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Sports

Head's Ton Turns Harare Into a Cricketing Comedy Show

Priya Nair, Sydney desk

In a match that read more like a one‑act play than a sport, the Australian side’s star batter stole the scene with a 75‑ball century, leaving the Zimbabwean team to ponder what went wrong while the crowd cheered li…

Business

RBA claims interest rates finally found their way home, albeit after a brief detour through the outback

Mabel Crowe, Sydney desk

The Reserve Bank’s top brass announced that the nation’s borrowing costs have settled into what they called a ‘more sensible level’, prompting locals to wonder whether the rates have finally stopped wandering lik…

Business

Tasmanian authorities note arrival of 15,000 kingfish fingerlings with the usual measured enthusiasm

Mabel Crowe, Sydney desk

A convoy of refrigerated trucks has delivered fifteen‑thousand yellowtail kingfish fingerlings from Western Australia to a trial pen in Bass Strait, prompting the usual mix of council paperwork, weather cautions and un…

Business

Sydney teen's virtual lap times prompt council to consider "road‑to‑screen" upgrade funding

Mabel Crowe, Sydney desk

A 16‑year‑old from the western suburbs entered the global sim‑racing series, sparking a modest flurry of bureaucratic paperwork and a few raised eyebrows at City Hall.