Senate approves 235th judge of Biden presidency, beating Trump’s mark, as Democrats tout diversity of nominees
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate approves 235th judge of Biden presidency, beating Trump’s mark, as Democrats tout diversity of nominees.
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Australian punter Joe McGuire's Ohio State have held off James Rendell's Notre Dame 34-23 in the college football national championship in Atlanta.
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Giant pandas debut at Adelaide Zoo
Australia's new giant pandas have debuted at Adelaide Zoo, delighting crowds as political leaders hailed them as a symbol of stronger relations with China.
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Boy dies after being crushed by falling parking meter
A five-year-old boy has died days after he was crushed by a falling parking meter during a school holiday event at a museum.
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Toxic foam used in celebrations before contamination
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Child killer life term could hinge on medical reports
A child killer faced court for a review of his indefinite sentence with his head now bald and black beard mostly grey after about 25 years in custody.
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Badosa beats Gauff to advance to Open semi-finals
Fully-fit and playing the best tennis of her life, Spanish former world No.2 Paul Badosa is through to the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time.
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Inquiry launched into 'failures' of child protection
The failures of a state's child protection and working-with-children checks will be probed following the jailing of one of Australia's worst pedophiles.
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Welsford sprints to stage-one win at cycling Tour
Australian Olympic cycling gold medallist Sam Welsford has dominated the opening stage of the Tour Down Under in the Adelaide Hills.
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Woman's alleged jerry can hunt before anti-Semitic act
Police are pursuing at least two more gang members allegedly behind an anti-Semitic incident, while a woman arrested over the attack remains locked up.
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Alleged cop shooter 'attacked woman' before altercation
A man allegedly assaulted a woman at a hospital before he went on to shoot a police officer in the leg, be shot twice himself and tasered during his arrest.
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Trump won't curb Australia's climate crusade: Albanese
Donald Trump's abandonment of the US's climate goals won't deter Australian investment in clean energy, with the sector promising tens of thousands of new jobs.
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'Every single day': Gulden on a mission after horror GF
Errol Gulden can't stop thinking about Sydney's AFL grand final capitulation against Brisbane but knows talk is cheap as he eyes redemption.
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PM walks diplomatic tightrope as Trump takes office
Australia's most senior official in the US during the first Trump presidency has weighed in on how the Albanese government will navigate his return to power.
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Selectors haven't raised Test debut with Connolly
Test bolter Cooper Connolly is yet to hear from selectors about the possibility of earning a maiden baggy green in Sri Lanka.
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Prince Harry's trial against UK tabloid poised to start
Prince Harry's highly anticipated legal case against Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloid newspapers is about to get underway in London.
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NFL's 49ers play surprise role in Thunder's BBL rise
NFL team the San Francisco 49ers had a hand in the Sydney Thunder's rise from the Big Bash League's doldrums.
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Trump withdraws US from the World Health Organization
The US will leave the United Nations health agency in 12 months' time and stop paying billions of dollars towards its work around the world.
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Land Forces protesters vow to fight charges in court
Close to 30 people have fronted a Melbourne court, charged over violent protests outside a controversial weapons exhibition.
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Trump pardons people charged over US Capitol riot
Donald Trump has pardoned about 1500 defendants charged over the riot when his supporters stormed the US Capitol in a bid to overturn 2020 election result.