Handle With Care: Archer Must Not Be Forced to Conform by England
www.theage.com.au -England must let the paceman be himself rather than changing him to fit a team template.
Smith Backs NRL in Dropping Refs but Says Fans Must Stop Ref Abuse
www.theage.com.au -Storm captain Cameron Smith says he supports dropping referees who make noticeable errors in games, but he also backs the NRL in telling fans to stop abusing referees online.
Wording Loophole Favours Aquanita Defence
www.theage.com.au -A loophole in the wording of Racing Victoria’s charges against the disqualified Aquanita trainers allowed Liam Birchley to successfully appeal his one-year ban.
‘A Better Understanding’: Pakistan Cricket Chief Ready to Host Roberts
www.theage.com.au -Pakistan Cricket Board chief Wasim Khan wants to have a greater bond with CA chief Kevin Roberts - but there is still much to do before Australia considers ending a 20-year touring drought.
Australia Cruise to T20 Windies Series Win
www.theage.com.au -Australia have wrapped up a Twenty20 international series win over the West Indies with a dominant nine-wicket victory in game two of their three-match series in Barbados.
Bugatti Boss Wants to Add a Crossover to the Range | Drive Car News
www.drive.com.au -Company is investigating methods for funding the new model, although it’s not clear when the new car might appear.
Volkswagen ID.4: Pure-Electric SUV to Hit Australia Before ID.3 Hatch
www.drive.com.au -Volkswagen’s new plan for electric vehicles is becoming clearer, with the brand’s boss revealing how it wants to roll out electric power locally.
American GM Workers Strike | Drive Car News
www.drive.com.au -Negotiations between GM and its union broke down over the weekend, and workers now picketing GM sites across the US.
2020 McLaren GT Review | Power, Comfort and Tech
www.drive.com.au -Drive reviews McLaren’s hit at grand-touring, the 2020 McLaren GT. Does it have the tech, power and comfort to be a game changer?
One of the World’s Most Spectacular Train Rides Only Takes 40 Minutes
www.traveller.com.au -Take Switzerland’s oldest mountain railway to the summit of Mount Rigi and you’re in for a ride through a spectacular winter wonderland.
Quiet Rooms and Coping Mechanisms: How Ruel Is Handling His Rise to Fame
www.theage.com.au -He’s the 16-year-old musician from Sydney’s northern beaches who counts Elton John as a fan, but Ruel just wants to know what his friends are up to at home.
Dreaming of a Change? Get Paid Nearly $15,000 a Year to Move to These Italian Towns
www.domain.com.au -It does seem like an enticing prospect, but it’s triggered by a serious demographic problem.
Ageing House Too Good to Knock Down? Here’s One Way to Preserve It
www.domain.com.au -This homeowner was ready to sell her ‘perfectly good’ 1980s-era property when agents kept calling it a development site. But she found a solution.
Switch Off and Unwind in This Isolated Tiny House
www.domain.com.au -Nestled in the remote woodland of New South Wales, you’ll find the ultimate zen getaway.
The Poor Kid Gave Me a Thumb and This Is What I Gave Him
www.theage.com.au -A lot of the sorrow of the world grows from stupid, unthinking reactions by idiot blokes who think themselves entirely in the right when they are completely in the wrong.
Blackout Hits 4 Nations in Central America, Millions Left in the Dark
www.theage.com.au -Honduras was the country hardest hit by Monday’s blackout, with the entirety of its territory and its more than 9 million people affected.
Pentagon Urges Restraint as US Blames Iran for Saudi Strikes
www.theage.com.au -US military officials are also privately urging caution, seeking to defuse tensions they believe could push the United States into a possibly bloody conflict.
Indonesia Told to Admit, Mitigate Raging Forest Fires Urgently
www.theage.com.au -The fires are burning out of control across six provinces, with acrid smoke blanketing parts of South-east Asia and threatening people and even orangutans.
How Will Apple TV+’s Bare Cupboard Compete in the Streaming Wars?
www.theage.com.au -Apple may have far fewer TV shows on its slate than the competition, but it has something they all lack; a billion existing customers.
No ‘Netflix Tax’ On Way: NBN Co Floats New High-Speed Plan and Discounts
www.theage.com.au -The NBN has ruled out a “Netflix tax” in favour of drastic wholesale discounts and a new 1Gbps speed plan amid pressure from major reseller Telstra to cut its prices.
‘Exasperated and Outraged’: Government to Review Family Court After Pressure From Hanson
www.theage.com.au -Scott Morrison has angered domestic violence campaigners with a decision to hold an inquiry into the Family Court after years of pressure from Pauline Hanson.
Coniglio Out of Preliminary Final Against Magpies
www.theage.com.au -The Greater Western Sydney midfielder won’t play on Saturday but his season may not yet be over.
