Hair today, stars tomorrow! City v Country passion, power, top shots
There were big hits and some hair-raising action – literally – at the 2025 City v Country junior rugby tournament. Check out some of the top shots.
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Ouch! Passion and pain at City v Country junior rugby
City teams dominated a dramatic junior rugby showdown in Newcastle, with one Country captain playing through a suspected broken nose in a day of thrilling contests.
Wild way couple losing $40k a year got 18 homes
A once struggling couple have revealed how they came to own 18 homes worth $11m. And the secret is both clever and controversial.
$355m loss: NSW worst pokie hotspots
This is where NSW pokie players have lost more than $355 million in four months. Search and check our interactive table to see if it’s where you live and how your suburb compares.
‘Wowzee, he’s quick’: Rugby’s future on show in U14s County v City
There’s a son of a gun who couldn’t be more different from his famous dad with a rugby IQ ‘off the charts’. U14 guns to watch at City v Country rugby this weekend.
‘Like the Honey Badger’: U16 players to watch at City v Country rugby
Young guns in the U16s City v Country battle will be playing for more than pride and victory on Sunday. Rising stars – including ones likened to the Honey Badger and Brian To’o – to watch
Big boppers, livewire: Unusual mix of U15s City v Country players to watch
There’s a mix of tall timber, an amazing smaller player, big boppers and a livewire hooker. It’s why the City v County U15s battle at Newcastle is shaping up to be a memorable one.
‘Raw talent’: City v Country U18 rugby guns tipped to turn heads
There are schoolboys, colts and players waiting for their opportunity to impress. Some of the U18s players expected to turn heads at the City v Country rugby showdown
‘Real X factor’: U14s City v Country rugby girls making noise
Fierce, fast and ferocious – and just 13 and 14 years old. First peek at some special talent to watch in the U14s City v Country girls rugby clash this weekend.
Hillsong church sold in ‘strategic’ deal
A Hillsong church in Sydney has sold to an international buyer in a deal where certain details have been cloaked in secrecy.
Aus bank slashes rates to 2-year low
One Aussie bank has heaped pressure on the RBA to do in August what it failed to do at its last meeting.
‘Looks good on me’: TV star’s wild post after being axed
After letting her bitter divorce play out like an episode of MAFS on her home reno show, Christina Haack has been brutally axed from TV.
The new earlybird downsizer trend
Downsizing early could be one of the best get-rich-quick schemes ever … and there are a range of other good reasons to give up the family house.
Need to Know
Here’s what you can expect with tomorrow’s The Hills Shire weather
As winter sets in what can locals expect tomorrow? We have the latest word from the Weather Bureau.
Check out the latest on The Hills Shire roads
The daily commute is better with a little planning. Here’s some roads it might be best to avoid today
Everybody appearing at Hornsby Local Court, Wednesday, July 30
Here is a list of matters listed at Hornsby Local Court on Wednesday.
Check out the latest on The Hills Shire roads
The daily commute is better with a little planning. Here’s some roads it might be best to avoid today
Insta-famous breeder charged after alleged dog show assault
A Sydney breeder, described by police as a member of a “notorious dog breeding group”, has been charged after allegedly forcing his way into a western Sydney dog show and assaulting staff.
Alleged brawler charged after wild construction site melee
A man allegedly joined a brawl involving dozens of tradies at a northwest Sydney construction site.
From City v County to Aussie rugby jersey! Teen’s story inspiring
Last year a teenager made his first NSW country team, played his heart out and is now inspiring other young guns from the bush as a rising star of rugby.
Alleged Chinese cop impersonator also had rifle in luxury car: Court
It wasn’t just the typo on the Mercedes bonnet that caught the attention of police in Sydney’s inner west, where they arrested a young man who allegedly impersonated a foreign policeman and had firearms in his luxury car.
State of play! Australia’s best schoolboy rugby players revealed
The Australian Schools rugby championships threw up a clear winner in the battle between NSW and Queensland’s rising stars. Top players from every team and award winners.
‘Stuck to their guns’: Minor premiership race remains alive
One contender has sounded a warning to the defending premiers by breaking a stunning two-year and breathing life into the minor premiership race in the CCRU.
‘High expectations’: Rookie coach shines in debut season
In his first season as captain-coach, Woolgoolga’s Jake Elphick has certainly made an impression with a major achievement.
VOTE NOW: NSW local footy’s top cult hero
We’ve introduced you to more than 60 of the most enthralling cult heroes in NSW local footy. Now it’s time to have your say. VOTE for your favourite to be crowned the best in the state.
Major NRL nursery now producing our brightest rugby teenagers
A school renowned for producing an assembly line of talent to the NRL has now delivered a quartet of young guns to the NSW Waratahs U16s for a crucial task this year.
‘Zombie apocalypse’: Aussie tells of Hawaii lockdown after tsunamis hit Russia, Japan
An Aussie in Hawaii has told of his evacuation experience as the island was hit by waves after Japan was hit by a tsunami from a megaquake off Russia’s coast. It’s put the US west coast, Canada and Pacific nations on alert.
Lehrmann case blunder: Top cop loses evidence on faulty hard drive
The lead detective in Bruce Lehrmann’s rape case has lost whole folders of evidence in a number of active court cases, as the former staffer’s diary notes are revealed.
Rapist MP Gareth Ward taken into custody
A former NSW Liberal Minister and now convicted rapist has been taken into custody, just days after he was found guilty of sexually abusing two young men.
WATCH: Aussie Bali shooting suspects on the move
Three Aussie men under arrest over the bloody murder of Melbourne man Zivan Radmanovic in Bali, where Sanar Ghanim was also shot, have gone to the crime scene again. SEE THE VIDEO.
Groom among two fighting for life as bus rolls in horror wedding crash
A mini bus carrying six people has crashed and reportedly rolled about 150 metres down an embankment while on the way to a wedding in the Hunter Valley.
Australia’s YouTube ban for under-16s: How it will work
Children aged under 16 will be banned from holding a YouTube account. This is how the ban will work and what it means for Aussie households.
‘Police the sharks’: Labor’s social media giant takedown on age ban
Labor said it won’t be “intimidated by legal threats” and social media platforms have been on “notice” about the age ban, which puts the onus on them to deactivate kids’ accounts, not parents.
Ex-AFL umpire Troy Pannell sentenced to jail
Disgraced former AFL umpire Troy Pannell has learnt his fate after dodging a court case related to an alleged $8.7 million fraud.
‘Essential step’: Australia’s big call for Palestine
Australia has joined 15 other nations including France and Canada calling for a two-state solution in Palestine.
Warning to Aussies amid tsunami threat
Tsunami warnings have been issued across the North Pacific after a mammoth magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck the east coast of Russia.
Millions brace as nations struck by tsunami
Tsunami waves are now being reported along the entire Pacific coast of Japan, after the world’s biggest earthquake in 14 years sparked sparked warnings for millions.
‘I saw him’: Trump’s cheating laid bare
Those videos of Donald Trump blatantly cheating at golf on one of his own courses? They are not isolated incidents.
‘New information’ about viral photo
The New York Times has issued a clarification over a viral photo of a boy in Gaza which shocked the world last week.
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