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Boomers punch ticket to FIBA World Cup
November 12, 2022 01:44 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Australia will play in their 13th FIBA World Cup next year after hammering Kazakhstan 97-50 in Astana, booking their ticket with a dominant win.</p...

Vic candidates' how-to-vote cards rejected
November 12, 2022 01:22 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Victoria's electoral commission has rejected two independent candidates' how-to-vote cards over fears they could lead to people casting informal vo...

Aust to 'hack the hackers' behind Medibank
November 12, 2022 01:18 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Australia has sent a pointed message to Russian cyber criminals believed to be behind the Medibank data theft saying it will "hack the hackers".</p...

Rookie Kangaroos better for a real test
November 12, 2022 01:12 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Mal Meninga says Australia's players will understand the level of expectation after being given a shake by New Zealand in their Rugby League World...

Boomers pull Iran game over safety fears
November 12, 2022 12:45 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>The Australian men's basketball team has withdrawn from an upcoming World Cup qualifier against Iran over safety concerns posed by protests in the...

Kiwis upset by 'disrespectful' RLWC plans
November 12, 2022 12:44 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Jesse Bromwich described World Cup officials as "disrespectful" after they booked flights for the Kiwis to go home before their semi-final with Aus...

Prijovic to bolster battling Western Utd
November 12, 2022 12:31 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Western United will welcome back star striker Aleksandar Prijovic when they attempt to break their five-game winless streak at Wellington away.</p>

Ange among six FA Hall of Fame inductees
November 12, 2022 12:19 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Australia's most prolific men's football coach Ange Postecoglou is one of six prominent soccer personalities inducted into the Football Australia H...

RLPA doubles down, lashes NRL offer
November 12, 2022 11:52 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>The RLPA is standing by its decision to reject the Collective Bargaining Agreement proposed by the NRL as tensions between the two parties reach cr...

Hospital rebuild, period product promises
November 12, 2022 11:34 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne would undergo a $2.4 billion rebuild if the Coalition wins the Victorian election, while Labor promised free perio...

Aussies edge NZ to grab RLWC final spot
November 12, 2022 11:32 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Australia are through to the Rugby League World Cup final after securing a tough 16-14 win over New Zealand at Elland Road, Leeds.</p>

SA modelling shows hotter days, less rain
November 12, 2022 10:31 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Statistical modelling shows South Australia is in for increases in maximum, minimum and average temperatures, and a decline in rain despite more ex...

How Pakistan's Rauf became MCG specialist
November 12, 2022 10:07 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Speedster Haris Rauf has gone from an unknown quantity at international level to Pakistan's most experienced player at the MCG within only three ye...

Cruise ship with virus outbreak docks
November 12, 2022 09:10 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>The Majestic Princess cruise ship has docked in Sydney with about 800 COVID-19 positive people aboard and will head to Melbourne on Saturday aftern...

Strike (ASX:STX) takes over next-gen energy firm Warrego (ASX:WGO)
November 12, 2022 09:00 AM AEDT | By TamnnaAustralian low-carbon energy business Strike Energy Limited (ASX:STX) stated in the official ASX release that it has entered into a merger with Warreg...

Australians will live longer as life expectancy improves: ABS
November 12, 2022 08:00 AM AEDT | By TamnnaA recent media release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) states that life expectancy in Australia has increased in the 2019-2021 period.

Payroll job graph in Australia stays relatively flat in October: ABS
November 12, 2022 07:30 AM AEDT | By TamnnaThe number of payroll jobs in Australia between the weeks ending 1 and 15 October 2022 saw a mere increase of 0.4%, while the total wages paid plunged...

Sales of Scentre Group’s business partners jump AU$3.5 billion post...
November 12, 2022 07:00 AM AEDT | By TamnnaAustralia-based Scentre Group’s (ASX:SCG) Westfield operations have witnessed an AU$3.5 billion increase in sales this year compared with the same per...

Tomljanovic not playing for the cameras
November 12, 2022 05:55 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Ajla Tomljanovic's rich form has coincided with her starring role in a documentary - but she doesn't believe she's playing better because of the sp...

Why the Christmas sleigh is going electric
November 12, 2022 04:07 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Online retail giant Amazon says it will put 100,000 electric delivery vans on the road by 2030 in the latest move away from petrol vehicles.</p>