Albanese to host PNG PM for league clash
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape will visit Australia this weekend ahead of the Prime Minister's XIII rugby league matches in Brisbane.
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Titans winger Thompson retires from NRL
Gold Coast winger Corey Thompson has announced his retirement from the NRL following a season hampered by persistent knee injuries.
Child groomer nabbed at Brisbane airport
A man who allegedly posed as a teenage boy to lure young girls into sending him child exploitation material has been arrested by Border Force officials.
St Helens keen to send Woolf out in style
St Helens are desperate to send coach Kristian Woolf out with a victory in the Super League grand final against Leeds.
Eels hold off Cowboys to reach NRL climax
Parramatta kept alive their hopes of ending a 36-year premiership drought on the same day halfback Mitchell Moses and his partner Bri welcomed their first child
Cowboys future secure despite finals loss
North Queensland fell at the penultimate NRL hurdle but in their agony will come belief with their young core group of players signed to long-term deals.
Demons breathe fire, belt Blues in AFLW
Melbourne have moved back up to third on the AFLW ladder after a convincing 42-point drubbing of Carlton.
Government to cut up cashless welfare card
The federal government is moving to dump the cashless welfare debit card and make income management voluntary in the communities where it was trialled.
Opals back on track with WC win over Mali
Australia's Opals have shaken off their opening night loss to France and returned to form with a convincing win over Mali at the Women's Basketball World Cup.
Russia begins Ukraine annexation vote
By incorporating four occupied regions of Ukraine, Moscow could portray moves to retake them as an attack on Russia itself.
Arthur sees Eels title in players’ eyes
Eels coach Brad Arthur says the honest conversations players had six weeks ago about their performances has inspired their NRL grand final charge
Finals heartbreak fuel for 2023 Cowboys
Todd Payten's final message to his team after their 24-20 preliminary final loss to Parramatta was to harness their pain, remember it and use it next year.
Opals gearing up for AFL grand final
Unable to get to the MCG to cheer on her brother Mark, Sara Blicavs will round up her Opals World Cup teammates this Saturday for an AFL grand final viewing.
Seismic Santos tests may hurt koala trial
Seismic tests planned by mining company Santos could compromise important research on a vaccine to help endangered koalas survive the ravages of chlamydia.
Search for missing 5yo child in NSW floods
A five-year-old child is missing and four people have been rescued from floodwaters in western NSW as heavy rain sparks further flooding around the state.
Unused Vunivalu still wanted by Wallabies
The struggle of Suliasi Vunivalu and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck to make an impact in Test rugby shows the challenge of code-hopping.
Injured Cat Holmes to miss AFL grand final
Young wingman Max Holmes has been ruled out of Geelong's team to take on Sydney in the AFL grand final.
India level T20 series with six-wicket win
India have taken the three-match T20 international series against Australia into a decider with a six-wicket win in a game reduced to eight overs a side.
Souths’ Sele primed for Penrith onslaught
Hame Sele believes South Sydney's lighter middle forwards can help take the sting out of Penrith's relentless pack in their NRL preliminary final.
Protecting children from online abusers
Criminology experts say "sexting" by children is one of their biggest worries when it comes to fighting an increase in online child exploitation material.
Australia facing ‘tsunami’ of child abuse
Constable Tom Clayworth spends his days hunting child predators against the backdrop of a huge spike in online abuse in the last financial year.
Nuclear subs could arrive sooner from US
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reaffirmed Australia's commitment to the AUKUS treaty, marking its anniversary as a plan to expedite submarines emerges.
Mahoney’s rise from spoon to grand final
Parramatta hooker Reed Mahoney has been through the bad times and is soaking in the good as he prepares to play in a grand final in his last game for the club.
NRLW semi requires energy boost: Dragons
St George Illawarra must be prepared to lift their energy levels for the NRLW semi-final against Newcastle, utility Quincy Dodd says.
Paulo free to play in NRL grand final
Parramatta prop Junior Paulo is free to play in the NRL grand final after avoiding a dangerous throw charge, but the news is not so good for Jason Taumalolo.
Hawks racism claims ‘harrowing’: AFL chair
AFL chairman Richard Goyder has promised a just outcome from an investigation into "harrowing" claims of historic racism at Hawthorn.
AFL ‘no place for discrimination’: PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used a pre-grand final breakfast to speak out against discrimination and highlight an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Australia wants UN Security Council reform
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong says the United Nations Security Council should be reformed to ensure it remains "genuinely committed" to UN Charter values.
Arnold plots World Cup Plan B in Auckland
Socceroos coach Graham Arnold could offer debuts aplenty in Auckland where his World Cup-bound squad play New Zealand on Sunday.
Tigers down AFLW-leading Lions in thriller
Richmond have held on grimly to beat AFLW leaders Brisbane by four points in a stirring clash at Punt Road Oval.
Geelong thrash Sydney in AFL grand final
Geelong have claimed their 10th premiership with a 81-point thrashing of Sydney in the AFL grand final in front of 100,024 fans at the MCG.