Australia Trends

Kate Ceberano has joined the ARIA Hall of Fame alongside five other acts in a 40th-anniversary ceremony celebrating Australian music history.

Oscar Piastri finished Friday third in Barcelona as McLaren returned to the front fight, with tyre degradation and extreme track heat shaping qualifying.

Australia open their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign against South Africa at Old Trafford, with a 2024 semi-final defeat, returning Proteas stars and Sophie Molineux’s new captaincy all shaping a high-stakes Group 1 clash.

Sydney travel to Adelaide Oval for Round 14 with Justin McInerney and Tom McCartin out, while Port Adelaide try to turn close-game pressure into a season-shaping win.

Greg Moriarty has arrived as Australia’s ambassador to the US with tariffs, AUKUS submarines and Iran security talks already testing the alliance.

Tino Fa’asuamaleaui has indicated he wants to play State of Origin II after the death of his father Fereti, as Queensland supports him through a deeply personal week.

Melbourne beat Essendon by 45 points at the MCG as Kysaiah Pickett starred, Max Gawn dominated, and Archie Roberts suffered a shoulder injury.

The USA struck early against Paraguay in Los Angeles as Christian Pulisic’s pressure helped force a Damián Bobadilla own goal in the World Cup opener.

Tim Ream captained the USMNT against Paraguay at age 38, becoming the oldest American man to play at a World Cup.

Cyle Larin came off the bench to earn Canada a 1-1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina, securing the nation’s first men’s World Cup point.

England’s final World Cup warm-up against Costa Rica was delayed by severe weather in Orlando before Declan Rice gave Thomas Tuchel’s side a 1-0 half-time lead.

Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning trailer puts Jeremy Strong’s Mark Zuckerberg against the Facebook Files whistleblower story.