Robotinho predicts Women’s World Cup semi-final scores … and who will win the final
How far can the Matildas go? Who will lift the trophy? We asked our resident AI expert the tournament’s big questions.
- by "Robotinho", James Lemon and Mark Stehle
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Robotinho predicts Women’s World Cup quarter-final results
After another successful round of predictions, we once again turn to our resident AI football expert for a hint of what’s to come in the quarter-finals.
- by "Robotinho", James Lemon and Mark Stehle
As it happened Cyclone Ilsa: Strongest wind gust ever as Ilsa passes over WA
Tropical Cyclone Ilsa made landfall as a category five system near Pardoo Roadhouse in Western Australia after midnight.
- by Daile Cross, Esther Han, James Lemon and Sarah Keoghan
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Online gambling
Australians spend millions playing the pokies on their phone but they’ll never win a cent
Unregulated, simulated casino games prove lucrative for developers, but experts fear they are breeding future problem gamblers.
- by James Lemon
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Tragedy
Three-year-old dies in locked car at Sydney shopping strip
Police were told the child had been in the car in south-west Sydney throughout the day as the temperature exceeded 30 degrees.
- by James Lemon
Australia news LIVE: protesters, supporters clash at ‘highly charged’ Pell funeral; King Charles won’t feature on new $5 note
Protesters and George Pell supporters exchanged views outside St Mary’s Cathedral today; the prime minister met the NT chief minister; and the IMF wants the government to ditch the stage three tax cuts.
- by Broede Carmody and James Lemon
Boy hit by lightning on beach as storms reach coast
A child has been struck by lightning at a beach near Shellharbour and taken by police escort to Westmead Children’s hospital.
- by James Lemon
Sydney set for a hot and humid Australia Day before storms roll in
It will be a hot and humid Australia Day before sunny skies are likely interrupted by a return to stormy weather in the late afternoon.
- by James Lemon and Sarah Keoghan
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Parenting
Well-supported teens more likely to develop internet addiction
Teenagers who feel well-supported by their parents are more likely to struggle with internet addiction, a surprising four-year study in Sydney has shown.
- by James Lemon
Student missing after falling from Manly cliff, swept out to sea
Noa Sage, 20, is still missing more than 24 hours after he fell seven metres onto rocks at North Head before waves pulled him into the sea.
- by James Lemon and Anthony Segaert
Sydney eclipses 30 degrees, a first in 331 days, before ‘dangerous’ storms
The last time the city recorded 30-degree temperatures was February 21 last year. But it’s not all good news – heavy rainfall and strong winds are predicted to come.
- by Sarah Keoghan and James Lemon