The debate around the Washington Redskins' name and mascot has been making news for decades now and, even in the face of what some Native Americans refer to as a kind of "racial fatigue", it shows no signs of abating.
Saturday's friendly between Spain and England was instructional for Australia, an indication, if not validation, of the direction been undertaken.
A man charged with punching a woman before stealing her $3000 handbag outside a Civic hotel has been refused bail.
A friendly soccer match between France and Germany has been targeted as part of a series of terrorist attacks in Paris that have reportedly left at least 160 dead on Friday.
The spire of One World Trade Centre in Manhattan was illuminated in the colours of the French flag on Friday night.
In a swift-flowing two hours, the audience is whisked through Virginia Woolf's story of a boy-man with literary aspirations who experiences an unexplained sex-change and lives for hundreds of years.
It's a busy weekend for Perth with a royal visit, international cricket at the WACA and the massive Beaufort Street festival, and all of it taking place in scorching temperatures.
Victoria's Chief Police Commissioner said the state's terror alert level would not be raised in light of the Paris attacks but there would be increased security at events such as the UFC fight at Etihad Stadium on Sunday and around public transport hubs.
A large crowd is at the Brisbane Anglican Maori Mission in Cornubia for the funeral of Tiahleigh Palmer.
When Helmut Uhlmann tells people he was adopted, he's often met with sympathy. In fact, he feels lucky.
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have landed in Albany on the final leg of their Australasian tour
In a salary-capped league, not even the richest owners in the world can go out and buy success by signing top players.
An Australian freelance journalist is today thankful for his "flaky" friends who couldn't go with him to a Paris rock concert that was targeted in terrorist attack.
Indian men are brought up to treat women as second-class and sex attackers have until recently acted with impunity.
A landslide has buried nearly 20 homes in a village in eastern China, killing at least four people.
He hasn't touched a drop in quite a while, but time might be up, Warner said after his big innings at the WACA.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has urged Australians in Paris to avoid public places following terror attacks.
Tony McEvoy is hoping to get a Christmas bonus for the connections of Jackson after the gelding made a winning debut, much to the chagrin of punters in the listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) at Sandown.
If the purpose of arts festivals is to expose audiences to the new rather than reinforce the old, US musicians Camille Thurman and Mimi Jones created the ideal act.
Ray Murrihy has seen pretty much everything that has happened on a racetrack. But even the chief steward couldn't believe a barrier incident which marred the start of the Rosehill opener on Saturday.
With scores dead after a series of shootings in Paris, here are some of the front pages of European newspapers.
The new vice-captain's knock was the 11th highest score made in a Test in Australia and 15 highest ever by an Australian.
LeBron James says he has "a lot of responsibility to give back to my fans and to be able to be a role model to them", after penning a beautiful letter to a sick youngster.
Victoria have made a solid start after winning the toss and were 1-84 at lunch on day one of the Sheffield Shield match against WA.
Apple boss Tim Cook has asked staff at all Apple stores worldwide to be retrained in "inclusion and customer engagement".
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