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Volatile and always headline-making, tennis star Nick Krygios’ combustible periodat Wimbledon now includes a common assault charge in his home country Australia.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBrian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment is adding firepower to two industry and talent development programs in the Asia Pacific region.One is the third edition of the Impact Australia screenwriter accelerator event which will operate an eight-week program from September. The other is the first edition of Emerge, a 20-week development program intended to raise the game of premium Taiwanese TV series.Impact Australia was founded by Grazer and Howard and led by CEO Tyler Mitchell. The event is delivered by Gentle Giant Media, the Melbourne-based production company headed by former Village Roadshow Entertainment Group executive Greg Basser.

Piers Morgan has blasted tennis star Nick Kyrgios for being "a d***" following the Australian's on-court outburst at Wimbledon on Tuesday.During his first round tie against Britain's Paul Jubb, someone from the crowd cheered and clapped sarcastically after Kyrgios smashed one of his first serves into the net - leaving the fiery 27-year-old supremely unimpressed."What is that?" Krygios asked the umpire, giving a couple of spectators inside Court 3 the giggles, and things got even more hot-tempered when the game ended as the Canberra native exploded into a rant demanding the fan be kicked out.READ MORE: Tennis brat Nick Kyrgios rows with umpire and does underarm serve minutes into Wimbledon"There are spectators who spend money to come watch us play. They should be removed," Kyrgios barked at the umpire."There's no pure disrespect like that.

Australia has elected one of its most diverse Parliaments, as the country voted against attempts by former Prime Minister Scott Morrison to push wedge politics to the national stage for electoral gains. While the media attention was focussed on the ‘teal wave’, this election showed that the ‘pink wave’ was here to stay. There are eight out gay, lesbian and bisexual members of parliament, with Labor Senator and foreign minister Penny Wong emerging as one of the most powerful LGBTQI political leaders in Australia. Some out gay Liberal MPs were voted out, but in good news a more progressive Parliament was voted in.

A trailblazer for Rugby 7s, Sharni Williams has over 35 caps and is an out and proud lesbian athlete who hopes to spur the message of ‘love is love’ and build a community with queer athletes in the rugby world. A self-professed “country girl that loves sports’, Williams grew up with a natural inclination to positions of leadership, where she was captain throughout her schooling career. This translated to her professional sporting career.

football match. The animals ran wild as Tuggeranong United played host to rivals Wagga City Wanderers in Canberra on Sunday (May 15). The play had to be stopped as two separate groups of 'roos ran on at each end of the pitch.The rampaging marsupials didn't listen to the referee's whistle, though, while the linesman waved his flag in vain.

Trigger Warning: This story discusses a gay hate murder, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.The case had remained unsolved for over three decades, until White’s ex-wife Helen alerted the police in 2019 about his role in the murder.Helen told the court that her ex-husband had boasted about “bashing gays” to her and the couple’s children.His lawyers had claimed that White himself was gay.

brutal injury occurred when his Warriors teammate Josh Curran accidentally shoved his knee into the 23-year-old’s groin. The duo were battling to halt Melbourne fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen as he battled to score in the final few minutes of the first half.

Is streaking at sporting events funny or frustrating? Have your say in the comments section.Reports at the time quoted O'Hara as being "upset and annoyed" about losing out on the victory because of the man's silly stunt. In the end, stewards were forced to void the race result – much the the chagrin of horse owners and those in the crowd.Owners had missed out on thousands in prize money, while bookies were forced to refund all bets.

At the time, Professor Dobson was sitting on the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and was also named 2009’s Australian of the Year for his commitment to improving the lives of Indigenous people and galvanising reconciliation between Australia’s Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents.Gafa identifies as a queer, Aboriginal man and is actively striving to fight for safe and accessible spaces for everybody in the queer community.Having come out at the age of 17 and moving from coastal NSW to Canberra for university, the queer community in Canberra has shaped “a lot of who I am as a person.”When it comes to labels and informing his identity, Gafa recalls that he originally came out as bisexual before feeling pressure to “choose either side.” While comfortable and happy with identifying as either bisexual or pansexual, he notes the seriousness of bierasure and discrimination against bisexual people within the queer community.Gafa proudly comes from a union family. His mother and sister are educators, and his uncles are union members in the steel and transport industries.

