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The Bureau of Meteorology was expecting the cyclone to intensify to a category four system.

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A Daly Cherry-Evans masterclass lifted the Sea Eagles to their first home win of the year, crushing the Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon.

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Friends, families and cancer survivors take part in the Relay for Life.

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Artisan Fabian Scaunich says the once broken and dirty floor of 200,000 pieces will be ready for the Comedy Festival launch on March 28.

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Heavy rain on Friday night forced raw, untreated sewage to be pumped into the Brisbane River for two hours after a fault at Queensland Urban Utilities' main sewage plant at Eagle Farm.

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Four masked men have robbed a South Yarra jewellery store in a smash-and-grab raid on Saturday.

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The ACT Brumbies are desperate to stop the rot against New Zealand teams, targeting their first win against a Kiwi opponent in more than a year.

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Low-paid Victorians have been offered the "opportunity" to work for nothing at this weekend's grand prix, sparking union claims the government-sponsored event is in breach of workplace laws.

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Erin Phillips had 28 possessions to lead Adelaide to the first AFL Women's premiership, while the Brisbane Lions were inconsolable at the grand final being their first defeat.

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Australia and China found unprecedented common ground during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Australia this week.

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Police are hunting for a group of ram raiders who crashed their way into two businesses south of Perth overnight.

Isaac De Gois could be the latest player forced into premature retirement due to concussion as the game prepares to transition to a new SCAT5 protocol to better assess head knocks.

Tendai Mzungu's remarkable turnaround from Docker discard to Giants rookie is almost complete.

Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston and James Maloney are among the most influential playmakers on the field and one of them is tipped to be thrust into a presidential role off it.

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More than 120,000 people are expected to join in the celebration of science, technology, innovation and engineering at The World Science Festival Brisbane 2017.

A US immigration judge in Chicago has granted asylum to a Singaporean blogger, saying he was persecuted for his political opinions in the Southeast Asian city-state.

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It's a huge clash between two rising clubs as the Saints take on the Dees at Etihad Stadium.

Waratahs match-winner David Horwitz says he is one relieved man after backing himself to dive over and score a potentially season-defining try with seconds remaining against the Rebels in Melbourne.

As she sat alongside hundreds of academics in a conference hall, Mindy Blaise felt herself growing angry.

A man has been found guilty of several charges over an attack on two female backpackers on the sand dunes of a remote South Australian beach.

Kieran Foran is back but will he be enough to convert the Warriors from basket cases to contenders?

Berlin: Germany last year warded off two cyber attacks by APT28, a top official said, referring to a Russian hacking group also dubbed "Fancy Bear" that experts say successfully targeted Hillary Clinton's US election campaign.

Several weeks before his body was discovered off a bush track near Gisborne in the summer of 1984, Bernie Williams told his mother he was "in big trouble".

A wild weather system creeping toward the Queensland coast is expected to develop into a Tropical Cyclone much more quickly than first thought.

The assassin who gunned down a prominent Russian opposition figure on a sidewalk in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev was identified by Ukrainian officials

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Agonising chest pain. Shortness of breath. Cold sweats. Crushing anxiety.

Dale Finucane thought it was just common decency but his phone call to Craig Bellamy in 2011 set the foundation for his career at the club.

Ageing athletes will try anything to alleviate pain and be able to move around a field without drawing pity or embarrassment.

Six prison officers were assaulted by an inmate and his visitor in Port Phillip on Saturday morning.

Bernard Foley concedes he was somewhat rusty in his first Waratahs game of the year but he and coach Daryl Gibson agree NSW showed tremendous character with their "backs against the wall" to scrape by and beat the Melbourne Rebels in their own backyard.

Jason Taumalolo's staggering $10 million, 10-year contract is unlikely to be the last eye-popping, decade-long deal signed off by an NRL club, insists Cowboys general manager of football Peter Parr.

The International Criminal Court on Friday found a former militia leader liable for $US1 million in reparations to his victims and their relatives in a Congolese village.

TransLink remained confident there would be adequate services to cope with both regular commuters and AFL fans.

About 100 Guildford residents have held a protest against a McDonald's restaurant behind the historic Guildford Hotel.

A quarter of the way through the Super Rugby season and you don't need me to tell you it's been a battle for the Australian teams.

More than a third of US jobs could be at "high risk" of automation by the early 2030s, a percentage that's greater than in Britain, Germany and Japan, according to a report released on Friday.

Adam Simpson has implored the AFL to stop tampering with its rules and asked the game's new football boss Simon Lethlean to run a more consultative process with the 18 clubs and their coaches.

A Ballarat man has been charged after a dramatic crash in Melbourne's CBD where an allegedly stolen car crashed into a pole and flipped on Swanston Street.

For Anjelina Tingloth, there has always been one major stumbling block to navigating life in Melbourne since she moved here with her family from South Sudan more than 10 years ago.

"I was scared I was going to be put in a box." How online therapy can help manage depression.

Is free agent Dustin Martin worth $1million?

Five men, including two in their 20s, have died on Victoria's roads in the past 24-hours, bringing the state's death toll to 55.

The Rebels face a fresh injury crisis after losing five players during their loss to NSW Waratahs on Friday night.

The Westminster attacker had sought professional help over his urges to kill.

The amount of times referees are relying on the NRL Bunker has been slashed by as much as a quarter this season as the often maligned central review system takes a back seat to on-field officials.

A riot, a noisy party, rowdy protesters, or even a terrorist attack: Victoria Police's Operations Response Unit is now even more ready to handle any threat to public order.

Ivan Cleary, the man most likely to take over as coach at Wests Tigers, moved Tim Grant on from Penrith. Grant reckons he was right to do so.

A man remains in a critical condition after being stabbed in the state's South West overnight.

There are plenty of exaggerated versions about Sam Mitchell's first training session at West Coast but Adam Simpson, who was there, still smiles when he relates the true account.