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After a poor start to this year's Quad Series, New Zealand feel they've turned the corner ahead of their clash with Australia.

A "teacher stuff-up" has been blamed for NAPLAN results being deemed inadmissible and withheld from a group of Illawarra students.

FIFA will start funding business-class flights for some of the Women's World Cup teams travelling to France for next year's tournament.

The jacket worn by Harrison Ford in his role as Han Solo in the Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back has failed to meet its reserve...

Actor Kiruna Stamell says instead of viewing disabled bodies as freakish, we should try seeing the body as 'organic' and naturally occurring

A former Celta Vigo midfielder is now Brisbane Roar's target as negotiations appeared to fall through with former Arsenal standout...

The brand hit headlines last year after footage of birds said to be kept at the facility "cannibalising" each other and struggling to...

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Researchers have used the toad's genetics to find three new viruses that, with further work, may become biocontrols to stem the toad's...

If the language of our school sayings teaches us anything it's that the sexes have not been created equal.

The “Big Five” – lions, elephants, rhinoceros, leopards and Cape buffalo – have never been in greater peril.

A house has been destroyed, roads are closed and residents are evacuating as bushfires burn across south-east Queensland.

Melbourne is a city on steroids, often without the infrastructure to cope with the population boom.

A miniature horse vanished a few years ago from Judy Cochran's Texas cattle ranch. On Monday, she fired one shot to kill what she says...

Australian shares are set to advance today and end the week in the green after Wall Street hit record highs during overnight trade.

Record champions Sevilla and Arsenal made comfortable winning starts to the Europa League but seven-time continental kings AC Milan were...

South Africa will have a different look when they host the Wallabies in the Rugby Championship.

What happened overnight and what's ahead for the ASX.

'I put up with it to keep the peace and I don’t have to worry about him feeling rejected or upset.'

The Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital is being renamed, a move slammed by the Opposition as Labor "trying to airbrush a pioneering female...

After 40 years in the grocery business, Jack Keeley was a bit surprised to find himself the focus of a children’s protest.

Peter Dutton has rushed into parliament broad new powers for the WA Police Force and Corruption and Crime Commission to force technology...

In what is tipped to be a nail-biting final in front of a sell-out crowd, West Coast and Melbourne will battle it out for a place in the...

The World Anti-Doping Agency's credibility lay in tatters after its decision to remove drug-cheat sanctions against Russia.

Tiger Woods is in a strong position to cap his comeback year with victory at the Tour Championship.

South Australia have proven far too strong for NSW in their one-day clash in Perth.

Everything you need to back a winner at Scone on Friday.

Chautauqua is closer to a return to the racetrack after jumping cleanly from the barriers in a jump-out at Flemington.

Brownlow Medal favourite Tom Mitchell is set to undergo shoulder surgery next week following AFL's night of nights.

Marijuana shares have taken over Wall Street and are going through some volatile ups and downs - and its bringing back some unpleasant...

The American filmmaker takes over from Danny Boyle who exited the project over creative differences.

New Zealand's female lawmakers marked the occasion by re-enacting an all-male photograph of lawmakers taken more than a century ago.

A staple of summer - swarms of bugs - seems to be a thing of the past. And that's got scientists worried.

World stock markets rallied, with the Dow and S&P 500 setting new highs, while the US dollar slipped as worries eased over the US-China...

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Some experts are trying to shut women down from sharing birth stories because it 'fuels an epidemic of fear'. But we have the right to...

Dozens of people have drowned after a ferry sank in Tanzania's Lake Victoria, while government officials fear the final death toll could...

Canberra's plastic bag use is returning to pre-ban levels with the ACT's environment minister recommending upping the price.

A massive landslide buried dozens of homes near a central Philippine mountain Thursday, killing dozens.