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Rio Tinto dragged into $10b mine brawl

George Soros has been targeted in a new lawsuit.

Rio Tinto's Simandou mine nightmare has taken a colourful twist, with the mining giant dragged into a $10 billion court brawl between Israeli magnate Beny Steinmetz and fellow billionaire and hedge fund legend George Soros.

Roar pip Phoenix in seven-goal thriller

Brett Holman of the Roar celebrates scoring a goal against the Wellington Phoenix at Suncorp Stadium.

​Two superb goals from Brett Holman have helped Brisbane overcome a two-goal deficit to beat Wellington Phoenix 4-3 and seal a home A-League final for the Roar.

Drunk soldiers blamed for Manus rampage

Bullet holes puncture a fence at the Manus Island detention centre.

Provincial police commander David Yapu has slammed the "unethical and unacceptable behaviour of the drunken soldiers" who went on a violent rampage at the Manus Island detention centre on Good Friday.

The high school students most likely to go to university

Private school students were nearly 24 per cent more likely to go to university than government school students in 2016.

Girls who finished year 12 at a private school are most likely to go to university, as the gap between independent, Catholic and government school students who go on to higher education widens to its highest level in recent years.