For the opening of the summer Games of the 33rd Olympiad, Paris offered an opening ceremony that was audacious, outrageous and sometimes filled with delightfully baffling moments. Here are some of the strangest moments.

A long-awaited review has proposed sweeping reforms to the parole system and management of prisons. But some recommendations are too much for the Labor government.

Social media posts by taxpayer-funded staffers also reveal support for “armed resistance”, offering a glimpse into the connection between the party and the wave of demonstrations since October 7.

She won three grand slam tennis titles but Barty will cherish her Olympic bronze medal forever.

The late singer’s brother said it was a “hideous” representation of his sister that looked like a cross between something in a department store window display and a 1960s sci-fi TV show that used electronic puppets.

Sometime between 12.30pm and 1pm on Friday the boy was found injured alongside The Strand in Bayswater.