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Radley reminds England of Samoa threat

<p>Victor Radley has warned his England teammates of taking Samoa lightly ahead of their Rugby League World Cup semi-final. </p>

JWH left out as Leota returns for Kiwis

<p>Jared Waerea-Hargreaves won't line up for New Zealand in their Rugby League World Cup semi-final with the Kangaroos. </p>

Cleary bids to kick conversion woes away

<p>Valentine Holmes thinks UK conditions may be impacting Nathan Cleary's kicking - but he's tipping the halfback to rediscover his World Cup conversi...

England defender James to miss World Cup

<p>Reece James, the England defender, is the latest big name to confirm he's having to miss the World Cup with injury.<br></p>

Scotland hails the World Cup 'Jockeroos'

<p>Scotland did not make it to the World Cup - but they will cheer on the Socceroos, with three Scottish-born and seven Scotland-based players in thei...

Clock ticking as NZ's Cup hoodoo lives on

<p>Chances are running out for the current New Zealand playing group to snap the country's World Cup hoodoo and claim a global white-ball trophy.</p>

Twelfth time unlucky for NZ at World Cup

<p>New Zealand's loss to Pakistan in the T20 World Cup marked the 12th time the Black Caps have bowed out of a major global tournament in the semi-fin...

Pakistan crush NZ to reach T20 WC final

<p>Pakistan have become the first team to reach the Twenty20 World Cup final after beating New Zealand by seven wickets in their semi-final at the SCG...

Complex 'carbon removals' remain on agenda

<p>Counting carbon credits in national targets is too 'complex' for a pact at this year's climate talks, leaving scope for Australia to get a deal if...

Two dead in mid-air crash in Qld

<p>Police say two light aircraft collided mid-air before crashing into a paddock north of Brisbane, killing two people.</p>

Two thirds of NSW teachers burnt out

<p>A NSW government-commissioned survey has found two-thirds of teachers are experiencing burn-out because of unsustainable workloads and stagnating s...

Heat's Redmayne injured in Perth WBBL win

<p>Perth's WBBL title defence has suffered a blow after they slumped to a 33-run loss to Brisbane, but the Heat's Georgia Redmayne was injured while b...

Man charged over Sydney gangland murder

<p>Police have charged a third man over the western Sydney gangland killing of Mahmoud Ahmad in April.</p>

Eagles re-sign AFL veteran Hurn for 2023

<p>West Coast defender Shannon Hurn will play an important mentor role next year as the club embarks on a big rebuild. </p>

IR changes will serve common interest: PM

<p>As debate continues on government workplace changes, Anthony Albanese says the reform will rebuild an outdated system.</p>

Stop and scan knife trial to expand in Qld

<p>Police powers to search for knives without reasonable suspicion will be expanded in Queensland after a trial found 197 weapons, including machetes....

'Flying food' trial expands in Australia

<p>Australians will be able to order more food and medicines by drone in an expansion of Google's air delivery service.</p>

'Disheartening' flood risk warning for NSW

<p>Severe weather is once again headed for regional NSW with authorities acknowledging the renewed flood warnings are disheartening.<br></p>

Slater convicted, labelled domestic abuser

<p>Former Test cricketer and commentator Michael Slater has been convicted of domestic violence offences, with a magistrate finding little evidence of...

Public servant 'ashamed' about robodebt

<p class="">An ex-deputy department secretary says she should have done more to stop the robodebt scheme from running as long as it did but she "lacke...