Australia’s women will take on India in T20, ODI and Test matches early next year. Photo: Cricket Australia The Australian women’s cricket teams will take on India in an all-format series around the country which finishes with a Test at the WACA in Perth early next year. Australia will meet India in a three-game T20…
Photo: stock / freepik A record death toll for motorcycle riders on NSW roads is prompting the state government to call a safety roundtable in Sydney. The government says deaths are at a 10-year high; last year, there were 16 more deaths involving riders and passengers (68 in total) compared to 2023. Already this year…
Voters can enrol or check their details by visiting the AEC website. Photo: AEC Australians will head to the polls for a federal election on May 3 after the federal government entered caretaker mode today (Friday). Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the date after a visit to Governor-General Sam Mostyn in Canberra today (Friday). He…
Domestic visitors to NSW spent a record $41.2bn in 2024, $15.9bn of it in Sydney, new tourism research data reveals. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI 2024 has proven to be NSW’s best-ever year for visitor revenue with $53.2 billion spent by domestic and international travellers. The figure was 3.6 per cent higher year-on-year according to new data…
A new online ad campaign partly aimed at international students. Image: AFP Criminals are advertising ‘side-hustle’ jobs to trick local and international university students into doing their dirty work, police say. The Australian Federal Police says criminal networks will use the start of the new university year to target students through online job ads which…
Cricket will still be making use of the Gabba until the new stadium is built. Photo: Pixabay Test cricket will remain at the Gabba while AFL’s Brisbane Lions will move to the new Brisbane Stadium after the 2032 Olympic Games. A 63,000-seat stadium is to be built at Victoria Park if impending, and reported, legal…
Photo: stock In round six of Super Rugby Pacific, NSW and Queensland snapped long-standing losing streaks against their opposition. It proved a rewarding weekend for Australian teams with all four now in the top six on the points table. In Sydney, the NSW Waratahs snapped a 13-match losing streak to ACT with a 25-23 win…
Photo: stock The SA Government is moving to unlock designated farming land for more housing development in the greater Adelaide area. The Labor government will introduce a Bill that changes the boundaries of Environment and Food Production Areas (EFPA) to ensure a supply of greenfield (undeveloped) land over 30 years. The boundary changes will bring…
Part of a painting of a green tractor recovered by police. Photo: AFP Eleven properties, a yacht, rare paintings, jewellery and investment funds worth more than $11 million have been seized by the Commonwealth. Revenue from the sale of this items will be used to fund further policing efforts, says the Australian Federal Police (AFP).…
Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Gold Coast are temporarily calling Sydney home as they gear up for their season-opening clash against the Bulldogs on Sunday. The move has been forced by water damage to their training ground at Parkwood from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred; as of Monday, the crossbar on their posts was underwater. The club dojo facility…