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Penrith Panthers held a closed training session at BlueBet Stadium as the club fine-tunes preparations for an NRL grand final week that officials expect to draw record travel into western Sydney.
Organisers capped the Gold Coast 50K ultra at five thousand entrants after heat-stress modelling flagged risk on the hinterland climb.
Premier Roger Cook has named a steering committee to study amalgamating three public universities by mid-2027, even as Curtin’s vice-chancellor vows to fight a plan she calls wasteful.
New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup with a 50-19 Eden Park win after scoring five tries after halftime despite trailing 17-14 at the break.
A vehicle blaze in Taylors Lakes and an Oakleigh South factory fire capped six straight evenings of arson across Melbourne, as authorities tie the wave to illegal tobacco enforcement.
The AFL approved a five-club trade involving Port Adelaide, Melbourne, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and Carlton, while Ben King's move to Hawthorn completed on pick-seven compensation.
