7 h. ago AFLW round one: Bombers thump Giants by 56 points; Reigning premiers Roos win in style

Welcome to our AFLW blog for round one. Throughout the season, follow along for updates from every game, as well as news and analysis across the round. Carlton won the season-opener beating Collingwood.

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8 h. ago AFLW round one: Bombers thump Giants by 56 points; Reigning premiers win in style

Welcome to our AFLW blog for round one. Throughout the season, follow along for updates from every game, as well as news and analysis across the round. Carlton won the season-opener beating Collingwood.

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14 h. ago I played backyard cricket with Bob Simpson. He made one of the greatest comebacks in Australian sport

Simpson became the second Australian after Don Bradman to make a Test triple century in England.

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17 h. ago How 177 bombs came to rest under a children’s playground in England

When builder Steven Parkinson started digging up a children’s playground in his picture postcard town of Wooler, he had no idea that the ‘suspicious object’ he found was only the beginning.

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23 h. ago ‘Pull the right lever and kids laugh like drains’: Andy Griffiths on his comedic formula

The acclaimed children’s author on surviving as a punk rocker, becoming sex-literate and why kids find bodily functions so hilarious.

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27 h. ago Rayner, Lions shoot past Freo; Nasiah’s value grows as contract drama moves into round 24

Brisbane Lions locked in a finals spot in their win over Fremantle while out-of-contract St Kilda star Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera’s future remains unclear going into the last round.

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30 h. ago Essendon Bombers vs St Kilda Saints LIVE: Dons, Saints go down to the wire in final minutes

The AFL reaches its penultimate round as Essendon and St Kilda face off at Marvel Stadium before Brisbane and Fremantle battle for finals spots in Perth. Follow along for live updates and post match reactions.

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31 h. ago Essendon Bombers vs St Kilda Saints LIVE: Another Bomber goes down injured as Saints, Dons trade goals at Marvel

The AFL reaches its penultimate round as Essendon and St Kilda face off at Marvel Stadium before Brisbane and Fremantle battle for finals spots in Perth. Follow along for live updates and post match reactions.

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32 h. ago Essendon Bombers vs St Kilda Saints LIVE: Dons take surprise lead as Lyon vents on social media over rain hitting Marvel surface

The AFL reaches its penultimate round as Essendon and St Kilda face off at Marvel Stadium before Brisbane and Fremantle battle for finals spots in Perth. Follow along for live updates and post match reactions.

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33 h. ago Essendon Bombers vs St Kilda Saints LIVE: Ross Lyon hits out at Marvel Stadium on social media for not closing roof as rain hit ground

The AFL reaches its penultimate round as Essendon and St Kilda face off at Marvel Stadium before Brisbane and Fremantle battle for finals spots in Perth. Follow along for live updates and post match reactions.

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36 h. ago Docklands divide: South side in push for secession from rest of suburb

Some residents in the southern part of the suburb want to break away and change the name from Docklands to Yarra’s Edge.

Politics

40 h. ago Cat with a murky history takes author to prestigious children’s book prize

The winners of the much-loved Children’s Book Council of Australia awards have been revealed.

Culture

40 h. ago The sad Beckhams split is a reminder to be a cheer squad not a jury

The people your children bring home may seem a bit random, but loving them is an investment in your family.

Politics

56 h. ago Childcare chain failed to formally notify parents after kids harmed

Two serious assaults were witnessed by a fellow educator, but parents of both children were not notified by the centre, only finding out a month later when detectives called.

Society

60 h. ago Babies, bombs and world titles: Inside Australia’s greatest day at Teahupo’o

Eighteen-month-old Zen Robinson jumped in the water as 10-foot bombs hit the reef nearby, while Molly Picklum went whale-watching with her greatest rival, then dominated one of the world’s heaviest waves.

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2 d. ago ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’: The factors pushing families to private schools

Elite facilities and children’s opinions are increasingly swaying families when choosing a school. But some have little choice.

Culture

3 d. ago Ellenbrook teen jailed after Children’s Court backflips on sentence

A Perth teenager who coward-punched a fellow student at an Ellenbrook shopping centre has had his suspended sentenced overturned.

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3 d. ago I escaped a cult – for years I didn’t even realise I was in one

I have long hidden the shame that I was gullible enough to be lured into such a group. The perception people in cults are different to the rest of us needs to be challenged.

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3 d. ago Man guilty of sexting child given Working with Children clearance

The man asked a 13-year-old girl for a “steamy” photo. A tribunal has now ruled he must be given a clearance to work with children.

Society

3 d. ago Victoria’s largest childcare chain repeatedly failed to protect children

G8 Education is the state’s most sanctioned childcare provider – but the repeated government intervention is not stopping children suffering harm at the company’s centres.

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