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South Africa's cricketers are pleased with their performances in their tour-opening two-day match against a Cricket Australia XI.

An Australian syndicate's claim that its $386 million offer for the Kidman cattle empire is "superior" is questioned by rival bidder Hancock Prospecting, led by Gina Rinehart.

For the first time in the ACT's history, the majority of politicians elected to the Legislative Assembly are women.

Weekend violence at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre in central Victoria involving 10 youths reportedly causes significant damage to the facility and sparks a police investigation.

An Australian syndicate's claim that its $386 million offer for the Kidman cattle empire is "superior" is questioned by rival bidder Hancock Prospecting, led by Gina Rinehart.

Fresh allegations of heavy-handedness and misconduct are levelled at Victoria Police's troubled Ballarat branch, with officers accused of dragging the victim of a violent assault on the ground, before charging her with assaulting her alleged attacker.

An Australian syndicate's claim that its $386 million offer for the Kidman cattle empire is "superior" is questioned by rival bidder Hancock Prospecting, led by Gina Rinehart.

It seems from day one the plan to "snatch" Sally Faulkner's children from the streets of Beirut was doomed, as those on the ground reveal just what went wrong in the child custody battle that became an international incident.

Many surprises are hidden within the walls of this Canberra landmark.

Victoria's anti-corruption watchdog has received a fresh complaint of heavy-handedness and allegations of misconduct against police in Ballarat.

Sally Faulkner had not seen her children for almost a year when she arrived in Beirut with a plan to abduct them. Some of the key players and experts on the ground share what went wrong in the child custody dispute that became an international incident.

World No.4 Simona Halep wants to extend her collaboration with her Australian coach Darren Cahill into a second season. Early in the second set of the opening match in the WTA Finals, there was a little insight into why.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would "100 per cent" accept the results of the US election if he thought it was "fair", his son Eric Trump said on Sunday.

Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League on goal difference after coming from behind to draw 1-1 with Southampton at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

It was a few weeks before Hillary Clinton would announce her 2016 presidential bid, and she was already worried about money.

Residents of the quiet coastal village of Somers claim the "little person" is being priced out of Victoria's small claims tribunal, after fees to face a hearing in a case against the local council skyrocketed in the last minute.

A body found in Blakehurst on Sunday is believed to be that of a man missing from the area since Monday.

Not one of the eight singles players taking part in the elite, season-ending WTA Finals event will have a female coach.

Heaven knows one doesn't see Morrissey to be "mildly entertained". He pooh-poohed that idea early, while we were still wringing our hands over brutally violent footage in his video preamble.

Police describe fan behaviour as "fantastic".

Most of the inmates from a Haitian prison have escaped after killing a guard and stealing firearms and authorities have launched a manhunt for the 174 fugitives with support from UN peacekeepers.

LNP Senators strategically placed around state.

Congratulations are in order for Wallabies star Israel Folau and Silver Ferns sharp shooter Maria Tutaia.

Newcastle fight back from two goals down to hold Western Sydney to a 2-2 draw at Spotless Stadium.

A large bump to housing finance approvals in the ACT in the June quarter has helped the Territory hold on to its spot as the third strongest economy in the nation.

Census field workers' 'loss of faith' with Bureau of Statistics.

Leslie Nassar, a prolific Australian humorist, digital innovator and father of three, has been killed in a hit-run crash in the United States.

Fewer services as Queensland Rail deals with driver shortage.

The cost of dispatching ambulances in Victoria has soared in the wake of a controversial union pay deal with paramedics.

Lithuanians began voting on Sunday in an election run-off in the European Union member state with the centre-right opposition likely to oust the current coalition which has failed to rejuvenate the country's sluggish economy.

Weston Creek Molonglo have broken their finals losing run by claiming the Twenty20 cup final

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The United Nation's appointment of Wonder Woman as honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls annoys me because an organisation that has been charged with improving equality for women has stooped to the kind of vapid marketing synergies we'd expect from a skin cream commercial.

Western Sydney Wanderers were cruising to their first win at their new home ground before two howlers by goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne cost them.

Labor says proposed changes to how the $12b estate is managed sideline the public

Another wave of development is set to sweep through Moncrieff with three townhouse projects planned for the young Gungahlin suburb.

Prime TV is cutting costs as Australia's regional broadcasters plead for changes to media ownership rules that prevent them merging with metropolitan TV networks.

A 72 year-old retired soldier blew himself up in a park in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, killing himself and injuring three other people in an apparent suicide, state broadcaster NHK reported.

More than 100 low-paid cleaners who have worked across Melbourne's Crown Casino and Federation Square had their wages illegally docked and their pay records falsified to cover up the corrupt practice.

Residents urged to prepare as a new storm season begins

The voices of the St Mary's Cathedral choir soared but the mood was sombre as a prayer was offered for Maria Claudia Lutz and her family, who were found dead in their Davidson home.

Here's one group you don't usually hear associated with celebrity feuds: the people who hand out Nobel prizes.

Kings Cross land owners are bandying together to try and sell the city's famous stretch of nightclubs and strip clubs to property developers, according to club owner Charlie Saleh.

Communications Minister Mitch Fifield says he will raise concerns with ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie about Four Corners' "odd" decision to reject an interview with Immigration Minister Peter Dutton following a controversial documentary on asylum seekers in Nauru.

Cabinet minister Christopher Pyne has admonished Human Rights Commissioner Gillian Triggs over her misleading claims to a Senate estimates hearing, advising her to "stay out of politics and stick with human rights".

Heavy rains boost fuel loads ahead of bushfire season.

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne should be centre-stage as the first woman to win the race, but slipped through the fingers of Racing Victoria.

Winx probably won't go to see the world, but what if the world was brought to Winx?

Bookmakers predicted Winx's Cox Plate annihilation stripped up to $40 million from bags across the country with some pledging to never shop the wonder mare at better than Black Caviar-like odds again.

Hugh Bowman had been waiting for 5pm on Saturday to tick around for a couple of months. It was Winx's date with destiny in a second Cox Plate.