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Holmes hat-trick all but ends ‘precious’ Raiders’ season

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has lashed him team for a "precious, spoiled" 42-4 loss to North Queensland that has left their NRL season on life support.

Raygun says hate ‘devastating’ as AOC condemns petition

Rachael Gunn calls for end to harassment as Australian Olympic Committee defends breakdancer against petition claiming she manipulated Olympic qualifying.

Five charged in overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry

A prosecutor says five people have been charged over Matthew Perry's death from a ketamine overdose including the US actor's assistant and two doctors.

One-in-three kids falling short of NAPLAN standards

Australia's education system needs urgent reform as thousands of students are not achieving basic standards in the annual NAPLAN tests.

Aussie Olympians welcomed home as heroes after best Games

Australia's athletes have been given a heroes' welcome in Sydney after the country's most successful Olympics.

Scott Morrison to testify in Reynolds-Higgins trial

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison is expected to give evidence when a defamation trial pitting Senator Linda Reynolds against Brittany Higgins resumes.

Security boosted at Parliament House after protests

Protesters who climbed onto the roof at Parliament House have triggered upgrades to security measures, with longer-term options being considered.

Pilot dead after helicopter crashes into Cairns hotel roof

Queensland Police have confirmed the pilot of a helicopter that crashed into the roof of a hotel in Cairns in the state's far north has died.

Can’t take bullet for PM from home: AFP officers strike

Australian Federal Police officers will take protected industrial action for the first time this century to protest what they say is an inadequate pay offer.

Lauren Jackson’s fifth Games medal a vivid Paris send-off

Lauren Jackson was happy to sit back, watch and - for once - soak in what it feels like to win an Olympic medal after capping a remarkable comeback with bronze.

Give Raygun a break, says head judge after backlash

Raygun's 'kangaroo dance' scored zero points in the breaking competition and attracted online vitriol but organisers have leapt to the Australian's defence.

Au revoir: Paris Olympics close with star-studded show

Paris has closed out two and a half extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports and emotion with a star-studded show in France's national stadium.
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