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Race-by-race tips and preview for Randwick on Saturday
The Ingham over 1600m is the feature event on a 10-race card at Randwick on Saturday with Gringotts the one to beat.

The dual pathways open for Khawaja’s Ashes re-election
In electoral terms, Usman Khawaja now has two pathways to the votes required for a Test recall before the end of this Ashes.

V’landys meets with sacked Wests Tigers directors
The NRL has made good on its promise to look into the club’s boardroom issues following the sacking of four independent directors by its majority owner.

Google Hit by EU Abuse of Dominance Probe Over AI Tools

The OCR is down, so why are home loans rising?
Wholesale rates are getting the blame for the fact that two weeks after the official cash rate was cut, one major bank has increased some of its fixed-term home loan rates.

FIFA World Cup 'Pride Match' to feature Egypt and Iran where homosexuality is illegal
A 2026 World Cup match in Seattle, US, planned as an LGBTQ+ Pride Match, will feature Egypt and Iran, two nations where same-sex relationships are illegal.

Jetstar caught using ‘inaccurate’ scales to weigh luggage at NZ airport
The airline was ordered to stop using two sets of scales after a spot check found them “non-compliant”.

Waitaki District Council pushing for joint water plan after independent plan rejected
Councillors have approved a plan to explore re-joining the Southern Waters group or partnering with Timaru District Council.

Beachgoers warned as drowning tragedies hit Auckland
Multiple water-related tragedies at Auckland beaches have triggered a warning to beachgoers from Surf Livesaving.

Judge tells court martialled, dismissed soldier Jackie Te Weehi her actions were destructive
An army corporal who swindled thousands of dollars from her comrades has lost her military career and will be held in detention.

Baker’s duo eyes back-to-back success in Magic Millions
Masvingo would be the pick of Bjorn Baker’s duo in Wednesday’s $200,000 Magic Millions Wyong 2yo Classic, but stablemate Paradoxium is set to show he’s taken some giant leaps.

Kikau re-signs with Dogs
The Bulldogs receive a huge boost as gun back-rower Viliame Kikau re-signs with the club.

AI image of Filipinos calling for boycott on Chinese products misleads online

Tanzania police patrol streets on national holiday ahead of planned protests over October election

Lithuania declares national emergency over security risks posed by balloons from Belarus

Ford and Renault to jointly build electric cars in Europe

2025: a turning point for packaging regulation across MENA & Africa

Dogecoin Holds $0.14 Floor as Network Activity Hits 3-Month High

Zcash Floats Dynamic Fee Plan to Ensure Users Won’t Be Priced Out

Cloudflare outage exposes risks of AI & payments reliance
Cloudflare’s latest outage fuels fears over fragile AI and payments systems as firms brace for weeks of disputes and operational fallout.

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Electorate office staff ‘pretty shaken up’ after door smashed
Bishop reported the damage on his Facebook page, and apologised to people inconvenienced because the office was closed on Tuesday as a result.

'It's uneconomical' - iwi provider of school lunches withdraws from programme
'You can't be providing a service that costs you more than what you're getting in terms of funding", says the iwi.

'New lease of life': Nothing beats Jess Glynne for TikTok's UK song of the year
Hold My Hand claims the title thanks to the viral 'nothing beats a Jet2holiday' trend.