International swimming bosses are preparing to take the plunge and push ahead with a world-first event for elite transgender competitors.

The Opera House will be lit up in honour of the Matildas if the Aussie women make it to the finals of the World Cup.

The first train inside the $14bn Metro tunnel was due to hit the tracks in the early hours of this morning, as the city-shaping project begins months of live testing.

The mothers of children allegedly indecently assaulted by a Whyalla school teacher have described the case as “every parent’s worst nightmare”.

Pink power has prevailed at the Australian box office over the weekend as audiences fell in love with the new Barbie movie.