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April 29 12:19 AM
Chaos erupted in Parliament late Tuesday after Member of Parliament for St Andrew South Western Angela Brown Burke was named and suspended from the Ho...
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Major manufacturers move to raise prices from May 1 as Government lifts cap on weekly fuel price movements
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April 29 12:14 AM
Three more manufacturers confirm price increases
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April 29 12:12 AM
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April 29 12:10 AM
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Djokovic says ‘keep writing me off’ after beating Sinner in late-nighter
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January 30, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Novak Djokovic called it one of his best performances in a decade after outlasting Jannik Sinner early Saturday in a fiv...
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Alyssa James exits Australian Open with quarter-finals doubles loss
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Alyssa James exits Australian Open with quarter-finals doubles loss
January 29, 2026
Jamaica’s top women’s tennis player, Alyssa James, saw her Grand Slam debut draw to a close Thursday with a quarter-final loss in the doubles event at...
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Sabalenka says Serena return would be ‘cool’ after great refuses to rule it out
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Sabalenka says Serena return would be ‘cool’ after great refuses to rule it out
January 29, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia -- World number one Aryna Sabalenka said it would be "cool" to see Serena Williams return to tennis after the American great refu...
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Gauff defends epic racquet smash and hits out at it being broadcast
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Gauff defends epic racquet smash and hits out at it being broadcast
January 28, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Coco Gauff said Tuesday an epic racquet smash after losing heavily to Elina Svitolina at the Australian Open was importa...
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‘Heartbroken’ Osaka pulls out of Australian Open injured
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‘Heartbroken’ Osaka pulls out of Australian Open injured
January 24, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Two-time champion Naomi Osaka pulled out of the Australian Open with an abdominal injury ahead of her third-round clash ...
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Djokovic ‘hanging in there’ after landmark 400th Slam win
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Djokovic ‘hanging in there’ after landmark 400th Slam win
January 24, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Record-shattering Novak Djokovic said he was "hanging in there" after becoming the first player to win 400 Grand Slam matches ...
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No Venus fairytale as Alcaraz, Sabalenka win Melbourne openers
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No Venus fairytale as Alcaraz, Sabalenka win Melbourne openers
January 18, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka launched their Australian Open title bids with straight-sets wins but there...
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Top-ranked Alcaraz, Sabalenka headline Australian Open day one
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Top-ranked Alcaraz, Sabalenka headline Australian Open day one
January 17, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Carlos Alcaraz will launch his bid for tennis history while women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka is also in action on...
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Venus Williams gets Australian Open wildcard aged 45
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Venus Williams gets Australian Open wildcard aged 45
January 2, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia — Seven-time major singles champion Venus Williams was handed a wildcard to the Australian Open aged 45 on Friday, becoming the o...
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Clinical Sinner ’empties tank’ to retain Australian Open title
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Clinical Sinner ’empties tank’ to retain Australian Open title
January 26, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- A clinical Jannik Sinner "emptied the tank" to sweep past Alexander Zverev and retain his Australian Open title on Sunda...
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Keys stuns Sabalenka in thriller to win Australian Open
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Keys stuns Sabalenka in thriller to win Australian Open
January 25, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Underdog Madison Keys upset Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final on Saturday to win her first Gran...
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Djokovic claims he was ‘poisoned’ before 2022 Australian Open deportation
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Djokovic claims he was ‘poisoned’ before 2022 Australian Open deportation
January 9, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP)— Novak Djokovic claimed Thursday that he was "poisoned" by lead and mercury in his food during his troubled and brief stay in Melb...
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Late-night turmoil in Gordon House
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Major manufacturers move to raise prices from May 1 as Government lifts cap on weekly fuel price movements
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April 29, 2026
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