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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.

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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

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.

Police privacy breach puts DV survivors' lives at risk

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

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.

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'Claim back our waterways': calls for crocodile culls

'Claim back our waterways': calls for crocodile culls

'Claim back our waterways': calls for crocodile culls

'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

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

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

'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.

Man charged with murder over suburban park shooting

Man charged with murder over suburban park shooting

Man charged with murder over suburban park shooting

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

Heatwave, disease 'catastrophic' combo for hardy corals

Heatwave, disease 'catastrophic' combo for hardy corals

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

Next gen needed for Australia's most-gruelling schedule

Next gen needed for Australia's most-gruelling schedule

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

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

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

'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 cop hammer blow with quick ruled out of Ashes

England cop hammer blow with quick ruled out of Ashes

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.

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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.

Australia ponder surprise new role for Khawaja

Australia are considering recalling Usman Khawaja into the middle order for the third Ashes Test, says coach Andrew McDonald.

Matildas sweat on stalwart's hamstring scans before Cup

Brisbane Roar and Matildas attacking midfielder Tameka Yallop is hoping to receive good news after suffering a hamstring injury ahead of the Asian Cup.

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'Never forgiven': ex-nurse convicted of fatal stabbing

A jury has found Rajwinder Singh guilty of murder at his retrial after he was accused of fatally stabbing Toyah Cordingley at a far-north Queensland beach.

Opetaia injury fallout as unification path clears

The ferocious Jai Opetaia blow that stopped Huseyin Cinkara has kept the German boxer in hospital with a fractured C1 vertebra and brain bleeding.

England's 'over-prepared' claim raises eyebrows

England's coach believes they over-trained leading into the second Ashes Test that ended in a bruising loss to Australia at the Gabba.

'Harrowing' failures to track down horrific pedophile

Australia's worst pedophile should have been stopped long before he was finally caught and sentenced to life in prison, a review has found.

'Doof doof to strangers': how young Lion set tone

Darcy Wilmot, who has two premierships and 14 finals appearances in his 83-game career, has extending his Brisbane Lions contract until 2029.

England sink to another low as Lions flogged by Aust A

England's miserable Ashes tour has reached the depths of their Lions side, who were beaten by an innings and 131 runs by an Australia A team.

Gabba moment that gives Marnus confidence of kicking on

Marnus Labuschagne was very impressed by the work of two lower-order batters in Australia's second Ashes Test victory at the Gabba.

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