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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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May 24: Your Friday SD News Bulletin

Your Friday SD News Merbein P-10’s Budget call Scott Anderson signs off Near miss in Mildura skies School cafe opens Your Friday SD News: Merbein P-10’s Budget call Scott Anderson signs off Near miss in Mildura skies School cafe opens

27 May 2019
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Rooster JWH to contest ban for Ponga shot

Sydney Roosters enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves will contest a two-match ban for a shot on Kalyn Ponga at the NRL judiciary. The Roosters on Monday announced the Kiwi prop would challenge a dangerous contact charge after being cited by the match...

27 May 2019
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Smith comeback sparked by Qld squad call

Speculation that Cameron Smith will make a State of Origin comeback won’t go away after Queensland coach Kevin Walters made a curious squad announcement on Monday. A fired up Walters spoke for 15 minutes spruiking his 17 unveiled for June 5’s Origin...

27 May 2019
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The status of AFL coaches

THE STATUS OF AFL COACHES* ADELAIDE: Don PykeFourth season. Contracted until end of 2021 seasonSigned a three-year extension in January last year after losing the 2017 grand final, then missed last year’s play-offs. The last Crows coach to miss...

27 May 2019