A woman has been accused of driving dangerously and dealing in cocaine and cannabis in East Kilbride.

that American players are always complaining that Wordle is too hard. A recent study by data compiler Wordtips found that the US doesn’t even place in the top 10 when it comes to prowess at the viral New York Times-owned puzzle, in which players get six tries — or turns — to guess a new five-letter word each dayWordle ability was judged on the average number of attempts it took each country’s players to guess the correct answer.

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confrontation emerged when a woman reportedly reversed her car into a black Holden SUV in front of a traffic light, just around the corner where a group of "Convoy to Canberra" protesters gathered near Exhibition Park in Australia's capital city on Saturday (February 12).A video posted on social media shows the woman behind the camera leave her car and try to talk to the SUV driver, asking what she was doing.The driver rolls down the window and shouts: "Get the f*** out of Canberra and go get a job and find something better to do."Honey you just reversed into me."The camerawoman yells back: "I'm sorry we are at traffic light."The driver becomes irate and asks her to stop filming, then she moves outside the lane and stops by, asking: "What's that? What are you looking for?"She appears to shove the woman, who then tells her friend: "Maniac!""Yeah I am, just get the f*** out of Canberra because there are a lot of us," the driver replies and then speeds off before she lands her SUV on top of the woman's car in a huge blunder.For more stories from the Daily Star, sign up for one of our newsletters here.The camerawoman gasps and apologises to her friend before lashing out to the driver, yelling: "You f***ing idiot! You are f***ed."According to Australian Capital Territory Policing, the incident happened at around 10am in Watson and it's understood that the confrontation was related to the protests but officers could not confirm if the clash was between a protester and a local resident.In a statement they posted, officers confirmed there were no injuries as a result of the collision.They added: "A 26-year-old woman from Ngunnawal will be issued an infringement for negligent driving following a collision yesterday (Saturday 12

Keanan Brand is set to spend a second season at Leigh Centurions after his spell with the club was extended.

England coach Shaun Wane is expecting Wigan Warriors forward John Bateman to be revitalised by his appointment as captain for Saturday’s Test match against France in Perpignan.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!This is the incredible moment a duck repeatedly says "you bloody fool" after picking it up from humans.Ripper, an Australian musk duck, was kept in captivity at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, south west of Canberra, when researcher Dr Peter Fullagar made the recording in 1987.The audio resurfaced only when Prof Carel ten Cate of Leiden University in the Netherlands came across an obscure reference to a talking duck in a book on bird vocalisations.In the 22-second clip, Ripper can heard repeating the phrase "you bloody fool" a few times as well as some background disturbance that appears to be someone slamming the door.Experts believe the animal learned the phrase from his caretaker and made

John Bateman is being linked with a shock exit from Wigan Warriors.

Neighbours couple Aaron Brennan and David Tanaka after the disappearance of their surrogate Nicolette - it turns out their baby might not even be related to them.After Nicolette fled Ramsay Street after an argument with her girlfriend Chloe, it caused a huge stir in the neighbourhood as she was still pregnant with Aaron and David's baby.Next week, Aaron and David are left completely floored when Paul turns up with baby Isla after weeks of being terrified they'd never meet their daughter.Though they're frustrated with Paul for not informing them of his trip to Canberra to seek out Nicolette, the joy of finally being parents soon sinks in, and the couple throw themselves into fatherhood - while completely unaware the baby in their home isn't

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Wigan Warriors head coach Adrian Lam has backed John Bateman to recapture his best form as he prepares to return from injury this weekend.