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Video: Four death confirmed after Optus outage blocked calls to Triple ZeroFour death confirmed after Optus outage blocked calls to Triple ZeroWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerA fourth death has been confirmed by authorities following a technical failure during an Optus upgrade blocked calls to Triple Zero in three states for 13 hours.September 20, 2025 — 6.35pm
The pressure was fierce from the opening bounce, both teams physical and keen to tackle. But it will be remembered for Magpies great Scott Pendlebury leaving the field early with a tight calf, replaced by substitute Roan Steele, in only his fifth game.Pendlebury cut a dejected figure on the bench, and understandably so, for the injury is likely to rule him out of next week’s grand final, should the Magpies make it of course.The Magpies had the opening goal of the clash, care of Mason Cox converting a free kick for blocking from Dayne Zorko. But the Lions dominated the…
Video: Trump claims third boat carrying ‘narcoterrorists’ destroyedTrump claims third boat carrying ‘narcoterrorists’ destroyedWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerDonald Trump has posted a video of a third boat he claims was carrying “narcoterrorists” being destroyed.September 20, 2025 — 11.27am
“There’s a range of challenges, but that’s not to say that we shouldn’t look carefully to see if we can see what the right solution is. I personally, and the board, need to understand the pros and cons a bit more fully, before we can take it much further.”Ahead of the Bledisloe Cup series kicking off next week in New Zealand, Kirk also spoke about his unique view on Australian rugby as a Sydney resident, his enjoyment of the Wallabies’ resurgence, the level of pressure on the All Blacks and coach Scott Robertson after a record defeat last week, and…
Annalisa Capurro with Russell Jack at his 100th birthday celebration on January 13.Credit: In 1956, after returning to Australia, Jack co-founded John Allen and Russell C. Jack, which evolved into Allen Jack + Cottier, one of Australia’s leading architectural firms. Within a decade, Jack became the only architect to win all three of the nation’s top residential awards: the Sulman Medal, for the Jack House (1957), the Wilkinson Award, for the Jacobs House (1963) and the Canberra Medallion, for the Cater House (1965). He was later honoured with the RAIA’s 25-Year Award.Meeting the manIn 2008, I had the extraordinary opportunity…
In the long and turbulent story of broadcaster Alan Jones, 2026 looms as his defining year.The former broadcaster wielded huge influence over Australia, and our city, for decades. But Jones’ protected species status came crashing down in December 2023 when the Herald revealed allegations that Jones used his position of power to prey on a number of young men, indecently assaulting them, groping or inappropriately touching them without their consent.That investigation by the Herald’s chief investigative reporter Kate McClymont sparked the secret creation of Strike Force Bonnefin, run by the State Crime Command’s child abuse and sex crimes squad, which…
But it’s taken him until this season to find enough belief in himself that one mistake or a below par game no longer sparks the sort of negative thoughts which afflict many elite athletes.“This year, especially. I’ve delved a lot more into the mental and emotional space to try to find a lot more solid ground for myself, which has helped a lot,” Frampton said.Billy Frampton played a critical role in the 2023 flag as a defensive forward on Harris Andrews.Credit: Paul Rovere“One of the biggest ones [is] trying to be able to put mistakes behind me. It’s something I…
“I asked around and some people are dumping it,” she says. “It seems, if your house is near the river, you just toss it.”Denpasar often floods with the first big rains of the wet season because drains are blocked with rubbish. While floods this month that killed at least 18 people were particularly severe, no one has yet provided evidence linking them to the extra dumping, happening since August 1.Though it seems counterintuitive on the face of it, the goal of Koster’s new policy is actually to relieve Bali of the increasingly frightful waste problem gleaming from almost every gutter,…
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeWashington: This summer, Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, paid a visit to the coast of Sardinia, a stretch of the Mediterranean Sea crowded with super yachts.On one of those extravagant vessels, Witkoff sat down with a member of the ultrarich ruling family of the United Arab Emirates. He was meeting Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a trim figure in dark glasses who controls $US1.5 trillion ($2.2 trillion) of the Emiratis’ sovereign wealth.President Donald Trump is greeted by well-wishers are he arrives at Qasr Al Watan, the presidential palace,…
The popular ITV show returned to the screens last month with fourth installmentFan favourite presenters have returned for action-packed entertainment. Holly Willoughby and Ryan Clark scream in terror as they are thrown upside-down on a roller coaster in the latest episode of Stephen Mulhern’s You Bet! On Tour.The popular ITV show returned to the screens last month with fourth installment and it’s already delivering big thrills. In newly released footage, host Stephen welcomes the presenters, as Rylan convinces Holly to ride on the a roller coaster challenge. ‘Good luck babes,’ Ryan says. ‘We can do this,’ Holly replies.Stephen later joked that Holly…