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The days of "punching anyone in the head" are over and Queensland's State of Origin preparation included watching an episode of children's television series Bluey.

US President Joe Biden signed into law the first major federal gun reform in three decades, days after a decision, which he condemned, by the Supreme Court expanding firearm owners' rights.

US companies including Walt Disney Co and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc say they will cover employees' expenses if they have to travel for abortion services after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade.

If Australians don't have faith in the Reserve Bank's promise of a "narrow path" to avoid recession, they could end up being the cause of one, the central bank's governor Philip Lowe has warned.

Mollie O'Callaghan has made it a hat-trick of golds while leading the mixed 4x100m relay quartet to Australia's first global landmark at this year's world swimming championships.

The US Supreme Court has overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that recognised a woman's constitutional right to abortion, a decision condemned by President Joe Biden that will dramatically change life for millions of women and exacerbate growing tensions in a deeply polarised country.

NSW have reclaimed the Women's State of Origin shield, winning a pulsating encounter against Queensland 20-14 with dynamic centre Isabelle Kelly winning the Nellie Doherty Medal.

An earthquake that struck a remote mountainous area of Afghanistan this week has killed 1036 people and the toll is expected to rise, Mohamed Ayoya, UNICEF Representative to Afghanistan, says.