AFL big guns out of opening-round action
Lance Franklin will play for Sydney in round one of the AFL season but several clubs have had key players ruled out through injury.
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NSW COVID-19 pandemic deaths surpass 2000
NSW has recorded more than 2000 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic, as the state records more than 20,0000 new cases.
AFLW final postponed after COVID outbreak
Collingwood's request to postpone their AFLW qualifying final against the Brisbane Lions due to a COVID-19 outbreak has been accepted by the league.
Horne-Francis locked in for AFL debut
Jason Horne-Francis has been named in North Melbourne's starting team, with the No.1 draft pick called upon to make his AFL debut against Hawthorn.
Qld detects encephalitis at second piggery
Biosecurity Queensland says the Japanese encephalitis virus has been found at another piggery in the state, but it hasn't revealed the facility's location.
Ukraine needs more military aid: envoy
Ukraine's top diplomat in Canberra has warned Russia is displaying signs of pursuing genocide by attacking civilians and humanitarian corridors.
Greater jobs growth than G7 countries: PM
Australia's unemployment rate dropped to four per cent in February, with the prime minister lauding "greater growth" than the world's most advanced economies.
Powerful earthquake jolts Japanese coast
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan, seismologists say.
Ukraine theatre hit, civilians inside
As the invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth week, a theatre in the city of Mariupol has reportedly been hit by Russian bombing as civilians sheltered there.
Iran frees Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Ashouri: UK
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri are on their way home after being released in Iran, the UK government says.
Beveridge apologises for post-game tirade
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has apologised for a post-game AFL press conference rant after his side's opening-round loss to Melbourne.
Demons down Bulldogs in AFL GF rematch
Melbourne have opened their premiership defence in style, defeating the Western Bulldogs by 26 points in the AFL's season-opening match at the MCG.
AFLW final postponed after virus outbreak
Collingwood have been hit by a raft of COVID-19 cases and are unable to field a team for their AFLW qualifying final against Brisbane.
Roberts-Smith’s ‘threat to choke to death’
Ben Roberts-Smith threatened to choke a man to death with his bare hands in Afghanistan and also assaulted an unarmed frightened prisoner, an SAS soldier says.
Putin ‘drinking his own bathwater’: expert
Two top security heads say sanctions would need to be in place for the long term to hurt Vladimir Putin, who doesn't care about the economic pain of Russians.
Ex-soldiers ‘overwhelmed’ by compo process
An overly complex compensation claims process at the Department of Veterans Affairs could be contributing to some ADF veterans taking their lives.
Alleged parliament rapist seeks media gag
The man accused of raping former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins in a ministerial office is seeking to have proceedings halted and media coverage gagged.
NT ICAC considering Rolfe investigation
The Northern Territory anti-corruption commissioner is considering launching a probe into the investigation of a policeman who fatally shot an Aboriginal teen.
NSW COVID-19 case spike due to data glitch
NSW has reported 30,402 COVID-19 cases but NSW Health says it includes about 10,000 positive rapid antigen tests missed due to a glitch.
Kitching ostracism claims distressing: PM
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says claims late senator Kimberley Kitching had been ostracised within her party should not be dismissed.
Murder charges over boarding house fire
A man has been refused bail after appearing in court charged with three counts of murder after an explosive fire ripped through a Sydney boarding house.
NZ reopening to Australians from April 13
New Zealand will reopen to Australia from next month, with the Kiwi tourism minister telling Aussies, "We have missed you".
Peace talks more ‘realistic’: Zelenskiy
"The meetings continue, and, I am informed, the positions during the negotiations already sound more realistic," says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Man dies in floodwaters in NSW far west
A man has died in far western NSW after driving his ute into floodwaters near Broken Hill.
PM hints at pairing back budget spending
Scott Morrison has hinted of the possibility of winding back government spending measures ahead of the budget.
Babar’s ton of resistance thwarts Aussies
Chasing 506 runs to win, a Babar Azam century has steered Pakistan to 2-192 against Australia at stumps on day four in the second Test.
Kyrgios’s last laugh in Ruud grudge match
Nick Kyrgios has continued his fine run at Indian Wells to reach the last 16 for the first time in five years with a merciless rout of eighth seed Casper Ruud.
Adoptee’s 33-year journey to ‘right’ name
A Victorian adoptee who spent 20 years reunited with the wrong mother after she was somehow swapped at birth has legally corrected her name and birth records.
Second Sydney train shutdown a possibility
The NSW transport minister has warned there is a "strong possibility" of a second Sydney train shutdown after fresh threats of industrial action from the union.
Two charged over threats against senator
A man and a woman have been charged over threatening messages sent to Labor senator Kristina Keneally after police raided two Sydney homes.
Suspicious boarding house fire kills three
The death toll in a Sydney boarding house explosion has risen to three with police treating the "maliciously lit fire" as a murder.