The Melbourne pianist whose Radiohead improv proved a YouTube hit

Melbourne musician and music teacher Josh Cohen got the official OK from Radiohead to publish the scores of his piano interpretations of their music.

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Severe storm warning for parts of SEQ, with rain to stay for days

Severe storm cells bringing heavy rain and potential flash flooding were surging towards the Gold Coast on Sunday, with a risk they will spread north on Monday.

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AFL 2021 LIVE updates: North Melbourne v Port Adelaide Power; GWS Giants v St Kilda Saints

Join us for all the major moments as North Melbourne takes on Port Power and GWS Giants host St Kilda Saints in round one of the AFL season.

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The night floods forced 28 children to sleep over in their school library

Jordan Marden spent her seventh birthday hunkered down with her schoolmates as 13 staff cared for them at Kendall Public School after floodwaters cut off a key thoroughfare and their worried parents waited on the other side of the river.

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A ravishing glimpse into new Dancehouse director’s vision

The first real insight into new Dancehouse artistic director Josh Wright’s vision is an encouraging one - mostly.

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Return of Rome’s traffic police to landmark piazza brings unlikely joy

For many Romans and tourists alike, those traffic controllers are as much a symbol of the Eternal City as the Colosseum or the Pantheon.

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Franklin steps up Swans comeback bid with first match in 18 months

Lance Franklin played the first half of Sydney’s reserves pre-season match on Sunday, and appears to be a strong chance of making his AFL comeback at the SCG next weekend.

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From the opening salvo at Mt Duneed, Midnight Oil bristled with energy

Midnight Oil closed their Makarrata Live concert series with a powerful concert on the theme of reconciliation and walking together.

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Crighton reminds us what’s great about live music

William Crighton begins in a bluesy full-band blaze, taking full advantage of the return of what might qualify as a crowd watching on.

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Sydney Swans on song with lyric change

There was something different about how the Swans celebrated their victory on the weekend.

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‘Good to go’: New Queensland tourism campaign assuages border fears

A key component of the advertising blitz – starting on Sunday night in Sydney and Melbourne – is to assure tourists they can get refunds if the borders are closed again. 

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Dinner party from hell as I seek to escape the heavy topics

As a Mindless Blatherer, there’s nothing worse than being stuck at a dinner party next to a Heavy Topic Pontificator.

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Man arrested after taking daughter, 2, into zoo elephant habitat

A father has been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after he carried his two-year-old daughter into the elephant habitat at the San Diego Zoo to take a photograph with the animals.

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International travel and return to normal on the horizon, Professor Brendan Murphy says

The current 14-day hotel quarantine system could also change to shorter stays or home isolation as more of the country gets vaccinated, he said.

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‘The soldiers didn’t allow us to cry’: In an out-of-sight war, a massacre comes to light

The massacre in Bora is another deep stain on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s monthslong war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.

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One active case of COVID-19 remains in Victoria after another zero day

Victoria has reached its 23 day in a row of no new local cases, with the number of active infections dropping to one overnight.

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Aussie Jones survives challenging day, takes three-shot lead at Honda

Aaron Wise had a six-shot lead during the third round of the Honda Classic, looking poised to turn the tournament into a rout. Everything went wrong from there, and Matt Jones took full advantage.

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The day WA police handcuffed Tiny Pinder in Wildcats locker-room

Mike Ellis still shakes his head about the second-half heroics of Perth Wildcats teammate Tiny Pinder while WA Police waited courtside to arrest him after an NBL semi-final.

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‘I didn’t know what to do’: Hawk hero was caught in two minds

After the Hawks came back from 40 points down, Tim O’Brien was caught in two minds when he took the mark that set up what would prove to be a match-winning goal.

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We’re calling it! Australia’s 10 best dressed women

From classic to corporate, boho to red carpet, we celebrate the women whose innate style makes them fashion leaders.

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No respite for days: wild weather continues across NSW

For the next 12 to 18 hours the Bureau of Meteorology has said there is no letting up in rainfall. Areas worst hit are expected to be the Mid North Coast, Blue Mountains and surrounds including western Sydney, parts of the Northern Rivers and Illawarra districts.

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France deny Wales Grand Slam in frantic finale

France denied Wales a second Six Nations Grand Slam in three years with a dramatic try after the final hooter.

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Man City into FA Cup semi-finals, keep quadruple dream alive

With an unprecedented quadruple still a possibility for Manchester City, the pressure on Pep Guardiola is intensifying heading into the final two months of the season.

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An 89-year-old sharpshooter takes aim at India’s patriarchy

Chandro Tomar, a diminutive grandmother from a poor village has become the oldest professional sharpshooter in the world - and a feminist icon.

