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‘That’s putting yourself ahead of the team’: Bulldogs veteran’s honest reaction to Darcy’s brain fade
Adelaide: Western Bulldogs midfielder Matthew Kennedy admitted superstar teammate Sam Darcy put himself ahead of the team when he gave away two reckless 50-metre penalties during a third-quarter brain fade in Friday night’s heart-stopping win over the Crows, 14.10 (94) to 13.10 (88).
· Steve Barrett
First came the AI ‘teammates’, then the layoffs: the new reality for Atlassian staff now looking for work
‘These AI agents have been really, really helpful,’ says a former Sydney employee. ‘But you couldn’t use something like that to replace an actual human worker’
· Luca Ittimani
Police planned to disperse Isaac Herzog protest in Sydney if crowd hit 6,000, encrypted messages suggest
Senior public servant wrote ‘police will be dispersing them if numbers exceed capacity’ while premier says protesters confronted after attempting to march
· Penry Buckley
‘We need to believe’: Matildas embrace underdogs tag for last shot at home glory in Women’s Asian Cup
Time is running out for the Australia team led by captain Sam Kerr to win a major trophy as they prepare to meet a red-hot Japan in the final on Saturday
· Jack Snape
‘They call me Grandpa Joe’: coach Schmidt in a hurry as clock ticks down on Wallabies reign
Australia rugby’s outgoing boss celebrates the high points, ‘not end points’, as he prepares to guide the side in three Tests before handing over the keys
· Angus Fontaine
Back to Back Barries: Will the Iran war trigger another recession we have to have?
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine the fuel crisis and whether the Australian public will blame the Albanese government for the growing economic fallout from Trump’s war on Iran.
The weakest link: Australia’s submarine hopes depend on the UK, but Britannia no longer rules the waves
If the US is unable to provide Virginia-class submarines and the UK’s timeline to build the Aukus class falters, Australia could be left with nothing
· Ben Doherty
Should you fix your mortgage rate? Experts weigh in on rising repayments
In Australia’s volatile mortgage environment, there’s no such thing as a safe bet. Advocates, an economist and a broker share their perspectives on how households should respond to RBA’s rising interest rates
· Kat George
South Australian election: Labor heads for a win, the Liberals a battering and One Nation a test of surging support
In an odd campaign Peter Malinauskas mocks Pauline Hanson’s anti-immigration stance and she finger-wags back. But how will her rise in the polls translate to the ballot box?
· Tory Shepherd
Trump has made it clear Australia is a friend in name only. For Albanese, the pressure at home is rising | Tom McIlroy
Three weeks into the US-Israeli war of choice in Iran, Labor is warning of financial pain. But the economic cost isn’t the only risk here
· Tom Mcilroy
Will the Iran war trigger another recession we have to have? – Back to Back Barries podcast
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine the fuel crisis and whether the Australian public will blame the Albanese government for the growing economic fallout from Trump’s war on Iran.
Hong Kong’s Haughey wins gold, silver at China Open, McEvoy breaks world record
Olympic medallist wins again by narrowest of margins but is herself pipped in her second race of the night
· SCMP Sport
Sports writer and photographer win Quill awards for work for Guardian Australia
Jonathan Horn scooped best sports feature prize for a series on AFL, while Chris Hopkins won for pictures of a cancer sufferer caring for her son
· Guardian staff
Top of the game: Gleeson named Sports Journalist of the Year as The Age picks up six awards
Senior sports writer Michael Gleeson has been named the Harry Gordon Australian Sports Journalist of the Year at the Melbourne Press Club’s Quill Awards for Journalistic Excellence.
· Staff
Chess federation chief supports GM Antonio's campaign in Australia
Filipino Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. is set to compete in the Australian chess circuit next month.
· The Manila Times
Murderer gets life for stabbing and burning girlfriend
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· Aaron Bunch
Tourist detained after breaking strict Bali rule
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· Emily Bennett
Hong Kong cycling hope discovering ‘different world’ after jittery World Cup debut
Talented Ma Yik-fei in city team pursuit squad for Asian Track Cycling Championships, aiming to learn from tough first senior race in Perth
· Paul McNamara
Meet Jack Lemmon’s granddaughter Sydney, who plays Lauren Bessette in Love Story
The Yale alumnus, who has appeared on Succession and Fear the Walking Dead, is set to star in The Drama with Robert Pattinson and Zendaya
· Ishani Sarkar
SA One Nation candidate dumped as alleged sexual assault charges revealed
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· Joseph Sahyoun
Penrith won four NRL titles in a row. This start to a season is better than all of them
Penrith winger Tom Jenkins scored four tries in a 40-4 thrashing of the Sydney Roosters on Friday night that confirms the Panthers’ most dominant start to a season since their NRL dynasty began.
