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Greens to choose leader and reflect on election lessons

2 days ago | au.news.yahoo.com | Tess Ikonomou

It's not easy being Green after losing several seats and a party leader at the federal election. But those who remain are preparing to choose a replacement and reflect on lessons from the campaign. Adam Bandt, who had led the minor party since 2020, lost his seat of Melbourne on May 3. The shock defeat ended Mr Bandt's 15-year career in federal parliament. His colleagues will meet in the Victorian capital on Thursday as they begin to pick up the pieces.
Disgraced veteran to learn fate over war crimes claims

3 days ago | au.news.yahoo.com | Adelaide Lang

Decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith will learn on Friday whether he had successfully overturned findings that he was, on the balance of probabilities, a war criminal. Justice Anthony Besanko delivered the bruising judgment in 2023 after the former elite soldier sued Nine newspapers and journalist Nick McKenzie over reports that claimed he had committed war crimes. Roberts-Smith launched an appeal, which was heard over 10 days in the Federal Court in February 2024.
Cycling buddies caught up in public funding probe

4 days ago | au.news.yahoo.com | Jack Gramenz

A broken wrist was the first a top bureaucrat heard that a man facing an anti-corruption probe into his time leading a major infrastructure agency was being overseen by his cycling buddy. But rather than make him question the closeness of their relationship, the revelation prompted former NSW education department secretary Mark Scott to make a joke. "I made a comment to (Robert) Rust that surely his duty was to protect the chief executive," Mr Scott told a hearing on Tuesday.
White South Africans arrive in US with refugee status

4 days ago | au.news.yahoo.com | Daphne Psaledakis |Tim Cocks |Simon Lewis

The Trump administration has welcomed white South Africans it granted refugee status in the US, having deemed them victims of racial discrimination, while drawing criticism from Democrats and stirring confusion in South Africa. US President Donald Trump has blocked mostly non-white refugee admissions from the rest of the world but in February offered to resettle Afrikaners, the descendants of mostly Dutch settlers, saying they faced discrimination.
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Consultant denies helping school-builds boss land job

5 days ago | au.news.yahoo.com | Jack Gramenz

A former senior bureaucrat sacked after a damaging recruitment scandal has denied helping a former school building boss take charge of an agency subject to a corruption inquiry. The Independent Commission Against Corruption is investigating whether former School Infrastructure NSW chief executive Anthony Manning and others might have misallocated funds to benefit friends and business associates.
Paps puts hand up for Origin utility role with Blues

5 days ago | au.news.yahoo.com | Melissa Woods

While all the State of Origin buzz is around Ryan Papenhuyzen, the Melbourne fullback believes teammate Josh King deserves to be in the NSW selection mix. Papenhuyzen gave his hopes of an Origin debut a major boost, scoring four tries in the Storm's 64-0 shellacking of Wests Tigers on Sunday.
Schoolkate and Aiava earn wildcards into French Open

5 days ago | au.news.yahoo.com | Ian Chadband

Tristan Schoolkate and Destanee Aiava have been rewarded for their striking breakthrough performances at the Australian Open with wildcard places at the French Open. Schoolkate, who ended Jannik Sinner's set-winning streak on Rod Laver Arena in January, and Aiava, who enjoyed a sparkling run through qualifying into the Open second round, will feature in at least a 15-strong Aussie contingent in the Paris main draw.
Aussie quicks give Darren Lehmann county lift-off

5 days ago | au.news.yahoo.com | Ian Chadband

Darren Lehmann has enjoyed his first win as Northamptonshire coach in the county championship -- with a little bit of help from two Australian quick bowlers, Harry Conway and Liam Guthrie. The two pacemen grabbed half of Lancashire's wickets between them over the three-day contest at Wantage Road and even the best efforts of another Aussie Marcus Harris, the leading scorer in English cricket this season, wasn't enough to prevent a 70-run defeat on Sunday.
Australia U20s win but miss out on Rugby Championship

5 days ago | au.news.yahoo.com | Ian Chadband

Australia's under 20s have fallen agonisingly just shy of winning their first ever Rugby Championship title despite finishing the junior tournament on a high with their thrilling 40-36 win over Argentina in South Africa.