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Former Penrith coach Royce Simmons is the latest club legend the Panthers have turned to in a bid to kickstart their flailing push for an NRL title.

There's a chance areas of NSW and Queensland affected by the worst drought in 50 years will get some decent rain this weekend.

A Queensland dad claims his four-year-old daughter was discriminated against by not being allowed to complete her prep year at school even though she was too young.

Bill Shorten has declared he is ready to become prime minister as the Liberal Party tears itself apart over the leadership of Malcolm Turnbull.

More than a third of Australian parents are borrowing money from their child's piggy bank or account for urgent expenses, a new survey shows.

Malcolm Turnbull is refusing to accept the resignations of ministers who voted for Peter Dutton in a failed leadership spill as his calls for unity appear to go unheeded.

Parramatta chairman Max Donnelly has hit out at fresh claims the club is again cheating the NRL salary cap by providing free or discounted rental properties to its players.

The race for the minor premiership is well and truly on after title shots Sydney Roosters and South Sydney welcomed back some big names for the penultimate clash of the NRL season.

It was a "sliding doors" moment that could have changed everything.But future Immortal Johnathan Thurston has no regrets after revealing he considered big money overseas rugby union offers before remaining loyal to NRL club North Queensland in 2010.

Malcolm Turnbull has survived a no confidence motion after earlier surviving a leadership challenge from outgoing Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton.