Michael Clarke appears set to be replaced as a commentator on the upcoming Indian cricket series, with broadcasters sending an SOS to Test great Mark Waugh.

An Australian teacher has been poisoned in Africa and his body tossed into a crocodile infested river in a murder his grieving family has described as “too painful to conceive.”

NSW Opposition leader Chris Minns is pulling no punches in his bid to become Premier, guaranteeing that Sydney will host three UFC pay-per-view events in his first term if elected in March.

And in sport, it hasn’t been all gym work, pool sessions and injury rehab during Tom Trbojevic’s mercy dash to the US.

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