Perth Scorchers captain Sophie Devine is confident the Women's Big Bash League can maintain its star status despite a packed international schedule. And Devine wants her hitting partner Beth Mooney to join the club as well.
Optus Stadium's pitch will be put to the test as it prepares for torrential rain and a double dose of international rugby and AFL action less than 18 hours apart. But stadium staff are confident that the pitch will withstand the double game on Saturday and Sunday despite the forecast rain.
Industrial action is looming in the country's most important energy infrastructure sector; unions and companies are reportedly in negotiations to reach an agreement. Workers operating Australian Gas Infrastructure Group's Dampier-Bunbury natural gas pipeline have voted to take industrial action in a ballot that ended last week.