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21st February 2025

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Over/under: How many games will your NRL team win this year?

In the black and white business of wins and losses, few NRL teams are as reliable as Melbourne and Penrith. But the tables could turn in 2025 as PAMELA WHALEY analyses every club’s...

Media Street: Star line-ups revealed for 2025 NRL broadcast battle

Some of the biggest names in NRL media will go to head-to-head for ratings across a stacked season in 2025. See all the broadcaster’s star-studded line-ups here.

‘I’ll always be by her side’: NRL power couple’s special bond

Move aside Nathan Cleary and Mary Fowler, these two Queensland based speedsters are staking their own campaign to be named Australia’s true sporting power couple.

NRL legend’s sister on 25 fraud charges

Kylie Ricketson, the sister of retired footy player Luke, is facing 25 charges of defrauding the Commonwealth through applications for various grants.

Stamp duty out, land tax in: Plans to fix housing crisis

Scrapping stamp duty and replacing it with land tax is one of a raft of proposed solution to our housing crisis, to be debated at a conference this weekend. Tell us what you think.

‘Too high’: How Australia can build 1.2 million homes in five years

The Albanese government is facing increased pressure to meet the demands of Australia’s building sector if the country is to have any hope of easing its housing crisis.

Northern beaches students stage walkout to save their school

Hundreds of furious high schoolers are expected to walk out of their classrooms on Friday in a last-ditch bid to save their school. Here’s why.

‘Our hearts lie in tatters’: Hamas hands over bodies of children

Amid a fragile ceasefire, a “day of grief” has enveloped Israel after Hamas returned the bodies of four hostages, which included the Bibas children.

Albo and Jim’s costly ‘dumb’ decisions

With Treasurer Jim Chalmers adamant Labor will deliver a budget next month, Aussie experts have revealed the “dumb” policies that need to be fixed in addressing the bottom-line dec...

‘Mongrels’: Meet Joy, 95, the latest victim of Moree’s crime scourge

Joy Cunningham has lived in Moree her whole life. As youth crime spun out of control, she moved to an aged care facility, admitting she was “scared”. Last weekend, her family home ...

Luxury property developer accused of choking woman

A former luxury property developer is facing serious domestic violence allegations, with a planned court hearing collapsing after the man was admitted to hospital.

Bowlo boss charged over alleged staging of $100k armed robbery

A suburban bowling club manager is facing allegations he helped plan a fake hold-up at his own club to share in a cash windfall of over $100,000. And the alleged victim, another em...

Zelensky, Trump envoy event cancelled amid growing tensions

A planned press conference between Volodymyr Zelensky and America’s Ukraine envoy was cancelled as tensions deepened between the two countries amid Donald Trump’s “dictator” commen...

Nurses at troubled hospital strike over better pay, conditions

Nurse and midwives will strike for 26 hours amid claims of unsafe staffing levels and worker burnout at the troubled Northern Beaches Hospital.

Bombshell James Bond news stuns Hollywood

It’s been confirmed that a major change is coming to the 007 franchise after more than 60 years.

Time’s up for Nine over its woeful Domain grip

US giant CoStar has timed its Domain takeover pitch to perfection as Nine Entertainment’s great media experiment is starting to crumble just five years after its merger with Fairfa...

Islamic medical association’s bizarre statement after nurses video

The Australian Islamic Medical Association has issued a bizarre statement after two Sydney nurses threatened to kill Israeli patients in a highly-publicised video, prompting swift ...

Sport Con: Sea Eagles try to keep Hasler payout secret

The Sea Eagles and former coach Des Hasler have finally settled their long-running legal dispute, Ezra Mam goes ‘rogue’ and more in this week’s Sport Confidential.

‘Bulls**t’: Fury over ‘unprecedented’ citizenship blitz before election

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke will churn through three days of citizenship ceremonies from Friday, giving thousands of new citizens the right to vote in crucial western Sydney s...

Trump, Musk target Fort Knox gold

Donald Trump has revealed Elon Musk is going to audit Fort Knox to “make sure the gold is still there” as the billionaire continues his ongoing review of US federal assets and spen...

