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Rio 2016
IOC unlikely to overturn Russia ban, says John Coates
2:39pm The International Olympic Committee is unlikely to overturn world athletics' ban on the Russian track and field team at the Rio de Janeiro Games, IOC Vice-President John Coates said on Saturday.
State Of Origin
State of Origin 2016: Think you know who inspired rugby league's State of Origin? Think again
ADRIAN PROSZENKO 2:30pm State of Origin, history tells us, was founded by the late, great Queensland senator Ron McAuliffe. But what if history is wrong?
World
Liam Davies' legacy: the fight to combat killer cocktails in Indonesia
JEWEL TOPSFIELD 2:30pm It was New Year's Eve 2012 and Australian teenager Liam Davies was celebrating with mates on Gili Trawangan, a tourist island off the northwest coast of Lombok.
Video World News
Man arrested for rape after Amish girls found in his home
2:14pm Police in Pennsylvania have charged three people in a rape case where a teenage Amish girl was given by her parents to a much older man.
Horseracing
Racing: The Olympics of racing, but Flemington could prove just as attractive
MICHAEL LYNCH 2:00pm Will an "Olympic " champion strut his stuff and take out Australia's greatest race, the Melbourne Cup?
Soccer
Euro 2016: Minnows punching above their weight as late goals bring drama
MICHAEL LYNCH 2:00pm With all the focus on violence, English hooligans, French police and Russian thugs, its easy to forget there's a football tournament, not a war, going on in France.
Video Domain
Look at that view!
1:57pm This beautiful home in Mosman didn't need any spruiking. Highlights from Domain's live auction coverage.
WA News
Man killed in car crash near Bruce Rock
ADRIAN BEATTIE 1:54pm A man has been killed in a car crash near Bruce Rock.
Tennis
Injured Tomic channels Hewitt to reach semi
JOE BARTON 1:52pm Bernard Tomic has overcome a worrying back complaint to evoke memories of mentor Lleyton Hewitt in a spirited three-set win over Gilles Muller to reach the Queen's Club semi-finals.
NSW
Sydney Trains worker killed by train
CATHERINE ARMITAGE 1:49pm A Sydney Trains employee working on the T1 Western Line was struck and killed by a train early this morning.
Video World News
Trump: 'Don't let them take your guns away'
1:46pm Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, promises supporters in Texas that he would protect their right to bear arms.
Federal Election 2016
Palmer vows to regain balance of power in Senate
TONY MOORE 1:44pm The low-key launch of the Palmer United Party's senate nomination launch in Brisbane could not have been more different from the raucous scenes just three years ago.
Queensland
Man rammed with car in Gold Coast neighbourhood dispute
ANNE-LOUISE BROWN 1:43pm A neighbourhood dispute has turned ugly on the Gold Coast, with a man ramming another with a car.
WA News
The Western Australian Museum shuts down today for four years
ADRIAN BEATTIE 1:40pm The WA Museum in Northbridge will shut its doors tonight and won't open them again for four years.
Video National News
Poisoned cocktails in Indonesia
1:29pm Liam Davies was only 19 when he died from drinking a cocktail laced with methanol.
Federal Election 2016
'No complaints': Malcolm Turnbull defends Brethren donations to Liberal Party
ADAM GARTRELL 1:26pm Malcolm Turnbull says he has "no criticisms or complaints" to make of the controversial Exclusive Brethren and is happy for the extremist Christian sect to continue donating to the Liberal Party.
Health
A bone breaks every 3.4 minutes across Australia, osteoporosis report shows
KATE AUBUSSON 1:25pm Online tool to predict your risk launched as osteoporosis rate rises in Australia.
NSW
A bone breaks every 3.4 minutes across Australia, osteoporosis report shows
KATE AUBUSSON 1:25pm An Australian breaks, snaps or cracks a bone every 3.4 minutes due to poor bone health, a new analysis shows as experts predict rising rates of osteoporosis among our ageing population.
AFL Match Centre
AFL Live Scores: Brisbane Lions v West Coast Eagles - Round 13
The West Coast Eagles have been battling to win on the road. But surely they will take the points in this away clash against the Lions at the Gabba.
