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August

Australia’s Alice Williams scored five goals in a gritty gold medal match.

Stingers, denied by Spain, go out with heads held high

The Australian women’s water polo team won silver after a final that a scriptwriter might not have penned, but was nevertheless an honourable defeat.

  • Hans van Leeuwen
Goal machine Abby Andrews and her teammates celebrate their semi-final victory.

Aussies dethrone US in major water polo upset

The increasingly confident women’s team have defied the odds to beat three-time Olympic champions the United States and book a place in the final.

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  • Hans van Leeuwen
Former Minister Linda Reynolds arrives at the Supreme Court in Perth for the defamation trial.

Reynolds keen to tell ‘truth’ at Higgins trial

Former defence minister Linda Reynolds is first to give evidence at defamation trial; Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says we’re in “a precarious time” after terror alert upgraded. Follow for updates.

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  • Lucy Slade and Andrew Hobbs
Taryn Woods, Australian women’s water polo team assistant coach.

Water polo’s golden girls have feisty medallist in their corner

Gold medallist turned coach Taryn Woods says her sport has to be prepared to do what it needs to ensure exposure and inclusion.

  • Michael Bleby

Best-ever start for Australia but a mixed bag for Rinehart

Team Australia is having a history-busting gold haul. But one of Gina Rinehart’s sporting projects is looking as sorry as lithium. Here’s what you missed overnight.

  • Hans van Leeuwen and Zoe Samios

January 2022

Architect Nino Sydney in front of a Beachcomber house at Russell Ave,  Faulconbridge in the Blue Mountains.

Nino Sydney, the most influential architect you’ve never heard of

Born in Zagreb, Croatia, the architect who helped change the way Australians think about housing has died aged 89.

  • Michael Bleby

August 2021

Lee exits the water after winning bronze in the women’s 10km marathon on Tuesday.

Lee wins Australia’s first Olympics marathon swim medal

Australia’s Kareena Lee has won bronze in the Olympic women’s marathon swimming in Tokyo, with Brazilian Ana Marcela Cunha taking gold.

  • Melissa Woods

July 2021

Australia lost 15-10 against Montenegro on Sunday.

The Macquarie Banker playing against his home country for Australia

There are no Split loyalties for Croatia-born Goran Tomasevic as he fights for Australia against his birth country in the water polo pool.

  • Michael Bleby

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