‘Tatters’: Gold Coast ditches Games
The Gold Coast has ditched its bid to host the 2026-27 Commonwealth Games after the city’s mayor confirmed it could not generate support from state and federal governments.
View ArticleWild moment car backs into wedding party
Three wedding guests were injured after a car reversed into a crowd who were leaving a wedding reception in Adelaide’s southwest.
View ArticleIsrael bombs Gaza as pressure mounts to protect civilians
Israel struck Gaza targets Sunday in its war on Hamas sparked by the October 7 attacks, as international concern deepened over mounting civilian deaths on the third day of fighting after a truce ended.
View ArticleNonna found dead, 91yo husband arrested
A South Australian grandmother has been found dead at home, while her 91-year-old husband is expected to face murder charges.
View Article‘Amazing’ Aussies end crazy Kiwi winning streak
The Australian women’s rugby sevens team have provided the sport a rare golden moment in an otherwise gloomy year with an “amazing” victory in the Dubai tournament in a positive sign ahead of the Paris...
View ArticleLatest move to ease ‘spaghetti junction’ chaos
Urgent construction will begin this week on Sydney’s City West Link to open a new lane at the Rozelle Interchange.
View ArticleVenezuela holds referendum on oil-rich region in dispute with Guyana
Venezuelans voted Sunday in a non-binding referendum that the government hopes will strengthen its century-old claim to the oil-rich Essequibo territory controlled by neighboring Guyana.
View ArticleAussie swim star’s GF reveals secret romance
Adelaide-based Norwegian swimmer Ingeborg Loyning has confirmed her secret 12-month relationship with Australian star Kyle Chalmers.
View Article‘Potential for it’: Runway cleared for awesome attack
Australian selection chief George Bailey has painted a daunting scenario for opposition teams in which his two “quickest bowlers”, Mitchell Starc and tearaway Lance Morris, play in the same team,...
View ArticleClue to Lanning’s future as T20 league nears
Meg Lanning has been retained by her Indian T20 franchise Delhi Capitals in a sign the batting great will continue to play cricket next year.
View ArticleFormer US ambassador charged with spying for Cuba
A former US ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested and charged with spying for Cuba over a 40-year span, the Justice Department announced Monday, detailing a shock betrayal by a suspect who called the...
View Article‘No logic’: MP erupts over High Court arrests
Federal Labor MP Bill Shorten has ramped up pressure on the Coalition to pass Labor’s preventive detention laws as calls for the Immigration Minister to resign grow after two former detainees were...
View Article14yo tried to mow down pedestrians: cops
A teenage boy who allegedly tried to mow down pedestrians in central Sydney last month has been charged with attempted murder.
View ArticleFriends break silence after man buried alive
Tributes are flowing for a 25-year-old man after he was buried alive underneath 1.5m of sand at Bribie Island and is now fighting for life in hospital.
View ArticleSearch for missing woman ends in tragedy
The body of a woman, believed to be missing 27-year-old Heather Brooke, has been discovered in Sydney’s outer northwest.
View Article‘Absolute lie’: Higgins grilled on Bumble date
Brittany Higgins has denied that she deleted data and messages off her phone which would contradict her allegations she was sexually assaulted by Bruce Lehrmann, a court has heard.
View ArticleCricket Australia fills major hole, for now
Cricket Australia has found a taker for what had been a vacant sponsor’s spot on the front of the men’s playing kits, with Toyota replacing Alinta Energy, which ended its five-year partnership in June.
View ArticleSiege shuts down busy retail strip
A police operation created chaos for commuters in south Melbourne as police negotiated with a man.
View Article‘Safe space’: Matildas coach defends player call
Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson remains adamant his inexperienced players were not shaken by their Canadian smashing because he’s created a “safe space” for them to develop while revealing he’ll return...
View ArticleWoman hides her undies in Bunnings for tradies to find
A woman filmed herself taking off her undies and hiding them inside a Bunnings store.
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