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The dramatic rise of Australian sprinting shows no sign of slowing down after powerhouse runner Eddie Osei-Nketia ran a staggering time of 9.84 seconds for the 100m in a college athletics race in the USA.
Cam Zurhaar has shone in a new role across halfback as North Melbourne franked their best start to an AFL season in a decade with a 75-point thumping of injury-hit bottom side Richmond.
Hong Kong will host some of the world’s best women’s teams in two-week WXV Challenger tournament in September
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El jardinero Ramón Laureano festeja con su compañero Fernando Tatis Jr. y Jackson Merrill de los Padres de San Diego tras vencer a los Angelinos de Los Ángeles el sábado 18 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Caroline Brehman)
Australia's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has publicly denied all allegations against him in his first statement after being charged with five counts of the war crime of murder last week.
The Victoria Cross recipient faces five charges of war crime murder over allegations he killed unarmed civilians during his service with the Australian SAS in Afghanistan
Western Australia’s response to the illegal tobacco and vape scourge has improved but it still lags well behind national leader Queensland, an Australian Council on Smoking and Health investigation has found.
Free bus and train services on Sundays and for children making their way to and from school will become permanent after a trial saw a ‘significant jump’ in the number of people using public transport, the state government says.
Eddie Nketia switched his allegiance from New Zealand to Australia in December. (Getty Images: Isaac Wasserman/NCAA Photos, file photo)
A man allegedly murdered his mother with a household knife near Newcastle overnight while another man was allegedly stabbed to death by a group of masked intruders in a nearby suburb.
Australia imports all of the 10 billion litres of jet fuel it burns every year. (Pexels: Marcus Ireland)
El alero de los Lakers de Los Ángeles LeBron James pasa el balón frente a Josh Okogie y Jabari Smith Jr. de los Rockets de Houston en el primer juego de la postemporada el sábado 18 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Mark J. Terrill)
Zac Lomax helped the Western Force become the third Australian side to beat the Crusaders this season, but chances of his former Origin teammate Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii helping the Waratahs complete a clean sweep on Friday in New Zealand appear slim.
The founder of the Supanova comic culture convention says he and his colleagues are gutted after a young man was hit by a car and died outside the annual event in Melbourne’s inner north-west on Saturday evening.
An unlicensed driver has been charged after a young man was hit by car and died outside the annual Supanova comic culture convention in Melbourne’s inner north-west on Saturday.
A former student is suing the state of NSW after she was allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulted by a teacher while at a public school in Sydney’s inner west.
It was a nightmare weekend for NSW Origin coach Laurie Daley, who watched Blues’ contenders Tom Trbojevic, Mitch Kenny and Payne Haas each suffer serious injuries within 48 hours.
Australia is calling on Iran and the United States to intensify efforts to negotiate an end to their war after the Iranian regime again closed off the Strait of Hormuz and began firing at ships, just a day after reopening the critical waterway.
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A long-awaited shopping centre redevelopment in Melbourne’s south-east has been further delayed after the council rejected the demolition of an unoccupied heritage house nearby.
The Crisafulli government has endorsed former Brisbane City councillor Fiona Hammond as the LNP’s candidate for the inner-north seat of Stafford, days after announcing a snap by-election to be held on May 16.
Topic:Law, Crime and Justice
Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has issued his first public statement since his release from a Sydney jail on bail last week to categorically deny the allegations against him and plead for privacy, hitting out at police over what he described as his “deliberately sensational arrest” at Sydney Airport last week.
North Melbourne and Richmond are first up in Sunday footy, before a big afternoon of milestone matches and heated rivalries.
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A 35-year-old Australian man has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge after prosecutors say he violently confronted a Transportation Security Administration officer inside Los Angeles International Airport.
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
Indonesia is leading a regional push to ban children from social media platforms. Enforcement is another matter, however
Hong Kong’s men must wait to see if they get to defend their Melrose Claymores title on last day of action at Kai Tak Stadium
Hong Kong’s men must wait to see if they get to defend their Melrose Claymores title on last day of action at Kai Tak Stadium
NSW Police were called to Windale on Saturday night for a welfare check. (Supplied: Newcastle Camera Crew)
Jalen Brunson de los Knicks de Nueva York dispara sobre CJ McCollum de los Hawks de Atlanta en el juego 1 de la primera ronda de los playoffs el sábado 18 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Frank Franklin II)
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Steph and Jonathan Paige make skis in a workshop in Jindabyne. (ABC Landline: Floss Adams)
El capitán de Legion XIII Jon Rahm en el hoyo 16 de la primera ronda del torneo LIV México el jueves 16 de abril del 2026. (Scott Taetsch/LIV Golf via AP)
Newmont staff remotely operate vehicles at Boddington, Australia's biggest gold mine. (ABC South West WA: Georgia Loney)
Along with a luxe wellness retreat and MasterChef appearance, the faux royal tour included time spent on causes the couple clearly care about
Key players Olivia Apps and Hong Kong-born Florence Symonds keen to see ‘what we can do’ in semi-final, as Australia or France lie in wait
Key players Olivia Apps and Hong Kong-born Florence Symonds keen to see ‘what we can do’ in semi-final, as Australia or France lie in wait
The Clean Energy Regulator said in February that it was ramping up inspections of solar battery installations as part of the Cheaper Home Batteries Program. Source: AAP / Tracey Nearmy
Singles can expect to live off their savings for two weeks less than those in relationships, according to new research. Source: EPA / FRANCK ROBICHON/EPA
A Sydney inmate was carrying out ground maintenance within prison walls when he asked a corrective services officer about the potential for off-site work.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have finished their brisk four-day visit to the east coast of Australia.
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Georgia Walker describes herself as a psychic medium. (ABC News: Ebony ten Broeke)
Rising fuel prices are failing to deter two West Australian amateur photographers from pursuing their passion for aurora australis.