Home and Away star Lyn Collingwood’s career as social worker and life since soap exit

Lyn Collingwood made an impact as Colleen Smart in Home and Away as the beloved busy body. However, she left the soap 13 years ago, leaving viewers of the show to miss her humour and wit. The actress has slowed down when it comes to her career,...

Former Australia coach brings sandpaper controversy back into spotlight

The ball-tampering incident in Cape Town in 2018 would represent a low point for Australian cricket. In the third Test against South Africa, Cameron Bancroft was caught trying to change the state of the ball with sandpaper leading to a deluge of...

The amateur choral society that's hitting a historical high note

History runs through the veins of Exeter Philharmonic Choir. It’s one of the oldest amateur choral societies in the UK, although it’s had several name changes since being founded by a group of gentlemen in October 1846, early in the reign of Queen...

Australia blames Iran for antisemitic attacks, vows to expel envoy

SYDNEY: Australia will expel Iran’s ambassador to Canberra following accusations that Tehran directed two antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated that Iran’s government had orchestrated these attacks...

Zero main character energy for children with disabilities in Australian picture books

From: Edith Cowan University Zero main character energy for children with disabilities in Australian picture books Where are the children with disabilities? It’s not kids’ picture books, according to new research from Edith Cowan University’s...

Australia somehow cracked the code to software riches

Big software companies have won the hearts of Australian investors. Now it is really hard for them to go offshore. You only have to look at the likely changes to Australia’s sharemarket indices to see just how far the local technology sector has...

Gunman kills two officers in rural Australia, manhunt underway

A manhunt is underway in Australia after a gunman shot and killed two police officers and injured a third. Photo by Simon Dallinger/EPA Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Authorities in Australia are searching for a gunman after two police officers were shot and...

Australia ups energy ante: LNG project ready for start-up, FPSO weeks away from first gas

Australian energy player Santos has shed light on the progress made in bringing its oil, gas, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects to life, with one project reaching the stage where all the pieces are in place to come online, another is fast...

How India's desi dogs travelled 7,000 kms, gave Australia its dingoes

When Captain Arthur Phillip sailed into Botany Bay in 1788 with the First Fleet, he carried with him the beginnings of European settlement in Australia, and the pets, livestock, and dogs. For a long time, that moment was seen as the true beginning...

Fintech surge in Australia sparks talent gap

Australia’s fintech and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors are entering a period of accelerated growth. Industry analysts project the fintech market to be worth more than $11 billion by 2030, driven by new entrants, regulatory reform, and...

Up Late: Port Hedland could be Australia’s most dysfunctional local council

This Year's Art of Motorcycling Contest Is On, Here's How to Enter

In 2015, Royal Enfield went through a Nineties-style movie makeover, making a grand entrance into the US market with their “Rocker Red”, too-cool-for-school Continental GT. This retro cafe racer was just the beginning of a series of aggressive...

Today In Culture, Tuesday, August 26, 2025: Wrightwood 659’s Fall Shows | Next Goes To Space | UChicago’s PhD Pause

Get Chicago & Great Lakes culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. ART Sotheby’s Wins Cindy Pritzker’s Estate, Including Prized Van Gogh Sotheby’s, about to move into the Breuer Building in New York...

Victoria Beckham sales and profits rise

By Sabina Weston 26 August 2025 Premium womenswear business Victoria Beckham saw total revenues climb 26% to £112.7m in the full-year to 31 December 2024, marking the fourth consecutive year of double-digit revenue growth for the former Spice...

Australia expels Iranian envoy over anti-Semitic attacks

Australia accused Iran on Tuesday of executing two anti-Semitic arson attacks in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne and gave Tehran’s ambassador seven days to leave the country, its first such expulsion since World War Two. Since the Israel-Gaza...

Australia Expels Iranian Envoy After Accusing Tehran Of Antisemitic Arson Attacks

Home Australia Australia Expels Iranian Envoy After Accusing Tehran Of Antisemitic Arson Attacks "These were extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation on Australian soil," Albanese told a press briefing. "They...

Australian Jewish groups applaud expulsion of Iranian diplomats but say community faces renewed fears

Australian Jewish groups have applauded the government’s “entirely appropriate” move to expel the Iranian ambassador in light of Iran’s alleged connections to antisemitic attacks in Australia – but say the “horrendous” news has renewed fears among...

Australia accuses Iran of directing antisemitic attacks

Australian rime Minister Anthony Albanese/SCREENGRAB Australia has given Iran's ambassador seven days to leave the country after alleging the country's government directed antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Intelligence services linked...

Manhunt underway after two police officers shot dead in rural Australia

A manhunt is underway in a rural part of Australia after two police officers were killed and another seriously wounded in a shooting. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning when 10 armed police officers tried to execute a search warrant at a...

Australian 'sex offender' shoots dead two cops 'execution-style' and then takes his wife and children hostage in the bush

A 'sovereign citizen' who allegedly shot dead two police officers in 'cold blood' and seriously wounded another at a property in Porepunkah, 300km northeast of Melbourne, has been identified. Local man Dezi Freeman is allegedly on the run with his...