Late wickets keep Queensland in the Shield hunt at MCG
Victoria has a lead of 237 with four wickets in hand ahead of the last day of their Sheffield Shield match against Queensland at the MCG.
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WC final culmination of ‘career-defining’ year: Cummins
A hectic 2023 shapes as career-defining for the Australian cricket team, says Pat Cummins ahead of the World Cup final against India.
Top SA cop’s son dies in hospital after alleged hit-run
The 18-year-old son of South Australia's police commissioner has died following an alleged hit-run during schoolies celebrations.
Defiant RA boss McLennan granted 24-hour reprieve
Hamish McLennan doesn't plan to quit as chair of Rugby Australia despite a demand from six of his own member unions to do so.
Australia condemns ‘unsafe’ run-in with Chinese warship
Acting prime minister Richard Marles has condemned the actions of a Chinese warship after its crew subjected Australian naval divers to harmful sonar pulses.
Minjee Lee chasing namesake at LPGA Tour’s season-ender
Australia's Minjee Lee has co-leader American Alison Lee in her sights at the LPGA Tour's lucrative season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in Florida.
Rugby Australia chair urged to quit by his own unions
The internal war within Rugby Australia has turned ugly, with chairman Hamish McLennan urged to quit by six of his own member unions.
Khawaja falls late as Victoria put clamps on Queensland
Test paceman Scott Boland snared the prized scalp of Usman Khawaja to put Victoria in the box seat against Queensland in the Sheffield Shield.
Whistleblower pleads guilty to leaking war crime claims
David McBride has pleaded guilty to leaking classified information to journalists that helped expose allegations of war crimes by Australian soldiers.
Jumping castle operator charged over Hillcrest tragedy
Workplace safety charges have been laid over a primary school jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania that killed six students two years ago.
Wests Tigers name interim football boss amid review
Findings from The Wests Tigers' internal review may not be handed down until 2024 but in the meantime, the club has named an interim football boss.
Police ‘family’ in shock after officer shot dead
A South Australian police officer has died and the alleged shooter is in hospital after a violent confrontation near the state's border with Victoria.
Minjee Lee runs hot at LPGA Tour’s rich season-ender
In-form Australian golf star Minjee Lee has made a flying start to the LPGA Tour's lucrative season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in Florida.
Biden tells APEC leaders US is committed to the region
President Joe Biden has told the APEC summit the United States is 'not going anywhere' in its commitment to the Pacific region.
Hundreds of emergency calls failed during Optus outage
A Senate inquiry into a 12-hour Optus outage that affected millions of Australians has revealed hundreds of triple-zero calls were unable to go through.
Wildcats keep rolling with fourth straight NBL win
The Perth Wildcats have put a four-game losing streak fully behind them to now enjoy a four-match winning run with an 88-80 victory over the Cairns Taipans.
Socceroos thrash Bangladesh 7-0 in first WC qualifier
The Socceroos have made the perfect start to their World Cup qualifying campaign by thrashing Bangladesh 7-0, with Jamie Maclaren scoring a hat-trick.
Australia scrape home in semi to reach World Cup final
Australia have booked a spot in the Cricket World Cup final against India after surviving a collapse with the bat to claim a three-wicket win over South Africa.
Blues recruit Hollands given AFL ban for drug charge
Carlton recruit Elijah Hollands will not be eligible to be selected for the first two games of the AFL season after being hit with a conduct unbecoming charge.
AFL to ‘wait and see’ on future of Opening Round
The AFL is not ready to commit to Opening Round becoming a permanent part of the fixture list after starting the 2024 season in Queensland and NSW.
Swim coach jailed for 32 years over child abuse culture
Swim coach Paul Frost who sexually abused 11 students for more than a decade has been jailed for up to 32 years for normalising horrifying behaviour.
Cookie-cutter designs to underpin NSW housing boom
NSW will turn back the clock and develop a cookie-cutter design book like those used in many beloved suburbs in the latest effort to make housing affordable.
War crime whistleblower loses appeal, flags guilty plea
David McBride, who helped expose war crimes allegations and is charged with leaking secret information, flagged a guilty plea after losing a critical appeal.
Vics crawl on tricky Shield pitch against Queensland
Marcus Harris and Peter Handscomb both score fifties as Victoria crawled to 4-201 at stumps in their Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland at the MCG.
Freed detainee fearful as advocates pan emergency laws
After the High Court found indefinite immigration detention unlawful, freed detainees and advocates are concerned about "knee-jerk" emergency laws.
Former great Larkham open to Wallabies coaching job
World Cup-winning player Stephen Larkham says he's interested in the Wallabies coaching job after Eddie Jones walked out on the job last month.
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Qantas guilty over treatment of virus-concerned worker
A court has found Qantas guilty of breaching NSW workplace health and safety laws after it stood down a worker who raised concerns about COVID-19.
Champ Opetaia confirmed on monster Joshua, Wilder card
Australia's cruiserweight world champion Jai Opetaia will fight England's Ellis Zorro on a star-studded card in Saudi Arabia next month.
Tough new migration bill passes parliament
Fast-tracked laws subjecting criminals released from immigration detention to ankle tracking and curfews have passed federal parliament.
Biden says real progress, deals in talks with Xi
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have shaken hands as they met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
Michael Hooper signs up for Aussie sevens Olympic bid
Veteran Australian rugby star Michael Hooper is to take up a new challenge as a sevens player for the national squad, with an eye on striking Olympic gold.