No.6 shift won't change Ponga's NRL game
Kalyn Ponga's game won't change with the No.6 on his back, with Newcastle coach Nathan Brown confident he'll get the same attacking dynamo at five-eighth.
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Woman found dead on Qld beach was swimming
Police have identified a woman whose body was found on a Sunshine Coast beach.
NASA declares Mars rover Opportunity dead
NASA'S longest-running rover on Mars, Opportunity, has been pronounced dead, 15 years after it landed on the red planet.
Woman, 85, attacked in NSW retirement home
An 85-year-old woman has been indecently assaulted by a man who allegedly broke into her retirement home late at night in the NSW central west.
North Macedonia takes its seat at NATO
North Macedonia's defence minister, Radmila Sekerinska, says she's filled with pride as her country takes a seat at NATO's table for the first time.
Woman charged with lighting NSW bushfire
A woman has been charged with lighting a fire that destroyed homes in northern NSW as residents continue to battle multiple erratic bushfires into the night.
Stoush over new casual worker legislation
A split has erupted between Australia's peak body for unions and the coalition government over legislation designed to allow more casual workers to convert to permanent.
Disease risk grows after Qld floods
One woman has died and nine people remain seriously ill after receding floodwaters following Queensland's once-in-a-century monsoonal deluge exposed people in Townsville to disease.
Mokbel likely to survive jail stabbing
Convicted drug kingpin Tony Mokbel looks likely to survive a jail yard attack on his life.
Sleep boosts immune system, study says
A good night's sleep really can be the best medicine.Scientists have discovered that sleep improves the ability of immune cells to hit their targets and fight off infection.
