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Rob Harris is Europe correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

Chinese cargo ship suspected in ‘sabotage’ of Baltic Sea cables

Chinese cargo ship suspected in ‘sabotage’ of Baltic Sea cables

Swedish public broadcaster SVT and several Finnish media outlets reported that two Danish navy ships shadowed the cargo vessel as it sailed out of the Baltic Sea on Tuesday.

  • by Rob Harris

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Gearhead, farmer, tax protester: Jeremy Clarkson takes to London streets

Gearhead, farmer, tax protester: Jeremy Clarkson takes to London streets

Farming’s least likely champion opposes a new tax the Labour government says will help restore public services.

  • by Rob Harris
Zelensky says war with Russia will ‘end sooner’ because of Trump win

Zelensky says war with Russia will ‘end sooner’ because of Trump win

As Russia continues to make key gains, the Ukrainian leader said he is prepared to do everything possible to bring an end to the conflict through diplomatic means.

  • by Rob Harris
Archbishop of Canterbury resigns ‘in sorrow’ over handling of abuse scandal
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Archbishop of Canterbury resigns ‘in sorrow’ over handling of abuse scandal

Justin Welby had faced calls to resign after a report found he had taken insufficient action to stop a person it described as arguably the Church of England’s most prolific serial abuser.

  • by Rob Harris
Demands for Archbishop of Canterbury to resign over abuse scandal

Demands for Archbishop of Canterbury to resign over abuse scandal

Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, has been criticised for failing to report John Smyth, said to be the most prolific abuser in the church’s history.

  • by Rob Harris
The school-leaver up at 4am, and a Katy Perry dancer turned Cup strapper: Racing’s pre-dawn heroes

The school-leaver up at 4am, and a Katy Perry dancer turned Cup strapper: Racing’s pre-dawn heroes

While the big days of the Melbourne Cup carnival attract the height of fashion and society’s elite, there are also pre-dawn heroes who keep horse racing’s heart beating.

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Vauban could remain in Australia after second Cup flop, says owner
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Melbourne Cup

Vauban could remain in Australia after second Cup flop, says owner

Rich Ricci, a UK-based American investment banker who owns Melbourne Cup starter Vauban alongside wife Susannah, said he would consider his options with the horse, who finished 11th on Tuesday.

  • by Danny Russell, Peter Ryan and Rob Harris
Top of the pops: The jockey who turned three chairs on The Voice then won the Cup

Top of the pops: The jockey who turned three chairs on The Voice then won the Cup

Robbie Dolan could have given up racing for music, but now he’s a Melbourne Cup winner.

  • by Rob Harris
Mullins’ past heartbreak can’t kill off Cup dream

Mullins’ past heartbreak can’t kill off Cup dream

To so many at home and abroad, the Cup is worth much more than the $8 million prize pot on offer.

  • by Rob Harris
The Melbourne Cup icon who’s never been to Flemington

The Melbourne Cup icon who’s never been to Flemington

Meet the horse named in honour of a Cuban heavyweight boxing champion. He’s never been to Flemington but his impact on Melbourne’s great turf event in recent years has been profound.

  • by Rob Harris
Record number of female jockeys booked for Melbourne Cup; Via Sistina ruled out

Record number of female jockeys booked for Melbourne Cup; Via Sistina ruled out

Next Tuesday for the first time in Melbourne Cup history five female jockeys could ride in Australia’s most famous race.

  • by Peter Ryan and Rob Harris

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