88 m. ago Ross Lyon savages ‘broken’ tribunal; Blue’s ban overturned; AFL warns clubs of rule crackdown

Lyon hit out at the system that handed a young Saint a six-week ban for a four-match sanction. Meanwhile, Blues star Adam Cerra is free to play on Saturday after having his striking ban overturned.

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2 h. ago ‘Vindictive bullying behaviour’: North ban Kane Cornes over player comments

North footy boss Todd Viney made the sensational revelation on Wednesday morning after Cornes’ stinging criticism this week of skipper Jy Simpkin and young gun Harry Sheezel.

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2 h. ago Star Blue’s ban overturned; AFL warns clubs of rule crackdown

Adam Cerra was initially given a one-match ban for striking Jack Bowes in the Blues’ victory over Geelong on Sunday.

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3 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Inflation figures higher than expected; more than four million Australians have voted

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the final week of the election campaign.

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3 h. ago It’s chess, not checkers: China can play the long game against Trump

Donald Trump thinks trade is a zero-sum game. Xi Jinping appears happy to wait for the trade war to backfire on the US president.

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3 h. ago North slap ban on Kane Cornes over ‘personal and vindictive’ commentary

North footy boss Todd Viney made the sensational revelation on Wednesday morning after Cornes’ stinging criticism this week of skipper Jy Simpkin and young gun Harry Sheezel.

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3 h. ago Purcell ban shows how much grey exists between the black and white of tennis

The punishment given to Australian player Max Purcell is ludicrous when compared to the other high-profile doping bans the sport has seen in the past year.

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3 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Australian inflation figures higher than expected; more than four million Australians have voted

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the final week of the election campaign.

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4 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Trumpet of Patriots texts Palmer’s ‘vanity exercise’, PM says; more than four million Australians have voted

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the final week of the election campaign.

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6 h. ago Albanese ‘happy’ to ban annoying texts, won’t commit to make it happen

Mining magnate Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots has been sending large volumes of texts but the mainstream parties also have a history of using unsolicited messages.

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6 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Albanese leads Dutton as preferred PM; Pauline Hanson, One Nation prop up Coalition in key seats

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the final week of the election campaign.

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8 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Albanese cements lead over Dutton as preferred PM; polling finds Labor favoured by voters

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the final week of the election campaign.

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10 h. ago ‘They are calling’: Trump confirms Albanese has been trying to speak to him

US President Donald Trump is aware the Australian government has been trying to contact him to discuss trade – and he is yet to take the call.

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10 h. ago ‘Sorrento is not your town’: Writers festival fallout deepens

A pointy text or two is spicing up this deepening seaside showdown over an event at a Baillieu family mansion.

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19 h. ago Guerra confident he can build a good Melbourne culture; Ban stands for Roo; Blues make call on Cerra’s suspension

The Blues have had considerable success in appealing bans over the last four seasons, headlined by the famous Patrick Cripps case in 2022 which allowed the Blues captain to win that year’s Brownlow Medal.

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19 h. ago Guerra confident he can build a good Melbourne culture; Ban stands for Roo; Carlton make call on Cerra’s suspension

The Blues have had considerable success in appealing bans over the last four seasons, headlined by the famous Patrick Cripps case in 2022 which allowed the Blues captain to win that year’s Brownlow Medal.

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19 h. ago The WhatsApp messages that led to Australian tennis player’s 18

Australian doubles champion Max Purcell has been hit with a lengthy suspension and loss of earnings for breaching tennis’ anti-doping rules.

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20 h. ago From corflute craziness to ‘Trumpet’ texts, election day can’t come soon enough

Posters tell us who we’re voting for. But we need to look behind them.

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23 h. ago Who’s behind the mystery billboards urging voters to ‘make Australia happy’

Signs with “Make Australia Happy. Put Labor last” have been popping up across crucial electorates, echoing a message by a separatist Christian sect.

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28 h. ago Guerra confident he can build a good Melbourne culture; Ban stands for Kangaroo; Carlton make call on Cerra’s suspension

The Blues have had considerable success in appealing bans over the last four seasons, headlined by the famous Patrick Cripps case in 2022 which allowed the Blues captain to win that year’s Brownlow Medal.

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