AFL boss Gillon McLachlan says Brayden Maynard was “prosecuted aggressively” and has no issues with the process leading to the decision to clear the Collingwood defender for his collision with Angus Brayshaw. McLachlan rubbished comments made by Brayshaw’s brother, star WAFL footballer Hamish, that there was a push from the league to free Maynard to … Read more
The Australian share market brushed aside a mixed response on Wall Street to fresh US inflation numbers overnight to finish higher on Thursday. The S & P/ASX200 rose 32.6 points through trading, or 0.5 per cent, to close at 7186.5 points. The broader All Ordinaries was also up 0.5 per cent, to 7382.7 points. Across … Read more
An alleged bikie associate has been arrested in dramatic fashion after allegedly digging up buried methamphetamine in bushland in Perth’s south, leaving his young child in the car to do so. WA Police have released body cam vision of the arrest on Tuesday in the Mandurah suburb of Stake Hill, when police watched 30-year-old Ashley … Read more
Test stars including Steve Smith, David Warner will have to wear neck guards on their helmets when batting under a rule change set to be imposed for the domestic season. Batters who hit the roof at Marvel Stadium during the BBL will no longer be awarded an automatic six either, with the shift among 12 … Read more
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept the official cash rate (OCR) on hold at 4.10 per cent since June. Barring a major upside surprise in the economic data, this likely represents the peak in official interest rates. The RBA can take comfort in the fact that there remains a significant amount of monetary … Read more
An Aussie influencer has been slammed as “ableist” and “dangerous” after “100 per cent” believing that falling ill is a choice. Georgie Stevenson was recorded on an episode of her podcast, Rise & Conquer, in which she spoke to her producer Atiyya Batty about the theory. Batty told Stevenson it was the opinion of an … Read more
Socceroos star Craig Goodwin will always be welcome back to Adelaide United while Carl Veart is coach despite his stinging attack on Reds management following his departure for Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda. Goodwin’s return to his former club Al-Wehda was announced last week by the Reds, who secured a transfer free worth more than $1 … Read more
A millionaire property developer who bluntly told Aussie tradies they are being paid too much to do too little and that unemployment needed to rise so workers experienced “pain” has issued an apology and declared he “deeply regrets” the remarks. Gurner Group chief executive Tim Gurner, 40, blamed the Covid pandemic for a big part … Read more
The days of illegible “while you were out” slips from the postie will become a thing of the past under a bold new move from the national mail carrier. Australia Post has indicated it’s shifting towards digital missed delivery cards after years of complaints from frustrated customers. It made the announcement on its official Facebook … Read more
Jackson Warne, the son of late Aussie cricket legend Shane Warne, has celebrated what would have been his father’s 54th birthday in nearly the perfect way. It is the second birthday since Warne — who was born on September 13, 1969 — died in Thailand in March 2022, which stunned the sporting world. Warne died … Read more
