11+ hour, 39+ min ago  (479+ words) A city council is urging residents to come forward with information after an incident of alleged environmental vandalism, in what is becoming an unwelcome suburban trend. In Peakhurst, in Sydney's south, four "beautiful" trees were poisoned at Boundary Reserve " three…...

7+ hour, 11+ min ago  (237+ words) Osama Rizvi, founder of Rizvi Insights, assesses the latest developments in US-Iran relations after both sides agreed to resume talks in Qatar, examining the risks to regional stability, diplomacy and global energy markets. Euronews' Stefan Grobe looks at Donald Trump's…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (760+ words) The ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang that targeted girls as young as 12 has been released from prison. Shabir Ahmed, who was known as 'Daddy' by his victims, was jailed for 22 years in August 2012 for a raft of child sexual…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (427+ words) Under 18s will be banned from buying nitrous oxide products with fines for unlawful sales exceeding $10, 000 from November, as the NSW government cracks down on the harmful everyday substance. Known commonly as "nangs" or "whippets", nitrous oxide products, while intended for…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (426+ words) A rare first edition of J. R. R. Tolkien's beloved fantasy novel, The Hobbit, has fetched over "38, 000 at auction after being discovered among "fairly ordinary" donations at an Oxfam charity shop. The 1938 first edition, second impression, was donated to the Oxfam store in…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (312+ words) Alex de Minaur was not at his best against French veteran Adrian Mannarino as Wimbledon's fourth day opened with the sun out and mercury rising, but he was good enough. The Australian No. 1 saw off his potentially troublesome left-handed opponent…...

7+ hour, 1+ min ago  (355+ words) A Dutch engineer has reconstructed, using academic sources and historical maps, the road map that connected the Roman Empire. The result, accessible from any browser, including on a mobile phone, lets users plot routes between ancient cities and find out…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago  (32+ words) Yahoo News Australia Firefighters battle a fast-moving wildfire in Aude, southern France, after flames spread from H'rault and burned more than 800 hectares overnight....

10+ hour, 4+ min ago  (383+ words) Australia's more than four million licenced guns were in Canberra's crosshairs after the Bondi massacre prompted the federal government to promise buying back surplus and illegal firearms from their owners. But the deadline to support a national buyback through state…...

4+ hour, 19+ min ago  (215+ words) Collingwood captain Darcy Moore has re-injured his troublesome right hamstring and will miss the rest of the AFL season. In a blow to the 10th-placed Magpies' finals chances, Moore suffered a fresh setback at training on Tuesday and requires surgery....