Australian breakdancer Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn fires back at critics over viral performance, uniform
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Australian breakdancer Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn fires back at critics over viral performance, uniform

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Australian breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn fired back at her critics who mocked her viral performance and uniform at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Gunn, 36, lost all three of her group matches in the inaugural breaking tournament, where she fell to the US, France and Lithuania. But she still turned heads…

Kaylee McKeown beats Regan Smith in 200-meter backstroke
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Kaylee McKeown beats Regan Smith in 200-meter backstroke

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American swimmer Regan Smith was out-touched again by Australian rival Kaylee McKeown on Friday, earning her third silver medal of the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 200-meter backstroke.  Smith and McKeown had battled it out Tuesday in the 100-meter backstroke, with the Aussie breaking past Smith in the final stretch…

Journalists at Australian newspapers go on strike on eve of Olympics | Media

Journalists at Australian newspapers go on strike on eve of Olympics | Media

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Editorial staff vote to walk off the job after rejecting annual pay increase of between 3 and 4 percent. Journalists at some of Australia’s biggest newspapers have gone on strike on the eve of the Paris Olympics after management knocked back their demands for higher pay. Editorial staff at Nine…

Female frogs may eat male after mating call in act of ‘sexual cannibalism,’ new theory suggests
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Female frogs may eat male after mating call in act of ‘sexual cannibalism,’ new theory suggests

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It’s frog-eat-frog in the amphibian dating game. An ecologist has captured the moment a female green and golden bell frog attempted to eat a male suitor.   Dr. John Gould, from the University of Newcastle in Australia, observed the female holding onto his leg with a firm bite. Dr John Gould,…

World’s hottest day recorded on Sunday, climate monitor says | Climate Crisis News

World’s hottest day recorded on Sunday, climate monitor says | Climate Crisis News

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Global average surface air temperature was 17.09 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service says. July 21 was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to preliminary data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The global average surface air temperature on Sunday reached 17.09 degrees…

Australian grandfather collapses at eight-year-old grandson’s funeral and dies
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Australian grandfather collapses at eight-year-old grandson’s funeral and dies

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A grandfather has tragically collapsed at his eight-year-old grandson’s funeral and died, leaving a Sydney family in “unimaginable pain”. Stan had farewelled little Tommy — who died of cancer earlier this month — at a funeral service last week when he walked out of the chapel and collapsed. The grandfather…

I’m an escort, here’s why letting your husband sleep with me might just save your marriage
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I’m an escort, here’s why letting your husband sleep with me might just save your marriage

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A popular Australian escort claims she has saved countless marriages by sleeping with married men. Sex worker and adult film star Bonnie Blue said she never judges married men for seeking out her services but instead places blame on their wives for “moaning too much” and for “not knowing how…

Australia struck by major IT outage, hitting banks, media, telecoms | Technology News

Australia struck by major IT outage, hitting banks, media, telecoms | Technology News

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BREAKINGBREAKING, Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator says it is aware of ‘large-scale technical outage’. Australia has been hit by a major IT outage that has disrupted banks, supermarkets, telecoms, media outlets and airlines. Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator said on Friday that it was aware of a “large-scale technical outage…