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Former Test cricketer and commentator remanded in custody after a court mention in Maroochydore on MondayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe former Australian Test cricketer Michael Slater has been remanded in police custody after being charged with more than a dozen offences.Slater, 54, had his case mentioned in Maroochydore...

David Crisafulli’s stance means the multi-billion dollar Victoria Park plan recommended by Graham Quirk on Monday is deadFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s 2032 Olympics will not be held in a brand-new stadium, with both major parties now ruling out the Victoria Park and Gabba rebuild options.The opposition leader,...

Australia postpones a second series in as many yearsIt comes amid fears conditions under Taliban are getting worseA second Australian men’s cricket series against Afghanistan in as many years has been postponed due to the country’s poor record on human rights for women and girls.Australia had already cancelled a one-day international series to be played in the United Arab Emirates in March 2023 due...

Former Socceroo says he made a mistake and is ‘very pleased to be able to learn’ that ‘racism can only be perpetrated against a marginalised person or group’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFormer Socceroo Craig Foster has apologised to Sam Kerr for criticising the Matildas captain after it was...

Digital ads for 8XBet inserted into matches played by clubs that rejected money from gambling companiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn offshore gambling company that breached Australian law and was forced to withdraw from the country has paid the national football league to promote it overseas.The Australian Professional Leagues...

Australian uniform features designs by Indigenous artists – and women will be able to wear uniform dresses around the village for the first timeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWhen Australia’s Olympians compete in Paris this year, they will be wearing a kit featuring the work of Indigenous artists.And for...

Set up to honour the Australian national team cyclist killed by a car, the group was behind the successful A Metre Matters campaignFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian cycling safety advocacy body behind the successful A Metre Matters campaign is being wound up after federal government funding was...

Husband Rohan Dennis, a fellow world champion rider, has been charged with killing Hoskins with his vehicle on the weekendThe devastated family of world champion cyclist Melissa Hoskins have remembered her as a freewheeling spirit with a big heart as they struggle to come to terms with her death.The 32-year-old mother of two died in hospital after she was struck by a car on...