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The hallowed turf of the MCG has been transformed into an American football field ahead of the historic NFL clash between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers.
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Aaron Patrick

Can American Football disrupt Australia’s sporting market?

The NFL and local officials hope the historic Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers game at the MCG on Friday will turn the sport into a mainstream phenomenon in Australia.

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The young man killed in a garbage truck incident has been identified as Nathan Hearne.

Man’s selfless act before he was killed by garbage truck

NSW
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A two-car crash has sparked traffic chaos across Sydney’s south.

Sydney traffic chaos after multi-vehicle highway crash

NSW
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Rescue and Bomb Disposal officers were the heroes of the couple’s wedding on the weekend.

Aussie groom’s ring mishap leads to police crashing wedding

NSW
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Louis Meehan has been identified as the victim of a shooting at a community centre car park in Punchbowl on Wednesday.

‘Callous’: Man fatally shot in Sydney carpark identified

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Victoria

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The family of two children killed in a Parwan crash issued a powerful statement two days after the tragic incident.

Family’s powerful statement after two kids killed in crash

Australia
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The hallowed turf of the MCG has been transformed into an American football field ahead of the historic NFL clash between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers.

Can American Football disrupt Australia’s sporting market?

Victoria
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Daniel Hussein, 22, was fatally shot in an altercation in a local soccer club carpark on Sunday night.
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Two men charged for fatal Thomastown shooting

Victoria
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Los Angeles Rams players Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson touch down in Melbourne.

Rams touch down as battle lines drawn over travel debate

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Queensland

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A Gold Coast man has won the $8m division one prize in Tuesday’s Oz Lotto – the same day as his birthday.

Surprised dad receives ‘mind-boggling’ $8m birthday present

Australia
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Ian Campbell, 56, and daughter Hannah, 23, on recent fundraising expedition to Papua New Guinea.

Heartbreaking final weeks of family killed in plane crash

Australia
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The Campbell family are much loved figures in their community.

Father and daughter confirmed dead in horror plane crash

Australia
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Darryl Valroy Young was sentenced over the murder of three neighbours in Townsville today.

Farmer who killed trio over cattle learns his fate in court

Australia
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South Australia

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A 73-year-old man will face court accused of alleged child sex offences at a youth detention centre.

Man facing youth centre child abuse charges over 25yr period

Australia
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Jacinta Ann Drust, of Adelaide, is facing a charge each of murder and unlawful killing relating to the death of her former partner Antonio Cavaiuolo in March 2023.

Woman denies pressuring boyfriend into ending his own life

South Australia
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Former SA MP Fraser Ellis will be sentenced later this month for dishonestly claiming an allowance.

Ousted MP pleads 'merciful' sentence for ‘reckless’ fraud

South Australia
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Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter rainfall and above-average fuel loads mark the first day of spring on Tuesday.

The big spring weather warning for Aussies

Australia
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Western Australia

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Jake and Callum Robinson.

Chilling details as men accused killing brothers face trial

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A mining workshop has been shut down after a worker lost their hand in a serious workplace incident, and the safety watchdog is now involved.

Worker loses hand in WA mining workshop accident

Australia
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Feeding wild dolphins has been shown to lower reproduction and young survival.

The simple act that could wipe out WA’s dolphin population

Western Australia
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Carolina Wilga's tell-all book will reveal how she miraculously survived 12-days in WA's outback.

Backpacker reveals how she survived 12-day outback nightmare

Western Australia
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ACT

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A guest at the Ibis Budget Canberra was charged $1800 when shower steam set off the smoke detector.

Budget hotel ‘blindsides’ guest with $1800 charge after hot shower

ACT
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Liu Jinsong, right, China’s new ambassador in Canberra, with Masaaki Kanai head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau.

‘Asia enforcer’: China’s new ambassador lands in Canberra

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ACT Liberal Party leader Mark Parton and, inset, the photo he took in the committee room.

‘Wanna swap’: Libs leader responds to sex worker text claim

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A Canberra man has become $40m richer after finding the winning Powerball ticket in his wallet.

Man’s shock find makes him $40 million richer

Australia
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Tasmania

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Three families grieving after devastating deadly head-on crash on Bass Highway, Tasmania

Three families grieving after devastating deadly head-on crash

Australia
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Three dead, two critically injured after horror crash at Elizabeth Town, Tasmania 

Three dead, two critically injured after horror crash

Australia
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Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter rainfall and above-average fuel loads mark the first day of spring on Tuesday.

The big spring weather warning for Aussies

Australia
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Belgian tourist Celine Cremer went missing during a hike in north-west Tasmania.

Probe finds ‘overlapping errors’ lead to death of backpacker

Australia
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Northern Territory

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Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright, wife Kaia and Top End Safari Camp are now facing litigation over a 2023 airboat crash in three jurisdictions.
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‘Beyond me’: Judge questions Matt Wright boat crash lawsuits

Australia
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A teenager has been speared during a disturbance between family groups in a remote township

Teenage boy flown to hospital after being speared in back

Northern Territory
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The body of 61-year-old Dominic O'Connell has been found in plunge pool in the NT.
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Devastating update on man missing in national park

Northern Territory
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Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter rainfall and above-average fuel loads mark the first day of spring on Tuesday.

The big spring weather warning for Aussies

Australia
3 Min Read