Australia remains in contention to win the FIFA Women’s World Cup on home soil, with the Matildas beating France 7-6 in a pulsating penalty shootout in front of almost 50,000 passionate fans at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night to claim a semi-final berth.

The family of a man whose ­aggressive brain tumour has returned four years after surgery say those who have robbed him of his choice to have Charlie Teo operate have “blood on their hands”.

Serial road pests are being let off the hook because of a fines loophole senior legal figures have warned is open to being routinely abused.

A group of accused ATM fraudsters linked to an international crime syndicate stealing money from Australian bank users has been arrested, with police catching two in the act on a busy Brisbane street.

Young criminals embroiled in Adelaide’s gang war involving people of African heritage are being investigated on allegations of tax fraud, authorities have revealed.