Sydney Morning Herald Digest
Daily News • Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Australian Open LIVE – Alcaraz praise: De Minaur forces you to ‘win the point three or four times’
Carlos Alcaraz charged into the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time with an eye-catching 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 victory over local favourite Alex de Minaur. Follow the action live.
Woodbridge exlains Demon’s ‘negative thoughts’ with team
Todd Woodbridge gives an insight into Alex de Minaur’s frustrated chat with his team.
Alcaraz sends Aussie favourite packing
Carlos Alcaraz nails an ace to eliminate Australia’s Alex de Minaur from his home grand slam in the quarter finals.
De Minaur smacks ball down after break
Alex de Minaur’s frustration starts to show during the quarter-final.
Alcaraz takes ‘firm grip on quarter-final’
Alex de Minaur can’t beat the net as he gifts Carlos Alcaraz the second set.
Alcaraz hurts de Minaur with ‘superhuman’ point
Carlos Alcaraz hits a brilliant backhand to continue his dominance.
Poll puts Pauline Hanson ahead of Sussan Ley as preferred PM
The latest Capital Brief/Demos AU poll places the One Nation leader 10 percentage points ahead of the Liberal boss as preferred PM.
Best of cartoons, January 28, 2026
The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
‘Forever my hero’: Former A-League title-winning coach Rado Vidosic dies aged 64
Vidosic, a former assistant to Ange Postecoglou, had been working as the head of women’s and girls coaching at Brighton & Hove Albion alongside his son, Dario.
Vision of moment homemade bomb allegedly thrown into Invasion Day crowd
WA Police have released vision of the moment a homemade bomb was allegedly thrown into a crowd of thousands at a Perth Invasion Day rally
Teacher who gave birth admits to sexually abusing student for over a year
A teacher who allegedly gave birth to a 13-year-old student’s baby has admitted to sexually abusing the boy for more than a year.
Third seed Gauff obliterates a racquet after stunning Australian Open quarter-final loss
Coco Cauff’s bid for a third grand slam title went up in smoke with a 1-6, 2-6 defeat at the hands of Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in under an hour.
Alcaraz’s sportsmanship after time violation
Carlos Alcaraz shows good sportsmanship after Alex de Minaur was hit with a time violation.
Crowd roars to another Demon break
Alex de Minaur breaks the serve of Carlos Alcaraz to save the set.
Weekend at Davo’s
And a partnership with Batman.
Victoria heatwave as it happened: State swelters under worst conditions since Black Saturday; fire threatens Great Ocean Road
Stay up to date with Victoria’s heatwave and bushfire threats on Tuesday, January 27.
Australian Open Highlights: Coco Gauff v Elina Svitolina
Watch the match highlights between Coco Gauff & Elina Svitolina in the Quarterfinals of the 2026 Australian Open.
‘Going to be a good night’: Demon wins brilliant 16-shot rally
Alex de Minaur and Carlos Alcaraz engage in an outstanding 16-shot rally.
Accused bomb-maker appears in Perth court after Invasion Day rally scare
A Perth man has faced court charged with making an explosive after an improvised bomb was thrown into a crowd of protesters at an Invasion Day rally on Monday.
Svitolina shares big smile at top 10 feat
Elina Svitolina smiles from ear to ear as Jelena Dokic informs her she’s in the top 10.