Chris Scott: Tigers Not as Good as They Were Last Year
www.theage.com.au -Richmond hold no fears for a Geelong team weakened by the absence of key forward Tom Hawkins, as they head into their fifth preliminary final under Chris Scott
Largest Ever Skin Cancer Study Looking for the Disease’s Genetic Cause
www.theage.com.au -After nearly her whole family got skin cancer, Cathy Matt has no doubt skin cancer has a genetic component, and is urging people to sign up to a major study.
200,000 Australians With a Disability Struggling to Get by on Newstart: Report
www.theage.com.au -Australians with a disability living on Newstart payments - after being kicked off the higher level of welfare payment - are struggling to make ends meet.
Car-Share Firm Offers Free Vans So You Can Be Your Own Garbo
www.theage.com.au -It won’t involve early starts and a heavy truck licence. Go collect your neighbours’ bins and put them in the back of a free van.
Prosecutors Appeal Sentence of Paramedic-Basher James Haberfield
www.theage.com.au -The Director of Public Prosecutions says the charges, over an assault in January, required a minimum jail term.
Billie Piper Says She Feared Bringing a Daughter Into ‘a Man’s World’
www.independent.co.uk -‘I was delighted and relieved, frankly, when I knew I was having boys’
Fertility App Glitches Put Women Out of Sync
www.theage.com.au -Fertility trackers riddled with “alarming” inaccuracies and “disturbing” misinformation could sabotage the chances of women conceiving, researchers warn.
‘Too Much Confusion’: Bringing Order to a Coffee Conundrum
www.theage.com.au -Adam Liaw is currently engaged in a prolonged debate on social media about the definition of the word “macchiato”. Let me help.
Crunch Time as Insects Go on Sale at Supermarkets
www.goodfood.com.au -Get ready to add some extra crunch to your cooking, Australia.
Bombers Confirm Rutten-Worsfold Succession Arrangement
www.theage.com.au -Essendon have confirmed that Ben Rutten will take over as Essendon coach in 2021, with a succession plan in place that will see current coach John Worsfold stay in the job in 2020.
iSignthis Lashes Out Against ‘false’ And ‘misleading’ Report
www.theage.com.au -Billion-dollar fintech group iSignthis stepped up the rhetoric against a report that raised questions about the company’s governance.
What Truck Is Driving Essendon?
www.theage.com.au -Who is Ben Rutten, Essendon’s coach-in-waiting? There are some statistics, while quirky, that are utterly unrepresentative of his 229-game career.
From Baseball to Rugby: Wallabies World Cup Venue Transforms in a Flash
www.theage.com.au -It’s not just Australia and Fiji making last-minute preparations with the stadium they will play in undergoing a drastic transformation.
Government’s ‘robo-Debt’ Recovery Scheme Facing Class Action
www.theage.com.au -Melbourne law firm Gordon Legal is planning a class action to challenge the legality of the federal government’s so-called “robo-debt” scheme.
The Blue Yeti X’s Real-Time LED Metering Sounds Ideal for Podcasts and Live Streaming
www.theverge.com -Its multi-purpose knob can easily blend the mix, among other things
Why There Are More Men Than Women on Juries
www.theage.com.au -When Rosie* ended up on the jury of a historic child sex abuse case a few years ago, she noticed straight away that she was different to other jurors.
Highly Respected Judge Lisa Hannan Appointed Victoria’s Chief Magistrate
www.theage.com.au -Her promotion won’t come as a surprise to the legal industry, who had widely tipped her as a favourite to replace retiring Chief Magistrate Peter Lauritsen.
‘A Church to Surfing’: Inside a Long-Held, $30m Surf Park Dream
www.theage.com.au -Former investment banker Andrew Ross says he’s close to realising a long-held dream for suburban surf communities.
‘A Bad Situation Worse’: Labor Urges Government to Heed Ardern’s Warning on Migration Changes
www.theage.com.au -Labor is urging the Morrison government to respond to warnings from NZ over sweeping changes to migration law, while also picking two other policy fights.
Public Warned to Check Super as Young Mum Charged Over $10m Scam
www.theage.com.au -Twenty-one-year old Jasmine Vella-Arpaci has been charged after an investigation into a major fraud and identity theft syndicate involving blue chip shares and superannuation funds.
TPG Claims It Abandoned Mobile Network Due to Health Fears
www.theage.com.au -A senior TPG Telecom executive has claimed it scrapped plans for a 4G network following “community pressure” over the health impacts of mobile technology.
Premier Daniel Andrews Wins $46,000 Pay Rise
www.theage.com.au -Daniel Andrews now Australia’s highest-paid state premier after getting a pay rise of nearly 12 per cent.
June Flashback: Heat, Humidity and Swarms of Storms
www.startribune.com -Upper 80s in mid-September yesterday? Only 15 degrees above average at MSP, and similar heat is expected today with dew points climbing to near 70F - typical for July, but a bit unusual for…