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Cabo Verde supporters jumped for joy at the final whistle of the African country’s 0-0 draw against mighty Spain in their World Cup debut, the biggest shock result at the tournament so far. Check out the full World Cup schedule here in Australian times ABC Sport podcast: How the Socceroos silenced the doubters In Boston,…

By the time Justin Gaethje was shaking hands with US President Donald Trump and fist-bumping Melania on the South Lawn, UFC boss Dana White had already made his mind up about the future of the event at the White House.  “It was an amazing, experience, this was a one-of-one,” the chief executive and president of…

The City of Melville, on the Swan River’s south banks, is set to decide whether to press ahead with a policy that could protect significant trees on private property, or an alternative policy that would exempt owners from having to apply for development approval for tree removal. A number of Perth local councils have adopted…

New South Wales can regain the men’s State of Origin shield on Wednesday night, as Game II of the series is played at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Blues came from 20 points down to defeat Queensland in Game I, with the sending off of Maroons fullback Kalyn Ponga the critical turning point in…

Melbourne woman River Ahmad braved ice and snow to reach the world’s highest peak. Her muscles were sore and she was cold to her core.  She had climbed so high, breathing support had become essential in the desperately thin air. But by reaching Mount Everest’s summit, the Afghan refugee had conquered one of Earth’s toughest…

Ben Whitehead has not stopped smiling since finding out he has entered remission for stage four peripheral T-cell lymphoma. The Mount Gambier man had been travelling to Melbourne regularly to take part in clinical trials to treat the cancer, but did not expect to enter remission so soon.  “I was going up for the next…

A football-sized relative of kangaroos, the burrowing bettong once thrived across much of Australia’s arid and semi-arid interior. Then, within a century of European settlement, the marsupials vanished from most of the mainland. Like many native animals, the population was decimated by feral cats and foxes. A baby burrowing bettong trapped in one of the…

Standing side by side with Kathleen Kirby, at the location where her daughter Audrey Griffin was killed on the NSW Central Coast, Premier Chris Minns made a personal promise. He said the state government would provide $2 million for security cameras and lighting along Erina Creek and parts of Gosford, to make the areas safer…

Police have arrested six young people after a ute with a baby inside was stolen from a north Queensland driveway. Officers allege the ute was stolen from Sunderland Street in the Townsville suburb of Garbutt on Monday afternoon. The baby was in a car seat inside the vehicle and its mother was nearby. The alleged…

The Reserve Bank board will wrap up its two-day June meeting with a decision on interest rates at 2:30pm AEST. The cash rate is widely forecast to remain unchanged at 4.35 per cent, after three consecutive rate hikes this year. Meanwhile, the US-Iran ceasefire deal buoyed sentiment among investors, with the Dow rallying to a…