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Tributes flow after final call for king of one-liners

Tributes flow after final call for king of one-liners

A renowned broadcaster, famous for having a one-liner ready to go, and whose voice became an integral part of the Australian sporting lexicon, has died aged 76.

Aussie shares dive as investors brace for energy shock

Aussie shares dive as investors brace for energy shock

Aussie shares dive as investors brace for energy shock

Aussie shares dive as investors brace for energy shock

Australia's share market has plunged as surging oil prices dimmed the global growth outlook and dragged on industrial metals producers.

New AFL chairman vows 'no hubris or arrogance'

New AFL chairman vows 'no hubris or arrogance'

New AFL chairman vows 'no hubris or arrogance'

New AFL chairman vows 'no hubris or arrogance'

The AFL's latest chairman wants to build a greater connection between the league and its clubs and has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at the game's past hierarchy.

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Cops 'missed chances' before mum set on fire by husband

Cops 'missed chances' before mum set on fire by husband

Officers incorrectly granted a man bail, wrongly filed a complaint and couldn't open an important file before a young mum was murdered, a coroner has heard.

'We're in the mix': Piastri positive about Melbourne GP

'We're in the mix': Piastri positive about Melbourne GP

With all new 2026 cars, Oscar Piastri doesn't know if he can win the Australian grand prix but feels his McLaren team have been making good progress.

'See you in court': fight looms over work-from-home law

'See you in court': fight looms over work-from-home law

An Australian-first legal right to work from home might not be shielded from a constitutional challenge by the use of anti-discrimination laws.

Labor figure's alleged killer wins bid for freedom

Labor figure's alleged killer wins bid for freedom

The man accused of punching and killing Labor strategist Tim Picton is set to be released from custody after he was granted bail for another alleged attack.

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Hundreds of Aussies heading home after US-led strikes

Hundreds of Aussies heading home after US-led strikes

Hundreds of Aussies heading home after US-led strikes

Hundreds of Aussies heading home after US-led strikes

A Sydney-bound flight is on its way to Dubai carrying fleeing Australians as crisis teams are sent to the Middle East to provide extra consular support.

Airline, travel industries scramble with war fallout

Airline, travel industries scramble with war fallout

Airline, travel industries scramble with war fallout

Airline, travel industries scramble with war fallout

Ten of thousands of anxious travellers are clamouring for ways out of the Middle East as the widening Iran war constrains commercial flights through the region.

Good news is bad news: GDP growth fuels inflation fears

Good news is bad news: GDP growth fuels inflation fears

Good news is bad news: GDP growth fuels inflation fears

Good news is bad news: GDP growth fuels inflation fears

Australia's economy expanded by 2.6 per cent over 2025, above Reserve Bank forecasts, raising fears of an impending interest rate hike.

Lutnick, Goldman Sachs' lawyer to testify on Epstein

Lutnick, Goldman Sachs' lawyer to testify on Epstein

Lutnick, Goldman Sachs' lawyer to testify on Epstein

Lutnick, Goldman Sachs' lawyer to testify on Epstein

The US government committee probing the Jeffrey Epstein files will question Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and a Goldman Sachs' former top lawyer.

Germany demands US include Europe in Ukraine talks

Germany demands US include Europe in Ukraine talks

Germany demands US include Europe in Ukraine talks

Germany demands US include Europe in Ukraine talks

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has urged Donald Trump to put more pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the ⁠war in Ukraine.

'Stronger' Piastri has world champion traits: ex boss

'Stronger' Piastri has world champion traits: ex boss

'Stronger' Piastri has world champion traits: ex boss

'Stronger' Piastri has world champion traits: ex boss

Oscar Piastri is attempting to become Australia's first F1 world champion in 46 years and the traits he needs to do so have been there since he was a teen.

'Not lost on us': Dillon oversees plenty of AFL change

'Not lost on us': Dillon oversees plenty of AFL change

'Not lost on us': Dillon oversees plenty of AFL change

'Not lost on us': Dillon oversees plenty of AFL change

While the AFL remains a strong code, the last few months have not been smooth and they need to have their house in better order.

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Eight-year-old Australian dies at Japanese ski resort

A young girl has become the fourth Australian to die at a Japanese ski resort this northern winter after a tragic snowmobile accident.

Sudan implicates Ethiopia in its civil war

Sudan has pointed the finger at Ethiopia, accusing its neighbour of assisting the Rapid Support Services of launching drones from its territory.

Pakistan says 67 Afghan troops killed in border clashes

Islamabad says 67 Afghan troops and one Pakistani soldier have been killed in cross-border clashes.

Middle East war enters fourth day in 'smoke and blood'

President Donald Trump says the US has “the capability to go far longer" than its projected four-to-five-week time frame for military operations against Iran.

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No small business exemption to work-from-home laws

A legal work-from-home mandate will apply to businesses big and small as a state government eyes productivity and political gains.

Lomax's Storm move fails but Eels show path back to NRL

The Parramatta Eels have declared the club won't be "steamrolled" after star winger Zac Lomax's audacious bid to join NRL rival Melbourne was blocked.

Rate hike odds spike for 'live' March RBA meeting

The battle to tame inflation has been thrown into more uncertainty by conflict in Iran and the Middle East, the Reserve Bank governor says.

'Thoughtless offending' blamed for Liberal poll rout

The Liberal Party alienated immigrants, young people and women during its calamitous 2025 election campaign, which a review describes as its worst in history.

'Not appropriate': killer released by cop before attack

A man who stabbed and set his wife alight after being released by a police officer should have applied for bail in front of a magistrate, a coroner has heard.

Two men armed with knives shot dead in two states

A witness has described her shock after police shot dead a knife-wielding man who had allegedly attacked two women and made threats in an upmarket suburb.

Teen 'lied' before bathroom hook-up with ex-Liberal MP

A former Liberal politician only had sex with a teen in a car park toilet after the boy lied about his age to sign up to an adult site, a jury has heard.

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