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(AFL.com.au) There are no late changes for either side, and you can see the lineups above. The Tigers have a few new names from the team that lined up in round 12 against Sydney. Injuries take Luke Trainor and Jack Ross out, while Noah Roberts-Thomson is omitted. In come Tom Brown, Maurice Rioli and debutant…
In the five months since she escaped a scam compound, Anna has mostly been living on the streets. WARNING: The story contains references to sexual and physical violence. The Ugandan mother had been a captive for seven months, during which she said she was tortured with electricity because she didn’t know how to use computers,…
The Socceroos will kick off their World Cup with a clash against Türkiye in Vancouver, Canada. The two teams will be playing in the 54,500-capacity BC Place, which is home to the MLS’s Vancouver Whitecaps. As for the vibes outside BC Place? Here’s ABC’s very own Tom Wildie giving you a little insight into all…
Cambell Priest and Tiana Storm met as nine-year-olds on the day his family moved from Auckland to the Gold Coast. They lost contact at 13 but never forgot each other. Whether it’s romantic, platonic, heartbreaking or surprising, our Love Story series is about love in all its forms. Share yours with us. Cambell: My parents…
The Brisbane City Council has announced it will invest millions of dollars in a new health and wellness program. The council will allocate $5.6 million in its 2026/2027 budget to boost healthy activities across Brisbane with the new Move Well Brisbane campaign. It is the next stage of the council’s Active and Healthy program, which…
Author and new media company chief executive Hannah Ferguson is home for the weekend. Opening the car door, a wave of wood smoke and crisp air meets her. “I always love coming to Orange, especially when it starts to get cold,” Hannah said. Bucolic Orange in central west NSW is worlds away from Hannah’s usual…
Hundreds of regional Victorian firefighters have turned out for a rally in Bendigo to voice concerns over a number of issues including increased financial pressures. An ABC reporter at the rally said a song featuring the controversial slogan “ditch the witch” directed at Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, which has been widely condemned as sexist, has…
Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Belfast to denounce anti-immigrant rioters who set fire to homes and cars earlier in the week after a brutal stabbing blamed on an asylum seeker. The anti-racism rally came after nights of fiery violence in parts of Northern Ireland following the arrest of a 30-year-old man from Sudan on…
Health Minister Mark Butler says he has found the criticism from state and territory disability ministers about the overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) “extraordinary”, given the states signed on to a plan to cut spending. Treasury modelling this week revealed more than 240,000 people will exit the scheme over four years as…
Queensland players say they will support prop Tino Fa’asuamaleaui any way they can after the death of his father. Fereti Fa’asuamaleaui died after a battle with cancer and his son is still with family in Queensland, after the Maroons flew to Melbourne on Friday to prepare for the second State of Origin clash at the…