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Customers affected by the delay have been asked to sit in a bookshop for eight hours and wait for further updates. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/08/03/a...
The White House denies the agreement was written using any form of intelligence. theshovel.com.au/2026/07/31/w...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino denied that the game was being over-commercialised, saying player safety was at the heart of the decision to extend the ‘Hyundai Hydration Breaks™’. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/07/31/n...
Work on a new plaque marking Jacinta Allan’s time as Victorian Premier will start next month, with a completion date set for 2038. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/07/28/c...
One study found that while a data centre can use millions of litres of water a day to cool its servers, this figure is dwarfed by the volume apparently required to keep a 23-year-old marketing coordinator “fully hydrated”. theshovel.com.au/2026/07/27/w...
"I will say, where was this advice a little earlier, Pauline?" asked one of the deceased victims. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/07/22/p...
"We've complained to his owners all the time, but they just can't control it. Once I even found it passed out on a planter box in the street, barking to itself," said one neighbour. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/07/21/l...
Read the full story at: theshovel.com.au/2026/07/20/local-fuckwit-makes-it-all-about-him/
“As a battler myself, I know that Australians have had enough!” she wrote, before tucking into locally sourced lobster and a 2016 Barolo described by staff as "surprisingly accessible". Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/07/17/f...
"Gina is heavily involved, so it's at least a two-woman act." Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/07/15/p...
Analysts still project the final score will be Iran 2, America nil. Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/07/14/t...
“It’s an insult to everyone’s intelligence to have a guy standing on stage playing dress-ups. He is just a walking publicity stunt – not serious at all. At least we’ll have a candidate wearing a bin on his head to provide a more serious alternative." Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/07/09/j...
"Belgium’s four goals will remain on record, but have been reclassified as ‘exhibition goals'" Read the full article: theshovel.com.au/2026/07/07/usa-through-to-final-eight-after-fifa-agrees-to-overturn-loss-to-belgium/
“Nobody is more disappointed in Angus Taylor's leadership than I am," posted Facebook user Angus Taylor. theshovel.com.au/2026/06/30/a...
Hanson said to achieve monoculturalism, One Nation is committed to letting people of all races, languages, and religions freely enter Australia. Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/06/25/m...
“We were left with no option but to come to the negotiating table and accept billions of dollars,” a Cuban spokesperson said. Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/06/19/cuba-offers-to-give-up-nuclear-weapons-its-not-developing-in-return-for-us300b/
The supporter argued he was more comfortable living without any culture at all. Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/06/19/d...
Hanson's speech was interrupted at one point by an interpreter offering to translate her into English. Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/06/17/m...
“There was peace before. Then for some reason there wasn’t. And now there is peace again." theshovel.com.au/2026/06/15/u...
"We're always on the lookout for qualified candidates." Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/06/15/f...
The US launched strikes against Iran overnight, in retaliation for Iran downing a US helicopter in the wake of the match. Iran has also blamed the escalation on the Knicks. Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/06/10/k...
“We’re going to find this Mexican and send him back immediately." Read More: theshovel.com.au/2026/06/05/t...
“Having a baby is not like your wife or your political party. You can’t just leave it when you decide it’s not the one you want." theshovel.com.au/2026/06/04/b...
A Florida woman says she may need to compete at Wimbledon just so she can afford to fill up her car. theshovel.com.au/2026/06/03/c...
"Under no circumstances should anyone try to touch RFK Jr without proper training and safety gear. You have no idea what diseases it might be carrying." Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/05/28/s...
“If they leave the parcel, it’s not us”, a spokesperson said. theshovel.com.au/2026/05/27/a...
“Very powerful light, very beautiful light. Some people are saying it could go right through the body, right through the organs, and just clean the whole thing out." Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/05/20/t...
Donald Trump received some honest feedback via a fortune cookie yesterday, at a special banquet held in his honour in China. Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/05/15/trump-opens-brutally-honest-fortune-cookie-at-chinese-state-banquet/
Xi said he was proud of the special relationship between the two countries that allowed American consumers to purchase Chinese-made goods and for Chinese consumers to also purchase Chinese-made goods. theshovel.com.au/2026/05/14/x...
"Trump Says Iran War Will Be Over In 2 Weeks," read the world's headlines for the eighth week in a row. theshovel.com.au/2026/05/12/w...