News & Views British swimmer Sam Farrow breaks lake-swim record British swimmer Sam Farrow completed the 72.8km stretch from the Château de Chillon to the Bains des Pâquis in 22 hours and 48 minutes.
News & Views ‘A visionary leader’: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies, aged 56 Former CEO of YouTube Susan Wojcicki has died, aged 56. The influential leader had lung cancer in the final two years of her life.
News & Views Simone Biles becomes most decorated gymnast of all time Simone Biles has become the most decorated gymnast in the history of the sport, winning her fifth Olympic gold medal overnight.
Agenda Sports US women’s water polo team has a new, loud cheerleader: Flavor Flav US women’s water polo team head into the Paris Games with a designated ‘hype man’ — the US rapper Flavor Flav.
News & Views The biggest moments from Paris over the past 48 hours Heartbreak, come backs and nail-biting finals: here are the biggest moments from the Games over the past 48 hours.
News & Views Neighbours icon Janet Andrewartha dies, aged 72 Janet Andrewartha has died, aged 72. The Neighbours actor passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday in Melbourne.
Music Record number of nominations for Australia Women in Music Awards This year’s awards drew a record number of finalists across nineteen award categories spanning music genres and disciplines.
News & Views Women break new ground in Emmy nominations as Naomi Watts and Elizabeth Debicki receive nods A record-breaking number of nods have been given to Indigenous, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ actors at Emmy Awards
News & Views Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo plunges into Seine to prove water is safe for Olympics Anne Hidalgo wanted to prove the point that the Seine was safe and ready to be swam in, less than ten days out from the Paris Olympic Games.
News & Views ‘We may as well monetise it’: How an Aussie skincare company turned Andrew Tate’s misogyny into sales A video posted by tbh Skincare ended up on Andrew Tate’s social media, spurring on millions more viewers.
News & Views ‘The world is less without her’: Tributes flow for actor Shannen Doherty Fans and friends pay tribute to actor Shannen Doherty who passed away on Saturday after a long battle with cancer in LA.
News & Views How an alliance landed a surprise defeat of the far-right in France’s election In France, a newly created leftist alliance scored the highest number of seats in the second round of parliamentary voting.