Sydney Morning Herald Digest
Daily News • Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Woodbridge explains Demon’s ‘negative thoughts’ with team
Todd Woodbridge gives an insight into Alex de Minaur’s frustrated chat with his team.
‘You feel quite deflated’: De Minaur reflects after his quarter-final loss to ‘freakishly good’ Alcaraz
Alex de Minaur was undeniably brave, and played an aggressive brand of tennis, but he has now won only one set from his seven major quarter-finals so far.
Australian Open as it happened: Awesome Alcaraz ousts De Minaur; Svitolina says mental health break fuelled her run
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.
How far property prices will rise in 2026
First home buyer assistance and a shortfall in new home building are tipped to push prices higher, despite the path of interest rates.
Superquiz, Wednesday, January 28
Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz.
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.
Gauff says ‘certain moments’ shouldn’t be broadcast as camera catches her smashing a racquet
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.