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‘Not enough air traffic controllers’: safety concerns at Sydney airport after Jetstar and Qatar planes involved in near-miss A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical review – finally, a jukebox musical that really works Les Kiss and his Wallabies have a mountain to climb but gritty win over Japan is a big first step Breakfast of champions: Australia’s best porridge makers cause a stir at inaugural national competition Pilots of helicopter that crashed while fighting Utah wildfire confirmed dead, officials say Labor open to ‘sensible amendments’ on gambling reforms, minister says – as it happened Fifa attack media over alleged ‘concerted effort’ to undermine Gianni Infantino Navy says it is spending 25% more time monitoring Russian vessels around UK waters Fears of ‘catastrophic’ decline of giant Australian cuttlefish after only 44 counted in dive survey When bird flu hit the UK, suffering seabirds died in their thousands. Australia’s wild flocks will soon do the same Centrelink pursuing debts that are more than 40 years old despite agreeing to waive old arrears Natalie Tran: ‘For my first date with my partner I made a PDF of activities. It had maps and times’ Elle’s twins played with asbestos-contaminated coloured sand for a year. Why wasn’t she warned of its danger? Hospitality recruitment app Supp calls gig-workers contractors. Some users say it leads to casual work without entitlements Australian families are losing loved ones to gambling. The industry’s ‘I know nothing’ defence beggars belief ‘Super El Niño’ could bring wet winter and flooding to western US, climate scientists warn Versatile Bruno Guimarães gives Mikel Arteta options to shuffle midfield pack Premier League managers have never been less English, title-winning or secure in their jobs Water Colour review – an elegant, expertly handled study of depression Pool noodles and DIY escape rooms: the best screen-free kids’ activities, recommended by teachers

australia-news 🕒 09 Aug 2026

‘Not enough air traffic controllers’: safety concerns at Sydney airport after Jetstar and Qatar planes involved in near-miss

silverguide.site – Planes narrowly avoid collision on tarmac with Jetstar A320 forced to ‘brake firmly’ as Qatar Boeing 777 towed into its path…

stage 🕒 09 Aug 2026

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical review – finally, a jukebox musical that really works

silverguide.site – Broadway star Will Swenson plays Diamond with such swagger, charm and expansive showmanship that all flaws in the material sluice away…

sport 🕒 09 Aug 2026

Les Kiss and his Wallabies have a mountain to climb but gritty win over Japan is a big first step | Angus Fontaine

silverguide.site – Australia got ambushed early and were a hot mess at times. But Kiss showed patience and nous as he found a way to win…

food 🕒 09 Aug 2026

Breakfast of champions: Australia’s best porridge makers cause a stir at inaugural national competition

silverguide.site – On Saturday, a sold-out crowd cheered on as 15 contestants battled it out to claim the championship spurtle – with a pinch of Celtic salt the deciding factor…

us-news 🕒 09 Aug 2026

Pilots of helicopter that crashed while fighting Utah wildfire confirmed dead, officials say

silverguide.site – Officials did not identify the pilots but said they were employed by Helicopter Transport Services, which was contracted by US Forest Service…

australia-news 🕒 09 Aug 2026

Labor open to ‘sensible amendments’ on gambling reforms, minister says – as it happened

silverguide.site – This blog is now closed…

football 🕒 09 Aug 2026

Fifa attack media over alleged ‘concerted effort’ to undermine Gianni Infantino

silverguide.site – Fifa has issued a new statement alleging there is a ‘concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine Fifa and its president’ as pressure increases on Gianni Infantino…

uk-news 🕒 09 Aug 2026

Navy says it is spending 25% more time monitoring Russian vessels around UK waters

silverguide.site – Warning of increased activity as patrols spent 21 days in July shadowing Moscow’s ships in Dover Strait and North Sea…

environment 🕒 09 Aug 2026

Fears of ‘catastrophic’ decline of giant Australian cuttlefish after only 44 counted in dive survey

silverguide.site – Calls for South Australian government to release official estimates for cuttlefish, which once numbered in hundreds of thousands in upper Spencer Gulf…

world 🕒 09 Aug 2026

When bird flu hit the UK, suffering seabirds died in their thousands. Australia’s wild flocks will soon do the same

silverguide.site – Australia’s bird population will experience ‘large mortalities’ and risk species loss, modelling based on global outbreaks shows…

australia-news 🕒 09 Aug 2026

Centrelink pursuing debts that are more than 40 years old despite agreeing to waive old arrears

silverguide.site – Advocates and legal bodies want the debt to be made ‘out of bounds’ given how hard it is to determine its accuracy…

culture 🕒 09 Aug 2026

Natalie Tran: ‘For my first date with my partner I made a PDF of activities. It had maps and times’

silverguide.site – The Great Australian Bake Off host and comedian on being ignored by Steve Carell, why it should be illegal not to own a rice cooker, and looking angry on Mr Inbetween…

australia-news 🕒 09 Aug 2026

Elle’s twins played with asbestos-contaminated coloured sand for a year. Why wasn’t she warned of its danger?

silverguide.site – A New Zealand couple has fought to uncover why customers were originally told the children’s product, on sale in Australia, was ‘low risk’…