President Biden signed a bill Monday that will create a commission to study establishing a national museum on the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
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Victorian Labor MP Jane Garrett has died from breast cancer at the age of 49.The former emergency services minister, an MP since 2010, was diagnosed with the disease in 2016 and announced late last year she would not stand for re-election in the 2022 state poll.
Wallabies fullback Tom Banks has suffered a serious arm injury during the first Test against England in Perth.Quade Cooper was a last-minute withdrawal after straining his left calf in the warm-up, but it was the injury to Banks that left viewers squeamish.
North Queensland have continued their march towards a NRL top-four finish with a thrilling 40-26 home derby win over rivals Brisbane.Scott Drinkwater had a hand in three of the Cowboys' six tries on Saturday as a late flurry from the Broncos kept the strong sell-out Townsville crowd on the edge of their seats.
Rocked by an early Irish onslaught, the All Blacks have staged a superb recovery to score four first-half tries on the way to a 42-19 win over Ireland in the first match of a three-Test series.Ireland had the All Blacks at sixes and sevens with the intensity of their performance in the first quarter at Eden Park.
Another class double-act from Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver has helped Melbourne overcome a plucky Adelaide by 29 points for a valuable AFL win.The Demons keep top spot on the ladder after triumphing 14.
Fresh rain and falling boulders have hampered rescuers who have so far pulled 26 bodies from the debris of a mudslide that wiped out a railway construction site in India's northeast.Rescue work is expected to continue for a couple of days in rugged hilly terrain with little hope of finding survivors among 37 people missing since Wednesday night.
At least eight students of an Islamic religious school have been wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar.A provincial official told the DPA news agency the blast occurred overnight in the Rodat distric.
West Coast captain Courtney Bruce is confident star goal shooter Jhaniele Fowler will be able to handle any physicality that comes her way in Super Netball's grand final against the Melbourne Vixens.Fowler was restricted to 48 goals in each of the Fever's two losses to the Vixens during the regular season.
A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing south of Wollongong that police believe was domestic-related.Emergency services were called to a Warilla home early on Saturday morning, after reports of a domestic assault.
Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has joined an international advisory group set up by the president of Ukraine to look at ways to prevent future Russian aggression.The 'who's who' group of ex-government foreign policy specialists held its first meeting earlier this month after being established by Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy in May.
Canterbury were unable to overcome the elements and a stoic Cronulla defence as the Sharks claimed an 18-6 win to strengthen their spot in the NRL's top four.In front of 8837 fans at a rain-soaked CommBank Stadium, the Bulldogs were aiming for a third straight win for the first time since 2019 but came up short.
Six weeks after Essendon were humiliated by Sydney, coach Ben Rutten has hailed their nine-point win over the Swans as the perfect response and a sign of the young Bombers' growing belief.The Bombers overcame an 11-point deficit at three-quarter time, with Jake Stringer pulling off a monster final term, to prevail 15.
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Travis Head insists he has every reason to believe he can score runs in Test cricket on the sub-continent, pointing to his lead-in form in Sri Lanka as proof of that.Head scored six in his only bat during Australia's 10-wicket win in Galle, battling through a tough evening session on day one before falling early the next morning.
Gold Coast prop Jarrod Wallace is staring at a two-game ban after he was sent off in the Titans' loss to Newcastle on Friday.Wallace was dismissed by referee Chris Butler in the 70th minute for a dangerous throw.
Anti-terrorism powers available to NSW Police should be wound back because they aren't able to use them correctly, the law enforcement watchdog says.The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission's (LECC) latest tri-annual report on NSW Police's use of anti-terror powers has given a bruising assessment of the force's use of legislation.
All eyes will be on Nat Fyfe and David Mundy as the star Fremantle duo attempt to prove the doubters wrong in Sunday's AFL clash with Port Adelaide at Optus Stadium.Fyfe was held to just 11 disposals and two clearances in last week's 31-point loss to Carlton.
Israel Folau's return to Test rugby was one to forget, thrashed 36-0 on debut for Tonga against Fiji.The former Wallabies winger wore the No.
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick isn't expecting another walkover when his team confront a Nic Naitanui-boosted West Coast at the MCG on Sunday.The Eagles slumped to a 109-point loss to the Tigers in round seven - the sixth biggest loss in West Coast's history.
St George Illawarra coach Anthony Griffin has confirmed Dragons captain Ben Hunt will line up against Canberra on Sunday after shaking off a leg injury.Hunt, 32, appeared to hurt his leg in a tackle playing State of Origin for Queensland in game two of the series last weekend but managed to remain on the field.
