Ash Barty is set to follow her inspiration Evonne Goolagong Cawley and nourish her connections with Indigenous Australia following the retirement announcement that shocked the sporting world.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a 12-year-old boy who allegedly killed one person and seriously injured a second in a car rollover.

The Federal Government will spend $875 million upgrading military bases around Australia next year, as it heads to an election in May with defence and national security as a core component of its campaign.

And in sport, Baseball SA has called for cultural change after a tirade of negative social media comments led to a staff member leaving the sporting body. 

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