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Queensland had no shortage of heroes in its MCG massacre that flipped the State of Origin series on its head. Sam Walker won man of the match, Selwyn Cobbo probably should have and Cameron Munster was typically superb when his state needed him most but they were all bound together by Max Plath. The 24-year…
A former high-level mining executive has been denied bail after facing court charged with possessing child exploitation material overseas and distributing indecent material to children. The Mackay Magistrates Court heard on June 17 that, between 2022 and 2024, an Australian Federal Police investigation allegedly found Ole Saeverud to be in possession of multiple instances of…
Donald Trump has held a press conference as the United States and Tehran have signed a memorandum of understanding to end the war in Iran. Moments after the press conference, held at the G7 summit in the French Alps, the official text of the agreement was released. The 14-point agreement had already been widely circulated…
There’s friction in the Fox Sports USA studio as Zlatan Ibrahimovic drops an “ignorant” comment, Ronaldo’s off the pace and frustrates his teammates with a dire display against DR Congo and the Tartan Army pushing Boston beer supplies to their limits. Here are today’s quick hits from the FIFA World Cup. 1. Diogo Jota honoured…
A teenager accused of killing a 58-year-old man at a house party in Brisbane’s north last year has been ordered to stand trial. Greg Josephson was found dead at a Clayfield home, where dozens of teenagers were attending a gathering, in June 2025. It will be alleged the then 15-year-old boy stabbed Mr Josephson, who…
A drink driver who crashed into a family riding e-bikes, killing a nine-year-old boy, has been sentenced to 14 years in jail. Keith Andrew Chambers pleaded guilty to manslaughter, dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death or grievous bodily harm whilst adversely affected by an intoxicating substance, whilst excessively speeding, and high-range drink driving. The…
The death of an Indigenous teenager, whose body was discovered on railway tracks in northern NSW more than 38 years ago, remains a mystery despite a coronial inquest that stretched over 24 days. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the name and photos of an Indigenous person who has…
A legal battle between radio host Jackie “O” Henderson and her former employer, ARN Media, appears still headed for an October trial after her former co-host Kyle Sandilands settled his own court case against the company. The two had separately launched proceedings in the Federal Court after the termination of their respective $100 million contracts,…
NSW detectives say they assumed the online identity of a child as part of an investigation that led to the arrest of a man living in the New South Wales Riverina over alleged child grooming charges. Sex Crimes Squad detectives charged 22-year-old man Aiden Nancarrow from the NSW–Victorian border town of Tocumwal with several alleged…
There is a scene in the final Lord of the Rings film where one of the antagonists is surveying a city upon which he and his forces are about to launch an attack. “Fear,” the character, a grotesque orc called Gothmog, if you’re interested in the details, growls. “The city is rank with it.” Swap…