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The experienced Briton was part of Jones' coaching set-up when he was England manager and helped steer the side to the 2019 World Cup final in Japan.A former prop, he will take over from forwards coach Dan McKellar, who quit last month to take the top job at English Premiership champions…

ABC Radio National was thrown into chaos this morning when its breakfast host went off the air as the show was disrupted by an hour-long strike.From 7am, RN Breakfast with Patricia Karvelas was interrupted for 60 minutes as part of two work stoppages on Wednesday over employees' wages.Instead a man’s voice could be heard.“Welcome to listeners on…

NAB’s Mangala Prasetia was born in Jakarta, Indonesia and is fluent in English, Indonesian and Chinese. He’s lived in Australia for most of his life and says he enjoyed a ‘Western’ education in a very traditional ‘Eastern’ upbringing. “I spoke English at home with my parents who would respond in Indonesian, and my maternal grandpa would speak…

Usually popular with anglers, campers and sailboarders, shotgun blasts are echoing around the ordinarily serene banks of South Australia’s Lake George.Video captured in the southeast coastal suburb of Beachport on duck season’s opening weekend, shows hunters wading through the shallows blasting native waterfowl with pellets. While the birds are…

As Ireland hope to be crowned Grand Slam Six Nation's Champions this weekend, star player Mack Hansen will be hoping to make yet another impressive display on the pitch. The Australian player will be receiving his 14th cap for Ireland this weekend and had some controversial comments to share about opponents England ahead of the meeting.…

By Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, Sydney3 hours agoImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announcing his "stop the boats" policyThe UK government is banking on its new migration bill to stem the flow of small boats crossing the English Channel. The policy's headline-grabbing slogan is identical to that used in…

Long-serving Foxtel executive Brian Walsh, who had a decorated four decade career in Australian television and helped launch the career of a few Hollywood stars, has died.Foxtel Executive and media industry leader Brian Walsh has died. Walsh was the driving force behind major Australian TV shows such as A Place to Call Home, Wentworth, Colin…

A hot air balloon flies over the Lake Burley Griffin during the annual Canberra Balloon Spectacular festival in Canberra, Australia, March 12, 2023. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)CANBERRA/HAMILTON, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The annual Canberra Balloon Spectacular festival, a hot air balloon festival, is held in Australia this year from March 11 to March…

Up until the age of sixteen, Qianyao (Yoyo) Han had never considered golf. Born into a family of high performing athletes, she instead had her heart set on becoming a champion track and field athlete. “I was selected by a state coach to go and train full time for hurdles and triple-jump at a camp in the South of China,” she recalls. “At the…

Austrade launches new Speaking English Practice Test for students on Study Australia 14 Mar 2023 The Study Australia Speaking English Practice Test, developed in collaboration with Language Confidence, is an AI-enabled tool to assist students in testing their spoken…