‘The modern-day Terry Daniher’: Why Hird says the Bombers will follow this young star

Star Essendon utility Sam Durham is one of the great success stories of the decade, having been plucked from the mid-season draft to quickly emerge as a key cog and have one club legend liken him to a former premiership hero.

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'My living nightmare': Rob Reiner's son on how he found out parents were dead

The actor says the grief of his parents' brutal deaths and the arrest of his own brother left him in a "trance".

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‘Changing ground rules’: Fury over bill change that could burst the battery boom

Governments spent billions of dollars to encourage home owners to buy batteries, but advocates say a change from the energy market rule-maker will cut uptake.

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Which islands are best for two or three weeks in the South Pacific?

We are looking for a combination of relaxed beach time and interesting cultural experiences.

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Meet the 19-metre octopus that prowled the seas 100 million years ago

Giant octopuses may have ruled the oceans 100 million years ago, according to fossil evidence.

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O'Sullivan's 'rolling the dice' cue gamble pays off

For some snooker players, changing their cue would be a traumatic experience – not for Ronnie O'Sulivan, who cruised into the last 16 at the Crucible.

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‘Not a case of if, it’s when’: First public call from a Labour MP for Starmer to go

In the first public revolt from within government ranks, backbencher Jonathan Brash said he was “fed up to the back teeth of this psychodrama in Westminster”.

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A major chain cheapie takes top spot in the not-so-great supermarket Anzac biscuit taste test

We blind taste-tested eight Anzac biscuits and found more flunks than slam dunks. From the crunchy and dry to the gooey and chewy, here’s the way the cookies crumbled.

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Mass trial for 486 alleged gang members begins in El Salvador

Footage released by the attorney general's office shows large groups of men in prison attending the trial via video link.

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US-Iran war live updates: JD Vance’s trip to Pakistan for peace talks ‘on hold’; Iran yet to decide on attending; Israeli soldiers punished for destroying Jesus statue

Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

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F1 makes changes to address new engine rules concerns

Formula 1 makes a series of rule changes to address concerns about the new engine regulations that were introduced for this season.

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One Nation has hit a speed bump. Have we reached peak Pauline?

The party’s primary vote has dipped to its lowest level since January in the latest Resolve Political Monitor. But it’s no cause for celebration for the Coalition – yet.

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Ukraine police chief resigns after officers allegedly fled deadly shooting

Authorities say the officers have been suspended and an investigation into their actions is under way.

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Zoo staff rally to save century-old tree

Melbourne zoo doesn't just welcome new animal babies; after tender care, recently new shoots emerged on a 110-year-old ficus tree.

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It’s the deadliest cancer for Australian men. This test could be life-saving for many, and their daughters

Ross Lamb had no idea that Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy could have anything to do with his prostate cancer. Until he phoned his aunt.

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Iraola bowing out in style - where will he go next?

Any suggestion of distraction following Andoni Iraola's decision to leave Bournemouth was firmly dismissed by his players in their statement victory against Newcastle.

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