A mother spoke of her shock after her estranged husband killed their 11-year-old son at cricket practice before being shot dead by police in front of horrified onlookers in suburban Australia.

Peter Clohessy’s going. So is Brent Pope. Mick Galwey has his tickets, and Alan Quinlan is on board. Anytime is a good time to travel to Australia, but for rugby fans, the 2013 Lions Tour is something else entirely. As holidays go, this is once-in-a-lifetime stuff.

Trainer Lee Freedman insists a decision on Makybe Diva’s participation in the Emirates Melbourne Cup has yet to be made – despite a pleasing workout on Thursday morning.

AUSTRALIAN coach Garry Lyon has hit out at critics of his team’s physical approach to last Friday night’s 10-point win over Ireland in the Foster’s International Rules series opener in Perth.

Sixteen people were injured and several were trapped when a pole supporting a chairlift in south-eastern Australia collapsed today, emergency workers said.

A 59-year-old British man has died after his car hit another vehicle during a classic motor race in Australia.