Sport
Relax, the keeper swap was normal. The rest of Popovic's shootout wasn't
Australia crashed out to Egypt on penalties. The keeper substitution made sense — sending two defenders up including the youngest player we've ever fielded didn't.
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How vanity built Australia's newest underworld economy
A vanity trend mutated into a multi-million dollar underworld economy — running on the same supply chain as Australia's drug syndicates.
Melbourne
The Victorian Liberals have finally figured out the internet — and Canberra is taking note
From Jess Wilson's mock-Commonwealth Games stunt to Angus Taylor leaning into the meme that haunted him, the party that lost the youth vote is learning to speak its language.
Sport
Socceroos v Egypt: Everything you need to know as Salah races the clock
Australia face the Pharaohs in Dallas for a place in the last 16 — and Mohamed Salah is racing the clock to be fit.
Your frozen berries and your weekend bag probably travelled the same route to get here
The AFP found 110 kilograms of cocaine in a frozen berry shipment at Port Botany last week — the latest in more than a tonne of drugs seized from the same cold-chain containers that stock Australian supermarket freezers.
culture
The rise and rise of festival tickets — and now you need to win a ballot just to buy one
Festival prices have tripled in two decades while service charges quietly add $10 to $15 on every purchase.
world
Europe is sweltering through its deadliest heatwave in years — so what does this mean for Australia?
Dozens dead and temperature records falling across the continent while a completely separate climate system takes hold in the Pacific.
News
The ABC has made AI mandatory for every staff member — and quietly weakened its transparency rules at the same time
It follows reports Nine told journalists at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the AFR that AI use is mandatory and their usage is being monitored.
technology
The US government just decided who gets access to the world's most powerful AI — and Australia isn't on the list
The US has partially lifted the ban on Anthropic's Mythos 5 but only for hand-picked American organisations.
world
Is your neighbour a drug dealer? Crime Stoppers says these are the signs to look for
The warning comes as the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking highlights the growing threat of illicit drugs in Australian communities.
Melbourne
Authorities warn about 'etomidate' in vapes: what exactly is it?
The powerful anaesthetic is used in lethal injections in the United States and has been found in illegal vapes sold in Melbourne.
Melbourne
Melbourne council moves to join landmark Wurundjeri native title claim
More than 200 parks and Crown land sites including the MCG, Royal Botanic Gardens and Melbourne Zoo listed in sweeping Federal Court application.