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Josh Giddey is a fortunate absentee as his Oklahoma City Thunder is beaten by the Memphis Grizzlies by 73 points, setting a new record for margin of victory in the NBA.

While military aircraft with innovative technologies are designed to fight wars, they also need to exist safely in our communities. 

A Perth gym is filled with the sound of screaming and champagne corks popping as a group of women claim WA’s largest-ever division one lotto win.

Accused child sex offender James Hayward resigns from the WA Nationals, but is yet to reveal whether he will stand down as a member of the Parliament of Western Australia

Months after Chinese regulators said they would step up scrutiny of tech companies with shares traded on foreign exchanges, Didi Global announces it will be swapping New York for Hong Kong.

Punters keen for a drink or a boogie in a Tasmanian pub or club will need to be double vaccinated from Monday under new statewide rules — and if they cannot provide proof, they may be fined $778.

Baby Esther needs regular care at a major Queensland hospital — but because she lives in northern NSW, COVID policies are making those visits “very distressing”, her mum says.

Baby Esther needs regular care at a major Queensland hospital — but because she lives in northern NSW, COVID policies are making those visits “very distressing”, her mum says.

A shortage of Victorian-made wooden pallets threatens supermarket supplies ahead of Christmas and for years come, say timber mills, CFMEU and Food and Grocery Council.

The NSW health inquiry hears children face life-long problems and sometimes jail time due to a lack of early intervention services in remote and rural NSW.

Jeffrey Epstein had “many, many, many” female guests at his Palm Beach estate, including two who appeared to be underage, a former employee testifies at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial.

In an emotional television interview that has aired in the US, actor Alec Baldwin says he assumed the gun he was holding when Halyna Hutchins was shot was empty of live bullets and he did not see any safety issues on the set before the incident.

The extent of the financial hit to Tennis Australia’s finances from the COVID-19 pandemic is revealed, with TA’s annual report showing a $100 million loss due to lower crowds and the cost of player quarantine.

The federal government pledges $47 million to help Australia’s national institutions digitise at-risk audio-visual files held on magnetic tape. 

A misfit teen from a magical family finds her own rhythm in this sweet-natured coming-of-age movie, which represents Disney’s first serious engagement with modern Latin American culture.

Momena Shoma could be locked up until 2066 after after being slugged with more jail  time for trying to drive a pair of garden shears into a fellow inmate’s neck.

Another week, another COVID variant. So is Omicron more severe than Delta? How far has it spread? And how on Earth do I pronounce it? Here’s what you need to know.

With Red Bull driver Max Verstappen looking to hold off fast-finishing Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton in the driver standings, Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo is just aiming to bounce back after a run of tough outings. 

The genomic sequencing on a man who tested positive to coronavirus on Wednesday is not linked to any local cases, with authorities believing the virus was spread by an unknown interstate “incursion”. 

Volunteer surf lifesavers have recovered the body of missing jockey Chris Caserta this morning, after he went missing during a late-night swim on Wednesday.

A woman in her 70s has become the first person with COVID-19 to die in the Northern Territory.

Families of long-term missing persons may be one step closer to finding answers about their loved ones, with a new forensic testing facility in Canberra set to re-examine remains.

Many calls to South Australia’s mental health triage line are going unanswered because of staffing shortages and equipment failures, according to the state’s Nursing and Midwifery federation.

A 44-year-old Tasmanian man is charged with murder, attempted murder and aggravated burglary after a double stabbing in Launceston last week.

The paid carer who killed her client Ann Marie Smith may have smell, taste and sight issues and might not have realised the “putrid conditions” the NDIS client was living in, her lawyer tells an Adelaide court.

Missing model and escort Revelle Balmain’s former boss has been arrested for drug and shoplifting offences, uncovered as part of an ongoing re-investigation into her disappearance. 

Brian hurts himself in his sleep, often waking to find parts of his body not working. But, as he writes on International Day of People with Disability, he is more than just his condition. 

The city of Oslo is urging people who visited two restaurants in the capital to be tested after 50 people who attended a party in one of the venues later tested positive to the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Leonard Gardiner, 84, will be eligible for parole in 2032, after he was convicted of sexually abusing two students in the 1960s

Two Georgia election workers filed a defamation lawsuit on Thursday against a conservative website, accusing it of knowingly publishing and spreading false stories, saying the workers had engaged in ballot fraud during the 2020 general election.

Cristiano Ronaldo answers the call again for Manchester United, with his second-half double securing the Red Devils a win over Arsenal and taking the Portuguese superstar’s career goals tally past the 800 mark. 

Ballarat woman Kobie Parfitt’s remains were found in a mine shaft in December 2020. A year later, four people have been ordered to stand trial over her murder.

NSW Health confirms one further case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern in a school student who has no overseas travel history.

The spacewalk, which came a month after Russia destroyed an old satellite in a missile test, was initially delayed over fears of orbiting debris.

A Melbourne hospital network has blamed an “administrative delay” for underpaying hundreds of staff who were promised an extra bonus worth up to $300 a week during the pandemic.

The NSW SES says with flood approaching, Boggabilla and Toomela residents must leave now as it will be difficult for emergency crews to get them out.

Michelle Williams has to drive her daughter more than two hours to access criticism eating disorder support. A new study could bring it to her door. 

Federal Labor is committing to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 43 per cent by 2030, if it wins government at the next election.

A long-awaited report lays out how Queensland can change its strategy on domestic violence to criminalise coercive control, in landmark changes that would put perpetrators behind bars for up to 14 years. Here’s what you need to know.

Cases connected to what SA Health is calling the “Norwood cluster” are growing, with several infected people visiting sites across the Adelaide suburbs in recent days. See the exposure sites list here.

If you buy ginger from a major supermarket, you could be paying four times the price the farmer receives at the central markets, and Australian ginger growers want to know why.

The national expert vaccine group has recommended there be no widespread change to Australia’s vaccine booster program, except for severely immunocompromised people, who can receive a booster shot two months after their second dose.

Liberal senator Alex Antic is taken to a medi-hotel after arriving from Canberra a week after Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he was fully vaccinated.

After a season remembered more for bungles than brilliance, the new A-League Women’s competition is hoping to spark a new era for the women’s game, writes Samantha Lewis.

There are now 12,913 active cases of the virus in Victoria, and 538 people have died during the current Delta outbreak.

More than 27 million Indonesians are in poverty but allowing more Australian food into the country could see fewer go hungry, and demand for food in Indonesia is expected to quadruple by 2050.

As the pandemic pushes an extra 1.1 million Indonesians into poverty, allowing in more Australian food could see fewer go hungry. And once the health crisis subsides, a growing middle class is expected to increase demand for imported food.

Elle magazine says it will stop using fur in all its editorial and advertising content worldwide, becoming the first major publication to do so.

There are calls for Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai to be allowed direct open communication with the WTA over her welfare, as Olympic chiefs say the IOC has held a second video call with her.