Demons close on McClelland Trophy after Freo win
Melbourne are within touching distance of the McClelland Trophy and a $1 million prize after beating Fremantle by 33 points in the AFLW.
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Saints tame Lions to keep AFLW finals campaign on track
St Kilda are still a chance of making the AFLW finals after claiming a 21-point win over fourth-placed Brisbane.
Sam Kerr reveals she injured both calves at World Cup
Star striker Sam Kerr is set to be given more game time in the Matildas' Olympic qualifier against the Philippines at Optus Stadium.
Australia close in on WC semi after classic win over NZ
Australia have beaten New Zealand by just five runs in Dharamshala to move closer to a semi-final place at the cricket World Cup in India.
Childcare worker faces court charged with rape
Queensland police have charged a man with the rape of a child and several counts of possessing and creating child exploitation material.
Wine and spirit bottle refunds offered in Aussie first
Queenslanders will now be paid 10 cents for empty wine and pure spirit glass containers at the state's recycling stations, as the scheme expands.
Ford’s Waters wins Gold Coast Supercars thriller
Cam Waters has won from pole position on the Gold Coast in a race that a saw Brodie Kostecki's championship margin decrease with three races left.
Auction jump ahead of expected Cup day rate hike
An expected rate hike on Melbourne Cup Day has impacted the number of homes going under the hammer, with clearance rates tipped to jump.
No day-night Test for Aussie women in India
India have opted against turning the women's Test against Australia into a pink-ball fixture, with the match to be played during daylight in Mumbai in December.
Queensland set up shot at Shield victory over Tasmania
Tasmania have gone to stumps on day three at 2-88 in their Sheffield Shield match against Queensland, chasing 432 for an unlikely fourth-innings victory.
More urged to evacuate as Queensland fires spread
Police are door-knocking residents to tell them to flee as a fast-moving blaze - one of more than 80 across Queensland - threatens towns on the Sunshine Coast.
UN demands aid truce between Israel and Hamas
A UN resolution drafted by Arab states calling for humanitarian access to the Gaza strip has been passed with overwhelming support, to the fury of Israel.
Kangaroos can boost rugby league in USA: Mal Meninga
As the NRL attempts to break into the American market, coach Mal Meninga has thrown his support behind playing Test match football in the US.
Warning for Australians in Lebanon amid conflict
The government has again warned Australians about the volatile security situation in Lebanon as Israel's war on Hamas threatens to spread across the region.
Corica urges defensive reset after dire Sydney start
Steve Corica says it's not doom and gloom just yet but after Sydney's worst start to a season in 11 years the defensive frailties of the side must be addressed.
The Bullets are all heart – but heat’s on the Wildcats
Even without two key players, the Brisbane Bullets have heaped more pressure on struggling Perth - in the Wildcats' own den.
Soaring Minjee Lee threatened 59 in renewed Saudi duel
Australian star Minjee Lee has maintained her stellar run of form, even threatening a 59 as she set up another duel with namesake Alison Lee in Saudi Arabia.
Shorthanded Bullets pour pressure on Wildcats in NBL
A shorthanded Brisbane Bullets have come to Perth and handed the Wildcats a fourth straight NBL loss with their 84-79 victory.
Heat remain unbeaten, Hurricanes break drought in WBBL
Brisbane Heat made it four wins from four in a 13-run victory over Melbourne Stars after Hobart Hurricanes beat Adelaide Strikers by seven wickets in the WBBL.
Brisbane Roar stun Sydney in ALM demolition at Suncorp
Henry Hore has scored twice as the Brisbane Roar beat Sydney 3-0 in a brilliant display of attacking football on a horror night for the visitors.
Suns defeat Giants, look set for AFLW finals place
Gold Coast have one foot in the AFLW finals after a comfortable 31-point win over Greater Western Sydney to claim their first-ever victory against the Giants.
Harris falls cheaply again as Vics hold Shield lead
Victoria hold a lead of 225 in their Sheffield Shield clash with NSW despite fringe Test opener Marcus Harris falling cheaply for the second time in the match.
Discharge of bus driver’s killer ‘not satisfactory’
A man who killed a bus driver with a Molotov cocktail should not have been discharged from a mental health unit months earlier, a coroner has found.
Lives and property at risk as NT fires rage on
In only two months, 12.8 million hectares of Northern Territory land has burnt in what authorities are describing as the worst fire season in decades.
Teen Dowling continues hot form at Amateur golf titles
Billy Dowling has proved unflappable at Royal Melbourne with the Queensland teenager leading the local charge in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.
Cheatham breaks foot, NBL’s Breakers set to test market
New Zealand Breakers import Zylan Cheatham will miss up to eight weeks of the NBL season with the foot fracture he suffered in the loss to the Adelaide 36ers.
Smith finds his hands again in warning for New Zealand
Australia's batting star Steve Smith has found his hands again at the crease, sounding an ominous warning to his side's next World Cup opponents New Zealand.
Woman found guilty of woodchipper murder
Sharon Graham has been found guilty of being the architect of a murder plan that involved a man being fed into a woodchipper.
Healy out of WBBL, racing to tour India after dog bite
The WBBL season is over for Alyssa Healy after she was bitten by her dog, with the Australia star battling to be fit for the end-of-year tour of India.
Calls to free Palestinian refugee in Australian custody
The UN and the Palestinian embassy have demanded the release of a stateless Palestinian man who has been in immigration detention for a decade in Australia.
Neo-Nazi leaders admit hiker attack but claim innocence
Neo-Nazi group leaders Jacob Hersant and Thomas Sewell pleaded guilty to an attack on a group of hikers, but now claim they're innocent.