12 August 2026

A modern-day Odyssey

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The release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has brought back vivid childhood memories. My childhood was a little unusual: instead of reading me regular bedtime stories, my parents would read me ...

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Exclusive: ‘Peaceful community rally’ of more than 150 people was walking in Broadmeadows when car travelling in same direction allegedly approached More than 150 people gathered in the outer-north suburb of Broadmeadows on 25 July for what organisers described as a “peaceful community rally”.

Source: The Guardian WorldOriginal source

ABC changing editorial policy after Rinehart furore prompts concerns of overreach from academics and advocates

World

12 August 2026

ABC changing editorial policy after Rinehart furore prompts concerns of overreach from academics and advocates

Managing director says guidelines will ensure no individual will ‘be the subject of comedy that is violent in its description in our programming’ The four-minute film, titled A Very Relaxing Video, ran on documentary-reality show Race Around the World on 12 July and sparked a furore over comments made about the billionaire.

Source: The Guardian WorldOriginal source

What’s behind Sydney airport’s heavy delays and near-miss incident?

Australia

12 August 2026

What’s behind Sydney airport’s heavy delays and near-miss incident?

Air traffic controllers are short-staffed and exhausted – and new recruits face a difficult aptitude test and must train in Melbourne The day before, more than 150 flights passing through Sydney were delayed as the airport grappled with a lack of air traffic controllers, highlighting how just how delicate the rostering situation is.

Source: The Guardian WorldOriginal source

A Space Expert Hoped to Use the Eclipse as Science Class. The D.J.s Had Other Plans.

World

12 August 2026

A Space Expert Hoped to Use the Eclipse as Science Class. The D.J.s Had Other Plans.

Mar Carretero-Castrillo, an astrophysicist, returned to her remote village in Spain to be in the path of totality. Hundreds of partygoers came too.

Source: New York Times WorldOriginal source

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