1 hour ago The leading fringe talents vying for NRL shot, and the man eyeing Sailor void

Selwyn Cobbo’s axing may have opened a future door for a man plucked from obscurity. We assess the players shining beneath the NRL pushing for higher honours.

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12 h. ago Tyson Stengle didn’t think he’d reach 100 games. Then he joined Geelong

The talented forward’s first few years in the AFL were rocky, but the Cats embraced him and he flourished. There are good reasons their partnership works.

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12 h. ago ‘Geelong had my back’: Stengle on how the Cats wrapped their arms around him when trouble hit

The talented forward’s first few years in the AFL were rocky, but the Cats embraced him and he flourished. There are good reasons their partnership works.

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12 h. ago The former beauty queen and gangland girlfriend on her second chance

The risky and lavish lifestyle of Felicia Djamirze came to a crashing end. Then she had a long road to recovery.

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23 h. ago Sunnier weather to give talented Like Lukey a chance to shine

An overdue run of clear weather can pave the way for a talented albeit wayward mare to return to her very best at Thursday’s Gosford meeting.

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29 h. ago Insurance claims for wild weather damage this year already exceed 2024 total

One major insurer has received 32,000 claims for wild weather-related damage to both vehicles and property between January and May this year, more than for the whole of last year.

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29 h. ago Surge in wild weather claims threatens insurance as we know it

One major insurer has received 32,000 claims for wild-weather-related damage to both vehicles and property between January and May this year, more than for the whole of last year.

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29 h. ago Trump left the G7, and Albanese, in the lurch. The PM may have new chance to meet the US president

Anthony Albanese may now change his plans and attend next week’s NATO summit - if a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump there can be locked in.

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36 h. ago Why you should look beyond the leading men in these hit shows

Netflix crime drama Dept. Q is sold off the (very good) talents of Matthew Goode, but he’s not the only one who makes the series great.

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49 h. ago Trump must decide whether to join the kind of war he’s always sworn he’d avoid

Donald Trump is weighing a critical decision in the five-day-old war in the Middle East – and whether this is Israel’s fight or America’s.

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50 h. ago Trump must decide if he will join the exact kind of war he always swore to avoid

Donald Trump is weighing a critical decision in the five-day-old war in the Middle East – and whether this is Israel’s fight or America’s.

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51 h. ago Raid the pantry for these creamy braised beans with lamb meatballs

This cosy bowl of beans and balls is the perfect cold weather antidote.

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53 h. ago Australia thinks of itself as an international player. Trump delivered a reality check

Anthony Albanese will leave the G7 summit in Canada, which had been billed as a chance for him to build rapport with Donald Trump, without meeting the president.

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3 d. ago An unmissable chance to see two acting greats on stage together

Our reviewers give their verdicts on all the latest shows around town.

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3 d. ago Women dominate Gold Logie 2025 nominations as new award honouring legend revealed

This year many heavyweight acting legends were overlooked for new talent, signalling a degree of generational change.

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3 d. ago Women dominate Gold Logie 2025 nominations as new award honours legend

Many heavyweight acting legends were overlooked for new talent this year, signalling a degree of generational change.

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3 d. ago Tried and true are taking Saints nowhere, it’s time Ross let their kids shine

As good and honest and earnest as some players are, and have been, for St Kilda, they are not players that are taking the team anywhere. Now’s the time to start selling hope for next year.

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5 d. ago Trump urges Iran to make a nuclear deal ‘before there is nothing left’

The US president says Iran has a second chance to negotiate and stave off “even more brutal” attacks being planned by Israel in coming days.

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5 d. ago Trump applauds Israeli strikes, says Iran now has ‘second chance’ to make a deal

The US president and his National Security Council were meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday as Iran began retaliating by firing ballistic missiles on Israel.

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5 d. ago Smith’s West Indies tour in doubt after finger left at sickening angle

Steve Smith was taken to hospital for x-rays on a compound dislocation to his right little finger after he dropped a sharp chance offered by Temba Bavuma.

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