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No material impact on competition: AFLPA flags free agency as key to next pay agreement
Free agency is under-used in the AFL and has not affected the equality of the competition, according to the players’ union – and could face a major overhaul as part of the league’s next pay deal.

Robbo back at work after Roosters' triumph
Roosters coach Trent Robinson returns to work just 48 hours after leading the club to a premiership.

World's best horse draws big Randwick crowd
Ka Ying Rising finishes second in his barrier trial at Royal Randwick ahead of The Everest next weekend.

'Beautiful' twist after selfless Robinson act
Roosters coach Trent Robinson reveals that both he and Connor Watson ended up getting a premiership ring.

IOC confirms India, Qatar among 7 bidders who want to host 2036 Olympics
India and Qatar have long been seen as favoured candidates in a hosting contest the IOC aims to decide in 2029 by a contested vote of its 100-plus members.

Election 2026: Luxon faces Hipkins in first leaders' debate
It's the first time Kiwis have seen the men vying to be PM go head to head during this election campaign.

CoreView launches Microsoft 365 security research lab
The research aims to expose gaps in Microsoft 365 controls, after CoreView found many IT leaders overstate their security posture.

Dicker Data buys Sektor Group in South-East Asia push
The Australian distributor will add about 60 staff and a foothold in Thailand and Malaysia after agreeing to buy Sektor Group for NZD $138 million.

Former American Idol contestant sentenced to life in prison for murdering wife
Caleb Flynn, a former music pastor from Ohio, fatally shot his wife Ashley in February before trying to cover it up.

Two drivers charged under street racing law over crash that killed 9-year-old girl
The pair will face court this month.

QuantWare appoints Bart Filius as Chief Financial Officer
Backed by a USD $178 million funding round, the Delft-based quantum processor maker is scaling production and broadening sales across 20 countries.

‘I want to be aggressive’: Connolly takes Travis Head approach as Test opportunity opens
The Australian selectors will have a clear choice between Cooper Connolly’s youth or Nic Maddinson’s experience if Cameron Green does not recover from his abdominal strain in time to play in this week’s first test against South Africa.

Forget New Zealand. This looms as the biggest threat to Australia’s World Cup campaign
The biggest threat to Australia’s World Cup campaign is not New Zealand, Samoa or Tonga.

Minisforum MS-03 review: A powerful but flawed AI workstation
At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Very high CPU performance Three 10 Gbit ports (2 × SFP, 1 × RJ45) plus 2.5 GbE Three M.2 slots and U.2 support PCIe slot for expansion cards Two USB4 ports and Wi-Fi 7 Intel vPro for remote management Cons Just one RAM module slows down the integrated graphics Large external power supply Fluctuating, clearly audible...

What we learned from the first leaders' debate
Commitments, common ground, and policy outcomes from the first leaders’ debate - RNZ breaks down everything that happened.

ASOS app users receive notifications from hackers in apparent breach
Dozens of people appear to have received a strange message from the clothing and beauty store's app.

Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants feature
The regulator said Instagram had not fully assessed risks posed by its Instants feature prior to launching it.

European cyber teams understaffed as AI threats rise
Most European firms are unprepared for AI-enabled attacks, as 56% of cybersecurity teams say they are understaffed and 55% underfunded.

ScraperAPI buys Traject Data to expand AI web data
The deal gives customers a single route to structured public web data as businesses race to feed AI systems and automate decisions.