Brutal Mitchell Starc spell one to remember amid Australia batters’ tour to forget | Geoff Lemon

Modern sport reporting casually reaches for words like “brutality” and “carnage” where their usage even as metaphor is overblown. The end of the third Test in Kingston, though, warranted both. Australia’s fast bowlers destroyed West Indies for 27, a single …

Lions face new injury blow with Mack Hansen expected to miss first Australia Test

The Ireland wing Mack Hansen is expected to miss out on a place in the British & Irish Lions’ team for the first Test against the Wallabies on Saturday with a foot injury. Hansen’s setback comes with the fullback Blair Kinghorn also poised to miss out …

CWI INVITES SIR VIVIAN RICHARDS TO JOIN REVIEW OF WINDIES’ SERIES LOSS TO AUSTRALIA

Cricket West Indies President, Dr Kishore Shallow says Sir Vivian Richards is among West Indies legends invited to join a committee to review the recent test series against Australia, particularly the final match. Dr Shallow says Sir Vivian, as well as Sir …

‘Hidden, scary problem’: Counterfeit botox, fillers easy to order into Australia

Insanity in the West Indies as Australia win one of the wildest Tests EVER played - and superstar Mitchell Starc sets a ...

Aussies complete 3-0 clean sweep of series   History made on several fronts in Jamaica  By SCOTT BAILEY FOR AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 18:27 EDT, 14 July 2025 | Updated: 18:27 EDT, 14 July 2025 Mitchell Starc has produced one of the all-time …

British & Irish Lions dealt a double injury blow ahead of first Test against Australia - as Andy Farrell hints at line-...

By CHRIS FOY Published: 03:24 EDT, 15 July 2025 | Updated: 03:43 EDT, 15 July 2025 The Lions are set to be without Blair Kinghorn and Mack Hansen for the first Test here against the Wallabies on Saturday, as the back-three pair have been unable to train …

One month in the life of a retired rugby player: DAN BIGGAR on taking in the Lions tour as an outsider and making ...

By DAN BIGGAR Published: 08:50 EDT, 15 July 2025 | Updated: 05:45 EDT, 16 July 2025 It’s my first full month as a retired rugby player and I must say I’m loving it so far.  When I was a schoolboy, my late mum took me out to Australia to watch the 2003 …

Labor’s charity tax could gut generosity in Australia

The Albanese government’s plan to force private ancillary funds to distribute more than 5 per cent of their net assets each year risks irrevocably damaging a philanthropic system which, according to Philanthropy Australia, has provided more than $7 billion …

Time to root out Australia’s tax system rot

Something is rotten in the state of Australia’s taxation system. Despite a litany of reviews at both the Commonwealth and state levels, which have well ventilated the core problems, major tax reform has been elusive. We are now saddled with an outdated …

I ran DFAT. I hope Elbridge Colby sinks AUKUS for Australia

Anthony Albanese’s visit to China is one step in the necessary recalibration of Australia’s foreign and strategic policy, but much more will be required if we are to succeed in what is already a very different and much tougher world. In particular, we will …