Новости за 05.05.2019

Maria Folau's side was totally outclassed while, on the other side of Sydney, her husband was fighting to keep his rugby career alive.

Former prime minister Paul Keating has launched an extraordinary attack on Australia’s spy chiefs, calling them “nutters” and urging Bill Shorten to sack them to improve relations with China if he wins the election.

Treasurer warns high-intensity struggles in heartland seats are "the new normal".

Steve Smith and David Warner are no certainties to make their return when Australia take to the field for a warm-up game against New Zealand on Monday.

Mitchell Pearce backed up a man-of-the-match effort against Parramatta last week with another dominant display, scoring a try and having a hand in three others.

Trailing 14-0 in their second match at Bankwest, off-contract captain Clint Gutherson led a Parramatta revival which takes them to the cusp of the top four.

After a 26-point Mitchell masterclass on Saturday, the 21-year-old labelled talk of a potential move to Redfern in 2021 as false.

Victorian champion jockey Brett Prebble strung together a series of wins, including three on the spin in Bendigo, to show the hunger and talent is still there.

Scott Morrison’s disapproval rating is on the rise, as is the number of people who prefer Bill Shorten as prime minister.

Australian rugby's good news story arrived in the form of the Junior Wallabies who thrashed New Zealand 24-0 in the Oceania Under-20s Championship final.

Rugby Australia’s nightmare continues with Israel Folau’s hearing set to drag on until Tuesday next week as lawyers from both sides demanded more time to argue their cases.

A colourful turn of phrase was used to refute a claim made by Jack de Belin's legal team in his bid to beat the no-fault stand-down policy.

The Swans are last after seven rounds for the first time in 26 years and staring at the very real prospect of a bottom four finish.

Cracks might be appearing in Melbourne's NRL ranks with Paul Gallen claiming Storm stars Smith and Munster bickered on-field over a rare botched final play.

The Department of Human Services has wiped a $4000 debt owed by a Melbourne nurse, which is at the centre of a Federal Court challenge to Centrelink's 'robo-debt' recovery scheme.

Spright could be take on Everest instead of heading for motherhood.

The Giants have a record at the MCG that is unlikely to breed confidence come finals time.

Sickening head clash floors Blues defender in third quarter of Sunday's game against North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium.

Minjee Lee is an outside chance for successive LPGA victories after the world No.2 worked her way back into contention at the Mediheal Championship in California.

The concert hall seemed hardly able to contain American singer Billie Eilish’s star power.

This professional revival of Barnum, the circus musical is the first in Australia since the 1980s, and it’s a dazzling event crammed with marvels.

Here on Earth, we tend to take water for granted. We drink it, we swim in it, we brush our teeth with it. The sea is full of the stuff. It literally falls out of the sky.

You won’t find a lot of new music on the bill of the MSO, with only a handful of works written since the turn of the millennium included in its main 2019 season.

James Harden has scored 41 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a stunning overtime win over the Warriors in a game featuring brilliant offensive and defensive plays.

Bill Shorten delivered a rallying call on climate change, saying: "On this issue, perhaps above all others, the case for change is black and white."