‘We used to talk mad s**t’: Choc reveals footy’s best trash-talker

He’s one of the best trash-talkers rugby league has ever seen, and now Anthony Mundine has named the unassuming David Peachey as a surprise candidate for the best sledgers he’s eve...

Shameful signs at Aus Drake concert say it all

A “dystopian” photo from rapper Drake’s Sydney concert last night has made Australia a laughing stock around the world.

‘Bored’ Harry has ‘nothing to do’ in LA

Former friends of Prince Harry’s have told a royal author that the 40-year-old’s life in Los Angeles is “not what he thought it would be”.

I tried out the 8-day holiday formula, and nailed it

Looking for a way to feel truly refreshed after travel? Try this.

No fangks: Homeowner’s slippery scare after deadly find

To some, this may look like the nursery from hell. But a Tweed snake catcher who found a deadly mama brown and 17 of her highly venomous bubs in a suburban home was on a rescue mis...

Kanye West and Bianca Censori set to release a movie

Kanye West and his Australian wife Bianca Censori are preparing to drop a film, but contrary to speculation, it’s not a sex tape.

Would you pay $250 for a luxurious bubble bath?

It seems excessive, but a Queensland resort believes it’s worth every penny for loved up couples.

Video that shows why guys need to kick this habit

If you were looking for motivation to kick this habit then this shocking video might give you that one last push to do it.

Mum’s menopause diagnosis takes darkest possible turn

A South East Queensland mother has told how a doctor initially dismissed her symptoms as menopause, but they turned out to be something far more serious. Now, she’s trying to spend...

Ch9 Block mogul’s $6.6m payout after backflip

One of the co-founders of the controversial reno series The Block has been handed $6.6 million after just 12 months completing a major project.

Listed: Where your child’s school ranks in results for maths

Find out where to send your child to get the best results in maths. Search the table.

‘Dangerous’ find in Maccas burger cuts up man’s insides

A Brisbane father has suffered major health problems are choking on a McDonald’s quarter pounder burger filled with a sharp piece of plastic that cut his insides.

‘It felt so final’: Shogun star’s stint in Aussie jail

Shogun star Cosmo Jarvis opens up about the amazing success of the hit historical drama and how it led him the inside of a jail cell in Australia.

‘It couldn’t be us’: Couple’s bizarre defence to 151km/h speeding fine

A couple caught doing 151km/h on the Warrego Hwy are out to fight their massive fine, claiming they have evidence to prove it couldn’t have been them. HAVE YOUR SAY

What a wake-up call: Nova’s hilarious PM ‘prank’

In her first week on the job, this breakfast producer got the shock of her life when she mistook an important guest for a prankster. Listen in here.

Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann arrested

A Polish woman who claims to be missing British toddler Madeleine McCann has been arrested at a UK airport.

Kerr ‘irrelevant’ as Matildas coach moves on

The Matildas have moved on from Sam Kerr and her legal saga, with coach Tom Sermanni hitting out after being peppered with questions on the missing star ahead of the SheBelieves Cu...

Chinese EV for AUD $9555 stuns world

Some of the newest EVs being released in China have all the tech for prices as low as AUD $10k. But will Aussies get access?

Censori accused of sending ‘bizarre’ racist texts to staffer

Bianca Censori’s alleged explicit texts have been leaked following new accusations made by a former Yeezy staffer.

‘Go to horny jail’: Musk’s X-rated messages with influencer

Elon Musk and right-wing influencer Ashley St. Clair shared risque jokes on X more than a year before she claimed to be the mother of his 13th child.

Banks who haven’t passed on RBA cut exposed

A huge number of Australian banks and lenders have yet to pass on the RBA’s historic rates cut. If your bank is on this list then you need to make a call.

This is how easy it is for kids to break social media age rules

Australian children are easily circumventing inadequate and poorly enforced social media age rules, despite platforms demonstrating a growing “capability” to detect younger users.