Australia finds out who will be the next prime minister
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been declared the winner of Australia's federal election after a campaign fought on living costs, health and housing.
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Mood shift for supporters as vote count smiles on Labor
Labor's party faithful has shrugged off their cautious hope for fully fledged joy as promising election results flow from the booths.
City end Sydney’s season with last round thumping
Melbourne City have finished second in the A-League Men after a 5-1 thrashing of Sydney FC, who will miss out on finals to Adelaide United.
Albanese laps up Labor landslide as voters dump Dutton
Anthony Albanese has claimed an emphatic win in the federal election with Labor forging a bigger majority for its second term.
Swim great joins Australian Olympic Committee board
Swimming great Susie O'Neill and AusCycling chairman Craig Bingham have joined the board of the Australian Olympic Committee
Reynolds set for Broncos bogey side, 2023 GF ‘a lesson’
Brisbane skipper Adam Reynolds is fit to lead the side against a Penrith outfit the Broncos have only beaten once in the last nine outings.
Too weak, Reds lament soft tries in Super loss to Drua
The bottom-placed Fijian Drua have scored a last-minute try to upset the Queensland Reds 36-33 in a roller-coaster Super Rugby Pacific clash in Suva.
Mann ready to join Beetson as oldest Maroons debutants
More than a decade after making an NRL debut as a centre, Canterbury lock Kurt Mann believes he is more ready than ever to take his chance in State of Origin.
Heavyweight hope Huni rockets into ‘massive’ title shot
Heavyweight hope Justis Huni has stepped in to take on British star Fabio Wardley in England for the WBA interim world title belt.
Vine continues Aussie cycling victory spree in Europe
Queenslander Jay Vine is the latest Australian cycling winner in Europe, prevailing with a last-kilometre attack on the Tour de Romandie's third stage.
Polls close on election day as Australians await winner
Millions of Australians have cast their votes in the federal election, with polls closed in the eastern states and counting soon under way.
Prince Harry wants reconciliation, not speaking to King
Prince Harry has told the BBC he would love to be reconciled with his family but his father King Charles will not speak to him over a row over his security.
Prince Harry loses UK legal bid over police protection
Prince Harry has lost an appeal challenging the UK government's decision to strip him of his publicly funded security after he stepped away from royal duties.
US job growth slows marginally, unemployment steady
US employers have added a better-than-expected 177,000 jobs in April as the job market shows resilience.
Klein double lifts Roar to ALM win over Mariners
Brisbane Roar have ended their A-League Men season with a comeback 2-1 win over fellow non-finalists Central Coast thanks to a Samuel Klein double.
Teen’s murder trial jury retires to deliberate verdicts
After 12 weeks of evidence from dozens of witnesses, the jury at a trial for four people accused of murdering an Indigenous teen has started deliberating.
‘I’m interested’: Burgess keen to coach Perth in NRL
Sam Burgess has confirmed that he is interested in becoming inaugural coach of the new NRL team based in Perth.
Beveridge calls for tribunal overhaul after Curtis ban
AFL premiership coach Luke Beveridge has called on the league to throw out the existing classifiable offences matrix in favour of a simplified system.
The A-League ace ready to fill Irvine’s big Roos shoes
Emerging midfielder Ryan Teague debuted for Australia in March, now he is backing himself to fill the immense void left by injured star Jackson Irvine.
‘Good attitude’: dumped Dragon backed to battle back
Dragons coach Shane Flanagan has outlined the reasons why Lachlan Ilias was dropped - and why he believes the halfback will fight his way back to NRL level.
Recalling Hastings would be ‘unfair’: Knights coach
Newcastle coach Adam O'Brien has defended his decision to leave Jackson Hastings in reserve grade as the Knights' attack continues to sputter.
‘Outraged’ mother wants murderer’s sentence appealed
A sentence handed down for the brutal murder of a 21-year-old woman has been blasted as an "insult to women" by her devastated mother.
Saints keep woeful Dockers to five goals in AFL upset
Cooper Sharman has kicked four goals as St Kilda rebounded from a three-game losing streak to embarrass Fremantle by 61 points
Bombers fight through injury carnage to edge North
Essendon beat North Melbourne by three points in a thriller but it came at a cost with three players injured at Marvel Stadium.
Treloar back for Bulldogs against Power
Adam Treloar is back for the Western Bulldogs against Port Adelaide but Melbourne's Clayton Oliver and Geelong's Tom Stewart will miss their respective matches.
‘Love what I’m doing’: Bula won’t follow Galvin out
Jahream Bula has vowed he won't follow Lachlan Galvin out of the door, underlining his commitment to Wests Tigers.
Faster return to surplus promised in coalition costings
The coalition has pledged the budget will be $14 billion better off over the next four years, releasing its costings two days out from the federal election.
De Minaur’s Madrid Open title hopes crushed
Aussie Alex de Minaur's claycourt campaign in Madrid has come to a crushing end, beaten in straight sets by Italian Lorenzo Musetti.
Mushroom cook’s husband on rocky marriage, $2m windfall
The estranged husband of a woman accused of murdering his parents and aunt says they had an "up and down" marriage before separating permanently.
Shock poll predicts historic coalition election wipeout
The coalition's seat count will hit a near-80-year low, one analysis shows, as the opposition backtracks on mooted changes to school lessons.
Ukraine minerals deal is a signal to Russia: Bessent
The US and Ukraine have struck a minerals and investment deal after President Donald Trump pressed Kyiv to pay back Washington for helping it repel Russia.