The Gold Coast Suns could be set to cash in on the AFL’s ambassadorial payments as they gear up to lure Damien Hardwick north. Suns CEO Mark Evans flew to Italy to offer the former Richmond mentor a five-year deal to become their next senior coach. Watch every match of every round of the 2023 … Read more
An elderly regional postmaster died after a drunken and “shameful” service station attack, a court has been told. Troy Matthew Maskell, 44, is facing trial before the Victorian Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to the manslaughter of John Burke, 73. On Thursday, crown prosecutor Stephanie Clancy outlined the alleged circumstances which led to Mr … Read more
Carlton coach Michael Voss will back Paddy Dow to replace Adam Cerra as he insists the Blues did not risk their hamstrung star by picking him last week. Cerra will miss at least a fortnight with a low grade hamstring strain after he faced the Magpies off the back of a week spent under an … Read more
Parents of a little boy who choked on a cocktail sausage have made the painful decision to switch off his life support. A few short hours after being dropped at Glenroi Heights Public School in Orange, about 250km west of Sydney, on July 19, Decklan Hayward began to suffer the unthinkable. The seven-year-old started to … Read more
Injury has cost stalwart defender Clare Polkinghorne her spot in Australia’s starting team, but the Matildas’ most-capped player remains grateful for having the chance to play in a FIFA Women’s World Cup on home soil. Polkinghorne, 34, has featured in each of the three matches Australia has played in the tournament, but all of her … Read more
The man accused of stabbing four people at a Melbourne discount store has faced a court. Daniel Clavell, 36, appeared briefly before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday afternoon facing almost 30 charges including intentionally cause injury, recklessly cause injury, common law assault, assault with a weapon and armed robbery. He asked a court to … Read more
The energetic simmering of the Alpine F1 team increased to a full rolling boil this week, with a management clean-out executed halfway through a grand prix weekend. Alpine announced on Friday in Belgium — between practice and qualifying — that its three most senior personnel would be out by the end of the weekend. Team … Read more
A pizza restaurant in Canada found itself the subject of conversation among Aussies this week after critics of the Indigenous Voice to parliament caught wind of its initiative supporting First Nations people. An image of a Basic Goodness Pizzeria receipt featured in a nasty Google review, and before long, wound up in an Australian social … Read more
Matildas captain Sam Kerr had a ball at her feet and looks set for her long-awaited return in Monday’s must-win World Cup clash with Denmark after smiling her way through training on Thursday. Music was blaring from the speakers at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre as the Matildas warmed up for their session listening … Read more
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says the Queensland government owes NSW a $105m in payments from returning Queenslanders who completed their two-week hotel quarantine during the Covid-19 pandemic. The bill was previously estimated at $40m, but the Treasurer said the figure had ballooned to $105m. Mr Mookhey said conversations were ongoing with his Queensland counterpart, Cameron … Read more
