Analysis
How Nathan McSweeney is preparing for the Sri Lankan spin attack
Plenty needs to go his way to earn a Test reprieve, but the Queenslander believes he has the right moves to bat well in Sri Lanka.
- by Nick Wright
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California bushfires
Disinformation reigns as bushfires devastate California
US authorities are struggling to counter misinformation at a time when miscalculations can have deadly consequences.
- by Bianca Hall
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Australia votes
Albanese is ‘building Australia’s future’, Dutton is getting it ‘back on track’: Whose slogan will win?
The parties’ persistent use of three-word slogans sets up an election clash that pits the past against the future.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Tripologist
The best-value destinations for Australians, despite the weak dollar
In eight of Australia’s 10 most popular destinations, our dollar buys less local currency than it did a year ago.
- by Michael Gebicki
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UK politics
How Elon Musk put a decades-old UK sex abuse scandal back on agenda
In a series of vitriolic posts, the tech mogul has falsely accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other Labour MPs of enabling Britain’s grooming gangs, a decade-old scandal involving a series of child sex abuse cases.
- by Rob Harris
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Courts
Trump escapes punishment in New York hush money case
The US president-elect has been slapped on the wrist with wet lettuce.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Analysis
Australian cricket
The England star who shapes as the next Tendulkar
Sure, Australian cricket is on a high. But England are in the box seat for the Ashes – and in Harry Brook they have a young star who shapes as a generational talent.
- by Greg Chappell
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US politics
Term-limited and immune from accountability, Trump’s power is unprecedented
If Trump dismantles American democracy, Australia must answer a tough question.
- by Bruce Wolpe
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Test cricket
Why a rookie was picked to tour Sri Lanka – but Glenn Maxwell wasn’t
This squad is less about next summer’s Ashes series and more about India in two years’ time.
- by Tom Decent
Analysis
Australian Open
The full draw: Australian Open matches to watch, and those to wait for
The Australian Open takes centre stage again on Sunday. We take look at what to expect in the first round and beyond.
- by Scott Spits
Analysis
Test cricket
Webster reminded the nation not to lose hope. These men can follow his lead
At 31, Beau Webster joins a growing list of late bloomers to don the Baggy Green.
- by Nick Wright
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