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Tom Dearden

Decider squeezed 45 years of Origin tropes into one 80-minute package

Before their home crowd, the Blues were so confident that they could even afford a couple of early mistakes. Then something happened. Queensland happened.

  • Malcolm Knox

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Tom Dearden celebrates a try.

State of Origin Game III player ratings: Dearden stars in Maroons rout

Of the 34 players who took the field, some starred and others floundered. Here’s how each fared in a high-pressure situation.

  • Robert Dillon and Nick Wright
Zara and Mike Tindall take in the action at Accor Stadium.

British Royal family couple shock guests of Billy Slater’s wife at Origin

Zara Tindall, the daughter of Princess Anne, was with husband Mike in the front row at Accor Stadium – decked out in Queensland merchandise to support the Maroons.

  • Michael Chammas
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock explains the decision not to cut interest rates on Tuesday.

How everyone got the RBA’s interest rate call wrong

Almost every analyst, investor and borrower expected a rate cut from the Reserve Bank on Tuesday. So why was their confidence so misplaced?

  • Shane Wright
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, hands President Donald Trump a folder during a meeting in the Blue Room of the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

World leaders are figuring out how to manage Trump – but winning tactic may backfire

The flattery was as obvious as it was effective. Seated at a dinner table in the White House, with the cameras rolling, Benjamin Netanyahu handed the US President a piece of paper.

  • Michael D. Shear
An aerial photograph of Rafah, taken in January.

Israel’s plan for ‘humanitarian city’ on ruins of Rafah paves way for Trump’s ‘Gaza Riviera’

Palestinians would pass through security and be searched for weapons or signs of links to Hamas. Once inside what is being described as “the largest tented area in the world”, they would not be allowed to return.

  • Henry Bodkin
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The Joe Montemurro era is off and racing.

The next big thing, and no room for sentiment: What we learnt from Joe Montemurro’s first Matildas matches

The Matildas coach will have plenty to think about as he narrows his focus towards the Women’s Asian Cup.

  • Vince Rugari
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson was captured on CCTV visiting a petrol station.

The butcher, the fashion choice and the old job: The real red flags in Erin Patterson’s claims

The mushroom cook was asked a million questions during her grilling in the witness box – but these mysteries remain unsolved.

  • John Silvester
Cautious households are making extra mortgage repayments and cutting back on non-essentials, with the RBA expecting consumers to largely save looming tax cuts.

You’re about to get more super. Here’s all you need to know

Australians can count on an increase to superannuation accounts from the start of July. But will it be enough for a comfortable retirement?

  • Nina Hendy
An app to spot the red flags of concussion? That’s the dream

There’s a new app to spot sports concussions. Does it work?

What if we could diagnose concussion with something we all carry: a smartphone? “This is the holy grail of concussion diagnosis,” the Australian Institute of Sport chief medico tells me.

  • Liam Mannix

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