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Sun, 03 Apr 2022 00:20:52 +0000
Alyssa Healy's star turn leads Australia to seventh women's Cricket World Cup title over England
Australia beats England by 71 runs in the women's ODI World Cup final on the back of a record-breaking 170 from Alyssa Healy — the highest score in a women's or men's decider.

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 06:13:36 +0000
Morrison dismisses preselection allegations as 'bitter and malicious slurs'
Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists his party is united ahead of the federal election as he again denies allegations he asked Liberal Party members to vote against a preselection rival due to his Lebanese heritage in 2007.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 21:25:06 +0000
Bodies 'line the street' after Russian troops leave Ukrainian town, mayor says — as it happened
Bucha Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk says more than 300 residents of the town, near the capital Kyiv, have been killed. Many bodies, which show signs of being executed, still have not been buried.

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 05:42:53 +0000
East Gippsland on flood alert as severe weather hits east coast
Victorian authorities have urged East Gippsland residents to monitor flooding as heavy rain and damaging winds continue to pose a threat this afternoon.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 19:11:48 +0000
'He grabbed my hand and said I had to marry him': 20 years after she was kidnapped, Juliana made her bid for freedom
As she fled her captor of two decades, Juliana was chased though the jungle by soldiers. When she reached the croc-infested river that separated her from the safety of Timor Leste, she had no choice but to get in. 

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 04:02:38 +0000
Estelle Harris, best known for playing Mrs Costanza and Mrs Potato Head, dies
Estelle Harris was best known for playing the mother of George Costanza in the popular 90s sitcom Seinfeld.

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 03:42:12 +0000
Are we heading towards full employment? According to the federal budget, we are
"Full employment" is a contested idea, but the labour market is getting tighter. How tight can it get? 

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 23:13:49 +0000
Teenager in fatal cliff fall in Tasmania had strayed from marked track, police say
A teenager who slipped and fell from a cliff in southern Tasmania on Saturday had strayed from a marked track, police say.

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 08:14:54 +0000
Not just cricket: Do you know the story of Australia's first sports team to tour overseas?
It's a great sporting story but you may never have heard of it. The director of a play about the First XI of 1868, an all-Aboriginal cricket side, wants to change that.

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 06:26:02 +0000
'It's different when it goes the other way': Johns calls Bennett a hypocrite for reported meeting with Ponga
Andrew Johns accuses Wayne Bennett of double standards for meeting mid-season with Kalyn Ponga, labelling attempts to lure him to the Dolphins as poor form.

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 07:18:32 +0000
Urban mining transforms Brazil neighborhood into ghost town
The once-busy city of Maceio has seen tens of thousands of residents evacuate in the last two years, as rock salt mining caused their homes to start coming apart. Now, less than 3 per cent of homes remain occupied. 

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 07:47:16 +0000
No-confidence vote against PM shut down in Pakistan parliament
The Pakistan parliament's deputy speaker says the move to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan was against its constitution. 

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 05:46:39 +0000
NRL live: Storm host Bulldogs ahead of Eels-dragons clash
Round four wraps on Sunday, with the Storm taking on the Bulldogs in Melbourne, before the Eels play the Dragons. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 18:00:00 +0000
Race and racism runs deep in America — and Chris Rock and Will Smith
Will Smith and Chris Rock are wealthy, privileged and famous black people, but that doesn't mean they can't also be scarred by racism. And while the science of inherited trauma continues to be debated, collective memory need not be destiny...

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 04:15:59 +0000
'I haven't murdered her or anything else': Inquest hears of suspicions and failings in missing woman case
Nine years after she went missing, the family of a 23-year-old woman hope to get answers as to why their daughter has never been found or anyone charged has been over her disappearance.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 22:16:02 +0000
While some older Australians are flying high, others are watching every penny as the cost of living rises
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, living costs increased by 2.6 per cent for working households in the December 2021 quarter. For age pension households, that figure was 3.4 per cent.

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 01:56:49 +0000
Lions on the car bonnet, escaping elephants and more wild stories from Yatala's safari park
Take a trip back in time to Queensland's drive-through safari, where the only thing between you and a field full of lions was a car window.

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 01:48:53 +0000
'Elderly folk living in tin sheds': Why Mallacoota is a microcosm of the nation's housing crisis
Slow local government planning approval processes, rising property prices and a lack of affordable rentals are causing immense economic and social consequences for the isolated Victorian coastal town.

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 03:50:37 +0000
Man clinging to a pole rescued in northern NSW floods
SES volunteers found the man in more than a metre of water on Saturday night after members of the public heard his calls for help.

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 02:13:20 +0000
New number one Iga Świątek beats Naomi Osaka to win Miami Open
Poland's Iga Świątek is about to take over as women's world number one from Australia's Ash Barty — and she shows why she is a worthy successor, beating Naomi Osaka to become the fourth woman ever to complete the Indian Wells-Miami Open ...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 22:41:34 +0000
Man in critical condition after 12-metre cliff fall
A man remains in a critical condition with head and body injuries after falling 12 metres from a cliff last night in north-west Sydney. 

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 07:05:12 +0000
Neon replaced by pastels, and where are the sea slugs? Signs of coral bleaching at Ningaloo Reef
Top marine scientists say Western Australia's World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef is at further risk of coral bleaching, with signs of heat stress on the northern fringes, as unusually hot water moves from Indonesia down the WA coast. ...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 18:00:00 +0000
Jonno knows he's about to lose his job of 19 years — and he has no idea what to do next
Shock, denial, stress, anger. Workers are struggling to comprehend the early closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station and the plan for what comes next.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 19:12:55 +0000
Volodymyr Zelenskyy's war efforts have won him stratospheric popularity, even in a corner of Ukraine who long doubted him
Lviv was the only region in Ukraine where the people did not choose Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the presidential election. But as the war drags into its fifth week, feelings in this corner of the country are shifting.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 19:38:32 +0000
This week's budget theatrics occurred as Lismore flooded again. And on the ground, they say we've hit a 'low point'
A quick glimpse at what the two major parties are spruiking as we move from the budget to the election shows climate change has dropped in priority, writes Michael Slezak.



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