The sport’s governing body is now in a position to push the growth of Super Netball. Photo: Netball Australia Last year has been good for Netball Australia with an operating surplus of $650,883 for 2024 and $1.2 million less debt. Its full year financial results were published in its annual report which was recently released.…
This 1917 photo shows a railway embankment that ran parallel to the Hindenburg Line south-east of Bullecourt. Photo: courtesy of Australian War Memorial/DoD The Defence Department says the remains of four Australian soldiers killed during WWI have been found in northern France almost 108 years later. The department says the soldiers were unearthed by members…
An F-35B Jet takes off from the UK carrier HMS Prince of Wales. Photo: UK Ministry of Defence The Royal Navy is coming Down Under – and it’s bringing some European friends as part of Operation Highmast. Highmast is a UK-led NATO carrier strike group that will spend eight months at sea and will come…
Highlanders forward Sean Withy has been banned for three weeks for kneeing a WA Force player in the head. Photo: Super Rugby Pacific More than a minute of ‘dead’ play is gone every game as Super Rugby Pacific matches are driving the code’s viewership, engagement and attendance upwards Down Under. According to organisers, law tweaks…
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…
FLASHBACK …. The Highlanders take on the Qld Reds in Brisbane in 2024. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Ryan Lonergan kicked a last-minute penalty to secure the ACT Brumbies a 21-20 win over the Blues in Auckland on Friday. It was the Brumbies’ first win at Eden Park in 12 years, and was against the defending champions,…
The use of tinnies had a significant impact on Indigenous peoples’ relationship to Country, says a research paper. Picture: Sam Williams Faster coastal trips may well have changed the Indigenous peoples’ relationship with Country, says a new research paper. The paper’s focus was on the impact of maritime transport, and specifically on historic and modern…
Australian, NZ and Fiji players represented at the recent season launch. Photo: Super Rugby Pacific/Twitter (X) More rule changes to ensure greater ‘play’ time will be in play when the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season starts tomorrow (Friday). The competition kicks off when the Christchurch-based Crusaders host the Wellington-based Hurricanes in New Zealand before the…
New US President Donald Trump has already dismissed 1000 staff from the White House. Photo: stock US President Donald Trump’s decision to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices may be felt in Australia, some academics say. Trump recently ordered the closure of all DEI government offices and staff be put on paid…
Disaster response teams after touching down in Port Vila just after the earthquake. Photo: Department of Defence Australia is to give another $10m in aid to Vanuatu after that country’s recent earthquake which killed 14 and affected 80,000 people. The $10m package will focus on education, health and transport and delivered through local partners, the…