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Nicholas Jensen is commentary editor at The Australian. He previously worked as a reporter in the masthead’s NSW bureau. He studied history at the University of Melbourne, where he obtained a BA (Hons), and holds an MPhil in British and European History from the University of Oxford.

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‘TOUR DE GONG’Nation

WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 18: Grace Brown of Australia sprints during the 95th UCI Road World Championships 2022 - Women Individual Time Trial a 34,2km individual time trial race from Wollongong to Wollongong / #Wollongong2022 / on September 18, 2022 in Wollongong, Australia. (Photo by Con Chronis/Getty Images)

World’s best cyclists descend on Illawarra coast for ‘Tour de Gong’

It’s among the biggest cycling championships in the world, but to Wollongong locals the ‘Tour de Gong’ marks the largest event in the city’s history.

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TRUE BLOODSNation

16/9/22: Swans supporters, Sarah Weal and Aaron Molenkamp. Sarah has travelled all the way from Kangaroo Island for the preliminary final tomorrow between Sydney and Collingwood and has tickets for the grand final next weekend so needs the Swans to win on Saturday. She and friend Aaron have travelled from different corners of the country to support the Swans. John Feder/The Australian

Swans fans sure it’s in the bag

Sydney Swans fans are limbering up for their blockbuster clash at the SCG.

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obituaryNation

Life of Brian was rich indeed

Art collector and philanthropist Brian Sherman, who founded EquitiLink Group and made Australian business history in the 1980s, has died at the age of 79.

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LIVE

LIVE: THE QUEEN’S PASSINGWorld

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: King Charles III, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex walk behind the coffin during the procession for the Lying-in State of Queen Elizabeth II on September 14, 2022 in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II's coffin is taken in procession on a Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall where she will lay in state until the early morning of her funeral. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Queen leaves Buckingham Palace for final time

Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace late on Wednesday (AEST) for the final time as her coffin began its journey to Westminster Hall, where the late monarch will lie in state.

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Science

DAILY TELEGRAPH - 7 FEBRUARY, 2022. Warragamba Dam remains at 99.5 percent capacity as the La Nina summer continues to bring heavy rain falls across the Sydney catchment area. Picture: Toby Zerna

Another summer of gloom and flood doom

Australia is poised to enter a third consecutive La Nina event after months of speculation by the Bureau of Meteorology

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Media

Pearson to deliver ABC Boyer Lectures

Indigenous leader Noel Pearson will deliver his second Boyer Lecture series in less than three decades in a historic first.

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exclusiveNation

High Commission unhappy over Roberts-Smith invite

Senior officials inside Australia’s High Commission in London are reportedly deeply concerned about the former Afghanistan veteran’s participation at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.

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Indigenous

Torres Strait Islander Artist Alick Tipoti with his mural, Mura Ukapilamayzinga (All Connected), for News CorpÃs campaign A Whole News Way to Grow. Jane Dempster/The Australian.

Island homage inspires modern vision

Alick Tipoti carves his artwork on a sparsely populated island, off the northern tip of Queensland, in a workplace he describes as an artist’s paradise.

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PICTURE PERFECTNation

Portrait painter Ralph Heimans in his studio in Bondi on the 11th of September. Heimans painted Elizabeth II in 2012 and the then Prince of Wales in 2018. Following the accession of Charles III, he becomes the only Australian to paint two British monarchs. Picture: Adam Yip

Aussie’s portraits of power a unique double

A decade after unveiling The Coronation Theatre Ralph Heimans becomes the only Australian artist to have painted two British monarchs.

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Nation

Reigning figure of our time

In June 1953, during the second year of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, the Commonwealth was riding high on a wave of imperial optimism.

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