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Network 10 and WIN Television have struck a short-term deal to continue broadcasting to three regional areas, just days before services were set to be cut. WIN Television broadcasts free-to-air services in a number of regional areas, including South Australia’s Riverland and South East, and Griffith in New South Wales. Its broadcast deal with Network…
Billy Slater says he does not expect this year’s State of Origin series to be his last as Queensland coach, but he will proceed in the role on a handshake basis. Slater has the chance to win his fourth series as Maroons coach in next week’s Origin III at Lang Park. Maroons recall veteran for…
A judge has ruled against former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann in his legal bid to get access to raw footage of a documentary which features Brittany Higgins ahead of his Queensland criminal trial later this year. Mr Lehrmann is charged with two counts of rape alleged to have occurred in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, in…
A young woman has told a court she was brainwashed to such an extent that she feared being “sent to hell” if she carried out her plan to escape from a cult in the New South Wales. William Kamm, the leader of the Order of St Charbel near Nowra, allegedly first told the complainant when…
The brother of a doctor killed following in a car crash in southern Tasmania says his family is living through “unimaginable pain”. Artyom Avetisyan, a cardiothoracic surgery registrar at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH), died following a single-vehicle car crash at Pontville in southern Tasmania on June 12. The 42-year-old is being remembered as a…
Laurie Daley says he will address criticism about his performance as NSW coach once the State of Origin series is over. Daley spoke to reporters on Monday after naming a squad with six changes for Origin III at Brisbane’s Lang Park on July 8. He has faced heavy scrutiny in the aftermath of the Blues’…
Two Russian-born Australian citizens accused of attempting to spy for Russia have been charged with a more serious offence, with the initial offence dismissed. On Monday the Brisbane Magistrates Court married couple Kira and Igor Korolev appeared by video link side-by-side. Crown prosecutors presented a new bench charge for the couple of conspiracy to commit…
More than 800 people from across northern Australia hit a remote outback cattle station over the weekend for the iconic annual Brunette Races. In its 116th year, the event includes rodeo, campdraft and a novelty obstacle course based on the life of a station ringer. The event is held at Brunette Downs — a 1…
Brisbane Broncos winger Josiah Karapani has been dropped from the team ahead of this weekend’s match after being issued with a notice to appear in court for alleged drink driving. Queensland police confirmed the 24-year-old was pulled over by police on the Pacific Motorway at Eight Mile Plains on Sunday. He was taken to Holland…
Musician and actress Lauryn Hill has received the inaugural Living Legend Icon Award at the BET Awards in the United States. At the Los Angeles ceremony, rapper Ice Cube took the audience back to the moment Hill first came to the world’s consciousness — as Rita Louise Watson in the 1993 smash hit movie Sister…