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Herbert eyes Australian Open crown after hanging tough

Herbert eyes Australian Open crown after hanging tough

Unheralded American Ryggs Johnston has joined home hope and halfway frontrunner Lucas Herbert in the Australian Open lead after a wet and wild third round.

Heat and Renegades spin queens hold key to WBBL final

Heat and Renegades spin queens hold key to WBBL final

Heat and Renegades spin queens hold key to WBBL final

Heat and Renegades spin queens hold key to WBBL final

Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Renegades captains Jess Jonassen and Sophie Molineux are in terrific form ahead of the WBBL decider at the MCG.

Western Bulldogs legend Chris Grant makes shock exit

Western Bulldogs legend Chris Grant makes shock exit

Western Bulldogs legend Chris Grant makes shock exit

Western Bulldogs legend Chris Grant makes shock exit

Chris Grant has quit his executive post at the Western Bulldogs, saying he leaves the club with many cherished memories.

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South Korean amateur the shock Australian Open leader

South Korean amateur the shock Australian Open leader

South Korean teenage amateur Hyojin Yang has surged to a shock halfway lead at the Australian Open on the Melbourne sandbelt.

Happy Herbert savouring his stand-out golf year

Happy Herbert savouring his stand-out golf year

Lucas Herbert is the man to beat at the Australian Open with the Victorian golfer saying a victory on Sunday would cap an already memorable year.

No Smylie face as superstar Smith crashes at the Open

No Smylie face as superstar Smith crashes at the Open

Cameron Smith has suffered a dramatic second-round collapse as his LIV Golf teammate Lucas Herbert surged to a four-stroke Australian Open lead in Melbourne.

Dodgy car lock blamed for theft of four Olympic medals

Dodgy car lock blamed for theft of four Olympic medals

A famed Olympic rower had four medals stolen from his car due to a faulty lock, a court has been told.

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Hundreds of striking police walk out of headquarters

Hundreds of striking police walk out of headquarters

Hundreds of striking police walk out of headquarters

Hundreds of striking police walk out of headquarters

Hundreds of officers walked off the job from police headquarters for one hour, as their union accused a state government of running away from their pay dispute.

Virgin gets first clearance to take flight with Qatar

Virgin gets first clearance to take flight with Qatar

Virgin gets first clearance to take flight with Qatar

Virgin gets first clearance to take flight with Qatar

Virgin and Qatar airlines can begin planning new flights between Australia and Doha together, with a final decision on their partnership due within months.

Kangaroos brush off past AFLW hurt ahead of grand final

Kangaroos brush off past AFLW hurt ahead of grand final

Kangaroos brush off past AFLW hurt ahead of grand final

Kangaroos brush off past AFLW hurt ahead of grand final

North Melbourne coach Darren Crocker says the Kangaroos' 2023 AFLW grand final heartbreak is in the past as they take on Melbourne in the 2024 decider.

Department defends advice on bungled Commonwealth Games

Department defends advice on bungled Commonwealth Games

Department defends advice on bungled Commonwealth Games

Department defends advice on bungled Commonwealth Games

A government agency has defended its advice to the Victorian government in the lead-up to the abandoned Commonwealth Games, despite a damning report.

Indigenous leader locked up for 'calculated' $1m theft

Indigenous leader locked up for 'calculated' $1m theft

Indigenous leader locked up for 'calculated' $1m theft

Indigenous leader locked up for 'calculated' $1m theft

Indigenous leader Geoff Clark and his son Jeremy have been sentenced after they were found guilty of stealing almost $1 million from Aboriginal organisations.

'Significant' jump in COVID-19 cases ahead of Christmas

'Significant' jump in COVID-19 cases ahead of Christmas

'Significant' jump in COVID-19 cases ahead of Christmas

'Significant' jump in COVID-19 cases ahead of Christmas

A surge in COVID-19 cases has hit ahead of the festive season with health authorities warning those at risk to take precautions to avoid getting sick.

Oh my, forgotten golf star roars to life at the Open

Oh my, forgotten golf star roars to life at the Open

Oh my, forgotten golf star roars to life at the Open

Oh my, forgotten golf star roars to life at the Open

Former golf prodigy Su Oh has rebounded from a despairing season in the US to capture a share of the Australian Open first-round lead in Melbourne.

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Herbert nabs Aust Open lead as Smith also runs hot

In-form Lucas Herbert has snatched the Australian Open lead as smarting pre-tournament favourite Cameron Smith also ran hot in the first round.

Cost of big races revealed right at the finish line

Revelations about the price of events such as major motor races are among the dozens of reports released on a parliament's final sitting day.

Leishman says golfers owe Shark for LIV money move

Marc Leishman says all male golfers have benefited from Greg Norman's bold breakaway vision amid reports the Shark will be replaced as LIV Golf boss.

Serial rape suspect given bail after court outbursts

An alleged rapist has repeatedly yelled out in the courtroom about corrupt police as he successfully made a bid for bail ahead of his retrial.

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'Pigs fly': Metro deadline delays cloud opening date

The initial handover of Melbourne's Metro Tunnel to operators has been delayed 12 months but the government insists it will still open to passengers on time.

Man freed as alleged rape victim's evidence 'unlikely'

An accused rapist's convictions have been overturned after three Court of Appeal judges did not believe the evidence from his alleged 71-year-old victim.

'Vile conduct': jogging trail rapist's appeal denied

An appeal court has found rapist Joel Russo will present a danger to women "long into the future" as they denied his 20-year prison term challenge.

Boulevard goes dotty for Japan's art superstar

For artist Yayoi Kusama, polka dots represent infinity. For Australia's biggest exhibition of her art, more than 60 trees will be wrapped in her signature dots.

Design for first public housing towers to be demolished

Plans to demolish public housing towers are forging ahead, with designs for their replacement unveiled despite an ongoing trial to stop it.

No sale - state denies snowfields up for grabs

An expression of interest process to find a new manager for two loss-making snowfields does not amount to a sale, a state government says.

Driver who killed paramedic flees state before sentence

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a dangerous driver who killed an off-duty paramedic after he went on the run days before his sentence.

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