Opinion
Ireland
Forget the ’G on grand final day or an Origin decider, this is football for the fans
For those who long for suburban football where, long before corporate boxes and soulless stadiums, all that mattered was your team and the fans – it does still exist.
- by Rob Harris
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The Ashes
Ashes series like no other will live long in the memory
Britain has been as engrossed in Test cricket’s most enduring rivalry as at any point since the days of one Donald George Bradman almost a century ago.
- by Rob Harris
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Crime
Almost 100 companies on watch list for cocaine imports into Australia
Investigators believe about 1000 people could be involved in helping organised crime gangs import record amounts of cocaine and other illegal goods into Australia.
- by Rob Harris
Dublin’s normally cheerful streets turn sinister for tourists
The brutal assault of an American tourist sent shockwaves through the Irish capital, throwing the spotlight on youth violence in the city.
- by Rob Harris
Australian at centre of Farage ‘debanking’ controversy resigns as Coutts boss
Peter Flavel has stepped down following the growing scandal around the private bank’s decision to close the account of the populist politician.
- by Rob Harris
Paris floats new venue for Olympics Games opening ceremony
In a historic first, the opening night of Paris 2024 won’t take place inside the Olympic Stadium – allowing 500,000 people to watch the ceremony live.
- by Rob Harris
The Mediterranean island for the rich and famous at the forefront of the climate revolution
From Jules Verne to Christopher Skase, Rafael Nadal’s native Mallorca has long had a powerful pull on the rich and famous. Now its natural assets of sun and sea are fuelling power itself.
- by Rob Harris
Ewen Jones didn’t fit the mould. But he made federal politics a better place
Despite fewer than six years in parliament, the MP won’t be easily forgotten. It’s why the of grief in the week since he died, aged 63, was so genuine.
- by Rob Harris
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Russia-Ukraine war
Russian sentenced to life over MH17 attack arrested by Kremlin
Igor Girkin was detained by the Kremlin, his wife said, over his criticism of Vladmir Putin’s handling of the war in Ukraine.
- by Rob Harris
‘Deeply inappropriate’: Bank apologises to top Brexit figure Nigel Farage for dropping him
The scandal has attracted the scrutiny of the financial regulator, and on Thursday prompted the UK Treasury to push out new rules that it says will protect free speech.
- by Rob Harris
‘A very sad story’: After 107 years, seven Australians can finally rest in peace
It was an unmitigated disaster, the most deadly 24 hours in Australian military history. Now seven of those killed have had their identity restored.
- by Rob Harris