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Henschall leads the way as Wildcats crush Bullets

Henschall leads the way as Wildcats crush Bullets

Ben Henshall has scored a team-high 15 points as the Perth Wildcats kept the Brisbane Bullets to their lowest score of the season in a supreme defensive effort.

Opetaia calls out new champ on unification quest

Opetaia calls out new champ on unification quest

Opetaia calls out new champ on unification quest

Opetaia calls out new champ on unification quest

Jai Opetaia has wasted no time calling out new WBC cruiserweight world champion Noel Mikaeljan after he reclaimed his belt off Badou Jack in the US.

Tourist charged with attempted murder over hit-and-run

Tourist charged with attempted murder over hit-and-run

Tourist charged with attempted murder over hit-and-run

Tourist charged with attempted murder over hit-and-run

A tourist has been charged with eight counts of attempted murder after a minor altercation escalated into a hit-and-run that left a woman critically injured.

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Rejuvenated JackJumpers squeeze life out of Snakes

Rejuvenated JackJumpers squeeze life out of Snakes

It's been a bumpy road, but the Tasmania JackJumpers are back in business, overcoming a horror 0-13 start to have their way with the Taipans in Cairns.

McEvoy wows with Aussies on top of World in pool

McEvoy wows with Aussies on top of World in pool

The world's fastest swimmer lived up to his reputation as Cam McEvoy helped blast Australia past the World in a unique event designed to shake up the sport.

Funding deal rejected as elderly languish in hospital

Funding deal rejected as elderly languish in hospital

State and territory health ministers have rejected a Commonwealth public hospital funding offer, as an ageing population stretches the system beyond capacity.

'He's dead': family destroyed by stolen car fatal crash

'He's dead': family destroyed by stolen car fatal crash

A man driving a stolen car at high speed ran a red light and slammed into an Uber vehicle, killing one passenger and "destroying" a family, a court has heard.

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Injury heartbreak for Matildas veteran before Asian Cup

Injury heartbreak for Matildas veteran before Asian Cup

Injury heartbreak for Matildas veteran before Asian Cup

Injury heartbreak for Matildas veteran before Asian Cup

Matildas veteran Tameka Yallop will require surgery on a serious hamstring injury, all but ending her hopes of playing at the Women's Asian Cup.

Summer heatwave conditions predicted for barrier reef

Summer heatwave conditions predicted for barrier reef

Summer heatwave conditions predicted for barrier reef

Summer heatwave conditions predicted for barrier reef

Newly-created long-range forecasts suggest marine heatwaves may not be as severe this summer as the last but not all coastal seascapes will be spared.

How Gold Coast convinced AFLW superstar to join Suns

How Gold Coast convinced AFLW superstar to join Suns

How Gold Coast convinced AFLW superstar to join Suns

How Gold Coast convinced AFLW superstar to join Suns

After three premierships across 10 seasons with Adelaide, AFLW star Anne Hatchard is ready to help Gold Coast charge up the ladder.

Swimming, but not as you know it: Aussies take on world

Swimming, but not as you know it: Aussies take on world

Swimming, but not as you know it: Aussies take on world

Swimming, but not as you know it: Aussies take on world

Australia's champion Olympic swimmers will take on some of Europe's best in a funky, world-first format in a boutique Brisbane pool.

Terror at 4500 metres as skydiver snared by own chute

Terror at 4500 metres as skydiver snared by own chute

Terror at 4500 metres as skydiver snared by own chute

Terror at 4500 metres as skydiver snared by own chute

A serious aviation disaster was narrowly averted after a freak accident resulted in a skydiver being suspended from the tail of a light aircraft.

Zipline 'total failure' led to fatal fall for tourist

Zipline 'total failure' led to fatal fall for tourist

Zipline 'total failure' led to fatal fall for tourist

Zipline 'total failure' led to fatal fall for tourist

A man died and his wife was seriously injured after their tandem zipline ride through a rainforest canopy ended with a 25-metre fall, a coroner has heard.

Beach murderer's sentence reopened over parole error

Beach murderer's sentence reopened over parole error

Beach murderer's sentence reopened over parole error

Beach murderer's sentence reopened over parole error

A man who stabbed a young woman to death then fled overseas has reappeared on court after he was handed a life sentence with a minimum 25 years before parole.

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Police privacy breach puts DV survivors' lives at risk

Police failed to protect survivors of domestic and family violence after inadequate safeguards resulted in a serious privacy breach, putting lives at risk.

Fatal punch in car loan row leaves family traumatised

A man's death in intensive care started with an encounter on a night out that led to an argument about profits from selling a restored car, a judge has heard.

'Claim back our waterways': calls for crocodile culls

Claims of an "infestation" of crocodiles is prompting calls for a cull as part of a management plan of the apex predators and to protect regional communities.

'They know me, I know them': Afridi to bring the Heat

Shaheen Afridi, among a crop of Pakistan stars ready to make their mark on the Big Bash League, says Mitchell Starc was a defining figure in his development.

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Man charged with murder over suburban park shooting

A man arrested after "hiding underwater amongst the reeds" following a fatal shooting in a suburban park has been charged with murder.

Heatwave, disease 'catastrophic' combo for hardy corals

A sturdy type of coral that usually withstands bleaching has been hit hard by a combination of heat stress and a disease rarely seen in the Great Barrier Reef.

Next gen needed for Australia's most-gruelling schedule

Australia are about to face their busiest 12 months of Test cricket in history, making the depth of talent beyond the current Ashes squad even more important.

'Gutless coward': ex-nurse sentenced for beach murder

Rajwinder Singh will spend at least 25 years behind bars after receiving a life sentence for fatally stabbing Toyah Cordingley on an isolated beach.

England cop hammer blow with quick ruled out of Ashes

England quick Mark Wood has been ruled out for the rest of the Ashes, making the tourists' task of recovering from 2-0 down even more difficult.

Woman charged with murder after fatal shooting

Two people have been charged over a fatal shooting south of a major capital, prompting calls for greater police resourcing.

Hair traces on brick thwart accused killer's bail bid

A man who claimed to have accidentally killed his wife by reversing over her with a tractor-powered slasher has attacked the evidence used to send him to trial.

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