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A referee was punched during the Subbies Rugby Final between Waverly and Hunters Hill. The incident occurred during the match, which featured the two teams.

Boris Johnson has warned that Russian attacks on Ukrainian railways reflect growing desperation in the Kremlin and called for faster Western support to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences. Writing after the destruction of a civilian shunting locomotive close to the Polish border, the former prime minister said Moscow was escalating strikes on passenger trains and transport infrastructure because its forces had failed to make significant gains on the battlefield. Mr Johnson claimed Russia had suffered 1.5 million casualties during the war, including more than 40,000 men killed or so seriously wounded that they could no longer fight in both July and…

Goldman Sachs now expects the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in September.

Princess Isabella has reunited with Queen Mary and King Frederik during a family visit to the Guard Hussar Regiment in Slagelse, where the 19-year-old is undertaking history-making military service. Isabella joined the regiment, west of Copenhagen, in August. She is the first female member of the Danish royal family to take part in military service. Photographs shared by the Danish royal family show the princess embracing her Australia-born mother and greeting her father during a special day when military personnel were able to invite relatives to see where they live and train. Her siblings, Crown Prince Christian, Prince Vincent and…

An Atlanta family and friends were confronted by seven masked men during an armed home invasion at a holiday rental in the Turks and Caicos Islands, survivors have said. Andrea Williams and her group had travelled to the Caribbean territory to celebrate a birthday at Aqua Blu Beach Villas, a waterfront property on Providenciales. They were sitting on the back porch on the night before the US Labor Day holiday when the men approached carrying guns, machetes and sticks. The attackers allegedly ordered the group not to move before striking one woman in the head with a firearm. The intruders…

Australian workers are likely to see their pay continue to lag behind inflation unless major change occurs, the head of the country’s leading corporate lobby group has warned. Bran Black, chief executive of the Business Council of Australia, said the warning applied to workers as the organisation representing the nation’s most prominent corporate executives raised concerns about ongoing pay levels. The group’s assessment is that significant change will be needed to prevent wages from falling further behind inflation.

Niger’s failed mutiny has exposed President Abdourahamane Tchiani’s growing reliance on Russia to protect his government, after Russian personnel and equipment helped loyalist forces retake a key airbase in Niamey. Soldiers from the self-styled Armed Forces for the Restoration of the Homeland launched a coordinated assault on 29 August, targeting Air Base 101 at Niamey’s international airport, the presidential palace and the national broadcaster. A statement circulated during the fighting falsely claimed that Tchiani had been removed. Presidential guard units held the palace through the night, while about 200 Russian Africa Corps personnel, supported by drones and reportedly reinforced from…

Hallmark star Evan Roderick has married Dion Karas in a three-day wedding celebration in Loutraki, Greece, six months after referring to her as his wife. The 31-year-old actor and Karas exchanged vows on 22 August in the Greek city where she spent her summers growing up. The ceremony was held at her family’s hometown church, followed by a reception at the family home. Karas said Loutraki had become “a very special place for both of us” and felt like the right setting for their friends and family. Roderick was baptised Greek Orthodox last year and has since regarded Greece as…

A 21-year-old man from Horicon was killed after his vehicle left the road and crashed into a utility pole in Washington County, Wisconsin, early on Saturday, 12 September. Emergency crews were called to the area near Fork Road and County Highway S in the Town of Addison at about 4.20am, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies determined that speed was a factor in the crash. An initial investigation found that the vehicle had been travelling east on County Highway S before leaving the road and moving on to the south shoulder. The vehicle then returned to the carriageway, crossed…

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has described Indigenous Australians as “the most primitive race” in a podcast interview recorded last year. During the interview, Hanson questioned the emphasis placed on Aboriginal culture and language, saying: “We’re actually all leaning towards this … teaching about Aboriginal culture and language – for what?” She then asked: “What the hell have they done in this country for … supposedly 60,000 years?” “They’d never invented the wheel. There was nothing here. What are we actually holding up? A few, you know, rock paintings,” she said. Hanson added: “Sorry, they’re the most primitive race on…