While the scones outnumber the crumpets.

One woman was kicked in the face and knocked unconscious in a Valentine’s Day attack in Brisbane, while another man is alleged to have touched two women on buses.

The tests, to be sat for the first time on Thursday, will put less emphasis on classroom assessment in a bid to be more inclusive of disadvantaged, disabled and female students.

Mary Pershall, whose mentally-ill daughter killed her housemate, hopes the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System will fix a broken system.

It’s anticipated that one of the clinics will be conducting 10,000 vaccinations a week by the end of March and some of the general public are next in line.

Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello says the NSW government should not be responsible for the cashless gambling card.

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has been tasked with devising a plan to bring international students into NSW – via Hobart.

A year after Mallacoota was almost destroyed by bushfire, the East Gippsland holiday hotspot is dealing with a completely different menace.

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said he did not know why icare paid Comensura $134 million to lease the premises, plus a further $101 million in separate labour hire services.

Violence at Shepparton’s merged secondary college has caused fear in the town’s multicultural and Koori community, amid reports of a culture of systemic racism.

A severe thunderstorm has hit Sydney’s west but “temporarily eased” for the east, with trees down in Penrith and 78km/h winds recorded.

The gang crimes squad is investigating after nine men were injured during a brawl at a short-term rental apartment in Melbourne’s CBD.

Developer Stockwell first lodged plans for the land beside the notorious and heritage-listed site in 2019 to ‘activate’ the space after an earlier proposal was scrapped.

The government will attempt to have two major COVID-19 class actions that could cost it billions of dollars thrown out by the Supreme Court.

Police have released footage of a man they would like to speak to after three others were charged over an alleged assault on teenage girls amid Sydney Mardi Gras celebrations.

Knowledge about consent is necessary but not sufficient, for preventing sexual assault.

It was back to fun and dizzying heights for Victorians with the return of the Moomba Festival this weekend.

An investigation into allegations against the Attorney-General would not destroy the rule of law.

Troy James O’Meara was 17 years old when he forced Mrs Reed away from her work at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre before binding, raping and killing her.

A drone that was handed to police at the weekend is being examined for links to two missing campers in their 70s who have not been seen since they set off for the Wonnangatta Valley on March 19 last year.

Today on Please Explain, to celebrate International Women’s Day, Nathanael Cooper is joined by Lisa Davies, the editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and Gay Alcorn, the editor of The Age, to discuss the role and representation of women in the media.

Why should Australia be punished for handling the crisis so well that it’s legally agreed shipments can be blocked.

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne is on trial in the NSW District Court accused of assaulting a woman in Newcastle in 2018. He has pleaded not guilty.

So many of Michael Gudinski’s music relationships proved to be extraordinarily enduring in a cut-throat industry.

An urgent hearing was scheduled for Friday after Sanur sought to avoid being forced to fix the buildings it wants to demolish.

The enduring, resilient, battle-ready spirit of the Myanmar people will combat this latest military coup.

Paramedics responded after reports a vehicle had crashed into a tree on the Gateway Motorway at the Wynnum Road exit.

Victoria will establish a ministerial taskforce on workplace sexual harassment, Acting Premier James Merlino has announced. Watch live here.

After two abandoned trials which were labelled “a substantial waste of public resources”, one of the formerly accused brothers is suing the Commonwealth.

It is shockingly easy to forget the rights women take for granted were hard fought for – and only yesterday.

Victoria has recorded no new local coronavirus cases for the 10th day in a row, as GPs prepare to begin vaccinating Victorians against the virus in just over two weeks.

Media lawyers and sources inside MinterEllison are already speculating on how long Annette Kimmitt will last after an email that was “beyond belief”.

The NSW gaming authority, which records the activity of each of the state’s 96,000 poker machines, has uncovered significant “suspicious activity”.

‘They lifted my life’: Volunteers have built a cottage for Mark Brooks, whose northern Victorian house burnt down in the Black Summer bushfires,

Sydney’s rising temperatures are forcing people out of their homes as the cost of airconditioning makes us think twice about turning it on.

National Mental Health Commissioner Lucy Brogden didn’t pass a single maths exam until she sat the HSC. It was only years later that she discovered the power and beauty of maths.

The Department of Planning has made two referrals to the anti-corruption watchdog over a multibillion-dollar project in Sydney’s inner west.

As a nation, we need a surge of women’s voices, yet in our opinion submissions inbox women are often missing in action.

The Victorian Auditor-General is investigating potential probity issues related to multimillion-dollar contracts for security companies to provide guards at quarantine hotels.

As shocking as the recent allegations are, it is important to also consider today, on International Women’s Day, how profound are the other challenges confronting women.

The Prime Minister’s selective advocation of the rule of law is a very narrow and self-serving interpretation of the administration of justice.

The AstraZeneca vaccine will offer strong protection against both the Brazilian and South African coronavirus variants, according to the company’s global chief.

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.

Across NSW 1131 people are sleeping rough, a decline of 14 per cent in a year after a push to house people during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

Wines going up, mystery fish death, and retired nurses wanted back.

We used to acknowledge the day as International Working Women’s Day, but no longer.

Recent experiences have unfortunately shown me that the intellectual capabilities of Indigenous women are often underestimated or dismissed.

We have a system of rules worked out over centuries by which we believe we can arrive at the most just solution possible. We weaken it at our peril.

Victoria’s broken bail laws have a discriminatory impact on women in our prison system.

Women are recovering from a COVID-19 pincer: they were more likely to lose paid work and more likely to take on extra unpaid care.