11+ hour, 40+ min ago   (498+ words) By Murray Wenzel and Andrew Stafford Seven scintillating minutes set the tone as the Brisbane Lions kept their AFL three-peat hopes alive with a 53-point defeat of Adelaide at the Gabba. The Lions, chasing a third straight premiership, will face…...

6+ hour, 55+ min ago   (357+ words) Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie has declared Pauline Hanson unfit to govern as his feud with the One Nation leader deepens over a cartoon that labelled him a traitor. The West Australian MP and former special forces soldier accused Senator Hanson…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (454+ words) By Andrew Brown in Canberra The prime minister has defended an invitation-only, $560 million grant program that a report found disproportionately favoured Labor seats, including in his own electorate. A report from the Centre for Public Integrity found Labor-held seats pocketed…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (538+ words) Kylie Minogue’s AFL Grand Final homecoming is set to be the biggest pre-game production the league has ever staged, just as NRL boss Peter V’landys has taken a cheeky swipe at the rival code’s entertainment plans. The Melbourne-born superstar will…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (536+ words) By George Clarke in Sydney Penrith have pipped the Warriors to the NRL’s minor premiership as the Panthers welcomed back co-captain Isaah Yeo in a 38-10 defeat of Wests Tigers. In a warning sign to the rest of the competition on…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (503+ words) The story’s not finished yet. Sydney coach Dean Cox wants the AFL world to remember that. And he wants his Swans to remember that too, urging the understrength outfit to bottle the energy from their 53-point qualifying final triumph. The…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (533+ words) At first glance, they look like an odd couple. John “Chippy” Le‑Carpentir is 84, a retired tradie with a lifetime of hard work in his joints. Keith is 11, a skinny schoolboy who still has homework and screen‑time limits. Most…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (473+ words) Geelong are adamant star midfielder Max Holmes will be better for his limited elimination final appearance ahead of a huge AFL semi-final against Fremantle. Holmes only played 60 per cent game time on return from a broken ankle suffered on July…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (874+ words) One of football’s greatest coaches has been shown the door, a controversial AFL experiment is over and the player market is already going berserk. Scott Podmore looks at a huge week in footy. Just when September football was supposed to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (648+ words) By Adelaide Lang in Sydney Broadcaster Ray Hadley says a radio staffer broke down in tears and feared the loss of his career after he was allegedly indecently assaulted by Alan Jones. Former talkback titan Ray Hadley says a radio…...