SPORTSWOMEN are nine times more likely to rupture an ACL than men, sparking new research to better understand how the menstrual cycle – and use of the contraceptive pill – impacts injury risk.

THE state government must  quadruple funding support for struggling families to $275m a year to helpt “turn the tide” on the number of children ending up in care, says a major welfare boss.

SOUTH Australians need to drop the idea the River Murray is a summer playground and embrace the waterway as a year-round destination, say tourism operators who are encouraging visitors to return after the floods.

REDBACKS coach Jason Gillespie has described breakout quick Spencer Johnson as the “longest overnight sensation there’s ever been’’.