'Stink bomb': Former FA boss Gallop lashes Infantino

David Gallop was Football Australia CEO when Gianni Infantino took over the FIFA presidency from the corruption-stained run of Sepp Blatter, he says Infantino's World Cup proposal stank.

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After five brutal years of Taliban rule, Afghan women and girls need our help – and I have a plan | Gordon Brown

Even in the face of appalling repression, girls yearn to fulfil their educational potential. We must set up a global fund to help them, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

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Labor MPs urge Albanese to go harder on gambling reform amid illicit drug and sex worker allegations

Louise Miller-Frost and Alicia Payne have vowed to push for further action after evidence from Sportsbet and Tabcorp this week

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Jetstar to charge fees up to $52 to put carry-on baggage in overhead lockers

Airline says struggling to find room in overhead lockers on planes a ‘stressful part of the airport experience’

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The Most Beautiful Celebrity Women Of 2026, Ranked

Hollywood is never short on striking talent and captivating personalities, and the current wave of star power is no exception. Leading actresses such as Margot Robbie, Ana de Armas, and Scarlett Johan...

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This might be the boldest BYD ever, aimed at the long-time global benchmark for luxury

What’s as long as an S-Class and more powerful than an AMG GT? The answer is BYD’s new flagship sedan.

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The most dynamic countries are surging ahead with high-speed rail. Others, like Britain, are stuck in the station | Christian Wolmar

Around the world, these trains have boosted economies, development and prestige. The costs of missing out are high, says transport writer and author Christian Wolmar

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Coles: Ditch Palantir

Coles has sent us a legal letter over billboards we ran outside almost 700 stores nationwide, exposing its partnership with Palantir – the surveillance company that builds tools for militaries, spy ag...

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THC and CBD combination rapidly reduces advanced dementia agitation

A combination of CBD and THC rapidly and significantly reduces agitation in hospice-eligible people with dementia, suggest topline results from the Phase 2 LiBBY (Life's End Benefits of cannaBidiol an...

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US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners

Coalition of 25 states asks US Court of International Trade to halt tariffs and declare them them unlawful

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Thousands of NSW children are being abused. Police say it has become an epidemic

More than 300 incidents involving children, including serious sexual and physical assaults, are being reported to authorities a week.

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RFK Jr urges parents to vaccinate kids amid record measles outbreak

The advice from the longtime vaccine critic comes during the worst year for measles in the United States in more than three decades.

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Ralph Carr, entertainment industry and AFL figure, revealed as Melbourne businessman guilty of raping former staffer

Suppression order lifted over 66-year-old, who also goes Ralph Carnovale-Carr, after he was found guilty of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault

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Luke Bateman tells inquiry gambling companies supplied him with cocaine and alcohol

Former rugby league player turned TikTok influencer tells parliamentary inquiry his spiralling addiction to gambling cost him about $1m

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'What's happened to me?': Bearing witness as my nan faced dementia

The woman who once chased down a donkey to save her granddaughter would one day need saving herself — and teach me a lesson about love.

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A World Cup with no participants – it could be Gianni Infantino’s boldest move yet | Marina Hyde

You’ve got to admire the Fifa president’s chutzpah in trying to flog off football’s greatest prize. If only Uefa wasn’t being so pesky about it all, says Marina Hyde

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Is One Nation big enough for Barnaby Joyce and Pauline Hanson? Rumours of internal ructions abound

Some National MPs even believe former deputy PM could return, as Hanson’s leadership succession plan does not include the New England MP

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Banks charged mortgage holders $55m in extra interest after offset account errors, Asic finds

Australian banks ‘not getting the basics right’, regulator says after review of more than 200,000 home loans

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A 3-Point Plan for Gas with Ed Husic, Richard Denniss, and Thomas Mayo

YouTube video by The Australia Institute

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Save our SBS!

Pauline Hanson has pledged to scrap SBS. The government needs to hear from the rest of us now.

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Teenage Lifeguard Fights Intense Waves to Bring Boy to Safety

A lifeguard with a relentless grip on a young boy brought him to safety amid enormous waves that ripped across a Santa Cruz beach over the weekend.

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Fauci Pleads the Fifth, Refusing to Answer Questions on Covid Origins at Senate Hearing

Senator Rand Paul said the committee he leads would vote next week on whether to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress.

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