Brown's golden hopes on the women's tour dashed

Grace Brown began stage three of the Women's Tour de France on a fittingly gold-coloured bike, but finished on her regular Australian TT Championship machine after suffering a puncture that ended any hopes of a stage win. Brown flew on the custom-built bike emblazoned with the words “Golden Grace,” but victory in the short, sharp … Read more

Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Jessica Hull hopes for silver in the 1500m to boost Australia's comeback in the middle distance

Jessica Hull hopes the silver medal she won at the Paris Olympics, ending the drought, will be the start of an Australian renaissance in middle-distance running. Hull claimed the country's first track medal since 2012 and first middle distance medal since 1968 when she finished second behind legendary Kenyan Faith Kipyegon in the women's 1500m … Read more

“No panacea”: Mining Minister David Michael dampens hopes of imminent lithium royalty reduction

David Michael appears to have deprived Western Australia's struggling lithium mining companies of the opportunity to receive tax relief in the near future. Tony Ottaviano, the boss of Australia's newest lithium mining company Liontown Resources, called on the state government on Tuesday to consider accelerating royalty reductions for lithium producers as the price of the … Read more