31 m. ago Sloane rules out leadership spill despite Speakman’s Kiama shock

Seen by many Liberals as the future leader of the party, the Vaucluse MP has stifled speculation of a leadership challenge after a disastrous Kiama byelection result.

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36 m. ago Was Collingwood’s win in Adelaide all it was cracked up to be, and is the clock ticking for their ageing list?

Collingwood were stumbling late in the season, but a stirring finals win in Adelaide has restored the faith in Craig McRae’s men. We’re about to find out how good that form really is.

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2 h. ago Australia invites US to use WA to maintain its nuclear submarines

The move to let the US use the Henderson facility, which the federal government has committed $12 billion to build, could help buttress the AUKUS pact.

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3 h. ago NSW Liberal leader Mark Speakman is on borrowed time. He knows this and so do his colleagues

NSW Liberal Leader Mark Speakman was not responsible for his party’s byelection loss, but he will wear the blame.

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7 h. ago Welcome back, Ange: Postecoglou taunted by Arsenal fans as Forest hammered

The Australian manager had to endure chants of “sacked in the morning” from the Gunners faithful after his team’s 3-0 loss.

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11 h. ago I went from high school dropout to professor. What I did next shocked my colleagues

I had an unfortunate knack for finding work environments that were completely inappropriate for me as a young person, but a diagnosis explained a lot.

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12 h. ago Price wasn’t racist, but she did expose what turns off voters

By suggesting the ALP is importing Indians to vote Labor, the Liberal senator was making a lame excuse for Coalition losses. Voters see a navel-gazing Coalition obsessed with political games.

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18 h. ago Government pledges $12b to nuclear submarine precinct ahead of PM’s US visit

The Henderson Defence Precinct will receive billions of dollars as Albanese hopes to secure a meeting with Trump in New York.

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23 h. ago Tense wait for Labor frontrunner as polls close in Kiama byelection

A Liberal loss in Kiama could be the trigger for “mischief-makers” in the party to heap pressure on Opposition Leader Mark Speakman.

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36 h. ago Clubs demand secret ballot on Brownlow day amid ‘embarrassing’ AFL power struggle

Behind the scenes, influencers on both sides of this AFL power play are working the phones and crunching the numbers.

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36 h. ago ‘A beautiful place’: Central Coast suburbs where house prices rose most

Sydneysiders flocking to live on the NSW Central Coast in search of more affordable housing are driving up prices by double digits.

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60 h. ago When dream holidays turn into nightmares, without ever taking off

Third-party booking websites may offer cheaper fares or the convenience of various legs on one itinerary – but when things go awry, customers are left with few rights.

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60 h. ago In a week when many wondered what the Liberal Party was smoking, its members will get a vote on it

Decriminalising and taxing cannabis is up for consideration at the party’s state council, which will be overshadowed, as is the custom, by infighting.

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64 h. ago ‘Hangover style’: How Ange Postecoglou’s Premier League party restarted

The Australian coach has vowed to go on the attack in his new job at Nottingham Forest, declaring that he wants to bring exciting football to the game and is aiming for a trophy within a year.

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69 h. ago Panthers seek answers after To’o makes lewd public remarks about teammates’ partners

Penrith management have asked their star winger to explain comments on the club’s Instagram posts during the Panthers’ awards night.

Politics

3 d. ago Liberals scramble to reorganise state council as director resigns over disparaging remarks

Stuart Smith apologised for his comments, which mocked women and a Liberal colleague, and said he was resigning for the good of the party.

Politics

3 d. ago Why Bulldogs shook up their playmakers – again – three days before the finals

Coach Cameron Ciraldo has explained the reasoning behind his 11th different playmaking combination of the season on the eve of his side’s biggest match yet.

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3 d. ago ‘A lot of blood’: Witnesses describe the Charlie Kirk shooting

One witness described a split second of confusion: Kirk was being asked about mass shootings and – for a moment – he wondered whether the shooting was part of an act.

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3 d. ago Even before Charlie Kirk arrived, those in the crowd were uneasy

One witness described a split second of confusion: Kirk was being asked about mass shootings and – for a moment – he wondered whether the shooting was part of an act.

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3 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Trump activist Charlie Kirk shot dead at college campus; Sussan Ley dismisses Jacinta Price from Coalition frontbench

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