The most convincing first step Prime Minister Scott Morrison could take would be to deal decisively with his Attorney-General, Christian Porter.

More than 800,000 doses of the locally-produced AstraZeneca vaccine can start being distributed around the country after the COVID-19 vaccine passed the final approval hurdle.

Women are angry. And we’re not going away. An NRL adviser on gender equity reflects on Jarryd Hayne’s conviction for sexual assault and yet another scandal involving the federal government’s parliamentary staff.

Halfback Nathan Cleary is showing no ill effects from his head knock on Saturday,but the Panthers have a ready-made replacement for Thursday’s grand final replay.

The two biggest stars in an already depleted Waratahs forward pack won’t play against the Reds.

The entire NSW coast from Tweed Heads to the Victorian border has been warned to brace for damaging winds, heavy rainfall and wild surf as a weather system that has brought the worst flooding in decades continues to expand.

Errol Gulden, along with Swans academy alumni Isaac Heeney and Callum Mills, is part of a new breed which has many at the club excited for the future.

Operation Vest encourages sexual assault victims to informally report their experiences using an online form, which does not launch a criminal investigation but keeps complaints on record.

The council’s decision will form part of the formal bid to host the games, to be presented to the International Olympic Committee next month. A decision could come as soon as July.

Could presidential aspirant Jeff Kennett be getting the band back together?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has acknowledged the Liberal Party’s refusal to adopt quotas was not working in its efforts to recruit more women into Parliament.

All eyes turn to the final witness, Ian Seeley, who will testify on Wednesday - the final day of the inquest into the disappearance of Ms Phillips.

Slave descendants and those who experienced segregation and housing discrimination will receive grants, but some say that is discrimination in itself.

After seven days and six nights of biblical torrents, the rain stopped on Tuesday afternoon, leaving thousands displaced, roads blocked, houses flooded, large parts of the state submerged and a multimillion-dollar clean-up job set to begin.

The state government will allow indoor, non-seated entertainment venues to operate at maximum 75 per cent capacity from Friday night. 

Two dictionary definitions and help from Siri was not enough to lessen Patrick Dangerfield’s suspension at the AFL tribunal on Tuesday night with the Geelong superstar rubbed out for three matches for his high bump on Adelaide’s Jake Kelly.

Companies whose workers are based in offices will, from Friday, no longer be required to let them work from home if it is “reasonably practicable”.

The statement from the peak agency, helmed by Anthony Fauci, is a setback for the company’s hopes of US authorisation for emergency use. 

Professor Brendan Crabb says obsessing about the rollout’s speed “’is blinding us to the much bigger issue of large amounts of circulating virus in the region.

The Dragons are closely monitoring the situation with Andrew Fifita and the Sharks after he was left out of John Morris’ team for the third consecutive week.

Oil Search has activated crisis plans to protect its workers in PNG and is also offering local government agencies assistance to tackle the COVID-19 crisis.

Adoption becomes a third option in deciding how to achieve permanency for a child in care, after the Queensland Parliament passes bill.

Muddy water stretching for kilometres covered the new Windsor Bridge, inundated homes and blocked roads near the Hawkesbury River in north-west Sydney.

A decision on whether to throw out election results in part of Moreland City Council is still months away, despite allegations of voter fraud.

Firefighters rescuing a family-of-six as the Hastings River rose towards their home had to pull snakes out of life rafts before their paddle back to safety.

The two giant machines -  Else and Merle - are digging from Woolloongabba to Roma Street to build the city’s multibillion-dollar metro railway.

The PM responded to questions about having his house in order by arguing the media had problems of its own, but News Corp has denied his shock claim.

Tommy Berry has that Golden feeling about Stay Inside after his final Slipper hit-out.

The shipping fleet’s presence in a contested South China Sea zone is a litmus test for US President Joe Biden following America’s frosty Alaskan talks with China.

A driver charged with giving false details to police during lockdown wants the case against her thrown out, partly because officers incorrectly listed her gender as male.

David Anderson said he was confident the quality of the broadcaster’s coverage would be borne out in defamation proceedings launched by Attorney-General Christian Porter.

“We apologise to all First Nations people for any hurt that has been caused,” creative director Leigh Carmichael said in a statement.

Most Port Adelaide supporters would not nominate former key forward John Butcher to kick for their life but he has made up for his wobbles in front of goal.

Each year, just as the AFL Women’s competition grows, so too does the debate about whether to call the men’s football league the AFLM.

A national research flood research hub was shut down by its supporting university just months before Australia suffered its most extensive flooding in a decade.

The Reds had bragging rights in round one but a 45-12 defeat to the Waratahs last year serves as a reminder of how NSW can turn on a strong performance

Blackstone’s offer is unlikely to get Crown board’s blessing, leaving it and major shareholder James Packer scouring the market for other contenders if it wants to get a deal over the line.

As PNG’s COVID-19 outbreak claims the life of a parliamentarian, Prime Minister James Marape may get the first jab this weekend to prove the vaccine is safe.

When thieves made off with two of Czech painter Barbora Kysilkova’s paintings she made an unusual and bold choice.

Ipswich woman Sharron Phillips, 20, was last seen in Wacol in Brisbane’s south-west on May 8, 1986. Join us as Brisbane Times provides live coverage of the inquest into her disappearance.

The plans were submitted to the state government through its market-led proposals process, which allows unsolicited bids from private enterprise to the government.

The Mauritanian is a cracking political thriller, making the case that America has lost its moral leadership and its compass since 9/11.

Ten people died including a police officer who was looking for another line of work so he wouldn’t “put his family through something like this”.

Major flood warnings remained in place across Queensland’s south-east on Tuesday afternoon, with the bureau forecasting storms and showers.

Telstra’s two biggest rivals are asking the government to rule out any future sale of NBN Co to the telco giant.

David Crisafulli’s pledge came hours after Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he was “very open” to the idea of quotas in the Liberal Party.

Rio Tinto will form an Indigenous advisory group as part its reforms to lift engagement with traditional owners and assure investors it is committed to change.

David Kirk has defended Kathmandu’s decision not to repay $18.5 million in government grants and wage subsidies, saying the board did not want to cause more “pain” for shareholders.

When Danny Vukovic signed for Genk in 2017, supporters weren’t happy. When he left yesterday, they sung his name outside his house, holding banners and flares.

ANZ chief economist Richard Yetsenga said Australia needed ‘intelligent and thoughtful’ alternatives to reopening national borders to migrant workers.