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AFLW rivalry spurs Lions against Adelaide

<p>Brisbane players have spoken about the reason for their fierce rivalry with Adelaide ahead of an AFLW preliminary final clash.</p>

White Ribbon jetski event called tone deaf

<p>A flotilla of 50 jet skis will ride in formation to raise awareness about domestic violence in NSW, but the event has been called confusing by crit...

Coroner visits NT town where cop shot teen

<p>The coroner in an inquest for an Indigenous teen shot dead by an NT policeman has been welcomed with song and sorrow to the remote community where...

Ward adds to NSW pain in Sheffield Shield

<p>Tasmania look set to consign NSW to their worst start to a Sheffield Shield in 11 years, 203 runs ahead and with eight wickets in hand at stumps on...

Qld man found guilty of stabbing murder

<p>Harley David Wegener has been found guilty of murder after Benjamin Suttie's throat was cut in a late night altercation between two groups south of...

WA crush SA to reclaim Shield top spot

<p>WA paceman Matt Kelly has snared career-best match figures of 9-57 to guide his side to a resounding Sheffield Shield win over South Australia in P...

ASX edges lower even as miners soar

<p>The ASX's mining giants are hitting their highest levels in months, countering losses by the banks and consumer stocks. </p>

Third Melb Airport runway a step closer

<p>A third runway at Melbourne Airport is one step closer to being built after the federal government approved its 2022 Master Plan.</p>

Japan could host Australian nuclear subs

<p>Japan's ambassador to Australia has offered to play a role in a trilateral security pact with Britain and the United States.</p>

Researchers believe K'gari shaped reef

<p>Scientists believe K'gari formed between 0.7 and 1.2 million years ago and its formation allowed the development of the southern and central Great...

Australian defence to stand on own feet

<p>Defence Minister Richard Marles outlined a new defence mindset to project military power further from shore as Canberra looks to stamp its mark in...

Mystery why grocer targeted and killed

<p>The trial has begun for a man accused of killing Melbourne grocer Paul Virgona, who was shot and killed while driving to work on the Eastlink freew...

Inmates 'hogtied' at troubled youth jail

<p>An ABC's Four Corners program will expose the harsh treatment of inmates at a youth detention centre in Perth.</p>

Racist Qld police audio leaks investigated

<p>Sickening and disturbing audio leaked from a Brisbane watch house has been condemned by Queensland Police. </p>

'Unbelievable' flood rips up NSW town

<p>The central-western NSW town of Molong has been devastated after wild storms hit, as people trapped in floodwaters are dozens were rescued from the...

Inquest told army helicopter started blaze

<p>Two army personnel in charge of a helicopter that started Canberra's 2020 Orroral Valley bushfire have given evidence to an inquest at the ACT Coro...

Umpire arrested over suss Brownlow bets

<p>Sporting Integrity Intelligence detectives have interviewed four men, including an umpire, over suspicious betting activity linked to the AFL's Bro...

Freight train derails in regional Victoria

<p>Shipping containers lay strewn across tracks after a freight train derailed outside Geelong in Victoria's west, closing the rail corridor to Adelai...

Flash flooding hits Victoria again

<p>Residents have been told to stay indoors following flash flooding in Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, while more people can now get disaster assist...

Hundreds of tug boat crew set for lockout

<p>Close to 600 tug boat crew members have been threatened with an indefinite lockout in an industrial dispute likely to cause supply chain chaos over...