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Eddie Nketia opens up on smashing Australian 100m record
Eddie Nketia speaks to Nine's Today after breaking the Australian all-confirmation 100m record with a time of 9.74s.
Trump calls off strikes on Iran
US President Donald Trump says he's hopeful of a peace deal preventing Iran gaining a nuclear weapon.
Neighbours be dammed as billionaire’s dam moves a million cubic metres to hobby farm haven
Bruce Mathieson’s bid to build a large dam has unleashed an armada of heavy haulage trucks on a rural community and expo
‘Incredibly special’: Why Joe Ingles has joined Melbourne United
Australian basketball star Joe Ingles opens up on his return to the NBL, and why he chose to link with Melbourne United.
ESTATE BATTLE: Advocate ‘had no right’ to empty Mosiuoa Lekota’s bank accounts, rules judge
In a damning ruling, a court found that Advocate Luzelle Adams acted selfishly while overseeing Mosiuoa Lekota’s finance