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Sat, 06 Nov 2021 19:00:00 +1000
Race-by-race preview and tips for Warren on Sunday
Everything you need to know to find a winner on Cotton Cup day.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 19:00:00 +1000
Kylie’s cantankerous mare wild by nature but a rocket in flight
Wild Rocket is the stable star for Kylie Kennedy but the Narromine-based trainer says nothing comes easy with her.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 18:45:37 +1000
Witnesses spot ‘huge shark’ at Port Beach as search continues for man feared taken
Teenager Kaiden Boult, 16, said he was surfing by the rocks when a group of boys on two boats started screaming.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 18:38:18 +1000
Electric Girl adds to Williams’ legacy with Hot Danish victory
Ross Williams lost a battle with cancer in August but his Superhorse silks were carried to victory again at Rosehill on Saturday.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 18:15:46 +1000
‘It did weigh heavy on my heart’: The realities facing Qld child safety officers
Taking children away from their unsafe home or rushing a harmed child to hospital are only two examples of the challenges Queensland child safety officers face.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 18:12:48 +1000
Inside Sunshine Hospital's COVID-19 ICU ward
The Age Photographer Justin McManus and Health Reporter Melissa Cunningham were permitted exclusive access to Sunshine Hospital's COVID-19 ICU ward where some of Victoria's most unwell COVID-19 patients are being treated by our dedicated health worke...

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 18:10:27 +1000
Pattinson and Boland crunch NSW, spinner Holland out with concussion
International class spells by the newly retired James Pattinson and the older but still available Scott Boland placed Victoria in a position of dominance

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 18:10:11 +1000
Bold move could see world’s leading ballet dancers pirrouette over Qld border
Three young Brisbane men have convinced six of the world’s leading ballet stars to travel to Queensland to perform. However, the concerts depend on Queensland’s COVID-19 home quarantine trial.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +1000
The skincare products Sally Obermeder swears by
The co-founder of Swiish Wellness and cookbook author reveals her top beauty tips and go-to face mask.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +1000
Paltrow’s take on sex therapy leaves sexologists cold
‘Sexologists’ demonstrating sex, watching clients in bed, or getting very hands-on in the actress’ new series could leave both clients and patients at risk of danger, Australian practitioners say.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +1000
‘Like watching them drown’: When loved ones go down the vaccine rabbit hole
Many of us know a relative, friend or acquaintance who is refusing to take a COVID-19 vaccine. But what’s life like for their nearest and dearest?

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 17:40:00 +1000
Inspections continue on inner west trams after line decommissioned for up to 18 months
Inner west residents have been urged to avoid walking on the tracks, as some trams are still operating to allow tests to be carried out.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 17:34:00 +1000
NRL players to get shock pay rise after kicking the tin in pandemic
When COVID-19 hit, the players were forced to bear some of the financial pain. Now they will share in the upside after the NRL made unexpected profits.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 17:32:30 +1000
Nature Strip: too fast, too good, gone in 68 seconds ...
Champion sprinter Nature Strip stamped his class as he barely broke into a sweat to land the Darley Sprint Classic.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 17:23:27 +1000
Sejardan proves pick of the bunch in Golden Gift
Sejardan was not the horse John and Anne McDonnell went to buy, but they got him anyway.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 17:11:25 +1000
At least eight dead, many injured at Houston festival stampede
The stampede occurred as hundreds of people rushed to get through the gates to attend the Astroworld music festival in Texas.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 17:10:47 +1000
The A to Zaaki of Cup week: Top jockey McDonald secures a record 10th victory
Australia’s leading jockey James McDonald will go down in folklore after breaking the record for most wins in a Melbourne Cup Carnival week, bringing up his 10th winner in the Mackinnon Stakes on Zaaki.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 16:55:03 +1000
A suburban ground famous for toasties is about to become Ashes Central
Peter Burge Oval, in the sleepy Brisbane Bayside area know as the Redlands, is getting ready for its moment in the sun.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 16:53:21 +1000
Young talent crime: Where is Australia’s generation next?
Cameron Green and Will Pucovski loom as 10-year Test players but who else can that be said of in the 25-and-under cohort? And what does it mean for the men’s Test side?

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 16:38:01 +1000
WBBL: Renegades go big with highest ever score to turn off Heat
Meg Lanning delivered her best knock of the summer, while the Renegades also had reason to smile, ahead of the Melbourne derby in Adelaide on Sunday.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 16:27:31 +1000
Stakes Day Flemington 2021
Spring Racing Carnival, Stakes Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 06, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 16:18:17 +1000
Australia hits 80% vaccination target as Victoria records 1268 new cases, seven deaths
The Prime Minister has congratulated Australians after the country passed the fresh COVID-19 vaccination milestone, as Victoria recorded a sharp drop in the number of active coronavirus cases in the state.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 16:16:57 +1000
Injury-free Matt Ling keeps fingers crossed with AFL list spots at premium
After four games in four seasons at the Swans, Matt Ling is more ready to play AFL now than he was when a first round draft pick. But he is asking the same question as many of his peers: will he get another chance?

