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Scott Boland's return to the Australian Test team could be short-lived, with fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood expected to be fit for the third Test against India.

Australian comedians who were represented by The Junkyard have been left reeling by the news.

Debutant Georgia Voll steers Australia to victory after Megan Schutt tears through India with her first ODI five-wicket haul

Australians are being put on alert: our summers are becoming more erratic, with experts forecasting a season of heavy rain and warm weather - and bushfires.

Australia has long tried to be two things at once – a trusted friend to Pacific nations in a bid to reduce China’s influence, and a giant exporter of fossil fuels. This diplomatic tightrope has become increasingly hard to walk, as Pacific nations see climate change as an existential threat.

Spotify has yet again revealed the nation’s listening habits and Vance Joy’s unkillable 2013 hit Riptide is the Australian song we listened to most this year. But why?

Calls, messages and apps are even getting the best of paid drivers, a study has found, amid a call to introduce surveillance and safety alerts behind the wheel.

When I was asked to write about Arts Project Australia’s survey show at TarraWarra Museum of Art, Intimate Imaginaries, the term “outsider art” popped unbidden into my mind. As a term it is truly unwanted here, and indeed anywhere in contemporary art discourse.

If you are reading this article, then you are likely to be part of a minority of Australians who are highly interested in politics and political news.