The bodies of 46 dead migrants have been discovered inside a tractor-trailer unit in San Antonio, Texas, city officials say, in one of the most deadly recent incidents of human smuggling along the US-Mexico border.

Thanasi Kokkinakis "can't wait" after breaking his Wimbledon hoodoo to set up a second-round blockbuster with three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic.

The NSW premier says he is disappointed at industrial action by the rail and nurses' unions, as commuters are warned of widespread delays and nurses vote to ramp up pressure on the government.

A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home has been released from prison on parole.

The average Australian is a woman in her 30s living with a partner and children in a capital city, where her household earns at least $3000 a week.

A coroner investigating the deaths of a woman and her ex-partner in a fire he started has called for urgent reforms to address the "inadequate response" of Queensland police to domestic violence.

Queensland's premier has moved to tighten lobbying rules ahead of a key report being released into her own government's integrity.

The rise of China and other autocratic governments has fuelled the need for more military cooperation between Australia and its Asia-Pacific allies, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

A Nathan Cleary masterclass has led NSW to a 44-12 win over Queensland in Perth to square the State of Origin series at 1-1.

Emerging forward Todd Marshall has kicked four goals to help Port Adelaide pip a gallant Gold Coast by two points in an AFL thriller.