New Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has declared he will lead his government in a “new direction”, while distancing himself from his predecessors Jacinta Allan and Daniel Andrews. In his first comments after being elected state Labor leader, Carroll also announced a royal commission into the construction sector, which has been marred by corruption allegations, and the strengthening of Victoria’s anti-corruption …

The corruption watchdog has heard that fugitive developer Jean Nassif allegedly sought to use former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet’s brothers to influence government decisions. The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is investigating alleged breaches of state electoral funding laws and possible corrupt conduct. The eight-week public inquiry, Operation Rosny, will examine allegations of unlawful political donations, including whether banned …

Jannik Sinner has won the Wimbledon men’s title for a second straight year, downing Alexander Zverev in four sets on Monday morning (AEST). The Italian world No.1 dropped the first set to his German rival but took the match 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 to claim the coveted silverware. Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates winning championship point against Alexander Zverev. Zverev appeared bothered by …

Spain has beaten Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 World Cup, with Ferran Torres coming off the bench to score the winner in extra time against 10-man Argentina. Torres’s goal came at the start of the second period of extra time, after a furiously tense final at the New York/New Jersey stadium in Meadowlands ended goalless after 90 minutes. The …

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 …