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Quiz: Do you know which book kicked off the outback noir craze?
As voting opens for ABC Radio National’s Top 100 Australian Books Countdown, we take a trip into the murderous outback. Source link
Darren Hayes became famous overnight — 'but there were secrets'
After enduring a violent childhood in Queensland, Darren Hayes says his success with Savage Garden saved his life. Source link
Rupert Murdoch 'very happy' to be played by Guy Pearce in new film
A new film on the Australian-born media mogul is headlining the Venice Film Festival, with director Danny Boyle saying it takes a more sympathetic look at his early foray into British newspapers. Source link
Telstra sowed seeds for its July mobile outage in 2020. Six years on they sprouted.
Missed signs, alarms and stand-downs. Source link
Darwin hospital opens new ward with hopes of easing capacity pressures
A new multi-purpose ward at the Northern Territory’s largest hospital has received its first patients this week, with hopes the $24 million investment will help ease capacity pressures in Darwin’s health sector. Source link
Premier urges Chinese, Indian coal firms to merge before funding stops
The state government throws its support behind a proposed merger between WA’s last remaining coal miners as its self-imposed 2030 deadline to retire state-owned coal assets approaches. Source link
Brown and foul tasting. This town's water may be the tipping point of a crisis
In Australia’s most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost. Source link
Telstra outage caused by failure to address well-known network issues
Telstra failed to prioritise fixing known vulnerabilities in its systems despite being warned about them months before they triggered a major nationwide outage. Source link
Australian economy grows faster than expected, raising rate hike risk
Australia’s economy grew 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, slightly beating most economist forecasts and further raising the prospect of an interest rate hike as soon as this month. Source link
'Meteorwrongs' and murder at sea: Meet the next generation of Australian artists
Primavera’s 2026 exhibition features Australian artists aged 35 or younger. Source link