with other Democrats to cover up Joe Biden’s alleged mental acuity issues.

May 2024

Lee and Day make big moves after dramatic Scheffler arrest

Magical Min Woo Lee and Jason Day have made big moves to revive Australian hopes at the drama-charged PGA Championship in Kentucky.

April 2024

The growing pile of flowers in Bondi Junction.

Lehrmann ruling begins; Sixth Bondi victim named; Iran’s market hit

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

Scheffler in Tiger terrain after commanding Masters win

Much more than shed his tag as a one-major wonder, Scheffler’s third victory of the year has placed him in Tiger Woods-like company.

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Unwelcome. Greg Norman at the US Masters in Augusta at the weekend.

Not even Greg Norman’s hysterical hubris can hide LIV’s collapse into periphery

Far from rescuing golf, he has plunged it into a profound crisis, where many of the game’s leading men are squirrelled away on a tour whose TV ratings are pathetically low.

Scottie Scheffler chips to the green on the eighth hole during the third round.

Tiger Woods melts down as Scheffler takes Masters lead

Tiger Woods shot his worst round in a major championship in the third round of the Masters, while Rory McIlroy also failed to step up at Augusta.

$26k to watch the Masters? Welcome to the new fan experience

The live sports experience is changing. The experience at the US Masters may be the most lavish example of how teams, leagues and event organisers are pursuing luxury and exclusivity with zeal.

Cam Davis, of Australia, hits from the bunker on the second hole during the first round at the Masters golf tournament.

Aussies Davis, Smith raise hopes of elusive Masters triumph

Cam Davis has held his nerve to upstage his more-fancied Australian compatriots and surge into contention during the windswept Masters at Augusta National.

Cameron Smith of Australia lines up a putt on the 18th green during the first round of the 2024 Masters.

Australians battling early at the windswept Masters

Min Woo Lee faces a fight to make the halfway cut and big guns Cameron Smith, Jason Day, former champion Adam Scott and Cam Davis are all still on the course.

Bryson DeChambeau hits his tee shot on the fourth hole.

DeChambeau claims early Masters lead with birdie blitz

Rain delayed the start of the Masters meaning Tiger Woods will need to finish his round tomorrow.

Tiger Woods during a practice round this week.

Tiger Woods has not given up hope of adding another Masters green jacket

Never mind he is 48 and had more surgeries than his 15 major titles; or in his 10 rounds at the Masters since he won in 2019, he has broken par only three times.

March 2024

Tiger Woods Puts On The Green Jacket With The Help Of Nick Faldo During The Presentation Ceremony Of The 1997 Masters Tournament .

Six Australians to vie for 2024 US Masters golf win

Before the Augusta, Georgia tournament in April, we recall some memorable moments from its esteemed 90-year history.

Scottie Scheffler plays his shot from the 17th tee during the final round of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

Scheffler goes back-to-back in Players Championship

The American now stands alone as the only back-to-back champion in 50 years of the PGA Tour’s premier championship.

December 2023

Min Woo Lee

Min Woo Lee closes in on rare and famous golf double

Min Woo Lee and Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino look set for a final-day shootout for the second week in a row.

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June 2023

Tiger Woods has earnt $US75 million in the past 12 months.

Who are the world’s highest-paid golfers?

Tiger Woods has earned roughly $US1.8 billion during his professional golf career.

May 2023

Jason Day during the final round of the Byron Nelson in Texas.

Emotional Jason Day breaks five-year PGA Tour drought

A year after losing his mum to cancer and tumbling outside the top 100, the Queenslander won his first PGA Tour event.

April 2023

Chinese SU-30 fighter jets were among the 70 aircraft detected off Taiwan.

China sends 70 jets, 11 warships towards Taiwan

China continued its show of force in the Taiwan Strait; ‘berserk’ bond markets overplay the risk of a deep recession; Asian shares inch higher; ‘Incompetence and greed’ – inside the collapse of FTX. See how the day unfolded here.

Jon Rahm, of Spain, celebrates on the 18th green after winning the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.

Jon Rahm wins riveting Masters in special day for Spain

The Spanish superstar’s success fittingly came on the 40th anniversary of his idol Seve Ballesteros’ second Masters win in 1983, and on what would have been the late Ballesteros’ 66th birthday.

Tiger Woods at the Masters on Saturday.

Tiger Woods’ Masters limps to an end with withdrawal

The golf legend has withdrawn from the tournament with 28-plus holes still to play, citing his lingering right foot injury from a 2021 car crash.

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