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Lions great Simon Black says Brisbane’s clash with Geelong at GMHBA Stadium on Friday night is a “statement game” for the ...

Tasmania JackJumpers boss Christine Finnegan is hopeful the new high performance centre at Kingston can take the club to ...

Queensland Rugby League boss Ben Ikin has torpedoed speculation Billy Slater could resign if the Maroons coach crashes to ...

Former Jacqui Lambie Network member and independent Tasmanian MP, Miriam Beswick, will contest the upcoming state election ...

A straying scorpion sent a scare through a suburban Sydney home after the little stinger had lost its way and wandered into ...

The grass court season has begun with a bang for Australian Tristan Schoolkate, who seized the title at a Wimbledon warm-up ...

A former immigration detainee freed under a High Court decision has been charged over a brutal Footscray assault which has ...

If your child consistently avoids conversations about their online activities or becomes defensive when asked about their ...

A man broke the hand of the mother of his children in a violent, alcohol-fuelled assault while their kids were in the house.

Prince Harry practised his German as he shared a video message to mark the country’s first ever Veterans Day. The Duke of ...

One of Tasmania’s most respected members of the upper house has likened Premier Jeremy Rockliff’s decision not to resign and ...