The Latest Breaking News from Joel Carrett

Abuse claims surge against childcare, pre-school staff

Allegations of abuse and misconduct involving childcare workers and early educators are on the rise, a watchdog warns.

AAP · Oct 29, 2025

Aussie delight as Cummins bowls, Smith tons up

Australia's Test captain Pat Cummins has completed a brief return to bowling, hours before replacement skipper Steve Smith plundered a century for NSW.

AAP · Oct 28, 2025

Reigning WNBL champs edge Geelong by seven in Bendigo

Bendigo's WNBL title defence is off and running, with the Spirit forced to fight off a gritty Geelong rally in a seven-point win.

AAP · Oct 28, 2025

Machete thugs run riot at rugby league 'harmony' event

Police are hunting a large group of machete-wielding youths after a 19-year-old was stabbed as families and children left a local rugby league event.

AAP · Oct 26, 2025

Venom hit triple-digits for first win of WNBL season

The Geelong Venom have staged an impressive turnaround to defeat the Adelaide Lightning 110-76, despite being without their star WNBA import Alissa Pili.

AAP · Oct 25, 2025

Kohli in BBL is 'realistic' proposition: Greenberg

The possibility of bringing megastars like Virat Kohli to the BBL is one of the driving factors for considering privatisation, according to Todd Greenberg.

AAP · Oct 25, 2025

Victims of horror crash lash out at system 'in tatters'

A woman hit by a car before watching her friend die has taken aim at the killer driver freed on bail as a grieving father says the system is "in tatters".

AAP · Oct 24, 2025

'Scorched earth': public housing demo plan picked apart

Legal minds, engineers and residents have renewed their fight to tear down plans to demolish and rebuild a city's entire stock of public housing towers.

AAP · Oct 23, 2025

Killer claims she feared for her own life before attack

A man was violently attacked, photographed while hog-tied and dumped along train tracks after he let a woman take the blame for his drug stash.

AAP · Oct 23, 2025

Australia win two medals at track cycling worlds

Australian defector Matt Richardson won silver in his world track cycling championships debut for Great Britain, while Australia won two medals on day one.

AAP · Oct 23, 2025