Unions slam wind farm’s safety after blade kills worker
The Danish company building a huge wind farm where a worker was crushed and killed by a turbine blade says safety is its number one priority.
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Tonga-Samoa clash ‘could draw 50,000’ in right venue
Rugby league officials must decide where to play the 2025 Tonga v Samoa match, with Samoa coach Ben Gardiner believing it could attract more than 50,000 fans.
‘I needed to’: cop defends tasering aged-care resident
A police officer told a colleague he had to taser a 95-year-old woman armed with a steak knife to prevent violence in an aged-care home, a jury has heard.
Kangaroos withstand Tongan fightback to win Pacific Cup
Australia's Kangaroos have claimed the Pacific Cup with a 20-14 win over Tonga.
Port power past Richmond in AFLW elimination final
Matilda Scholz, Abbey Dowrick and Ash Saint all starred as Port Adelaide ended Richmond's AFLW season with an emphatic 24-point elimination final win.
Jillaroos reassert dominance with Pacific Cup triumph
Australia have ensured there would be no repeat of last year's Pacific Cup defeat with a comfortable win over New Zealand at CommBank Stadium.
Lions fight past Hawks into AFLW prelim final
Reigning AFLW premiers Brisbane have beaten Hawthorn by six points at Ikon Park to proceed directly to a home preliminary final.
Whitcomb fires unbeaten Spirit to top of WNBL ladder
A pair of wins over Geelong United and the UC Capitals in round two have put the unbeaten Bendigo Spirit on top of the WNBL ladder.
Connolly fractures hand as Pakistan claim ODI series
Australia have lost their ODI series to Pakistan 2-1 following yet another horror display with the bat and an injury to Cooper Connolly.
Soward making a mark as Samoa storm past PNG
Samoa have won the women's Pacific Championships promotion play-off with a 34-12 victory over Papua New Guinea.
Lee smashes WBBL records with 150, including 12 sixes
Big-hitting Lizelle Lee broke two WBBL batting records as her Hobart Hurricanes thumped the Perth Scorchers.
New Test opener McSweeney ready to take first ball
Nathan McSweeney will become the first Australian in 47 years to make his Test debut as an opener despite never having batted there at Sheffield Shield level.
Wallabies launch Suaalii era with glorious England win
Australia have won a thrilling Test 42-37 against England, Max Jorgensen scoring a last-gasp try while debutant Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii was man of the match.
JackJumpers coach calls out ‘ugly’ online trolls
Tasmania JackJumpers coach Scott Roth says players at the NBL club have been subjected to ugly online trolling, including a comment wishing for a miscarriage.
Prespakis injured as Dockers eliminate Bombers in AFLW
Fremantle have set up a semi-final against the Crows in Adelaide next week after defeating Essendon in a hard-fought contest on Saturday.
Socceroos pair fire Victory past Roar, to top of ALM
Melbourne Victory have beaten Brisbane Roar 2-0 through goals to Socceroos Nishan Velupillay and Jason Geria to go top of the A-League Men.
Roar beat Sky Blues, City snatch tough ALW derby win
A Chelsea Blissett goal secured a 1-0 win for Brisbane over Sydney, while Melbourne City have beaten Melbourne Victory 3-2 in a spiteful A-League Women derby.
Aussies win, but Test hopes fail to bring their A game
Test hopefuls Marcus Harris, Cameron Bancroft and Nathan McSweeney all fell cheaply in the Australia A second innings before the home side beat India A.
Tonga get royal treatment in hunt for Pacific Cup crown
Kristian Woolf has revealed the country's future monarch will be one of thousands of Tongan fans hoping to upset the Kangaroos in the Pacific Cup final.
Greece arrests pair suspected of MDMA smuggling to Aust
Police have seized about 56 kg of the psychedelic drug MDMA and nearly 30kg of crystal meth, in one of Greece's biggest busts of the drugs.
Pakistan crush Australia to force deciding ODI
Australia have suffered their worst ODI loss at home by wickets in 32 years after being demolished by Haris Rauf-inspired Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval.
My form wasn’t up to scratch, says Bulls star Brattan
Macarthur Bulls veteran Luke Brattan will have a point to prove when he faces his former Sydney FC teammates in Sunday's A-League Men clash at Allianz Stadium.
Kerr makes immediate impact for Sixers in WBBL win
Amelia Kerr scored an unbeaten 46 and took two wickets in her Sydney Sixers debut as they won a rain-affected WBBL match against the Melbourne Stars.
Probe into Qantas ‘loud bang’ engine fail, runway fire
Passengers heard a loud bang as a Qantas jet suffered engine failure on take-off, sparking a grass fire, emergency landing and hours of chaos at Sydney Airport.
Australia sent in to bat by Pakistan in second ODI
Australia openers Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matt Short will get an early chance to silence critics after Pakistan elected to bowl first in the second ODI.
Dragons nab Gutherson as first signing post-Hunt
Versatile veteran Clint Gutherson has signed a three-year NRL contract with St George Illawarra after departing Parramatta.
Test hope Harris top-scores as Australia A close on win
Marcus Harris was the only Test selection hopeful to bolster his claims in Australia A's first innings against India A at the MCG.
Airport kiosk glitch fixed but cause remains a mystery
International airports are recovering from serious disruption including delayed flights due to a technical outage across Australia border force systems.
Socceroos want Irankunda to develop at Bayern: Popovic
Socceroos coach Tony Popovic has dropped Nestory Irankunda but says that is to help the teenager to "grow and settle" at German club Bayern Munich.
Far-right extremist vows to continue doing Nazi salute
A self-proclaimed "Hitler soldier" has been granted bail as he appeals a one-month jail sentence for performing the Nazi salute outside a court.
Anguish over paramedic killer’s ‘tragic’ case verdict
The man who brutally stabbed paramedic Steven Tougher to death has been cleared of his murder on mental health grounds, leaving a family searching for answers.