Words have power and ASIO has determined that attaching the terror threat to subsets of the population could provide cover for nefarious actors.

Follow all of our live coverage from Marvel Stadium as traditional rivals Essendon and Hawthorn do battle in round one of the AFL season.

He was knocked out of the game just after half-time, but Adam Reynolds still made the most significant contribution to the Rabbitohs’ win over Manly.

Police said the crowd was relatively well behaved with only one arrest as the crowd started at Flagstaff Gardens.

Major flooding on the Mid North Coast has exceeded the levels of a record flood in 2013.

Adelaide absorbed a chaotic deluge of injuries and a fierce Geelong fightback to produce a courageous, captivating boilover.

Marika Koroibete can’t be lost to Australian rugby for good. It’s time to change the Giteau Law so Australian rugby enjoys the best of both worlds.

The statistical case to say this is the worst Waratahs team in the club’s 25-year professional history is compelling.

The NSW State Emergency Service has issued numerous evacuation orders for people in low-lying properties on the NSW North Coast including Port Macquarie and Kempsey.

They’re tasked with tending to some of Australia’s most in-demand visages, but what do top make-up artists and skin experts use on themselves?

Today marks Harmony Day, a national observance encouraging us to “celebrate Australian multiculturalism”, but stamping out racism requires more than morning teas and cultural performances.

Min Sook Moon, 49, was last seen walking along Rawson Street in Epping on March 8.

Residents of NSW were on Saturday warned to expect intense rain and potentially life-threatening flooding as rain continued to lash the state.

Simon Goodwin says his side’s mature defence is now the foundation of the team ahead of a crunch clash with St Kilda.

Willie Pike made it a birthday to remember when he rode four winners at Mornington.

The Warwick Farm-based trainer has made an art of placing his horses all around New South Wales and his record at Towac Park is particularly noteworthy.

With Muswellbrook postponed due to torrential rain, Brad Gray takes a look at Sunday’s Orange meeting.

Their careers have tracked the same way and by Sunday night three players will have fulfilled a life-long dream.

Heavy and persistent rain means many areas across the Sydney metropolitan area are on flood watch.

Dustin Martin’s extraordinary influence stretches far beyond the boundaries of the Richmond Football Club.

As Sydneysiders were being warned to stay at home by the Bureau of Meteorology, the Panthers were splashing their way to 28-0 victory against the Bulldogs.

Nell Morris-Dalton is a powerful key forward and player of the future. But the 19-year-old shows strength not only on the field, but off it too.

Towns along the NSW North Coast were inundated by floodwaters on Saturday, as NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the emergency would continue for several more days.

Search efforts have intensified for Anthony Roper, 69, who went missing in Cleveland on Friday, amid concerns that a medical condition may have left him disoriented.

Tanner Bruhn looked shattered on AFL draft night when the GWS Giants read out his name, but the determined, all-business youngster has made a much better first impression when he arrived at the club.

Melbourne showed they have talent to burn but may rue not taking a bigger win from their opening-round victory over Fremantle.

Elijah Winnington has put himself firmly in the Tokyo medal discussion as some of Australia’s biggest swim stars set the clock alight in Sydney.

Melbourne Victory’s men and women have had to make a quick dash back to Victoria to beat Sydney’s big wet after their matches were postponed.

From Mary Quant’s fashion to amazing Lego and Harry Potter-based comedy, there’s plenty to see and do in Melbourne and surrounds this week.

Swollen by heavy rain, the river’s flooding has resurfaced questions about the suitability of the site.

Cartels and drug companies intertwine without quite connecting in Crisis, by director Nicholas Jarecki

Four Corners reporter Caro Meldrum-Hanna predicts details unearthed in her investigation into the fatal 1979 Luna Park ghost train fire will rewrite history.

The makers of this new series have reimagined the Superman story with an affection borne of a deep understanding.

Thomas Kail talks about remotely directing the Australian production of Hamilton from 16000 kilometres away in New York.

Tino Fa’asuamaleaui wants to be a constant presence in the middle for the Gold Coast after a standout performance in the victory over the Broncos.

A 2021 Toyota LandCruiser VX with just 10 kilometres showing on the odometer is listed at $160,000, almost $57,000 more than the recommended retail price of a brand-new example.

As Brazil records almost 3000 COVID deaths a day, four protesters and a YouTube star were arrested last week for calling the controversial president “genocidal”.

With the Golden Slipper delayed by a week, trainers Mick Price and Michael Freedman are working how they to win it with disrupted preparation.

Collingwood are back atop the AFLW ladder – for now – after a clinical 46-point win over St Kilda at Victoria Park on Saturday.

Chandro Tomar, a diminutive grandmother from a poor village has become the oldest professional sharpshooter in the world - and a feminist icon.

The NRL said games will go ahead on Saturday after positive reports from Bankwest Stadium and Brookvale Oval.

The eruption 30 kilometres from Reykjavik looked spectacular but did not threaten towns or close the airports.

He will bring up 300 games next weekend, but Mitchell Pearce is already daring to dream of passing Cameron Smith’s all-time games record of 430.

Police are searching for witnesses to a collision in Geelong’s north, after a 76-year-old woman was hit by a car and later died at the scene.

The superpower’s message to the US at the Alaskan meeting was blunt: the world didn’t need American-style international rules any more.

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic pulled out of the upcoming Miami Open on Friday, citing coronavirus restrictions as he joined Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on the sidelines.

Cut off by rising floodwater, a bride and some guests still had everything they needed for the wedding ... except the groom, who is stuck on the other side.

Expectations are high for No.1 draft pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan but the Bulldogs insist they will not “throw him to the wolves” despite an impressive VFL opener.

The A-League’s two newest teams replaced the two biggest as Saturday’s main event clash after a day of heavy rain across Sydney.

None of the new cases – all in hotel quarantine – are linked to the deteriorating situation in Papua New Guinea.