WA News
Man dies after rooftop confrontation with police
ADRIAN BEATTIE A man has died after a rooftop confrontation with police.
NSW
Three-year-old Fletcher had a 'smile to light up the world'
RACHEL OLDING He was a cheeky, blonde-haired boy whose family fondly nicknamed him "Bomber".
Video Domain
Live auction: 658 Lygon Street, Carlton North
This timeless single-front Victorian just a stones throw from CBD goes under the hammer on a blustery winter day in Melbourne.
Netball
ANZ Championship, 2016: Sold-out crowd as Vixens, Fever face-off in early elimination final
LINDA PEARCE Two teams, one play-off spot. The first of their two meetings decided by just one goal. Two rounds left after this Sunday, but, for the Melbourne Vixens and West Coast Fever, equal on wins and...
Horseracing
Wauchope trainer Colt Prosser looks to win hometown cup at Port Macquarie
CHRIS ROOTS Wauchope is home for Colt Prosser but he will have to travel to Port Macquarie to attempt to match father Grant by winning the Wauchope Cup on Sunday.
Basketball
NBA Finals: Ticket prices soar as game seven approaches
JAMIE MARCUSON 3000 reasons why the NBA Finals game seven between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers will make history.
Video Sports HQ
Day struggles as Johnson stakes his claim
World number one Jason Day is way back on five-over par, while Dustin Johnson staked his claim for a first major triumph on a busy day at the US Open.
Latest News
Brisbane auctions serve up mixed results
JASON QUELCH It was an interesting day on Brisbane's auction beat.
AFL
GWS Giants young guns get their chance
ADRIAN WARREN Greater Western Sydney's young guns will get an opportunity to shine against battling Essendon on Sunday, with two of the Giants' key veterans sitting out the game.
World
Barack Obama, despite dissent on Syria, not keen on strikes on Bashar al-Assad
ARSHAD MOHAMMED AND MATT SPETALNICK A leaked "dissent memo" signed by dozens of American diplomats unlikely to make Barack Obama consider military strikes against Bashar al-Assad.
Motorsport
Formula One: Lewis Hamilton tells drivers to stop moaning about Baku circuit
DANIEL JOHNSON, BAKU The complaints about Baku's new street circuit, about run-off areas, the pit entry, the kerbs, all became too much for Lewis Hamilton.
WA News
Parmelia man was four times over drink drive limit
ADRIAN BEATTIE A Parmelia man has been arrested after a police breath test showed he was almost four times over the legal drink-drive limit.
Horseracing
No Our Waikiki beach for the Breeders Challenge a disappointment
CHRIS ROOTS Unbeaten pacer Our Waikiki Beach was at home on Saturday night as the Breeders Challenge semi-finals were run because of a nomination mix-up, which should be cleared up in the 24-7 society.
AFL News
North Melbourne v Hawthorn: Umpires cleared of Lindsay Thomas ducking allegations
JON PIERIK AND CAROLINE WILSON North Melbourne has apologised for unfounded claims by coach Brad Scott that umpires expressed a bias against "ducker" Lindsay Thomas in Friday night's torrid clash with Hawthorn and could face a...
Comment
Australia's same-sex marriage plebiscite is unnecessary, wasteful and dangerous
MICHAEL SHORT A plebiscite on same-sex marriage risks being a national catastrophe.
Music
Christina Grimmie greeted her killer before being shot
Christina Grimmie's open heartedness was her undoing.
Video World News
Gay clubgoers say we won't 'live in fear'
Uniformed police are present inside a popular gay nightclub in Washington D.C., days after a gunman killed 49 people and injured dozens at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
World
Man arrested for rape after 12 Amish girls found in his home
ROBERT MORAN A 51-year-old man was found living with 12 girls, including two he fathered, after sexually assaulting a teenager he considered his wife, authorities said Friday.
National
Picture Editor's Choice, 19th June, 2016
The Sunday Age Picture Editor, Danie Sprague selects the best images from around the world today on the wires.
WA News
Mother cries for help to find teenage son missing for six days
ADRIAN BEATTIE A Warnbro mother has pleaded for help to find her teenage son who has been missing for nearly a week.