· Jasper Bruce
‘Cyclone-hardened’ Queenslanders shelter in shipping containers as ‘bloody horrendous’ Narelle tears through
Roadhouse manager says storm has left buildings crushed, sheds down and ‘I don’t think there’s a leaf left on any tree’
· Andrew Messenger, Douglas Smith
Jacinta Allan needs to change her focus
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Police raid house showing ‘from the river to the sea’ banner outside
A Brisbane community house with a “from the river to the sea” sign hanging outside has been raided by police.
· William Davis
Property millions frozen: Scandal-plagued founder’s press conference backfires
The federal court has urgently frozen the sprawling property portfolio of disgraced Australian private security boss Micky Ahuja, after a judge was told of comments Ahuja made during a recent shambolic press conference.
· Nick McKenzie, Cameron Houston
Queensland premier gives update on Cyclone Narelle
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How to train for an ocean swim when you live 600km from the beach
Sheep farmer Brendan Cullen lives 600 kilometres from the nearest beach, and a good hour’s drive from Broken Hill’s swimming pool, depending on hoof traffic – feral goats, roos and emus, which he calls the most “kamikaze of the lot”.
· Julie Power
Jarome Luai had his best game yet for Wests Tigers. These two words explain why
You only need two words to explain why Jarome Luai played his best game yet for the Wests Tigers in last weekend’s thumping victory over North Queensland: Adam Doueihi.
· Christian Nicolussi
How determined Matildas plan to seize ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’
The last time the Matildas played Japan they were humiliated 4-0. To the point interim coach Tom Sermanni described the SheBelieves Cup performance as “un-Australian”.
· Emma Kemp
Man found dead in Melbourne river still unidentified
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Four months after treaty, the sky hasn’t fallen in. Ngarra Murray says we have nothing to fear
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· Chip Le Grand
‘It feels very like COVID’: Melburnians park plans for European summer
Melburnians are putting off plans for a European summer as jet fuel prices surge to record highs and popular flight paths through the Middle East remain no-go zones.
· Adam Carey
Live: Rankine returns as Crows host Bulldogs in headline Friday night clash
Izak Rankine makes his return for Adelaide as the Crows take on the Western Bulldogs in a Friday night clash between two sides with flag dreams in 2026.
· Dean Bilton
‘Turning off the tap’: ATC claims Racing NSW owes it millions
The Australian Turf Club has claimed Racing NSW owes it nearly $10 million in withheld payments as the high-stakes court battle between the two took a fresh twist on Friday.
· Chris Barrett
Hit-and-run driver sentenced to 18 months jail after reversing, driving around dying Perth father-of-two
A woman who ran over and killed a man in her car before reversing, driving around him and fleeing the scene has been sentenced to 18 months jail, after a Perth court heard she had attended a wedding on the same day as the hit-and-run.
· Ezra Holt
‘Like lighting a cigarette while trying to quit’: Australia approves new coal seam gas expansion
The expansion in Queensland, which has been approved until 2081, will contribute about 120m tonnes of carbon emissions over its lifetime
· Petra Stock
Football chiefs halt bids to host 2031, 2035 Asian Cups after Fifa request to change dates
Several countries including Australia, Japan and South Korea had thrown their hats into the ring to stage both of the football tournaments
· Agence France-Presse
Damaging winds and heavy rain continue as Cyclone Narelle crosses cape
Residents in remote communities of Far North Queensland are bracing for further destructive winds and heavy rain as Tropical Cyclone Narelle barrels across the Cape York Peninsula.
· Cloe Read, William Davis, Dominique Tassell
Live: Roosters test their mettle against powerful Panthers
Round 3 of the NRL season continues on Friday night with the Sydney Roosters hosting Penrith before the blockbuster grand final rematch between Melbourne and Brisbane.
Sacked Smiggle CEO investigation goes global
Billionaire retailer Solomon Lew’s internal investigation into former Smiggle boss John Cheston, who was sacked over allegations of serious misconduct, has expanded beyond Australia.
· Jessica Yun
More than 1,600 new gas wells approved for rural Queensland until 2081
The project covers one of Australia's most intensive gas production regions. (ABC Southern Queensland: Nathan Morris)
· Brandon Long
Footage shows moment a boy on bail allegedly stabbed a stranger in shopping centre
Footage has emerged of the moment a teenage boy who was on bail is alleged to have stabbed a woman on an escalator in Melbourne’s east this week.
· Alexander Darling, Cassandra Morgan
Chami threw a party the day before her birthday. It would be the last time friends saw her alive
When Chamindika Jayawardena suddenly stopped answering her phone on the last day in February, her brother Kalana – who goes by Karl – began to worry.
· Alexander Darling
Teen fighting for life after falling from moving train in Sydney's south
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PM heckled during Eid celebrations in Sydney’s west
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Crew members hospitalised after Sydney-bound Delta flight hits turbulence
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Cyclone Narelle barrels into North Queensland as category 4 system
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