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New South Wales pulled off the largest comeback in State of Origin, overcoming a 20-point deficit to win 22-20 at Stadium Australia in Sydney. Queensland raced out to a 20-0 lead in the first half, and led 20-6 at half-time. But the defining moment of the match came in the 57th minute when Maroons fullback…
Pakistani officials have apologised for the fatal shooting of a nine-year-old Perth girl and outlined the violation of protocols that led to her death, as police pursue murder charges against the officer involved. Hania Ahmed had travelled to Pakistan with her family on holiday, and was visiting relatives in the city of Chakwal when she…
The Gold Coast Suns have been handed a $20,000 fine by the AFL after the club’s fifth incident of a player making contact with an umpire this season. Daniel Rioli was found guilty of making careless contact with an umpire during the Suns’ 45-point loss to Geelong at Kardinia Park last weekend. The AFL tribunal…
Fifteen years after Gene Gibson was wrongfully convicted for the murder of Broome tradesman Josh Warneke, Aboriginal interpreters say they are still overlooked by WA Police. Despite speaking Pintupi as a first language, not English, Mr Gibson was not provided with an interpreter for his initial police interview. The Kiwirrkurra man subsequently spent five years…
Australia’s financial industry needs to prepare for a “more shock-prone future” in the age of foreign interference and cyber attacks, a Reserve Bank official has warned. The new era of strategic uncertainty has serious implications for Australia, and the financial industry has to develop more crisis and contingency plans for extreme, but plausible, geopolitical scenarios,…
Almost 50 shops across suburban Perth have been taped up and plastered with large closed-for-business signs after being forcibly shut by authorities cracking down on alleged illegal vape and tobacco sales. But is the spectacle of a public naming and shaming and the hefty expense for impacted business owners enough to disrupt such a lucrative…
A new climate resilience plan released by the Northern Territory government has drawn fierce criticism from environment groups for prioritising the acceleration of gas extraction from the Beetaloo Basin. The plan, released on Monday, is set out in a three-page document, which says the Northern Territory government is focused on “working with the Australian government…
Two children have died after being struck by a car while sitting in a pram in Sydney’s south-west on Wednesday. Emergency services worked on the children, aged one and five, at the scene at the intersection of Joseph and Gilbert Street in Cabramatta before they were taken to hospital in a critical condition. They have…
Pauline Hanson has laid out her vision to end multiculturalism in a landmark National Press Club address that was crashed by protesters. The One Nation leader’s speech was briefly interrupted when a banner secretly installed by GetUp descended behind her, showing her photo and accusing the senator of taking a pay rise while opposing wage…
When Pauline Hanson started out in politics, the only way to reach a national audience was through the mainstream media. It was a stage on which — back in 1996 — she felt belittled, wrong-footed and patronised. This is a long time ago now. Donald Trump, at that time, was buying the Miss Universe franchise…