Last night’s Origin was another forgettable squib for New South Wales fans, and the quicker it is lobotomised from the state’s collective psyche, the better.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/state-of-origin/dane-eldridge-origin-sterile-as-buggery-without-ray-warren-in-commentary/news-story/e57d4d65a56af035c893d3e3e9d71b42

Origin: Reuben Cotter was all smiles as he celebrated a man of the match performance in QLD's game one win.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/man-of-the-match-cotter-built-for-origin/video/b9ce96979c206edf03908a7aab564655

Origin: Queensland have taken a one nil lead in the 2023 State of Origin series, after pulling off a later fight back in Adelaide.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/qld-triumphant-in-game-one-after-big-finish/video/6c5a7f931074eef6cd2ba76b050a88fe

Blues captain James Tedesco’s terrible season may have just been captured in one key moment from Origin 1.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/blues-captain-james-tedescos-origin-moment-to-forget/news-story/ff76a5b69723f23597a343d0e95a7c9f

Novak Djokovic brushed aside the furore surrounding his recent comments about clashes in Kosovo by easing into the French Open third round on Wednesday, then saying they reflected what he "stands for".

https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/djokovic-back-in-action-at-french-open-after-kosovo-controversy/news-story/2ab81a34060fc38bc681542c9d6279e1

Russia said it was evacuating hundreds of children from villages due to intensifying shelling in the border region of Belgorod, where the situation was deemed "alarming" by the Kremlin. 

https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/russia-evacuates-children-from-border-villages-as-situation-alarming/news-story/e42ff3a2496a0bd52e97726b72a97c1a

A toddler has been found alone in a home alongside his mother’s body, and could have been there for days before police arrived.

https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/toddler-spent-at-least-two-days-alone-with-mothers-body/news-story/829f1bee5ce2d1aae9972eb22428da39

The opposition has called for the federal government to take “urgent action” as millions of Australians are hit with a massive increase to their student loans.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/costs/explainer-student-debt-loans-to-increase-by-71-per-cent/news-story/b588d3c19996c1e9f8a4188b1d4e7c24

Thanasi Kokkinakis delivered his pal Nick Kyrgios the perfect scoreline to wake up to after collecting the biggest win of his grand slam career at Roland Garros.

https://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/thanasi-kokkinakis-storms-in-to-the-third-round-at-french-open/news-story/70d38312bb044c5c1ec30b6c9541d835