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Desperate New South Wales farmers are relying on convoys of hay from other Australian states, and the truckies delivering it say they've never seen such dire need.

Pop superstar Pink returned to the stage in Sydney with a vengeance after illness forced her to postpone four shows during the week.

New Zealand won't be giving up a fight over the deportation of Kiwis from Australia, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper has signed a five-year contract deal tipped to be worth about $6 million.

Melbourne great Billy Slater has confirmed his retirement from rugby league, effective at the end of the NRL season.

Pop star Pink has been forced to postpone shows in Sydney due to illness, but the Dunedin show in September is on schedule, organisers say.

Six uncapped rookies feature in Michael Cheika's Wallabies train-on squad for this month's Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship opener against the All Blacks.

Australia is set to welcome its 25 millionth resident this week, amid concerns its already-squeezed cities will struggle to cope.

A group of parents lifted a car and tore down a metal fence to help save a woman seriously injured in the car park of a Sydney netball complex.

Borce Ristevski has been ordered to stand trial charged with murdering his New Zealand-born wife in the couple's Melbourne home.