Ex-Labor MP convicted over restraining order breaches
Months after being expelled by Labor, West Australian MP Ben Dawkins has been denied a spent conviction for breaching family violence restraining orders.
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Race to renewables as households face power bill hikes
Plans are under way to cut emissions and reduce prices but some energy company heads say a lack of renewable supply and investment threatens to increase costs.
Sea cucumbers may help prevent diabetes
Cucumbers may be used as a functional food product to help prevent diabetes, according to new research.
Rapist sues Corrective Services over sex worker ban
Queensland Corrective Services thought convicted rapist Leon Frederick Wallace was developing a sexual fixation on his disability support workers.
Girl pushed out of moving vehicle during carjacking
Brett John Jackson has been sentenced to five years in jail after a violent carjacking in which a 17-year-old girl was pushed out of a moving vehicle.
Cook insists other states need to get finances in order
Incoming West Australian premier Roger Cook is looking to continue in the footsteps of predecessor Mark McGowan in defending the state's GST take.
Parramatta name Brown despite sexual touching charges
Dylan Brown has been named at five-eighth for Parramatta despite being charged with five counts of sexual touching over the weekend.
‘Terrifying’ Merri Creek rapist jailed for 20 years
Violent serial rapist Joel Russo will be locked up for at least 17 years for his horrendous sex attack on a woman he tried to drown at Melbourne's Merri Creek.
Demons recruit Grundy raring for Magpies reunion: Gawn
Melbourne's Brodie Grundy is due to face Collingwood for the first time since he was forced out and Max Gawn expects the former Magpie to have a point to prove.
Hard nut: Penrith’s Leniu makes painful sacrifice
Penrith's Spencer Leniu has made a quicker than expected return to NRL action after surgery on a ruptured testicle, and now has State of Origin in his sights.
McReight battles All Blacks skipper in Reds Super final
Queensland openside flanker Fraser McReight will be crucial if the Reds can upset Super Rugby Pacific's table-topping Chiefs on Saturday.
Victim’s brother has ‘no sympathy’ for cold case killer
The brother of Scott Johnson who was killed at a Sydney gay beat wants the maximum possible sentence for the man whose cliff-top punch led to the death.
Reason for bikies’ cold-blooded murder remains mystery
The family of fruiterer Paul Virgona, who was shot in cold blood by one of two bikies on a freeway in 2019, has shared the pain and anguish of losing him.
Minister taken to court over ‘mega’ coalmine approvals
Activists are taking federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to court for not accepting the climate risk of three proposed coalmine expansions.
Skyscrapers and city living sends stress to new heights
Queensland researchers have found concrete jungles make people feel more stressed, while quiet streets can boost creativity.
Lodge likely to leave Roosters after JWH deal
Matt Lodge concedes he is likely to seek NRL pastures new in 2024, after current club the Sydney Roosters re-signed fellow prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.
Postecoglou signs four-year deal with EPL giants Spurs
Ange Postecoglou has broken new ground, becoming the first Australian manager of a Premier League club by clinching a four-year deal with Spurs.
Kathleen Folbigg: ‘I always miss my children’
In her first public comments since being released from jail, Kathleen Folbigg has said she loves her four children and will always grieve for them.
Arnold buoyed as Circati rejects Italy for Socceroos
Parma defender Alessandro Circati and Melbourne City goalkeeper Tom Glover are the two debutants in an experimental Socceroos squad to face Argentina.
Cobbo blazes Broncos trail ‘on shoulders of giants’
Brisbane's Selwyn Cobbo is only scratching the surface of his talents, Steve Renouf says, with the winger doing the Broncos' Indigenous legends proud.
New blow for home owners as interest rates rise again
The battle against inflation is not over yet as the Reserve Bank board hikes again and takes the cash rate to its highest level since April 2012.
Independent body needed to stop Folbigg repeat: lawyers
The current appeals system makes it too hard for people like Kathleen Folbigg who are wrongly convicted to have their cases investigated, advocates say.
Former NSW forward says Hynes must be the Blues’ No.7
Ex-NSW forward Dale Finucane believes promoting his Cronulla teammate Nicho Hynes to the Blues' starting halfback role should be a no-brainer for Brad Fittler.
ABC ‘actuated by malice’ in publishing Higgins speech
Ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann claims the ABC maliciously broadcast a speech by Brittany Higgins about her alleged rape that prejudiced his criminal trial.
Nicoll-Klokstad won’t make way for Tuivasa-Sheck
Warriors coach Andrew Webster says Golden Boot winner Roger Tuivasa-Sheck won't dislodge Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad from fullback when he returns next year.
Doctors wasting too much time on bureaucratic red rape
Doctors waste too much time with non-standardised templates, naming specialists in referrals, and outdated data-sharing, according to the RACGP.
History beckons for Australia as world waits for Ashes
Australia's senior players can become the first to complete cricket's triple crown in the World Test Championship final, but Ashes talk remains hard to avoid.
Off-grid hydrogen box could replace diesel generators
A shipping container-sized energy system has been developed by hydrogen startup Endua for remote sites, potentially eliminating millions of diesel generators.
Origin stars Fifita, Mitchell and Murray all sidelined
While Manly's Tom Trbojevic has been cleared to play in round 15, fellow Origin aces David Fifita, Latrell Mitchell and Cameron Murray have all been ruled out.
Tongan coach Kefu plotting Ireland ambush
Tonga Rugby World Cup coach Toutai Kefu has labelled his 2023 squad the country's best ever and has plans to shake up their stacked round robin pool.
Prop idol: Tigers’ Utoikamanu inspired by Haas
Stefano Utoikamanu is hoping he can be the Wests Tigers equivalent of relentless prop Payne Haas.