Storm ready to show forward pack still a strength
The early signs are that Melbourne can conquer the latest challenge to their era of NRL dominance, coming through losing the core of their forward pack.
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‘Chilling’ gaps in online child exploitation protection
The taking down of online child exploitation material can take days and one social media giant has no Australian point of contact to handle complaints.
Unions heap pressure over ‘asbestosis of the 2020s’
A prominent union says it will take matters into its own hands if the government fails to ban engineered stone linked to a deadly and incurable disease.
Aurizon, TGE ink $1.8b ‘game changing’ partnership
Team Global Express and Aurizon have signed an 11-year contract, one that Aurizon says is its biggest non-coal deal ever.
Toddler run down by L-plater left with brain injuries
The boy's mother told a Brisbane court her son's potential in life had been "destroyed" after being run over by a speeding and alcohol-affected learner driver.
Hooper says he’s open to resuming as Wallabies captain
Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper says he'd be willing to lead Australia at the 2023 Rugby World Cup if new coach Eddie Jones came calling.
Luai sees no change in game with Garner replacing Kikau
Jarome Luai has made clear his attacking options do not need to change despite Viliame Kikau leaving Penrith's left edge and Luke Garner stepping in.
Bateman no certainty to start NRL season for Tigers
John Bateman is no guarantee to play in round one of the NRL, with Wests Tigers officials weighing up whether to hold the recruit back after his late arrival.
Billion-dollar rail deal to take trucks off the road
A major transport company has signed an 11-year deal to put more shipments on Australian railways, cutting trucks and carbon emissions.
Boy, 8, dies after ‘dramatic’ mum’s concerns dismissed
A coroner has found an eight-year-old boy died after concerns of the mother - a registered nurse - were not acted on by staff at a regional Queensland hospital.
Australia failed India ‘examination’ – McDonald
Coach Andrew McDonald says Australia would not have changed their preparation for India despite failing against the country's spin kings in the first two Tests.
Penrith lose winger Taylan May for year with ACL injury
Penrith flyer Taylan May has been ruled out for the season with an ACL injury, in a blow to the Panthers' hopes of winning a third straight NRL title.
Breach of bail to return for young Queensland offenders
Queensland's government has pledged to restore breach of bail as a standalone offence despite cabinet ministers previously rejecting the measure as ineffective.
Australia Day stabbing ‘self defence’ against intruders
A man accused of stabbing a teenager after a group gatecrashed his Australia Day party in Brisbane is on trial for manslaughter.
Warren Moon punted as Brisbane A-League Men coach
Warren Moon has been sacked as Brisbane Roar coach after a deteriorating 2022/23 A-League Men campaign.
Tigers back Grimes, Nankervis as AFL skippers
Richmond have reappointed Dylan Grimes and Toby Nankervis as co-captains after the pair impressed last year in their first season in the leadership roles.
Westpac halts rural closures amid political pressure
Westpac says it will postpone closures of rural banks during a Senate inquiry, the second major bank to heed calls to act in good faith.
Dad unhappy with sentence for kids’ deaths in hot car
Kerri-Ann Conley has been jailed for nine years after her "inexcusable" decision that left her two toddlers to die in a hot car after a night spent socialising.
Qld to make it easier to end community title schemes
Queensland wants to allow community title schemes to be wound up with the nod of 75 per cent of owners, and to let bodies corporate ban smoking, but not pets.
Far north Qld braces for heavy rain and flash flooding
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued warnings for severe rainfall and flash flooding in parts of north and northwest Queensland.
Bus driver granted bail after death of 14-year-old boy
A bus driver charged over the death of a 14-year-old boy outside a school in Sydney's southwest has been granted bail.
Five more survivors rescued from quake rubble in Turkey
Five more people have been pulled alive from collapsed building rubble in Turkey more than a week after a deadly earthquake rocked parts of Turkey and Syria.
Scientists develop new vaccine for encephalitis in pigs
Scientists have developed a new Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine for pigs to help stop the spread of this mosquito-borne disease.
Queensland reveals plans to power electric car trend
More Australian petrol stations will be turned into electric vehicle recharging hubs as Ampol ramps up its local rollout and EV numbers double.
Australia stands in solidarity with Ukraine against war
Ahead of the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion, Australian parliamentarians have shown bipartisan solidarity with and support for Ukraine.
Extreme Christian ideology incited police terror ambush
Australia experienced its first terror attack inspired by extremist Christian ideology in the deadly ambush of police and shootout in Queensland last year.
Robodebt royal commission extended by two months
The report into the unlawful robodebt scheme will now be handed down at the end of June, rather than the original April deadline.
Construction boss on trial over excavator drug haul
The alleged sound of Tony Maaz's "frustration" was picked up by devices planted by police who earlier removed hundreds of kilos of MDMA from an excavator.
Watchdog won’t probe fraud allegations against Adani
Australia's corporate regulator will not launch a formal investigation into alleged misconduct by the Adani Group due to the age of the accusations.
Lives, homes ‘still at risk’ as SA bushfire downgraded
Threats remains despite warnings being downgraded for a bushfire burning on the outskirts of Port Lincoln, on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.
Hammer embraces Bennett spray before Dolphins debut
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and his Dolphins teammates were treated to a classic Wayne Bennett spray ahead of Sunday's final pre-season hit-out before their NRL debut.