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Petrie urged to follow his instincts against Kangaroos
West Coast Eagles coach Adam Simpson wants Drew Petrie to play to his "basic" strengths when he lines up against his former club on Sunday.
West Coast Eagles coach Adam Simpson wants Drew Petrie to play to his "basic" strengths when he lines up against his former club on Sunday.
Leading vascular surgeons, the Australian Medical Association and the Stroke Foundation are all warning the public to avoid a new charity that has partnered with Amcal pharmacies and workplaces to host GP consultations about stroke risks.
What worlds you could change, what great things you could do, if only you were part of a Big Four.
Chaos is expected to reign on Saturday when hundreds of thousands of people descend on the city as the grand prix and 2017 AFL season get underway.
When the starter's gun fires for the Sydney Morning Herald half marathon on May 21, Nathan Johnston and Nathan Shoemark won't be trying to beat each other.
The health insurance industry's report card shows one fund has shed more than 45,000 members.
An ACT Supreme Court jury has returned verdicts of not guilty in the trial of a former Daramalan College teacher accused of sexual abuse.
Former Canberra Raider Anthony Milford could have a point to prove when he runs out tonight.
The Australian Rugby Union is set to announce its best financial results in a decade – outside a British and Irish Lions tour – at the same time under-fire Super Rugby clubs continue to be buffeted by uncertainty over the future of the competition.
Lawyers will immediately try to contact "600 to 700" landowners in Ipswich they believe have a strong case.
Treasurer Scott Morrison has urged financial regulators to crackdown on investor loans, warning restrictions have "worn off," allowing investors to storm back into the market hurting housing affordability levels and promoting surging household debt.
The Coalition government could be heading for another bruising clash with Australia's military families over working conditions in the ADF with military advocates warning they will not accept cuts to entitlements in the new workplace deal.
A workplace blunder at the Mitchell Resource Recovery Centre sent a cloud of suspected asbestos particles billowing into the air during high winds.
Saia Faingaa's first game for the Brumbies in almost 10 years will have a touch of sadness as he stops to remember his father.
A man who defaced the NSW Police Wall of Remembrance suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and was under a delusion he was being pursued by the government, a court has heard.
A man police suspect is an aspiring jihadist who is charged with murdering his wife in front of their children was once married to a second woman at the same time and was aggressive to her, a court has heard.
Robsons finds asbestos in the roof above three buildings.
A metal structure has been left hanging dangerously over the car, with nearby lanes to be closed to allow a crane access to the crash scene.
The National Capital Authority has approved the demolition of Bruce Hall's dining hall, clearing the way for the Australian National University to knock down the historic residential college.
In honour of the Dockers' 500th game in the AFL, we look back at Fremantle's three best, and three worst, performances.
The Turnbull government has hand-balled responsibility for protecting people facing big pay cuts on Sundays and public holidays to the Fair Work Commission, effectively guaranteeing Labor and the union movement will mount a ferocious industrial relations campaign all the way until the next election.
A day care owner who amassed a multi-million dollar fortune through bogus government benefit claims has maintained her innocence, telling a psychologist she has no idea how or why she was found guilty.
The Hillsong Church does not have a policy of offering financial compensation to people who have allegedly suffered child sexual abuse within the organisation, a royal commission has heard.
A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash east of Perth on Friday morning.
A campaign is under way to stop banks, telecommunications companies and other institutions from penalising people who still want to receive bills and statements in paper form.
A Collector mum of two has been named as one of Australia's top 50 influential bloggers.
The Australian sharemarket ended the week on a positive note, closing 0.8 per cent higher on Friday.
Lloyd Rayney "misled" police about his marriage and it was one of the reasons he was suspected of murdering his wife, a detective has told the barrister's multimillion-dollar defamation trial.
The return of Quade Cooper helped Queensland Reds No.10 Jake McIntyre's game reach "the next level".
Scientists have found a way to reverse the ageing process, extending the lifespan of mice by 20 per cent and raising the prospect of an anti-ageing treatment for humans within a decade.
Website and email services hosted by Webcity continue to be offline after 24 hours, with no estimation of a resumption time being offered by the company.
The taxpayer is set to wear a heftier price tag from failed companies after a landmark ruling on employee entitlements.
Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne has cited the uncertainty about Donald Trump's foreign policy as one reason why Australia needs to bolster its home-grown defence industry.
It's now the home of a McDonald's, Hungry Jacks and other fast food outlets but archeologists are licking their lips at the prospect of what lies beneath.
Dili: When invading Indonesian troops parachuted into Dili in1975 Filomena Gomes fled into East Timor's cloud-shrouded mountains and for four years scrounged food and cooked for guerrilla fighters.
Get the popcorn ready - the proposed cinema precinct for Gungahlin's town centre has been given the green light.
On the eve of the first AFL women’s grand final Samantha Lane reveals the love letters that have bonded Adelaide’s history-making team.
A wild weather system creeping toward the Queensland coast is expected to develop into a Tropical Cyclone much more quickly than first thought.
He's been named a BRW Young Rich Lister who counts Rebecca Judd and a slew of Academy Award winners as ambassadors or teachers of his training colleges.
The Westminster attacker was British-born and previously investigated by Britain's spy agency MI5 "some years ago" for violent extremism, Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed.
Flickerfest, a festival of short films, is having its Canberra run from April 5-6, featuring a night of the best Australian shorts on Wednesday and then European shorts on Thursday.
A UK-led boycott of Google's programmatic advertising is unlikely to spread to Australia, according to local media buyers.
Brisbane is a happening place for animals this weekend with a pet festival and pet markets; for the humans the Brisbane Comedy Festival and the World Science Festival continue.
Shares post healthy gains to pare the week's losses, led up by CSL and the big banks, while Downer slumps following its capital raising.
Attorney-General George Brandis has warned that the Islamic State group may scatter and form a "diaspora" caliphate around the world, including South-East Asia after its defeat in the Middle East.
Shares of China Huishan Dairy Holdings have plummeted more than 90 per cent in Hong Kong.
What are we missing by covering the US president's tweets, scandals, and outrages?
The crocodile that mauled a brash teenager foolish enough to jump into a far north Queensland river last weekend has been trapped, wildlife rangers say.
A major Liberal party benefactor will continue to withhold hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cash-strapped party, with Michael Kroger set to remain president of the party.
The corporate watchdog has dropped its investigation into debt-strapped listed law firm Slater and Gordon after finding no evidence it had manipulated its accounts in the lead-up to its disastrous foray into the UK.
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