51 m. ago Alanna Smith had the best year of her WNBA career. The league is falling apart

Last month, Alanna Smith was named the WNBA co-defensive player of the year. Next month, she might get shut out of playing in the league.

Politics

4 h. ago Shades of Postecoglou: How Liverpool’s makeover is backfiring badly

The defending Premier League champions are heading in the wrong direction. A home loss to their bitter enemies only adds to their pain.

Politics

7 h. ago ‘Melbourne’s CBD is safe’: Premier rules out protest permits to protect police after weekend violence

Jacinta Allan rejected calls for a protest permit system and defended the right to protest peacefully, after a demonstration that saw rocks thrown at police.

Events

10 h. ago Protest permits needed to protect police from violence and injury, says union

Violence will continue at protests if no permit system to regulate rallies is introduced, union boss Wayne Gatt said.

Events

14 h. ago The Wallabies’ complicated – and comedic – reunion with ‘uncle Eddie’

The Wallabies’ memories are still fresh of the chaotic 2023 season under Eddie Jones. But a high player turnover, injuries and Spring Tour selection strategy may take some heat out of a spicy reunion in Tokyo.

Politics

24 h. ago This Gippsland tap dancer is about to become the hottest property in the AFL

Willem Duursma will be the fourth member of his family drafted to the big league, and he’s shaping up as the No.1 pick in next month’s draft. But first, there’s a Disney dance production to star in.

Politics

24 h. ago ‘Cookie Monster union’: How a backroom deal for Victoria’s upper house got pushed out to 2026

Labor’s factional bosses have gone from faceless to red-faced after a collapse in backroom negotiations left the party unable to decide on its upper house candidates for next year’s Victorian election.

Society

40 h. ago Gone in 39 days: Postecoglou sacked by Nottingham Forest in record time

The Australian became the club’s first manager to lose their first eight games while in charge, leaving it exposed to relegation in the Premier League.

Politics

69 h. ago He gave up his jersey and made other Wallabies look like stars. They voted him MVP

Wallabies centre Len Ikitau has been recognised for an outstanding season by winning the John Eales medal.

Politics

2 d. ago This ‘hothead’ made Sam Walker ‘cranky’. Now a Wallabies’ berth beckons

As he forged a lethal combination with NRL star Sam Walker, a new Wallabies face was putting in the foundations to become a Test star.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘I learned a lot from Eddie’: Why returning Wallaby still has time for old coach Jones

Carter Gordon has revealed the motivation behind his switch back to rugby from the NRL, which is set to kick off with the Test against Eddie Jones’ Japan next weekend.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘I learnt a lot from Eddie’: Why returning Wallaby still has time for old coach Jones

Carter Gordon has revealed the motivation behind his switch back to rugby from the NRL, which is set to kick off with the Test against Eddie Jones’ Japan next weekend.

Politics

3 d. ago Lockyer’s London Broncos to miss out on Super League promotion

Brisbane Broncos legend Darren Lockyer was part of a consortium which purchased a majority stake in the London club, and had hoped to win a spot in next year’s expanded competition.

Events

3 d. ago Max contract: Rugby Australia’s extraordinary move to stop brightest star being poached

Max Jorgensen is seen as a “generational talent”, but with R360 and the Roosters circling, RA has made a rarely seen offer to lock him away for the long term.

Sport

3 d. ago ‘Panic stations’: Union, operator at loggerheads over Metro Tunnel staffing levels

Staff needed for the opening of the Metro Tunnel are not being replaced across the network, the state’s public transport union has warned.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘For every $100 of gas exported, Australia gets 43 cents’: Unions open new tax battle

The federal government this week overhauled its superannuation tax reforms. Now the union movement says it should radically overhaul taxes on gas exports.

Economics

4 d. ago Late Australian lobbying saves Rugby Championship from the chop

Plans to pack away the Rugby Championship for a major part of the next five years have been abandoned after a successful tournament in 2026.

Sport

4 d. ago Vulnerable to be cut off from free medical checks as Melbourne clinics axe services

One of Australia’s largest community health organisations say funding shortfalls are forcing it to cut GP services and sell its Collingwood clinic.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘It’s a restraint of trade’: Lawyer raises concerns about NRL’s 10

League bosses have vowed to impose heavy sanctions on players and agents who hold talks with the breakaway rugby competition R360. But that may not be the end of the story.

Society

6 d. ago ‘Rugby league or church’: Why playing Pacific Tests on Sunday is a sin

The decision to play the Pacific Championships on Sundays in New Zealand is set to come at a heavy cost when it comes to crowds.

Sport