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Now that all 14 rounds of the regular season have been played, we are on the countdown to finals. On Saturday, the Adelaide Thunderbirds made it eight victories in a row with an 18-goal statement against the Sunshine Coast Lightning, 67-49. The minor premiers are the most in-form team in the top four and remain…
Queensland woman Jessica Beckett told a WA court she was paid $20,000 to sail a yacht to Indonesia but did not know it was part of a plan to smuggle a fugitive bikie out of the country. Carnarvon Magistrate Robert Young has denied the 45-year-old woman bail after she was charged with attempted people smuggling…
The atmosphere can feel quite frosty around the corridors of Victorian Parliament but today it was literally an ice bath. The second annual Parliamentary Big Freeze saw government ministers, opposition frontbenchers and even the opposition leader take the plunge to raise money for the late Neale Daniher’s FightMND charity. FightMND chief executive Matt Tilley revealed…
Cricket Victoria’s (CV) bold BBL privatisation plan is one step closer to becoming reality after rival states reached an in-principle agreement about the sport’s most divisive issue. Cricket Australia (CA) chair Mike Baird and counterparts from the six state bodies met today and signed off on a “self-determination model”, which would allow stakes in BBL…
Tasmanian Racing Minister Jane Howlett is facing mounting calls to resign from cabinet, after evidence in parliament called into question what her office knew about messaging that breached election guidelines. It comes after the Greens backed Labor’s call for her to step down over her refusal to outline why she has accrued more than $300,000…
A 14-year-old fox terrier is back in her owner’s arms after a multi-day stint trapped in the Glenelg breakwater after she broke free from her leash. Speaking to Rory McClaren on 891 ABC Adelaide’s Mornings program, Robin Byrnes said she was relieved after the “traumatic” ordeal. Her “timid” dog Ella was being walked by a…
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he will ban social media sites for the under-16s and impose restrictions on gaming and live streaming platforms in some of the most far-reaching online restrictions globally. Mr Starmer said on Monday he would introduce sweeping changes to social media regulation to better protect the wellbeing of children…
Rates for Gold Coast residents will rise but a 10 per cent discount for early payments will remain, following the delivery of a budget the mayor has described as “compassionate”. Councillors met this morning to adopt the $2.7 billion budget, which contained an average general rate increase of 4.7 per cent, up from 2.7 per…
A woman allegedly told a former partner that “insulin is the perfect murder weapon” 16 years before injecting both her parents with a fatal dose, a court has heard. Raelene Polymiadis, 65, of Craigmore, is standing trial in South Australia’s Supreme Court accused of murdering her parents Brenda and Lynton Anderson — both 94 —…
Howard Hendrick will forever be remembered by his family and community for his service and generosity to others. Mr Hendrick died aged 102 last week after a period of deteriorating health. The proud Order of Australia and Distinguished Flying Cross recipient was one of the Royal Australian Air Force’s last surviving World War II Lancaster…