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Cook Islands book their spot in a fourth Rugby League World Cup, turning it on to beat South Africa 58-6 in Sydney. Source link

Brisbane defeats Melbourne for the first time in AFLW finals, as the Lions win on the road to clinch a preliminary final spot. Source link

There is no road map for step-parenting, and experts say a common mistake is assuming it will be easy.  Source link

A man in police custody since a crash killed a woman, 30, and a girl, 10, in the Queensland community of Doomadgee has been confirmed as the partner of the woman and father and stepfather of the children in the vehicle. Source link

A series of missteps shows the theft in the Louvre was far from a sleek operation. Instead, French authorities believe petty criminals executed it.  Source link

The Philippines evacuates more than 100,000 residents across its eastern and northern regions ahead of super typhoon Fung-wong making landfall. Source link

The Philippines has evacuated more than a million people ahead of Super Typhoon Fung-wong making landfall. Source link

Fire and Emergency New Zealand says an out-of-control wildfire in Tongariro National Park has swelled in size to about 1,000 hectares, leading to the evacuation of dozens of hikers. Source link

Labor party members call for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to be banned across the whole of WA. Source link