England soccer legend Bobby Charlton has died, aged 86
Sir Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United soccer great whose name was synonymous with English football at its best, has died at the age of 86.
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Sixers rebound as Wildcats, Bullets seek NBL answers
The Adelaide 36ers have responded in style in their latest NBL win but Perth Wildcats and Brisbane Bullets are still looking for solutions to growing problems.
Without A Fight up for Melbourne Cup battle: Zahra
Without A Fight disappointed at last year's Melbourne Cup but shapes as a genuine contender for next month's race after a scintillating Caulfield Cup win.
Magnitude 5.0 quake rattles Victoria, felt in Melbourne
Residents in Melbourne have felt a 5.0-magnitude earthquake that shook the southwestern Victorian coast.
Coercive control reforms need attitude shift: watchdog
The nation's sex discrimination commissioner has expressed concerns state-based coercive control legislation could be abused.
Head’s return set to break up the Marsh-Warner axis
Travis Head's return to the Australian World Cup squad may mean the David Warner-Mitch Marsh opening partnership is broken up for their next match.
Qld activists could be jailed over three minute protest
A protest that lasted three minutes but disrupted the workings of Queensland's parliament could land 14 climate protesters in jail for up to three years.
Six killed in missile attack on Kharkiv postal centre
Six postal workers have been killed after a missile hit a distribution centre in north-eastern Ukraine.
McKeown breaks second world record in two days
Kaylee McKeown has broken a second world record in two days at the World Cup in Budapest, adding the women's 100m backstroke landmark to her 50m mark.
Israeli air strikes pound Gaza as ground invasion looms
A district of northern Gaza has been levelled as Israeli continues pounding the Palestinian enclave, with troops told to expect an order to invade soon.
PwC partner at centre of tax scandal banned by watchdog
Peter-John Collins has been banned by ASIC from providing financial services for eight years following his role in the PwC tax advice scandal.
Fresher fruit and veg on the way to SA shelves
A new biosecurity facility will help tackle fruit fly outbreaks and shorten the time it takes for produce to get to grocery aisles in South Australia.
‘My son’s no spy’: mum defends man still in custody
The mother of a man charged with reckless foreign interference has criticised delays in his prosecution as a magistrate again denies his release on bail.
Favourite Gold Trip faces stiff Caulfield Cup battle
Gold Trip is the Caulfield Cup favourite but Irish hoop John Allen is confident Duke De Sessa can challenge in Saturday's "wide open" 2400m test.
Almost 100 people land in Dubai from Israel
Australians have landed in Dubai after another government assisted flight left Israel, as the government continues to help get people out.
Refreshed Davila desperate to lead Macarthur revival
A trip home to Mexico has attacking midfielder Ulises Davila revitalised and ready to lift Macarthur FC out of the A-League Men basement.
Torres Strait artist brings Charm to National Gallery
Janet Fieldhouse is the first Torres Strait Islander artist to unveil a commission in the NGA's sculpture garden, and the process has been career-changing.
Drain cleaner attacker skips bail ahead of sentencing
A court has been told a man who poured corrosive chemicals on another man has been at large for weeks before his sentencing date.
Grave concerns for man who fled from police into river
The search for a man who entered a central Queensland river while fleeing police has recommenced.
Seven homes lost in northern NSW bushfire
A fire on the NSW mid-north coast that claimed the life of a man defending his property has also destroyed several other houses.
Ex-heptathlon star Flemming to lead Athletics Australia
Former heptathlon golden girl Jane Flemming has been voted in as the new president of Athletics Australia.
Fitz-Gerald says it’s time for squash to start again
Squash great Sarah Fitz-Gerald says the sport in Australia has a golden opportunity to become fashionable again after being accepted into the Olympics.
Man cleared of boarding house deaths due to illness
A man who was led by a psychotic episode to start a fire that claimed three lives at a Sydney boarding house has been cleared of criminal responsibility.
Fiji PM welcomes visa green light, Bushmaster pledge
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has attended a demonstration of Bushmaster vehicles that will be supplied to the Pacific nation under a renewed partnership.
Melbourne grandmother stuck in Gaza, husband slams DFAT
The husband of a Melbourne woman trapped in Gaza has accused the federal government of being too slow in its repatriation efforts and sending mixed messages.
Voters want to close Indigenous gap, despite lost voice
While Australians rejected a proposal for an Indigenous voice, the prime minister says voters still want the lives of First Nations people to improve.
Order of Australia recipient not guilty of stealth-rape
A Victorian jury has found a Sydney dermatologist not guilty of raping another man in a Melbourne home.
Woolf hungry to make Tonga Tests more than symbolic
Tonga coach Kristian Woolf will return to St Helens, scene of many of his greatest triumphs, for the first of a history-making three Tests against England.
Treaty backflip ‘kick in guts’ for Indigenous leader
A Queensland Indigenous leader says the state opposition's treaty backflip just days after the failed voice referendum felt like a "kick in the guts".
Arson probe after blaze at gym with bikie links
A police chemist is investigating the cause of a blaze that badly damaged a gym with alleged bikie links in Melbourne's north.
‘Concessions on both sides’ for EU trade deal
Belgium's ambassador to Australia is optimistic a free trade deal between Australia and the European Union will be signed by the end of this year.