Ousted DRA Australia managing director Andrew Naude is pushing for his former employer to pay the legal bills he’s incurring fighting the group’s allegations about share dealings.
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Perth Football League president Geoff Glass says despite a bumper year of proud-filled moments on and off field, the league will not be resting on its laurels.
A family of ten has been left homeless and traumatized after an evening fire completely destroyed their multi-room residence in Nabaka, Navosa, causing an estimated $120,000 in damage. The incident, which wiped out the primary home of a 55 year old local farmer and his family, has prompted urgent calls from authority officials for heightened vigilance and quicker emergency reporting across rural communities. The blaze broke out on the evening of 2 September 2026, targeting an 11 metre by 10 metre wooden framed residential structure. The extensive property accommodated six adults and four children, comprising eight bedrooms, a sitting room,…
The state government will look at overhauling local content – including minimum thresholds that currently apply – in its procurement processes as it seeks to highlight its economic agenda after the recent byelection loss in Secret Harbour.
New findings from the 2025 Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA) are highlighting an association between students’ experiences of bullying and their academic achievement. The findings in the report examines student performance across literacy and numeracy while also considering wider conditions in which Pacific students learn. As part of the assessment, students reported on different types of bullying they experienced. The report found that the most common behaviours were being teased or called offensive names and having belongings broken or stolen, with around two thirds of students reporting these experiences at least once. While some students experienced these behaviours…
South Africa have made two changes to their starting XV for the fourth and final test against New Zealand in Baltimore, United States, on Saturday as they look to claim the self-styled Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series against their old foes. The Springboks lead 2-1 after the first three tests and coach Rassie Erasmus has largely stuck to his tried and trusted again for the final fixture. Damian Willemse returns from injury to take over from Cheslin Kolbe at fullback after the latter fractured his jaw in last Saturday’s 29-24 victory in Soweto. Morne van den Berg is elevated from the…
The Australian Women’s and Men’s Sevens teams will host superpowers New Zealand and Fiji at the inaugural Kick On 7s on Friday, the 16th of October at the Woollahra Oval. The Friday night festival of rugby will see the reigning world champion Australian Women’s Sevens team take on the two-time Olympic gold medal-winning Black Ferns in a double-header while Australia’s Men will tackle dual Olympic champions Fiji across two preparation matches in the first-of-its-kind event. A Friday night double-header between our Aussie Men’s Sevens team and the two-time Olympic champions Fiji will no doubt be a wonderful spectacle and a…
The Navosa 15s rugby team continues to learn and improve their performance throughout the past weeks in the 2026 Skipper Cup competition. Last weekend the side went down by 31 points to 12 against Nadi and they will face points leader Naitasiri this Saturday. Speaking on KVT Sports, Navosa Rugby Union Team Director Selo Sanawa knows that it is not easy for a side that was promoted to the Skipper competition this season to face some of the heavyweights of rugby in the country. Sanawa is hoping that his side will continue to work on their weakness ahead of the…
Rio Tinto has signed a deal to grant another Pilbara traditional owner group a greater say over mining activity on their country.
Fiji’s Junior Bula Boys have been knocked out of the OFC Under-19 Men’s Championship after suffering a 2-1 loss to Tahiti in their final group match in Samoa. The result brought an end to Fiji’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals and securing qualification for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup. Coach Marika Rodu’s side entered the match knowing a draw would have been enough to keep their campaign alive. However, Fiji went into halftime trailing 1-0 and could not complete the comeback. Abdullah Khairati found the net for Fiji, but Tahiti managed to protect its lead and claim the win, earning…