50 h. ago ‘What I want to say can’t go on camera’: Melham makes history to win the Caulfield Cup

Jamie Melham was overcome with emotion after she became the first woman jockey to win the $5 million race. Front of mind was her great mate and mentor, the late Colin McKenna.

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50 h. ago ‘What I want to say can’t go on camera’: Jamie Melham makes history to win the Caulfield Cup

Melham was overcome with emotion after she became the first woman jockey to win the $5 million race, dedicating the victory to her friend and mentor, the late Colin McKenna.

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50 h. ago Destructive SEQ storms, 5cm hail leave thousands without power

Thousands of homes are without power across south-east Queensland after thunderstorms including five-centimetre hail wreaked havoc across parts of the region on Saturday.

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51 h. ago Caulfield Cup and The Everest LIVE: Jamie Melham makes history on Half Yours, first woman jockey to win Caulfield Cup; Ka Ying Rising wins the Everest

Follow along live as The Everest and Caulfield Cup race days are run and won with the results, fashions and post race reactions.

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3 d. ago ‘He said he would burn the evidence off’: Domestic violence survivor says she was failed by ankle monitoring

Kelly North, who lived in a regional town, said she was perpetually moving between short-stay accommodations to flee her alleged attacker who left her “half-dead” through sexual assault, and doused her in hot water to allegedly ‘burn any evidence off’.

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3 d. ago Gas fitter pleads guilty over death of newborn at Bankstown Hospital

Christopher Turner changed his plea on Friday over the 2016 tragedy that left one newborn dead and another with life-long brain injuries. 

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3 d. ago ‘South Bank 2.0’ was called a white elephant. The new plan has its critics too

The once-popular proposal to transform the former glass manufacturing site into South Bank 2.0 appears to be dead in the water.

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3 d. ago Green the latest Australian star to succumb to injury as Konstas launches late Ashes bid

While batting wunderkind Sam Konstas started to find his groove against Victoria on Friday, Australia were dealt another injury issue, with Cameron Green withdrawing from the ODI squad.

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3 d. ago Who’s a good dog, then! A loyal squad celebrates 50 years, and it’s quite the tale

It is the purest partnership in policing, with both committing to a lifelong bond. And, it seems, the old dogs can actually learn new tricks.

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4 d. ago Video captures moment woman randomly stabbed in Melbourne’s CBD

A woman was going about her day when she was chased and stabbed by a stranger in Melbourne’s CBD.

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4 d. ago Appeal for information after woman, two boys die in house fire

Police are appealing for information after a woman and two boys died in a house fire in Queensland.

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4 d. ago Video captures shock moment woman was randomly stabbed in Melbourne’s CBD

A woman was going about her day when she was chased and stabbed by a stranger in Melbourne’s CBD.

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4 d. ago Community’s grief after woman, two boys killed in Queensland fire

The Gladstone community is struggling to come to terms with the deaths of a woman and two young boys in a house fire.

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4 d. ago US denies Hamas violating deal as it tries to keep fragile peace plan on track

The Trump administration is gently pushing back against Israeli concerns about the slow release of the remaining dead hostages.

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4 d. ago Bomb pipes, ‘terrorist handbook’ and 50 stolen snakes allegedly discovered in 21

The alleged raft of dangerous items triggered a visit from the bomb squad. Police found the snakes kept in plastic storage containers in a spare room.

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4 d. ago Sophia Loren was once the ‘most beautiful woman in the world’. But she had a rival

Decades before Taylor Swift v Kanye, Hollywood was gripped by the feud between Loren and fellow Italian star Gina Lollobrigida.

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5 d. ago Dangerous drug alert issued after second Queensland death in a week

As Schoolies and festival season approach, experts fear the proliferation of synthetic opioids will claim more lives.

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5 d. ago Tributes flow for woman and two boys killed in 'tragic' house fire

Tributes are pouring in for a woman and two boys who were killed in a house fire in central Queensland.

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5 d. ago Brisbane news live: Kayaker dies after falling in Brisbane River; Woman, two girls killed in Gladstone house fire; Drilling work starts for Victoria Park stadium

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5 d. ago Brisbane news as it happened: Kayaker dies after falling in Brisbane River; Woman, two girls killed in Gladstone house fire; Drilling work starts for Victoria Park stadium

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