Essendon captain Dyson Heppell re-signs
Essendon captain Dyson Heppell is staying at Tullamarine, turning down interest from Gold Coast to sign a one-year deal to remain with the Bombers.
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Souths’ Johnston in late NRL fitness test
South Sydney winger Alex Johnston concedes he won't know if he can play in Saturday's preliminary final against Penrith until the last minute.
Quarter of a million viewed Queen’s coffin
Britain's culture secretary says around a quarter of a million people filed past the Queen's coffin as she lay in state in London's Westminster Hall.
Playing, not staying, delayed Buddy’s deal
Lance Franklin says whether he would keep playing, and not staying at Sydney, was what delayed his call on a new one-year AFL deal.
Magnitude 7.6 earthquake shakes Mexico
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake has struck Mexico's Pacific coast, setting off an earthquake alarm in the capital.
NSW to introduce ‘no body no parole’ law
Convicted murderers in NSW will be denied parole unless they reveal the location of their victim's body, under new legislation to be introduced to parliament.
Franklin commits to Sydney for 2023 season
Champion Sydney forward Lance Franklin will continue his decorated AFL career in 2023 after signing a one-year contract extension with the Swans.
The Queen heads to her final resting place
The Queen's coffin is leaving London, on the way to its final resting place in Windsor, after a state funeral at Westminster Abbey.
Australians farewell Queen Elizabeth
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is among world leaders who have attended Queen Elizabeth II's funeral at Westminster Abbey, where she was married and crowned.
Opacic hopeful of being fit for NRL prelim
Tom Opacic hopes to line up in the Eels' preliminary final and says he could have played through his hamstring injury if the semi-final had have been closer.
Much closer than it looked. Australia takes Chappell Hadlee trophy 3-0 in Cairns
The last of three cricket one day internationals in Cairns had everything.
Three dead as quake hits Papua New Guinea
At least three people are dead after a powerful earthquake hit a remote part of Papua New Guinea, authorities say.
Queensland proclaims King Charles as new monarch
The state of Queensland has officially proclaimed King Charles as the new monarch.
Australia retains Chappell Hadlee trophy in a very strange game of cricket
Australia had a thumping win over New Zealand in Cairns on Thursday night to retain the much-coveted Chappell Hadlee trophy.
Last Soviet leader Gorbachev dead at 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow say.
Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine’s south
Ukraine claims to have destroyed bridges and ammunition depots and pounded command posts in a surge of fighting in the Russian-occupied south.
Chris Dawson found guilty of murder
Christopher Dawson murdered his wife in January 1982 because he was so tortured at the thought of losing his teenage lover, a judge has found.
Pakistan estimates flood costs at $14 billion
Early estimates put the damage from Pakistan's recent deadly floods at more than $US10 billion ($A14 billion), the nation's planning minister says.
Ukraine ‘strikes nuclear plant fuel depot’
Officials installed by Russia in Ukraine say a Ukrainian missile strike has punched a hole in the roof of a fuel depot at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the RIA Novosti news agency reports.
Iraq clashes kill 10, Sadr quits politics
At least 10 Iraqis have been killed after powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said he would quit politics, prompting his loyalists to storm a palatial government complex in Baghdad and leading to clashes with rival Shi'ite groups.
Liberal MP calls for tax cut scrapping
A Liberal backbencher has called for the scrapping of tax cuts for high-income earners amid growing pressure for the prime minister to do so.
Probe into Star’s Queensland operations wraps
Star Entertainment must wait a month for the outcome of damning public hearings into the gambling giant's Queensland operations.
Three dead in Queensland plane crash
Three people are feared dead in a plane crash west of Brisbane
Former Bougainville mine poses flood risk
Communities around Rio Tinto's shuttered copper mine in Bougainville face a serious threat of flooding due to unstable mine instrastructure, an interim report commissioned by the mining company says.
US releases redacted Trump search document
The US Justice Department has disclosed that it is investigating former president Donald Trump for removing White House records because it believed he illegally held documents including some involving intelligence-gathering and clandestine human sources, which are among America's most closely held secrets.
Ukraine, Russia trade blame on power plant
Fears about the potential for a radiation leak at Europe's largest nuclear power plant persist as both sides trade blame for nearby shelling.
Pacific nation bid to deport Australian judge quashed
An attempt to deport an Australian-born judge from the Pacific island nation of Kiribati has been quashed on appeal..
High Court judge to head Morrison inquiry
Former High Court judge Virginia Bell will head an inquiry into Scott Morrison's secret appointment to five ministries.
Biden slams Republicans’ ‘semi-fascism’
US President Joe Biden has used harsh words to describe Trump-allied Republicans as he held his first political rally in the run-up to November elections, accusing the group of embracing violence and hatred, and saying they edged toward "semi-fascism" at an earlier fund-raising stop.
Disaster avoided as Ukraine nuclear plant regains power link
The last regular line supplying electricity to Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was restored hours after being cut, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy saying the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster.
Auckland waterfront blast injures five
Five people have been hospitalised after suffering burns in an explosion in downtown Auckland.