Aussie stars face adversity in NBA bubble

Joe Ingles, Ben Simmons, Aron Baynes and Patty Mills have traversed a painful path to make it to Walt Disney World for...

July 30, 2020 | Peter Mitchell

Australian Politics

Australian delegation meets US Secretary of State in Washington

Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Linda Reynolds have received a warm welcome from their Trump administration counterparts ahead...

July 28, 2020 | Peter Mitchell

Basketball

Patty Mills to donate entire $1.5m salary from NBA restart to Australian black communities

Patty Mills will donate “every cent” of the almost $1.5 million he will make playing for the San Antonio Spurs in the...

July 9, 2020 | Peter Mitchell

Tech

Amazon buys Australian self-drive start-up

US technology giant Amazon is buying Zoox, the driverless car company co-founded by Australian entrepreneur Tim Kentley Klay. Amazon did not announce...

June 27, 2020 | Peter Mitchell

People

Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged guitar sells for $9million to Aussie music entrepreneur

Australian music entrepreneur Peter Freedman was shaking when the auctioneer’s gavel dropped, making him the proud new owner of the world’s most...

June 21, 2020 | Peter Mitchell

US

Justine Damond’s partner weighs in on ‘sociopathic’ cop who killed George Floyd

Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had the relaxed look of “a sociopathic killer” drinking beer with mates as he pinned a...

June 7, 2020 | Peter Mitchell

National

Qantas announces new flights to bring home more Australians – and maybe pets too

Australians hoping to fly home during the coronavirus pandemic have been given new options with Qantas announcing limited flights to Melbourne from...

May 8, 2020 | Peter Mitchell