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 16:03:14 +1000
Police hunt for man who allegedly shot at officers in Boronia
Police say there is no ongoing threat to the community as they continue to search for a man who they say shot at officers on Boronia Road early this morning.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 16:00:00 +1000
Three deputies lead contest to be new NSW police commissioner
The race to replace retiring Commissioner Mick Fuller as the state’s top cop is narrowing, with deputy commissioners Mick Willing and Karen Webb the frontrunners.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:56:05 +1000
‘Shae’s out there somewhere in the cold, in the wet’
On her knees, Janine Francis has dug up parts of Queensland with her bare hands searching for her niece’s body. There is still so much the family doesn’t know, no words to describe how lost they feel.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:42:53 +1000
Extinction Rebellion COP26 protests took place in Melbourne as part of an international day of action
A four-metre high skeletal koala puppet called ‘Blinky’, with wisps smoke floating off it and a grimace on its face, was the focal point of the morning’s Extinction Rebellion protest against inaction on climate change in St Kilda.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:38:48 +1000
This England can win from anywhere, Anderson believes
Jimmy Anderson believes Joe Root’s Ashes team features more genuine match-winners than any other England side he’s been in.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:36:36 +1000
Johnson promises to bring the heat against former teammates
Sammy-Jo Johnson looms as a key figure for the resurgent Sydney Thunder as they chase a crucial WBBL scalp against the Heat in Adelaide.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:35:17 +1000
Macron’s ex-security chief guilty of assault, posing as police officer
Alexandre Benalla who caused a scandal that put a dint on the French President’s early popularity has been sentenced by a court in Paris.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:30:00 +1000
Well before Nemo, there was a creature named Little Obelia
In 1921, May Gibbs introduced readers to a magical character who would go into her thinking room in a shell and count her pearls of wisdom.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:27:58 +1000
Thousands take to Melbourne’s streets in separate vaccine mandate, climate protests
The number of anti-vaccine mandate protesters marching through Melbourne’s CBD swelled across the afternoon, as climate demonstrators also took to the streets.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:15:48 +1000
More than 1000 march for climate action in first post-lockdown protest
Fears that the turnout might be affected by anxiety around COVID-19 were not realised in the first legal protest since Sydney’s lockdown began.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:07:00 +1000
With Cooper out of the picture, it’s O’Connor’s time to shine
James O’Connor or Quade Cooper? Australia’s spring tour is set to decide the fate of the star playmakers.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:00:00 +1000
Finch: Tom Hanks and a very irritating robot tell a classic story
Ingenious reinvention of some classic storylines is weighed down by sentimentality in this film set in a climate catastrophe.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:00:00 +1000
Nakkiah Lui and a mix of passionate oddballs face the Apocalypse
Her enthusiasm for doomsday prepping TV shows inspired the celebrated playwright, actress and screenwriter to create the new ABC comedy, Preppers.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:00:00 +1000
What would it take for Daniel Craig to make another Bond movie? ‘A f---ing miracle,’ he says
The star of No Time To Die talks about his “big mouth” when it comes to saying what he wants.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 14:52:20 +1000
Ferguson can make Wallabies dream a reality, says Cheika
The former Eels flyer has been quarantining in Japan before he joins the NEC Green Rockets alongside Michael Cheika, the franchise’s new director of coaching,

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 14:37:58 +1000
Positive COVID diagnosis among Western Bulldogs AFLW program
The Western Bulldogs AFLW team cancelled training on Saturday after a member of their program received a positive COVID-19 diagnosis

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 14:32:58 +1000
COP26 Global Day of Action, Sydney
COP26 Global Day of Action for Climate Justice, Sydney

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 14:30:47 +1000
Two dead, one injured in ‘confronting’ Tasmanian shooting
Two men have died and a woman has been hospitalised after a shooting at a home on Tasmania’s north coast where two young children were present.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 13:47:09 +1000
With Republican help, Democrats approve Biden’s infrastructure bill
Despite the struggle to get here, a no vote by some in his own team, and a delay on his other bill, the approval is a big win for the US President.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 13:18:00 +1000
Why Australian boxing is on the cusp of another golden era
With Tim Tszyu, George Kambosos jnr, Harry Garside, Jai Opetaia, Justis Huni and Brock Jarvis making their mark, Australian boxing is again in rude health.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 13:12:35 +1000
With a nuclear-powered shower, Russia tests a climate innovation
A remote Siberian town has embraced nuclear heating as one potential solution to climate change. Worried at first, its residents have now embraced it.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 13:11:55 +1000
New swimming boss wants to ride wave of success to Brisbane 2032
Eugenie Buckley wants Australian swimmers to be household names again as she takes over as Swimming Australia chief executive a decade out from a home Games.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +1000
Testamentary trust and lifetime annuity estate options
A testamentary trust can be set up with a family member as trustee, or the NSW Trustee and Guardian. You can also establish a non-commutable lifetime annuity via your will.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 12:56:08 +1000
Sixers hit Simmons with $486,000 fine as saga continues
The 76ers fined Simmons $486,000 for missing Thursday night’s 109-98 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 12:51:04 +1000
Federal Liberals accused of ‘undermining’ Guy as female team grows
A former Liberal MP forced to resign after being caught drink-driving in the lead up to the 2018 state election has accused federal MPs of “undermining Victorian leader Matthew Guy”, as the party prepares to welcome a new woman to its parliament...

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 12:32:31 +1000
‘Crosshairs of the woke mob’: NFL quarterback defends anti-vax stance
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who tested positive this week for COVID-19, defended his decision not to get vaccinated and blasted the “shaming cancel society”.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +1000
Rory Arnold admits he feels guilty about Wallabies recall
The giant Wallabies second-rower is thrilled to be back in the national set-up, but there is one lingering concern.



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