19 August 2026
“Really f--king embarrassing.” ...
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19 August 2026
Twelve years after he guided the Waratahs to their only Super Rugby title, Michael Cheika is officially back.
19 August 2026
Former Fiji Under-20 captain Andrew Durutalo advocates revamping Fiji's secondary school rugby system to properly prepare local talent for international competition.
19 August 2026
Analysis: Any inference from Felix Jones' comments that Dave Rennie is coaching methods that put opposing players at risk is a step too far, writes Patrick McKendry.
19 August 2026
Allowing jurors to stay in same hotel as police and prosecution denied Patterson a fair trial, lawyers tell Victorian court of appeal Lawyers for Erin Patterson argue that allowing jurors to stay in the same hotel as police and the prosecution while they deliberated over their verdicts in the triple murder trial represented a “catastrophic” failure of the justice system. On Wednesday, three judges of Victoria’s highest court started hearing two appeals – by Patterson herself and the state’s director of public prosecutions (DPP) – into the conviction and sentence in the case.
19 August 2026
US president delays 50% tariffs by three days, and says contentious oil project ‘may be awoken from the grave’ Canada has temporarily avoided a bruising 50% US tariff, reaching a Tuesday-evening agreement with Trump administration officials hours before a hike that would have affected $20bn worth of goods was set to take effect. Donald Trump posted late on Tuesday on social media that he had paused the tariffs for three days “based on the fact that Canada and the USA, subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL!”
19 August 2026
Poems, essays and books written by working-class writers have garnered recognition in recent years — as well as increasing government attention.
19 August 2026
Police are at the scene of an unexplained death in Hamilton.
