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Australian Associated PressHeimgartner claims 'special' win on wet return to NZ
Local hero Andre Heimgartner has broken through for his first win since 2021, surviving a wet and wild race at Taupo in New Zealand.
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Business as usual: Verstappen wins F1 sprint race
Max Verstappen has extended his F1 championship lead by winning the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. Australia's Oscar Piastri was seventh.
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Clarkson set for battle with 'faceless' Hawks
North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson is chasing both his first win of the AFL season and first against former side Hawthorn in a high-stakes round-six clash.
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Troubled forensic lab's DNA backlog blows out to 41,000
A backlog of cases at a Queensland DNA lab has increased as the state opposition calls on the government to release a full strategy to address its issues.
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'Long way to go': Fitzy downplays Sharks' strong start
Before this week, Cronulla hadn't entered a round of football atop the NRL ladder since 2016, but Craig Fitzgibbon isn't popping the champagne just yet.
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X to fight Australian watchdog over stabbing content
Elon Musk's social media platform says it will fight an Australian regulator over an order to take down posts after a church bishop was stabbed in Sydney.
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Heat oust Bulls, set up NBA playoffs clash with Celtics
Miami have set up an NBA playoffs eastern conference first-round clash with Boston after eliminating Chicago 112-91 in their play-in match.
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Mental health funding focus of Bondi attack inquiry
As a major coronial inquiry gets underway into the Bondi stabbings, a wounded security guard has taken heart from Australia's support.
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Korda on track in golf major, Aussie Kyriacou in mix
Thailand's Atthaya Thitikul and South Korea's Jin Hee Im have a one-shot lead in the Chevron Championship while Aussie Steph Kyriacou is also in the hunt.
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WA leaves Agar, Stoinis, Behrendorff off contract list
Experienced international players Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff and Andrew Tye have not been offered state contracts by Western Australia.
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More than 2000 evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Ongoing eruptions from a volcano in Indonesia have forced more than 2100 people to be evacuated from the area around Mount Ruang.
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Five more sailors added to Australia's Olympic team
Five more sailors have been confirmed in Australia's Paris Olympic team, including four who will debut in Marseilles, where the Games sailing will be held.
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AFL admits to umpire error in not penalising Draper
Essendon ruckman Sam Draper should have had a crucial free kick paid against him late in the Bombers' thrilling win over Adelaide, the AFL has admitted.
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Low of Knights humiliation powering Dogs revival: Kiraz
Jacob Kiraz says the feeling of getting smashed 66-0 by Newcastle has helped spark Canterbury's encouraging start to the 2024 NRL season.
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Man charged over 'targeted' fatal shooting at shops
Homicide squad detectives have charged a 40-year-old man over the shooting death of a 33-year-old outside shops in Melbourne's north.
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Global tensions, China slowdown casts budget shadow
The threat of escalating conflict in the Middle East has cast further uncertainty over Australia's pre-budget economic outlook, the treasurer has warned.
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Badawiya has Matildas on her mind, Gaza in her heart
Rola Badawiya no longer sees herself an adopted Australian and wants to take her footballing journey to the top.
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Morikawa in four-way tie for lead as Scheffler lurks
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler is three shots from the lead at the RBC Heritage, with Collin Morikawa, Tom Hoge, Sepp Straka and J.T. Poston tied in front.
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Humphrey's high standards as Sun aims for SCG impact
Gold Coast's Bailey Humphrey will demand more of himself when the emboldened Suns meet Sydney at the SCG and debut a fifth player in just six games this season.
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Belief high for Jets ahead of City ALW semi-final clash
Persevering through off-field turmoil, Newcastle will go full-throttle against Melbourne City when they face off in their A-League Women semi-final clash.