Cricket to break $100k minimum wage barrier for women
The majority of domestic women's cricketers on minimum contracts are set to earn more than $100,000 a season as part of a landmark pay deal for the sport.
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Torrie Lewis completes historic sprint double
Torrie Lewis and Jessica Hull were the star turns on the final day of the Australian athletics championships.
Suns’ Lukosius bombs Cats to historic low in AFL win
Gold Coast have ended a six-game, six-year losing streak to Geelong and ensured the defending AFL premiers sunk to 0-3 start in 2023 with a 19-point win.
Red Bull’s Verstappen wins Australian F1 Grand Prix
Red Bull's reigning world champion Max Verstappen has won a chaotic Australian Formula One Grand Prix, with Melbourne's Oscar Piastri finishing eighth.
Magpies ready to back Dan McStay in Brisbane return
Collingwood AFL recruit Dan McStay is due to face former club Brisbane for the first time and his teammates are determined to look after him.
Van Rooyen impresses in Demons’ AFL win over Sydney
Young gun Jacob van Rooyen kicked three goals as Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver starred in Melbourne's 50-point win over Sydney.
Burton field goal seals Bulldogs’ NRL win over Cowboys
Canterbury five-eighth Matt Burton has slotted a field goal as the Bulldogs scored a 15-14 NRL win over North Queensland in extra time at Accor Stadium.
McGovern, Shuey hamstrung as Dockers beat Eagles
Fremantle have overcome a major scare to post their first win of the AFL season with a 41-point triumph over arch-rivals West Coast.
Liberals look for answers after Labor by-election win
Peter Dutton's Liberal leadership doesn't appear under threat after a historic by-election loss, with one backbencher saying he needs to be better promoted.
Suns’ AFL win special in Swallow’s 200th
Beating Geelong was especially sweet for Gold Coast, who were celebrating foundation player and No.1 pick David Swallow's 200th game.
Death toll from US storms rises to 29
US President Joe Biden has called a pack of tornadoes that swept across Southern and Midwestern US states claiming nearly 30 lives a "major disaster".
Marschall snaps pole but escapes serious injury
Kurtis Marschall was shaken after snapping his pole while attempting a personal best in the vault final at the Australian championships.
Melbourne Vixens win Super Netball thriller over Giants
The Melbourne Vixens have kept their cool in the closing moments to edge out the winless Giants 62-57 in a tough Super Netball encounter
Grundy, van Rooyen impress in Demons’ win over Sydney
Young gun Jacob van Rooyen kicked three goals as Brodie Grundy, Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver starred in Melbourne's 50-point win over Sydney.
Johnson leads Warriors to 32-30 NRL win over Sharks
The Warriors have sealed a 32-30 win over Cronulla after Shaun Johnson kicked a penalty goal in the dying seconds of a dramatic NRL clash.
Swans off the pace in Melbourne loss: Longmire
Sydney coughed up six of the first seven goals and were blown away in the final quarter during a heavy defeat to Melbourne - their first loss of the AFL season.
Bulldog Burton’s JT moment ices Cowboys in extra time
After missing a late conversion attempt, Canterbury five-eighth Matt Burton slotted a field goal in extra-time to help the Bulldogs edge North Queensland.
Seven Eagles injured in 41-point derby loss to Dockers
West Coast stars Jeremy McGovern, Luke Shuey, Jamie Cripps and Liam Ryan were all injured in their team's 41-point western derby loss to Fremantle.
Migration, high rents put brakes on sliding home prices
Home prices nationally have ticked up in March after tracking lower for 10 straight months, with high rents and migration both helping to arrest the slide.
Search under way for missing plane in central Qld
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre is leading the search mission for a small plane missing in central Queensland.
Situation in Bakhmut ‘especially hot’: Zelenskiy
The ongoing battle for Bakhmut is ramping up, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who has thanked soldiers fighting to hold the eastern Ukraine city.
Hi-vis stunt behind Lukosius’s moment in the Suns’ win
Jack Lukosius has gone from Gold Coast's invisible man to the main attraction after a five-goal haul - including a long-range rocket - helped sink the Cats.
Police heads look down sights for national gun register
The federal attorney-general and state and territory police ministers will meet to discuss how to create and roll out a national gun register.
Jones contemplates change to Wallabies captaincy model
Eddie Jones is considering naming more than one Wallabies captain, saying that World Rugby concussion protocols may dictate a leadership group approach.
Cats AFL form no coin toss: Chris Scott
Chris Scott remains upbeat about Geelong's AFL credentials despite the Cats producing the worst start to a title defence in almost 50 years.
Russian military blogger killed in St Petersburg bomb
Sixteen people have been injured in a St Petersburg bomb blast that killed a prominent pro-Russia military blogger.
Trump set to speak from Florida after arraignment
Donald Trump will deliver remarks in Florida after his arraignment in New York on charges related to hush payments, the ex-president's campaign says.
Giant of the nation, Indigenous leader Yunupingu dies
Indigenous leader Yunupingu has died, having met with every prime minister since Gough Whitlam, in his work as a land rights pioneer.
Liberal Party facing ‘electoral catastrophe’: Turnbull
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says the Liberal Party must change course from its increasingly right-wing agenda driving voters away.
SVG dominates opening Supercars race at Albert Park
After starting from the second row, New Zealand driver Shane van Gisbergen has won the V8 Supercars race in a dominant sprint victory at Albert Park.
‘Clunky’ Raiders aim for smooth NRL win against Penrith
Under-fire Canberra will host Penrith on Friday night, with each side desperate to earn just their second win of the young NRL season.