9+ hour, 15+ min ago   (319+ words) Curator of the Australian National University Classics Museum, Georgia Pike-Rowney, has been recognised by the Australian Academy of the Humanities for her work, in partnership with the embassy of Italy in Australia, on the identification and repatriation of stolen and…...

9+ hour, 40+ min ago   (517+ words) By Joanna Guelas in Glasgow Georgia Godwin has become Australia’s most decorated women’s gymnast at the Commonwealth Games, bursting into tears as she guided the nation to a team gold medal in Glasgow. Godwin won her ninth Games medal to…...

9+ hour, 35+ min ago   (778+ words) By Ian Chadband and Shayne Hope in Glasgow Sam Short roared his delight, Mollie O’Callaghan counted her blessings and Alex Perkins shed her bridesmaid tag as Australia’s swimmers banked five more gold medals, turning the Tollcross pool into their own…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (753+ words) By Andrew Brown in Adelaide The prime minister has praised Labor unity with the party’s national conference drawing to a close despite some disquiet after factional leaders quashed debate on the Middle East. The three-day summit in Adelaide ended with…...

23+ hour, 6+ min ago   (454+ words) ACT health authorities have confirmed a case of measles in a recently returned overseas traveller and are urging anyone who visited a number of public locations to monitor for symptoms. The Health and Community Services Directorate said the person was…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (462+ words) Efforts to create the largest human-inhabited feral cat-free area anywhere in the world have received a funding boost. Federal and South Australian contributions, along with a philanthropic top-up, will see almost $4 million sent the way of the Kangaroo Island project....

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (532+ words) Dance / Mettle by Quantum Leap Australia. At The Vault, Fyshwick, until July 26. Reviewed by MICHELLE POTTER. “It’s time to test your mettle,” says media advertising for the latest production from Quantum Leap Australia. Mettle, the production, has choreography by Alice…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (404+ words) By Samantha Lock in Melbourne Direct long-haul travel is a step closer, with a new Qantas ultra-long-distance aircraft landing in Australia for the first time. The Airbus A350-1000ULR touched down in Melbourne on Friday after a 19-hour test flight all the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (685+ words) By Roger Vaughan and Shayne Hope in Glasgow Lani Pallister’s opening number was a smash hit and Flynn Southam’s curtain call was even better as Australia’s swim team earned six gold medals in their Glasgow grand premiere. While their opening…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (234+ words) Music / Rupert Boyd. At Smith’s Alternative, July 24. Reviewed by NICK HORN. Rupert Boyd, a student of Timothy Kain in Canberra more than 20 years ago, has made his name internationally as a solo classical guitarist and the duo with cello, Boyd…...