Sydney Morning Herald Digest
Daily News • Wednesday, 28 January 2026
Australian Open 2026 LIVE updates: Aussies in a midnight thriller; Shelton feels he’s getting closer to Sinner
Follow live as we bring you all the action from day 11 of the year’s first grand slam.
Djokovic fires up ahead of Sinner blockbuster; Musetti retires hurt a set from glory
Jannik Sinner has absolute respect for the 24-time grand slam-winning legend, but Novak Djokovic isn’t ready to be memorialised just yet.
Shocker volley allows Aussies to force decider
Kimberly Birrell and Talia Gibson take their quarter-final to the third set.
‘Landmark moment’: Renewables’ record surge sends power prices tumbling
Electricity prices in eastern Australia have fallen sharply amid record-breaking contributions from renewables and large-scale batteries.
Superquiz, Thursday, January 29
Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz.
Aussies miss out in first set
Kimberly Birrell and Talia Gibson lose the first set of their quarter-final against Vera Zvonareva and Ena Shibahara.
Sinner going ‘day-by-day’ with fitness
Jannik Sinner addresses his fitness concerns after the quarter-final victory.
Sinner ‘sails through’ in straight sets
Jannik Sinner wins an entertaining final rally to set up a semi-final clash against Novak Djokovic.
Best of cartoons, January 29, 2026
The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
The latest illustrations from artist Cathy Wilcox
The latest work by the acclaimed Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist.
Cartoons of the week
The best Herald artworks of the week from across the board.
Crowd roars as Shelton saves service game
Ben Shelton fires up himself and the crowd in a tight set.
Calls grow for Invasion Day bomb scare to be labelled terrorism
The Western Australia Joint Counter Terrorism Team has confirmed it is investigating the incident as a “potential terrorist act”.
Perth Invasion Day rally bomb scare being investigated as ‘potential terrorist act’
A counter-terrorism team comprising WA Police, Australian Federal Police, and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has confirmed it is investigating the incident.
Triple zero problems for some Telstra iPhones
Some older iPhones are facing 30-second delays getting through to the emergency number while others aren’t connecting at all.
Teenage rider in fatal Edgewater e-motorbike crash to fight manslaughter charge
A teenager who fatally mowed down a pedestrian in Edgewater on an electric motorbike in July last year has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving but not a charge of manslaughter.
Sinner’s ‘odd look’ after uncharacteristic points
Jannik Sinner grabs at his eyes after hitting a shot wide and a prior double fault.
You can’t hold a candle to Sydney tourism
Life’s like that.
Plane that fatally crashed was built from kit, involved in accident years earlier: ATSB
Hairdresser Tony Scopelliti has been identified as the passenger in the plane, which “appeared to be laboured as it was taking off”.
Man struck by machete and tree branch during alleged home invasion
A man says he has been struck with a machete and a tree branch as he defended his home from a group of six masked invaders in Adelaide.