By DUNCAN MURRAY FOR AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 03:22 BST, 9 September 2026 | Updated: 04:03 BST, 9 September 2026 Detectives have swooped on a man who allegedly attempted to meet with a female child for sexual intercourse after grooming her online. The 69-year old man was arrested in Campbelltown…
Do you drink your coffee ‘extra hot’? It could be putting you at risk of deadly oesophageal cancer, major study finds
Drinking ‘extra hot’ tea and coffee could significantly increase the risk of developing deadly oesophageal cancer, a major study suggests. Scientists found people who regularly consumed drinks at above 65C were three times more likely to develop the disease than those who drank them at slightly cooler temperatures. Meanwhile, consuming…
Astrophotographer captures jaw-dropping view of the Crescent Nebula
The Crescent Nebula shines in the constellation Cygnus. (Image credit: Kevin Boardman) Astrophotographer Kevin Boardman captured this spectacular view of the Crescent Nebula, revealing intricate filaments of gas surrounding a massive star nearing the end of its life some 4,700 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. Boardman’s image represents…
Bob Hawke’s widow Blanche D’Alpuget dies aged 82: Her final message for Australia
Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke’s widow and prolific Australian author Blanche D’Alpuget, has died aged 82. The award-winning author asked her family to share her final message to Australia. ‘Our highest calling and greatest achievement is love, the rule of life. Love one another,’ it read. She is survived by…
Little fox cub named Valor is rescued from drainpipe after becoming trapped underground for nine hours
By FRANCINE WOLFISZ, NEWS REPORTER Published: 00:45 BST, 9 September 2026 | Updated: 02:18 BST, 9 September 2026 A little fox cub spent nine hours trapped inside a drain before he was rescued. The animal was first discovered by residents in Humberston, Lincolnshire, who heard his barks from beneath a…
‘Star Trek’ imagined strange new worlds 60 years ago, but are real exoplanets even stranger?
September 8th, 1966 was a Thursday. Not a fresh-start-Monday or an exciting Saturday. A regular old Thursday; except that this one catalysed a cultural phenomenon. This was the Thursday that “Star Trek” was first broadcast, drawing viewers across the United States into a space-age world that revolutionised television. The thing…
Nick and Diane met stranded in Newfoundland on 9/11 and fell instantly in love… 25 happy years later they tell the life-affirming full story (including moment a blushing flight attendant caught them canoodling!)
When Nick Marson boarded Continental Airlines Flight 5 from his home base of London to Houston, Texas on September 11, 2001, he had no idea that in a matter of hours, this business trip would alter the course of his life. Nick’s flight was one of 38 planes that were…
Albanese loses it at the ABC live on air as he is questioned over undeclared golf club membership linked to $6million grant: ‘ABC should do better’
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unleashed on the ABC during a TV interview, telling the national broadcaster to ‘do better’, after he was asked about his government granting a $6million grant to the PM’s own golf club. About 15 years ago, the Prime Minister was given an honorary membership at…
Did Venus eat its own moon?
Scientists may finally know why Venus, Earth’s twin, lacks a moon, finding that the hottest planet in the solar system may have consumed its own natural satellite. Venus is often referred to as Earth’s twin due to its size, mass, rocky composition, and distance from the sun, but there are…
Trump lashes out at Albanese government over new social media laws
By DAILY MAIL Published: 00:31 BST, 9 September 2026 | Updated: 00:35 BST, 9 September 2026 Donald Trump has lashed out at Anthony Albanese’s government over proposed laws that could hit major US tech companies with fines of up to $100million and force social media platforms to let users opt…