It’s a somewhat sad reflection on sport that Minjee Lee might hit No.1 in the world before she so much as turns a head in the street at home. Call her the Invisible Champion of Australia. She can’t even pick up an Australian sponsor. The top-ranked golfer in this country is at No.2 on the…
Chris Waller knows what works when it comes to the Brisbane carnival and, rather than chasing the black type available up north on Saturday, JJ Atkins favourite Reloaded and Queensland Derby top pick Nobu will be at Randwick. Reloaded, a smart winner on debut on Anzac day, is following the path two of Waller’s Atkins…
Samsung has announced that its Galaxy S10 5G smartphone will go on sale next Tuesday, May 28, making it the first 5G smartphone available in Australia. The device will be exclusive to Telstra at launch, and in addition to compatibility with next gen mobile networks it features a larger screen, more cameras and a bigger…
Detectives have released security camera footage showing slain Brisbane man Jason Guise on the day he disappeared before his body was found in a sewage tank this month. The CCTV vision captured Mr Guise, 45, at a Wynnum service station on the afternoon of April 21, the day he was last seen, and later walking…
It is the saddest thing in sport – the one-time champion who loses his way once the carnival is over, the cheering stops, and there is no longer a clear direction by which to steer his life. (And yes, it is mostly a male phenomenon.) Without the pressing need to win the game next weekend…
David Pfieffer believes he has found the perfect partner for Kingsford-Smith Cup hopeful I Am Excited in Blake Shinn. The partnership has only been together on five occasions for three wins and a second, which Shinn still finds hard to fathom two years on. For Pfieffer, it was the final part of a journey to…
Saturday's Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington is a strategic manoeuvre to get Anzacs back into the Melbourne Cup in place of foreign raiders, while Outback Barbie, with owners wide of Dingo in North Queensland, will take on the might of Godolphin in the Kingsford-Smith Cup at Eagle Farm. Perhaps Surprise Baby, one of the top…
Theresa May has announced her resignation after failing to sell her Brexit plan to Parliament, the nation, or even her own party. She is the second successive Conservative leader brought down by her party's deep divisions over Europe. In a speech outside Downing Street on Friday, the British Prime Minister said she left with "deep…
The chief executive of multibillion-dollar Silicon Valley startup Twilio has his eye on growing the number of Australian businesses using his technology so they can talk to customers no matter which app they use. "We are in the middle of a great communications renaissance… there’s certain people you Facetime with, with other people you call….
A state funeral for Australia's 23rd prime minister, Bob Hawke, will be held at the Sydney Opera House on Friday June 14. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it was fitting that a "national icon and political giant" will have his life celebrated at an "iconic and beloved Australian venue". "Bob was a man who understood…