Sunraysia Test Multiple image icon - Matildas ready for Games qualifiers start The tight turnaround in their reshuffled and relocated Olympics qualifiers hold no fears for Matildas defender Clare Polkinghorne. Australia will start the third stage of qualifying for Tokyo 2020 this week in Sydney in a four-nation tournament which... 03 Feb 2020
centenary subsection Djokovic targets Federer’s tennis records Planning on playing on for years, Novak Djokovic is on a mission to wind up with every meaningful record in the tennis history books. Eight Australian Opens aren’t enough as Djokovic hunts down all-time grand slam titles leader Roger Federer, not to... 03 Feb 2020
Sunraysia Test Australian dollar nears 10-year low The Australian dollar was precariously poised near a decade trough, as short-term bond yields hit all-time lows on wagers interest rates would have to be cut at least once to offset the economic fallout from the coronavirus. At 1414 AEDT on Monday... 03 Feb 2020
Sunraysia Test Australians flown out of Wuhan virus zone Australians evacuated from Chinese city Wuhan will be isolated in small groups while quarantined on Christmas Island for at least 14 days. More than 240 Australians are heading home on a Qantas flight that has left Wuhan, the epicentre of the... 03 Feb 2020
environment Key quotes from Albanese’s caucus speech KEY POINTS FROM ANTHONY ALBANESE’S CAUCUS SPEECH* “We’re not just a party, we’re a movement. A movement for a better Australia.“* “I accept my share, as a senior shadow minister in the show, for the fact we weren’t successful.“* “I say that I... 30 May 2019
environment Klau to make World Cup debut with Diamonds NSW Swifts defender Sarah Klau credits her international teammates for improving her game but now aims to utilise those skills to bring them undone at the Netball World Cup. Klau is hoping the training against Swifts goal attack and shooters Samanth... 30 May 2019
environment Ex AFL player Yarran jailed for five years Former AFL player Chris Yarran has been jailed for five years for a meth-fuelled crime spree across Perth, which included assaulting a policeman and trying to steal his gun. Yarran, 28, has been in prison since he was arrested for the November... 30 May 2019
environment Qld researcher fighting extradition to US A Queensland-based researcher is fighting extradition to the United States where he’s accused of conspiracy crimes, including the prohibited exportation of electronic military devices to Iran. University of Queensland PHD student Reza Dehbashi Kivi... 30 May 2019
environment Bennett welcomes Roberts’ NRL homecoming Supercoach Wayne Bennett has a simple answer when asked why he believes he’s the man to resurrect James Roberts’ NRL career.“I kind of get him and he gets me. If you want choir boys, then James is not your man,“ Bennett said after welcoming Roberts... 30 May 2019
environment Star Pies train ahead of Dockers AFL clash Seven straight wins has Collingwood content but not complacent as they approach the midway point of the AFL season. The Pies host Fremantle at the MCG on Saturday and could welcome back star trio Jordan De Goey, Darcy Moore and Mason Cox from... 30 May 2019
environment Sydney wife murderer jailed for 20 years An enraged and jealous Sydney man, who murdered his wife after his suspicion that she was having an affair was confirmed, took “cruel and deliberate” steps to ensure she was dead. Shahab Ahmed, 35, stabbed Khondkar Fariha Elahi 14 times as she begged... 30 May 2019
environment Mistrial in Dansie wife-murder case A mistrial has been declared in the case against Peter Rex Dansie, who has been accused of murder over the drowning death of his wheelchair-bound wife. Helen Dansie, 66, drowned after her wheelchair toppled into a pond in the Adelaide parklands in... 30 May 2019
Opinion Albanese promises to hold PM to account Anthony Albanese has promised to forcefully hold Scott Morrison to account but he admits Australians have “conflict fatigue” from political wars. Nominations for the role of federal Labor parliamentary leader closed on Monday morning and, as... 27 May 2019
