9 h. ago NRL 2025 LIVE: Cowboys draw level with Penrith in Townsville shootout

Premiers Penrith are chasing back-to-back wins for the first time in 2025 when they take on the Cowboys in Townsville.

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10 h. ago NRL 2025 LIVE: Panthers, Cowboys trade tries as premiers look to climb ladder

Premiers Penrith are chasing back-to-back wins for the first time in 2025 when they take on the Cowboys in Townsville.

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12 h. ago ‘He put the team on his back’: Captain Crichton stands tall to lead epic Bulldogs fightback

Down 20-0 at half-time to the second-placed Raiders in Canberra, Canterbury Stephen Crichton orchestrated a stunning second-half comeback to earn his side a famous victory.

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13 h. ago ‘Get the saws warmed up’: Pair guilty of felling Sycamore Gap tree

The court was shown evidence that either put the men near the tree at the time it was felled, or showed them excitedly discussing it the next day as the story of the tree’s demise went viral.

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14 h. ago Concussion could end Suaalii’s Super Rugby season as Lions series looms

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii looks to have played his last game of the season for the Waratahs after he was concussed for at least the fourth time in his short football career.

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18 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: Ryan’s lead dips slightly as count continues in Kooyong; Peter Khalil, Julian Hill join ALP colleagues in Canberra

An extra 2000 absentee votes have been counted in Kooyong, narrowing Teal candidate Monique Ryan’s lead.

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24 h. ago ‘We were genuinely the slowest team’: The skill and science behind Piastri’s rise to title favourite

Five races into his rookie F1 season, Piastri’s team was at the lowest of ebbs. Now, in F1’s fastest car, the Melburnian is on a winning trajectory that could see him usurp three-time world champion Sir Jack Brabham’s total of 14 victories this season.

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34 h. ago The six extra minutes that left Panthers ace facing race against time for Origin

The Penrith winger is blaming himself for being out of action so long.

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35 h. ago As I cover the world’s biggest stories, my mind always returns to that Australian classroom

So often during my time in Europe, I have been struck by deja vu – only to realise that Ms Needham had brought me here once before, through the pages of a history book.

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36 h. ago It’s time to meet the mystery woman behind Hitchcock’s greatest hits

The full power of Daphne du Maurier’s writing is unleashed in new stage productions of The Birds and Rebecca.

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37 h. ago Undertaker ran a ‘backyard operation’ where up to 20 bodies were laid out at a time

Funeral director Peter Tziotzis claims he was unfairly portrayed as evil and cold-hearted, but a lawyer has argued he is habitually dishonest.

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40 h. ago Archibald Prize LIVE updates: Julie Fragar wins Archibald Prize

A portrait of artist Justene Williams has won the $100,000 prize. Winners of the Wynne and Sulman winners have also been revealed.

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43 h. ago Archibald Prize LIVE updates: Tell us who you think will win?

On what is arguably the biggest day on Australia’s arts calendar, finalists for the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes are gathering to learn who will win.

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48 h. ago Game theory explains why the Liberals lost – and how to win next time

It’s a game plan Angus Taylor knows better than most, but he probably shouldn’t be leading the charge.

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48 h. ago Perth woman’s family fear retribution despite not guilty verdict in murder trial

Aleesha Gilmore was found innocent of the murder of schoolboy Cassius Turvey on Thursday. However, she still faces more jail time over her involvement in a series of assaults and a kidnapping in the days before Cassius was attacked.

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56 h. ago Black smoke billows from Vatican on second round of voting, no pope elected

Thousands of people have been gathering in St Peter’s Square to witness the time-honoured tradition which signified that no candidate had garnered the two-thirds majority needed to become the new pope.

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57 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: Ryan’s lead over Hamer in Kooyong grows; Ratnam concedes Wills; Rising star Wolahan bows out

Follow all the results from the crunch Victorian seats that could decide the election.

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57 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: Wills didn’t fall to the Greens, but its margins have shifted; Ryan’s lead over Hamer in Kooyong grows

In a seat named after a failed explorer, this electorate seems ready to chart a new course – even if, this time, it decided to wait a little longer.

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60 h. ago AFL hands down verdict as Rioli apologises, takes time away from football

Port Adelaide forward Willie Rioli will not play in this weekend’s Showdown against Adelaide as the league announced a one-match ban hours after Rioli said he would not play this week.

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62 h. ago For every ‘footy dork’ there’s a Bailey Smith: Why my No.3 jumper is in good hands

The last thing we want is Smith rolling out the “one week at a time” junk the next time the Cats win a thriller.

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