2 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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3 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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54 h. ago ‘Enough is enough’: Combative Lyon ends press conference over contract questions

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon cut short his weekly press conference on Wednesday, as the Saints remain in the spotlight over their list management decisions and reports of player unrest.

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64 h. ago Football Australia dumps ‘national playing style’ amid executive clean

Ernie Merrick joined the national body with a remit to “disrupt” - but it appears he may have been too disruptive for the liking of FA’s stakeholders.

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64 h. ago ‘I did that on purpose’: Lyon comes clean on tactical sledging ahead of Bazball Ashes bout

Nathan Lyon on premeditated sledging in the Ashes, the evolution of Bazball and the future of spin bowling.

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4 d. ago Talkin’ bout a revolution: Why R360’s ticking clock could be a headache for Wallabies

The rebel competition has scared the NRL and could disrupt the upcoming Rugby Championship campaign as well. But will it even happen?

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5 d. ago Hollowed out of thinkers, Sussan Ley’s party dreams of nothing other than opposition

Ley’s leadership of the Liberal Party will be short if she can’t find a purpose other than to advocate for lower taxes.

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5 d. ago Garbage concept or worth the wait: Does rebuilding an AFL club take longer than ever?

Ross Lyon reckons the answer is obvious, but some clubs make rebuilds look easy, and others don’t even bother with them. So what is the best approach to reviving a struggling AFL team?

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5 d. ago Jo was brutally assaulted in her 20s. Finding fishing ‘saved her life’

Women are finding friendship, community and deeper purpose by taking up hobbies - sometimes in male-dominated fields - in midlife.

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6 d. ago ‘Clubs are taking over the world’: Inside Australian cricket’s Ashes summer sell

Huge interest in this summer’s Ashes series will help Australian cricket spruik the sport to potential investors as it weighs up plans for a sell-off of its Big Bash League teams.

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6 d. ago School community hits a roadblock in push to ease traffic flow

A neighbourhood in Melbourne’s north-east is at odds about a purpose-built road closure, which was put in place by the council in 1973.

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7 d. ago UGC for beginners: How one Aussie started making thousands from social media side hustle

Australian user-generated content (UGC) creator Ashlee Sullens shares her tips on how to get started making UGC.

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8 d. ago ‘I was ashamed’: Departing Dolphin’s impassioned plea in fight for change

A Dolphins’ enforcer has shared his journey finding pride in his indigenous roots, and his push to inspire cultural change before shifting clubs.

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8 d. ago Having a purpose is good for you. But what happens when searching for it causes anxiety?

People with a strong sense of purpose tend to be physically and mentally healthier. But with so much at stake, finding meaning has become a source of angst.

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8 d. ago ‘It is huge’: Plan to cram 31,000 more homes in Sydney’s inner west splits opinion

The council is facing a backlash over plans to boost housing in densely populated suburbs such as Marrickville, Ashfield and Leichhardt.

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1 week ago The hard truths that show England will struggle to win the Ashes

This was meant to be the series in which England evolved from entertainers to winners. It didn’t happen.

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1 week ago Handshakegate proves hypocrisy is the bedrock of great Test cricket

India’s tour of India had everyone reaching for their moral compass, and it sets up a terrifically tense Ashes series in Australia from November.

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2 w. ago The Palestine recognition train has left the station. Will Albanese jump aboard?

Western leaders are vowing to recognise Palestine for different purposes, but some advocates for the cause have come to believe it is a sideshow.

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3 w. ago Another classic Sydney derby looms. This time, Giants aren’t poking the bear

Usually, the charcoal and orange half of the city is the first to fire a shot in derby week. But GWS headquarters was a sledge-free zone on Monday.

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3 w. ago How the Dockers dodged Collingwood’s tackling tactic to bring home four points

In the dying minutes of Sunday’s nail-biter, Collingwood implemented a new strategy to swing the game their way. But the Dockers changed tack too.

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