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World Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in elite female competitions if they have gone through male puberty, according to the sport's governing body. The council also voted to tighten restrictio
Two defence force personnel have sustained minor injuries after an army helicopter ditched into the water during routine counterterrorism training near Jervis Bay on the NSW south coast. All 10 personnel on board t
An Indigenous kangaroo shooter says a decision by Nike and Puma to no longer use kangaroo leather in their soccer shoes is going to have unintended consequences. The sportswear giants have over the past two weeks i
Former US president Donald Trump has said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday in a case brought by the Manhattan district attorney's office, and called on his supporters to protest. Mr Trump said in a post on his
Two days after a deadly blast killed 11 miners in adjacent Colombian coal mines, the bodies of another 10 miners who had been reported missing have been recovered. The explosion, attributed to methane gas build-up
Footage of a Russian aircraft allegedly conducting an unsafe intercept of a US Air Force surveillance drone in international airspace over the Black Sea has been released by the Pentagon. The 42-second video, relea
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Australia to protect Hindu temples after several were vandalised during an international campaign by a Sikh separatist group seeking to form an independent state. The
King Charles III has broken away from tradition by addressing Commonwealth leaders in person at an event at Westminster Abbey marking Commonwealth Day. The King told representatives from the Commonwealth that he dr
Jason Baird has created movie magic for decades — making monsters, mermaids and drastic transformations for the big screen. Now his work on the film Elvis, transforming Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, has been recog
Several people have been killed in a shooting during a religious service of Jehovah's Witnesses in the northern German city of Hamburg, according to local media. Bild newspaper reported seven people were dead and e
ABC News Breakfast presenter Lisa Millar has publicly addressed "obnoxious commentary" she has received on social media in recent days. On Tuesday, the ABC asked for a more responsible approach by some media outlet
If you're reading this, you have a team. You must. Everybody who watches a sport, any sport, has a team. It might be a team you live and die for every single day. It might be a team you loved long ago but have sinc
Australian government departments have gone their own way on whether or not to ban TikTok on government devices, after the home affairs minister decided against implementing a ban across the entire public service.
Eight-year-old Tommy Lee is off to a flying start as a dog trainer after one of his canine students recently sold for $5,500. Tommy was the youngest vendor at last weekend's renowned Jerilderie Working Dog Auction,
Hurricanes captain Ardie Savea says he has apologised after threatening a Melbourne Rebels player with a "throat-slitting" gesture during Friday night's Super Rugby Pacific match. The incident occurred after the Al
The Pacific nation of Vanuatu has been under a state of emergency, after two earthquakes and two cyclones hit in as many days. Hundreds of people remained in emergency evacuation centres in the capital Port Vila as
At the counter of Leederville Cameras, in inner-suburban Perth, Jaden Watts recently dropped off five disposable film cameras to be developed. While he's from a generation that grew up with smartphone cameras and i
It's the kind of rental agreement most people could only dream of: A gorgeous 30-room mansion available on a 75-year lease that costs the tenant the equivalent of $440 a week. For King Charles's younger brother Pri
A man has been arrested over the collision of a passenger and a freight train in central Greece that has killed at least 36 people and injured dozens, the government and police sources say. The 59-year-old station
Evacuations are under way in some areas of Vanuatu as Cyclone Judy crosses the country, bringing heavy rain and gale-force winds. The category three storm hit the capital Port Vila this morning (Wednesday), with re
