Linda Nosková survived missing five match points to outlast compatriot Karolína Muchová 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to win a maiden grand slam title as she extended the Czech Republic’s remarkable Wimbledon success story. Nosková’s triumph on the historic lawns of south-west London made her the third Czech woman to capture the Wimbledon title in four years and continued a run of …

The COVID-19 pandemic challenged Australians in ways they had not been tested before: with curfews, mask mandates, border closures, restrictions on movement and the shutdown of normality. Those severe measures might have helped keep Australians alive, but they also exacted a substantial toll in many other ways. The shock is that data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) suggests …

Angus Taylor has ruled out forming a coalition with One Nation, shrugging off Pauline Hanson’s calls for conservatives to work together to defeat Labor. In a major speech on Thursday, the opposition leader warned a One Nation government would result in an “eternity of pain”, as the populist party rises in the polls and the Liberal-National coalition sinks to historic …

The United States Secret Service reportedly urged President Donald Trump to fly on the old Air Force One out of Türkiye, rather than the new Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8, as a security precaution related to renewed hostilities with Iran. People briefed on the plans, who spoke to the New York Times and US news outlet ABC News under condition of anonymity, said the switch was …

Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady has apologised to the company’s customers, saying the telco let them down and that investigations into the cause of Wednesday’s outage are continuing. In her first public appearance since the outage that affected Triple-Zero networks, trains and eftpos payments across the country — and has left the company open to potentially hundreds of millions of dollars …

Lionel Messi has guided Argentina to an incredible comeback win against Egypt, coming back from 2-0 down to steal a 3-2 win at the death. Messi missed a first half penalty as Egypt led 2-0 with little over 10 minutes remaining after goals to Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Ziko in each half. Egypt also had a goal ruled out for …

A decision on whether to extend the fuel excise rebate that is offering relief at the bowser will not be made until next week, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying he will give Australians “appropriate notice”. Mr Albanese welcomed news that the United States and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire deal to end the war, stating it was in the interest …

Labor’s proposal to overhaul negative gearing and capital gains tax has some design flaws but is better than the current system, according to leading economists who appeared before a parliamentary inquiry today. The first day of hearings was shaped by warring contributions from elated progressive groups, who argued the tax package would improve generational fairness, and furious business groups who …

It’s five long days between now and the proposed time for signing a deal between the United States and Iran which, from what we know at the moment, falls somewhere between a ceasefire and a peace deal. That’s a long time in the universe of this conflict — and in the sleep cycle of US President Donald Trump. It illustrates …

Irankunda’s wonderful run and finish gave Australia a lead at half-time, before Metcalfe matched him with a fine solo effort to confirm the result as the Socceroos’ defence held firm. The 20-year-old Irankunda was named the Player of the Match for his tremendous World Cup debut. Nestory Irankunda (right) was named the Player of the Match after giving the Socceroos …