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'Stop railroading children': ACT backs trades training alternative to University Entrance
The country must "stop railroading children into thinking that university is the only path to success", list candidate Paul Henry says.

Renshaw screamer caps another Boland day out
Dan Brettig and Adam Collins analyse how rain made the Australians wait for another chance to cut deeply into the Proteas' batting order.

‘Slowly losing myself’: Elina Svitolina announces end of marriage to Gael Monfils amid Ukraine war
The Australian Open semi-finalist and the recently retired French crowd favourite had been married for five years.

Dual international says Nawaqanitawase’s NRL stint proves Wallabies aren’t dead
Michael O’Connor says despite the Wallabies Bledisloe Cup drought, the 15-man game still produces quality footballers like Mark Nawaqanitawase.

Two girls injured after falling from ferris wheel at Greymouth agricultural show
The teenagers fell several metres from the ride and hit another girl on the ground.

Alleged dairy burglars stopped after spiked car rolls into police vehicle
Police say three people were arrested after a dairy burglary in West Harbour and a getaway car was spiked in Henderson.

McKay marks 60-year partnership with Channel Infrastructure
The long-running partnership has helped McKay retain a permanent presence at Marsden Point as the site shifts towards fuel imports and storage.

'I don't know what we can do anymore': Lou Island pleads for help to fight wildfires
Wildfires worsened overnight on Lou Island in Papua New Guinea, with local authorities saying at least half of the islands forests are gone.

LogicMonitor appoints Garry Gray as ANZ vice president
The hire signals LogicMonitor's push to widen its customer and partner base across Australia and New Zealand as demand for automation grows.

'There was blood everywhere': Witness describes fatal bus stop attack of PhD student Kyle Whorrall
The teen, who cannot be identified, gave evidence in the trial of four teenagers accused of murdering American PhD student Kyle Whorrall in Auckland.

NFL coach grilled for allowing player to fly with blood clot
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni grilled for allowing QB Jalen Hurts to fly home with a confirmed blood clot.

Star skipper departs Collingwood as disastrous season continues
Ruby Schleicher’s departure comes as several senior players within Collingwood have voiced frustration around the direction of the women’s side.

‘Spelling mistakes everywhere’: How an email from the heart got this AFL prospect a scholarship
Wil Malady is one of the most exciting players up for grabs in this year’s AFL draft, but he had to beg for a private school scholarship.

Jockeys cleared over Caulfield Cup horse death as stewards release report
Stewards have released their findings following an investigation into a tragic race-day fall, while Chris Waller comes to Melbourne ahead of the Cox Plate.

TCT expands in Australia & New Zealand on SAP demand
Stronger demand for supply chain transformation is prompting the SAP consultancy to scale up delivery capacity and its local workforce across the region.

'We're ready': Rangatahi take the reins for Northland environmental grants
Six rangatahi aged between 16 and 25 will decide what initiatives to back with $150,000 in grants.

Threats against NZ MPs rise 'astronomically', says Speaker
A specialist parliamentary security team handled more than 200 requests for help in just three weeks.

Australian mining company wants to explore for gold in Golden Bay
The company's original bid for a mining permit on the site on conservation land was rejected, so it is now taking a different approach.

Voters urged to check spam folders as enrolment deadline nears
With less than a week before enrolment closes, the Electoral Commission says delivery of EasyVote cards is going well - despite some redirection to spam folders.

Four in 10 major MBIE projects missed targets, two immigration fails
The $50 million Biometric Capability Update is among four in 10 Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment project failures in the last year, with MBIE citing 'planning optimism' as a reason for its missed targets.