Video World News
UK Brexit limbo after lawmaker murder
The murder of UK lawmaker Jo Cox shocks a nation and throws the Brexit referendum campaign into limbo.
Video National News
Rainy weekend as low system hits east coast
East Coast residents are urged to prepare for a weekend of heavy rain, potential flash flooding and damaging winds. Video courtesy ABC News 24
Cricket
Mitchell Starc has mixed feelings about resting
ROB FORSAITH Rest remains a dirty word for Mitchell Starc but Australia's spearhead is slowly getting used to following medicos' orders.
NSW
Lucy Turnbull's Sydney commission gets $62m boost
KIRSTY NEEDHAM, STATE POLITICAL EDITOR More houses drives prices down, says NSW Treasurer
Currencies
'Nightmare scenario': Hacker may have siphoned $US50 million from digital currency project
NATHANIEL POPPER A hacker siphoned more than $US50 million ($67 million) of digital money away from an experimental virtual currency project that had been billed as the most successful crowdfunding venture ever
State Of Origin
State of Origin: Josh Morris out for Origin II
MATT ENCARNACION Josh Morris has been ruled out for Origin II with a groin injury, giving Dylan Walker a spot in the starting team and Jack Bird a spot on the bench.
Queensland
Small earthquake shakes Kilcoy
TOBY CROCKFORD Residents of Kilcoy, northwest of Brisbane, have woken to a small earthquake.
Queensland
Brisbane women show refugees have 'a lot to contribute'
TOBY CROCKFORD Courage, compassion, appreciation and the will to survive, these are just some of the values personified by two refugees who fled to Australia and now help other new arrivals.
Music
Meat Loaf recovering after hoax report of his death
Reports of Meat Loaf's demise are greatly exaggerated.
WA News
Kenwick house destroyed in mystery fire
ADRIAN BEATTIE A house in Kenwick has been destroyed in an overnight fire.
Victoria
Decision needed on Etihad Stadium: Eddie McGuire
NEELIMA CHOAHAN Collingwood chief Eddie McGuire has moved to shut down any talk of competing with the AFL over its plans for the future of the Etihad Stadium and the surrounding precinct.
World
Family of Paris attack victim sues Google, Facebook and Twitter
JACOB BOGAGE The family of an American student killed by the Islamic State during a November 2015 attack in Paris is suing Twitter, Facebook and Google for providing, "material support" to the terrorist group.
Video Sports HQ
Euro 2016: Czech Republic's dramatic last-minute equaliser
Czech Republic kept themselves alive in Euro 2016 as they fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Croatia.
Rio 2016
Kookaburras win Champions Trophy
The Kookaburras capped a perfect build-up to the Rio Olympics when they won the Champions Trophy hockey tournament with a nail-biting win over India in the final.
Golf
US Open golf first-round scores
First-round scores from US Open first round at Oakmont, Pennsylvania.
Music
Sounds Australia could fall silent at the end of the year
NICK MILLER Australian artists could miss out on lucrative international deals - and even Grammy nominations - due to a funding screw-up that threatens to gut the official organisation that promotes and supports...
World business
Brexit would deliver 'substantial hit' to UK economy, warns IMF
A vote to exit the European Union in next week's referendum could leave Britain's economy more than 5 per cent smaller by 2019 than if it stays in the 28-nation club, the International Monetary Fund...
World
Joanne Barnaby and her dog, stalked by hungry wolf for 12 hours, saved by bear
MICHAEL E. MILLER Joanne Barnaby was deep in the deadfall, smeared in mosquitoes and blood, dehydrated and near exhaustion, when she heard the call of a mama bear searching for its cub.
Video Sports HQ
Euro 2016: Spain demolish Turkey 3-0
It was a one-sided contest as Spain took 2 goals in the first half then adding one more in the second against Turkey as they failed to produce any shots on target.
NSW
Private landholders renting camping spots via YouCamp opposed by local councils
JACOB SAULWICK Shoalhaven Council has been seeking to prevent landowners from renting out camping spots on their private farms.
World
EgyptAir: second flight data recorder located, say investigators
NOUR YOUSSEF The flight data recorder from EgyptAir Flight 804, which crashed in the Mediterranean last month, has been recovered.
