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Jillaroos win big as Cook Islands fume

<p>Sam Bremner has begun her Rugby League World Cup with a bang, scoring four tries in the Jillaroos' 74-0 thrashing of the Cook Islands in England. <...

Major golf champs boost Aussie Open field

<p>The historic mixed-gender Australian Open field has been further boosted with the addition of major golf champs Jennifer Kupcho and ex-world No.1 J...

Drag race driver jailed for friend's crash

<p>A drag racer has been jailed for six months after his friend crashed on Melbourne's Monash Freeway and suffered a traumatic brain injury.</p>

Team defence driving hot Demons in AFLW

<p>Brisbane unwittingly did Melbourne a favour when they beat them earlier this AFLW season, as it made the Demons emphasise their team defence. </p>

Food prices jump 7.3 per cent: Woolies

<p>Woolworths says that inflation accelerated during the September quarter, with food prices rising an average of 7.3 per cent.</p>

Sportsbet, Bet365 face AUSTRAC-led audit

<p>Australia's financial intelligence agency has told online gaming groups Sportsbet and Bet365 it has reasonable grounds to suspect they may have bro...

Milk being dumped by flooded NSW farmers

<p>Flooded and damaged roads in central western NSW are preventing trucks collecting milk and forcing dairy farmers to dump thousands of litres.</p>

Bushfire survivors double down at COP27

<p>Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action are keeping the pressure on the Australian government as they speak at the global summit in Egypt. </p>

Psychotic SA man not guilty of murder

<p>A Supreme Court judge has found a man who stabbed and killed another man is not guilty of murder because he was mentally incompetent at the time.</...

'Mission critical' time for mining players

<p>Pressure is building for Australia to use global standards for more sustainable minerals as the surge in clean energy demand brings risks of dodgy...

Solomons gun gift more than bullets: Libs

<p>Simon Birmingham says the provision of weapons to the Solomon Islands must include assistance to build its police into a professional and capable f...

NSW cop charged with drink-driving

<p>An off-duty NSW probationary police constable who was involved in a car crash is facing the sack after being charged with high-range drink-driving....

Talks on joint Aust/NZ team to face Lions

<p>New Zealand and Australian rugby chiefs are having talks about fielding a joint Anzac team to face the British &amp; Irish Lions in 2025, according...

Bateman coy over links with NRL's Tigers

<p>England forward John Bateman has played a straight bat to questions over a potential NRL return after he was linked to the Wests Tigers. </p>

Friend to foe: Radley plots Lam's downfall

<p>Lachlan Lam and Victor Radley have been mates for years, but their friendship will be put to the test when PNG face England at the Rugby League Wor...

Kohli stars, India down Bangladesh in T20

<p>India have defeated Bangladesh by five runs in Adelaide to take top spot of their group at the T20 World Cup after another Virat Kohli gem.</p>

Cleary leads No.7 race as Roos team named

<p>Nathan Cleary appears to have won the nod to play halfback in Australia's World Cup team after Mal Meninga named his side to face Lebanon in the qu...

Rolfe bragged about injuring man in mall

<p>A text message from a police officer who fatally shot an Indigenous teenager bragged about injuring another man, an inquest has been told in Alice...

Lost in transit: airport oddities for sale

<p>From a ukulele to a hoverboard or massage table, Brisbane Airport's lost property auction offers up some weird and wonderful finds.</p>

Flintoff smashes record in Stars' WBBL win

<p>Melbourne Stars teenager Tess Flintoff has smashed the fastest WBBL half-century in competition history with an unbeaten 51 from only 16 balls agai...