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Labor is promising to expand training for defence industry jobs and the Liberals are pledging youth justice initiatives as a state election nears.

Air officials first found out about Chinese live-fire drills from a Virgin pilot, an inquiry has heard, as Beijing ships continue to lurk off Australia's coast.

Despite years of corruption and criticism, the entry point for talented players from the Dominican Republic into Major League Baseball's development pipeline remains a Wild West form of free agency

Nationals sign relief pitcher Lucas Sims. He shared his time last year with the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox.

Nationals sign shortstop Paul DeJong. The Florida born shortstop played last year in Chicago and Kansas City.

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Rendon’s seven-year, $245 million contract with the Angels may go down as the worst in MLB history. Here are some of the other ill-fated deals his will “compete” with.

Political parties are integral to the Australian political system, yet also largely absent from the Commonwealth Constitution itself. They are not entirely absent: a constitutional amendment in 1977 – secured, as required by law, through a referendum – ensured that a casual vacancy for the Senate would be filled by…

With the election only months away, the Labor government finds itself suddenly battling with the Trump administration for an exemption from new US tariffs on steel and aluminium.

Doctors have warned of health harms for frontline energy workers, local children and the wider community from the coalition's nuclear power plan.

Independents want greater transparency into who is bankrolling political parties, with the origins of almost half of donations a mystery.