Perth Wildcats beat Sydney Kings with massive rebounding effort to celebrate Jesse Wagstaff’s 500th game

Perth Wildcats captain Jesse Wagstaff has lauded his team’s passion and intensity, saying the style they played in a 104-97 win over Sydney Kings is precisely what’s needed to compete against the best. The Wildcats moved back into third spot on the ladder following the win and their destiny is now in their own hands. … Read more

Beyonce leads nominees for Grammys shaped by wildfires

The 67th Grammy Awards are set to take a dramatically different tone as Los Angeles recovers from fires that destroyed more than 14,000 structures and displaced tens of thousands. The Recording Academy has reformatted Sunday’s award show to help wildfire victims. Since the fires began, the Grammys and its affiliated MusiCares charity have distributed $US2 … Read more

Peter Dutton confirms Coalition government would not initiate spending audit, doesn’t identify areas for public service job cuts

Peter Dutton has said a re-elected Coalition government would not launch an independent inquiry to identify areas of inflated government spending, despite the opposition mounting continued attacks on Labor’s expenditure and pledging to reduce government inefficiency in the lead up to the election. Appearing on ABC’s Insiders, the Opposition leader said he would not follow … Read more

NBA blockbuster trade: Luke Doncic traded for Anthony Davis in monster deal between LA Lakers and Dallas

The NBA has been shocked to its core by one of the biggest surprise trades in the league’s history, with Luka Doncic set to join LeBron James at the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis shipped to Dallas. The trade stunned the basketball world and changed the shape of the competition just days before the … Read more

‘Fentanyl is America’s problem’: China denounces tariff

China’s government has denounced the Trump administration’s imposition of a long-threatened 10 per cent tariff on Chinese imports while leaving the door open for talks with the US that could avoid a deepening conflict. Beijing will challenge President Donald Trump’s tariff at the World Trade Organization and take unspecified “countermeasures” in response to the levy, … Read more