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NRL Saturday games to go ahead as netball, A-League make changes due to heavy rainfall

The NRL said games will go ahead on Saturday after positive reports from Bankwest Stadium and Brookvale Oval.

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Sydney cops a soaking

Heavy and persistent rain means many areas across the Sydney metropolitan area are on flood watch.

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‘I can see it from my window’: volcano eruption draws Iceland crowds

The eruption 30 kilometres from Reykjavik looked spectacular but did not threaten towns or close the airports.

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‘I’ve always tried to dream big’: Pearce sets sights on Cam’s record

He will bring up 300 games next weekend, but Mitchell Pearce is already daring to dream of passing Cameron Smith’s all-time games record of 430.

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Call for witnesses after elderly pedestrian dies in Geelong collision

Police are searching for witnesses to a collision in Geelong’s north, after a 76-year-old woman was hit by a car and later died at the scene.

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China has no interest in bridging the democracy divide with the US

The superpower’s message to the US at the Alaskan meeting was blunt: the world didn’t need American-style international rules any more.

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Djokovic pulls out of Miami Open, citing virus restrictions

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic pulled out of the upcoming Miami Open on Friday, citing coronavirus restrictions as he joined Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on the sidelines.

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‘The groom was shattered’: One-in-100-year flood event ruins dream wedding

Cut off by rising floodwater, a bride and some guests still had everything they needed for the wedding ... except the groom, who is stuck on the other side.

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Bulldogs temper expectations on top draft pick Ugle-Hagan

Expectations are high for No.1 draft pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan but the Bulldogs insist they will not “throw him to the wolves” despite an impressive VFL opener.

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A-League, W-League double-header postponed due to downpour

Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory’s men’s and women’s teams will have to cool their heels after Saturday’s fixtures at a waterlogged Netstrata Jubilee Stadium were postponed.

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‘You’d never say never’: Sharks prop Woods’ soft spot for Tigers

Off-contract prop Aaron Woods wants to extend his time at Cronulla, but admits he still has a soft spot for the Wests Tigers.

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AFL 2021 LIVE updates: Demons take on Dockers as Bombers prepare to face off with the Hawks in first round of season

Follow all our live coverage from the MCG as Melbourne take on Fremantle in round one of the AFL season.

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Northern NSW flooded

The NSW State Emergency Service has issued numerous evacuation orders for people in low-lying properties on the NSW North Coast including Port Macquarie and Kempsey.

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Man killed, baby girl suffers head injuries as car collides with tree

The sedan, driven by a 25-year-old woman, had been travelling near Childers when it left the road on Friday evening.

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‘We cannot be complicit’: Biden condemns attacks on Asian Americans

Biden and Harris were in Atlanta to deliver a message of solidarity after the massage parlour killings as Asian Americans grieve.

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Grudge matches highlight Champions League quarter-final draw

This season’s Champions League quarters offer rematches from two of the past three finals, reuniting a pair of Europe’s best strikers and the protagonists of an infamous injury incident.

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Our verdict on Sam Worthington’s return to the stage

The Avatar star is treading the boards for the first time in more than two decades after a stellar film career,

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Qld records four new cases, as quarantine-free NZ flights set to resume

None of the new cases – all in hotel quarantine – are linked to the deteriorating situation in Papua New Guinea.

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We’ve got a worker shortage, but the solution is hiding in the shadows

We need an immigration amnesty. Only political blinkers prevent the common-sense solution. Only political opportunism negates this humane solution.

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Monopoly scraps beauty contest, other retro rewards for new niceties

The classic board game’s community cards are being overhauled with new rewards for rescuing pets, shopping local and recycling.

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COVID outbreak at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort prompts partial shutdown

Staff at the former president’s golf resort have tested positive, three months after the local government threatened to fine Mar-a-Lago for ignoring mask rules.

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The shot that shocked Perth and the twist in the tale no one saw coming

On December 12, former Rebels boss Nick Martin was shot dead in front of hundreds at the Perth motorplex. Three months later, police have hunted down the alleged sniper in the biggest bikie crackdown WA has seen for years.

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Beveridge is on his own among coaches, Clarkson says

Luke Beveridge was the odd man out among AFL coaches in questioning the new 23rd man, according to his former mentor Alastair Clarkson.

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Sex scandal drama A Teacher makes a mess of its lesson in morality

Rather than tiptoe through the ethical minefield of its subject matter, this high-school morality play goes around it.

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‘We need to change and our boys need to change’: Wesley College principal apologises

The principal of Wesley College has apologised to students and families after disclosures of more than a dozen instances of alleged sexual assault, harassment, and disrespect to girls by male students.

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Charting success: how NSW has changed over 10 years

NSW has gone from the economic slow lane, to the fast lane, and then into reverse during the Coalition’s decade in office.

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