World record broken in 'intense' eight-hour shearing marathon

A world record for sheep shearing has been set in southern New South Wales by a team of five shearers. Their tally of 2,301 merino lambs is the first official record in the five-stand, eight-hour category. The team included Kiwi shearers Cameron...

Prince Group's Chen Zhi accused of 'largest financial fraud,' including overseeing Cambodian scams

Published: 23 Oct. 2025, 20:15 The picture shows Chen Zhi, chairman of Prince Holding Group [SCREEN CAPTURE] Chen Zhi, chairman of Cambodia’s Prince Holding Group, stands accused of orchestrating what U.S. prosecutors describe as the “largest...

Urgent Action Needed To Protect Coconuts

Press Release – PGRSC Pacific users will discuss solutions to challenges faced across the region as well as learn new tools and skillsets, with technologies like GIS and Remote Sensing already transforming fields from agriculture to disaster...

Face Time: Donna McFarlane, Chevron Australia Downstream

Image: Donna McFarlane, Team Lead for the Merchandising Team at Chevron Australia Downstream. Facebook LinkedIn Donna McFarlane, Team Lead for the Merchandising Team at Chevron Australia Downstream, has a career powered by people, passion, and...

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...

Japan uses “diplomatic muscle” to push carbon capture as fossil fuel panacea

Japan has led two major regional summits this month to promote carbon capture technologies, an effort that climate groups say could create a smokescreen for the continued use of fossil fuels. Last week, Tokyo hosted the Japan CCUS Summit, focused...

Standing orders suspended and two hours added to parliamentary sitting

Parliament yesterday suspended Standing Order 18 to allow two extra hours of sitting time, extending the second extraordinary session. The session, adjourned Wednesday, resumed this morning. The Leader of Government Business and Member (MP) of...

The highlights of cruising the South Pacific aren’t always the islands

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Nominees announced for 2025 HM Awards, presented by Sealy Posturepedic

The nominees have been announced for the 2025 HM Awards for Hotel and Accommodation Excellence, the 24th annual event, presented by Sealy Posturepedic. An overwhelming response to the 2025 HM Awards has once again demonstrated the immense breadth...

How to watch Chelsea vs Ajax: live Champions League 2025/26 game, free streams, team news

The Chelsea vs Ajax live stream sees the home side aiming to secure their fourth straight win in all competitions against a Dutch side that has just one win from their last six games. After a slow start to the season that saw Chelsea suffer losses...

Police investigating reports explicit deepfakes made of Sydney schoolgirls

Police are investigating reports that digitally altered explicit images using the faces of female students from a Sydney high school have been circulated online. The ABC understands a number of families attended Eastwood Police Station on...

Carney government could face legal...

Natasha Bulowski Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canada’s National Observer Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for new fossil fuel infrastructure and rollback of climate policies could expose Ottawa to legal battles on several fronts, legal...

Why most ‘crypto cities’ flop — and the blueprint execs say might work

While there have been multiple attempts over the years at building “crypto cities” — special zones that rely on blockchain technology to function —most experiments have failed, and crypto executives think they know why. One of the more recent...

Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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China's struggle for growth is reshaping its Pacific diplomacy

China's rise in the Pacific isn't just about aid or diplomacy — it's about survival and power. As domestic demand slows and Western tariffs squeeze exports, Beijing has been forced to turn its industrial surplus outward. Behind the roads, mines...

Why has support for One Nation surged since the election, and will it last?

Liam McPherson comes from a family of One Nation supporters. So when it came time for the 19-year-old to vote for the first time in May's federal election, he said deciding where his vote went was a no-brainer. "I'm pretty happy with what they...

‘How he treated me was not okay’: second person jailed for ‘stealthing’ in the ACT

Rony Niatin, 37, has been handed a jail sentence by the ACT Supreme Court for ‘stealthing’. Photo: Michelle Kroll. CONTENT WARNING: This article refers to sexual assault. The second person to be sentenced for the crime of ‘stealthing’ in the ACT...

Why a Sydney pub rock legend's drums are heading to Melbourne

Sydney's Powerhouse Museum turned down the opportunity to take the drums of one of Sydney's most well-known rock bands, despite an approach by a fan club member who was helping run an auction of the kit. The drum kit of the Midnight Oil drummer...

'Loophole' in taxi regulation leaves disabled passengers at the kerb

Adrian O'Malley and his daughter were ready to leave Sydney's international airport after coming home from a holiday in April when the taxi driver took their luggage out of the boot and left them at the kerb. Mr O'Malley, who lives with...

Cook Islands aviator returns home in milestone RNZAF flight to Ma'uke

The RNZAF’s Sergeant Matatunoa Mata got an enthusiastic welcome when he landed at his home island of Ma’uke in the Cook Islands for Exercise Tropic Twilight Photo: Supplied - NZDF A Cook Islander in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) made an...