Three-time Richmond premiership skipper Trent Cotchin is stepping down as the Tigers’ AFL skipper. Richmond’s longest-serving captain will continue playing in 2022 but under a new leader. Cotchin was appointed as the Tigers’ permanent skipper at the end of 2012, aged just 22, with 188 of his 268 career games coming as captain. The 31-year-old felt the time was right to quit the role after leading the club to flags in 2017, 2019 and 2020. “The club has built a really strong leadership culture over the past five years and we have some excellent leaders at Richmond that will flourish...
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Qantas now accepts international flight bookings
Qantas is preparing for international travel to recommence in a matter of months for the first time in almost two years. The national carrier is now accepting bookings on services to London, Vancouver and Singapore from December 18, and to destinations including Los Angeles, Tokyo, Hawaii and Fiji in the days following. Most services depart from Melbourne and Sydney, with some from Brisbane. Seats remain available for most flights, however, services will only operate on the condition the ban on overseas travel is lifted as planned on December 17. Just last month, as Australia’s vaccination rollout was gaining pace, Qantas...
Technology
Apple unveils latest iPhones, gadgets at its launch event
Apple unveiled four new iPhones, a new Apple Watch and new iPads on Tuesday during a virtual media event held from California. The new smartphones — the iPhone 13 mini, the iPhone 13, the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max — don’t include any groundbreaking design changes or features, at least compared to last year’s 5G announcement. There was no portless iPhone and no under-display touch ID. Neither was there Apple’s once classic line: “one more thing.” Instead, the event marked a return to basics for Apple with predictable improvements that included better cameras, longer-lasting battery and faster...