Brisbane Times
July 2026
Miners push ASX into the green; Microsoft’s $US450b record day
The S&P 500 rallied 1.5 per cent and recovered nearly all of its drop from the prior day, which was its worst in seven weeks
De Minaur beats teenage Hewitt
World Cup boycott threats over FIFA plan
Five years ago, this Aussie had never tried cycling. She’s now a gold medallist
Five years on, Wilson-Haffenden is a Commonwealth Games champion after motoring home to win gold in the women’s team pursuit alongside Georgia Baker, Claudia Marcks and Alyssa Polites after only starting the sport in 2021
It would have been great if he stayed with Australia, but his heart was obviously never always in it. So, good riddance.”
When that tyre pressure literally disappears, you’re riding on carbon rims,
I actually think it’s the cold mornings in Tassie that really build character — I think G [teammate Georgia Baker] will attest to it as well,
I don’t think I can say this too loudly because COVID probably wasn’t great for a lot of people. But for me, it changed my life,
I actually couldn’t make it on the talent ID date, and called saying ‘I really want to give this a crack’,
Australia news as it happened: Board of Peace reaches Gaza disarmament deal, Trump says; Anthropic’s Claude AI hacks three organisations during testing
The Albanese government has been told to do more for Indigenous Australians after the Voice to parliament failed, as Coalition frontbencher Julian Lesser makes a speech today calling for a “new direction for Indigenous affairs”
‘A life fully lived’: Rock journalist and cultural commentator, Glenn A. Baker, dies aged 74
I first wore it for fun for the cover of one of my travel books, sitting upon the engine of a 747 — they had to get a ladder to get me up there — and then when I went out to do interviews about it, people would say, ‘Oh, where’s the hat? You look great in the hat!’
A sprint finish and a rare double: How Australia’s new middle distance sensation toppled a champion
Anthropic’s Claude AI hacked three real companies during testing
Believing the real companies it found were part of the exercise, Claude compromised them using basic techniques including weak passwords and unauthenticated endpoints
Here’s your August dining hit list, Sydney (including where to try this steak)
25 iconic Perth cafes that always deliver
25 new-wave Perth cafes you need to try
‘Trade friction’: Beijing is turning up the heat on Australian iron ore
Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group has become the latest major mining company targeted by China’s push to force down iron ore prices, putting future revenue from Australia’s most valuable export commodity under pressure
It’s the latest example of trade friction affecting the iron ore industry, undermining the stable supply of iron ore to China,
Together we built mines, we built railways, we built the ports of the Pilbara. Together, we built the iron ore industry that supports nearly 400,000 jobs and many, many more families directly and indirectly,
For three decades, Glenn A. Baker and I shared a private joke
ASX Runners of the Week: H2G Limited, Carnaby & American Tungsten
Where to eat in Melbourne in August
Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan on brink of collapse after Asia joins revolt
We respect the feedback and concern aired in public and reaffirm our commitment to an open and democratic consultation,
Our planned consultation process was disrupted by incorrect media reports,
Everyone has the right to express their opposition and to seek further clarification but no single entity can claim to represent all 211 MAs [member associations] around the world. Each MA should be allowed to review the proposal and have a say in shaping their own future. These are the democratic principles of FIFA.”
The Asian Football Confederation [AFC] has observed with deep concern the developments of recent days relating to the proposed establishment of FIFA Forward Enterprise [FFE] and the uncertainty that has emerged across the global football community,
This is a principled decision that we strongly support,
Flegler crashes over to all but seal win for Dolphins
NRL Highlights: Dragons v Dolphins — Round 22
Spoon-bound Dragons push Dolphins all the way but beaten again
‘Clicky Ponting’ and cricket’s nudge, nudge, wink, wink relationship with fair play
Treacy the key as Dockers finally beat Bulldogs flood
Is this the worst thing that’s happened in cricket? Praise the Lord, and pass the sandpaper
In response, the world of the cricketer in question, Brian Devine, imploded, as social media melted down; he was all but burnt at the stake, and Piers Morgan — a former News of the World editor, who defended phone hacking on the grounds that it was “an investigative practice that everyone knows was going on at almost every paper in Fleet Street for years” — nearly burst a boiler saying “Clicky” was no less than “the biggest cheat in cricket history.”
Of course, it would appear some members at Saltburn CC have engaged in comically sharp practice,
‘We came here to win, not to be safe’: Beveridge’s home truths as Docker juggernaut marches on
I had them [extra defenders] back because Fremantle had territory, and we couldn’t get it into our front half — that’s why,
The strange rule that denied Australia a chance to race for a medal
We heard nothing after inspections yesterday,
On inspection after the race, the UCI [Union Cycliste Internationale] concluded that the taping of the shoulder constituted, according to them in the rule book, a morphological change, but they weren’t able to articulate what that exactly was because it’s a grey area. You cannot measure what a morphological change is,
Commonwealth Games 2026 as it happened: Historic gold for Australia at the track, sprint stars win through to 200m final; Aussie cyclist sets world record
Swim star Meg Harris has capped her breakthrough week by joining the elite of Commonwealth Games athletes who have annexed six gold medals in a single edition