17 h. ago Essendon v Geelong LIVE: Smith posts 41 disposals as classy Cats far too strong for baby Bombers, but why was Dermie in enemy territory?

Essendon are hosting Geelong in their annual Country game. Later, the Kangaroos face the Dockers at Optus Stadium.

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31 h. ago To defend itself, Australia mustn’t kowtow to its rivals. Or its allies

With Donald Trump in the White House, AUKUS under review and China stalking our seas, Australia must develop independent capability, quickly.

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31 h. ago ‘China has Apple by the balls’: How the rising superpower captured the tech giant

Apple Inc reaped staggering profits by outsourcing its manufacturing – but its “epic” technology transfer has consequences, says one long-time observer.

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40 h. ago The Blues and Storm great who taught a Maroon to soar on the field and in the classroom

As news filtered through that the Blues had suffered a huge disruption, a Queensland star declared a predictable ploy would remain in their play book.

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41 h. ago Angry cyclists accuse City of Melbourne, lord mayor of peddling ‘spin’ on bike lanes

The council has received more than 1500 submissions ahead of its budget meeting next week, and 94 per cent of those favour bike lanes.

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42 h. ago ‘I probably should have’: Manning makes admission to ICAC inquiry over friendship

Anthony Manning went through lengthy questioning about his friendship with a consultant whose company earned more than $3 million between 2018 and 2022.

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68 h. ago Trump hails a ‘done deal’ with China on trade. What’s actually in it is fuzzy

The US president declared a great deal has been made with China, but with few details and seemingly no progress, analysts have doubts.

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69 h. ago Woodside’s key Browse oil spill stopping tech dismissed by fellow LNG giant

Chevron said the technology had not yet been deployed in Australia and had only been deployed “a limited number of times internationally for subsea applications.”

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2 d. ago Trump hails ‘done deal’ on China trade. What’s actually in it is fuzzy

The US president declared a great deal has been made with China, but with few details and seemingly no progress, analysts have doubts.

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3 d. ago ASX set to rise, Wall Street rally stalls; Trump hails China rare earths deal

Wall Street’s rally is stalling on Wednesday after US stocks climbed back within 2 per cent of their all-time high.

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3 d. ago From unimpressed mums to Peter Garrett’s butt: The Spicks and Specks stories you haven’t heard

For the quiz show’s 20th anniversary, its stars Adam Hills, Myf Warhurst and Alan Brough reflect on its history and their unique “three-part harmony”.

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3 d. ago They’d been friends for decades – then they applied for the same job

Addressing “the elephant in the room” ensured nurses and besties Sonia Robinson and Kylie Harwood maintained their 27-year-long friendship.

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3 d. ago 60 years young: Channel Nine Perth kicked off with songs and jokes – and maintained its high spirits

The six-decade history of Perth’s second commercial station is being celebrated in a 90-minute special hosted by Michael Thompson and Tracy Vo.

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3 d. ago Maroons accused of ‘mind games’ and running scared of Spencer

It has been a relatively tame Origin build up to date – but things got a little spicier after the Blues threw a barb across the border.

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3 d. ago Repairs to burst pipe that caused major sewage spill delayed

Repairs to a burst pipe that caused a major sewage spill in Perth have been delayed.

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3 d. ago ASX closes higher after US and China talks; investors ride momentum

The Australian sharemarket pared early gains after hitting a fresh record peak.

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3 d. ago After two days of talks, Trump’s China trade deal is right back where it started

After a marathon round of talks, US and Chinese negotiators arrived back at the same starting point they brokered one month ago.

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3 d. ago ‘We just wanted to learn the honest truth’: The day Dogs asked Galvin to explain Tigers exit

Canterbury captain Stephen Crichton has heard the suggestions he was off the club’s high-profile recruit due to his friendship with Jarome Luai. Not true, he insists.

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4 d. ago The US and China thrashed out their trade fight for 20 hours. Here’s what they agreed to

In a new round of negotiations that were sparked by a phone call between the US president and his Chinese counterpart, officials emerged vowing to resurrect a fragile truce.

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4 d. ago Mayor imposes curfew on downtown Los Angeles as marines arrive in city

Trump has defended deploying the military and called the protesters “animals” and “a foreign enemy”.

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