Australia has doubled its order of the Pfizer vaccine but the government has acknowledged changes to medical advice on the AstraZeneca vaccine will further delay the national rollout.

The rock-bottom Sea Eagles will be desperate to notch their first win this season in Gosford. The Panthers then face another big test of their title credentials when they play the Raiders in Penrith. Coverage from about 5.30pm.

National cabinet will have discussions about the reopening of Australia when it meets on Friday after the Australian government announced it had accepted expert advice that Pfizer should now be the preferred vaccine for under 50s.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the mass-vaccination hub would have the capacity to administer the Pfizer vaccine, which has specific refrigeration requirements.

The Roosters veteran opted to hang up his boots after being strongly advised to retire by the Roosters’ club doctor. 

Environment groups are dismayed by the appointment of a former energy company chief to lead a revitalised Climate Change Authority, the independent body that advises the government on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The Health Department has ordered the cancellation of appointments for under-50s at mass inoculation centres across the city in response to new advice about the AstraZeneca vaccine.

The highly paid head of local government in Western Australia’s gold mining capital has been stood down over allegations of workplace misconduct.

Tasmanian devils have had their numbers drastically reduced by aggressive facial tumours. Now, research has shown a common drug could be the key to saving them.

Commuters on the Frankston line and route 16 trams, which run through the city, St Kilda and Toorak, are the worst offenders when it comes to wearing masks incorrectly.

Melbourne will attempt to defeat Adelaide at Adelaide Oval without skipper Daisy Pearce, who remains on the sidelines with a knee injury.

The Queensland Reds star has arguably been the form player of Super Rugby AU. Could he displace Michael Hooper from the prized Wallabies’ No. 7 jersey?

Most Rosehill  tracks with a good rating have a penchant for horses on the pace and close to the rail, but last Saturday was extreme.

Ahead of a tour playing Tapestry on its 50th birthday, singer Esther Hannaford is aware it’s an album people have deep feelings about.

Social media tributes have poured in for 17-year-old Elijah Faalua, who played for Newcastle’s Harold Matthews team last weekend.

Australia has taken steps this week to make an extremely small risk of having a bad reaction to the vaccine even smaller.

Michael Sucking, 41, was found dead by cellmates on March 7 while in custody at Ravenhall Correctional Centre.

Australia will ship tens of thousands of locally manufactured AstraZeneca vaccines from its Melbourne plant to Papua New Guinea and East Timor within weeks, with both countries battling major outbreaks of the virus.

Michael Freedman has planned Tiger Of Malay’s Sires Produce Stakes assault since his debut win and is very happy with him heading to Randwick on Saturday.

Apple is offering independent repairers in Australia access to official parts and training for the first time. However, the deal comes with some strings attached.

James Cummings is confident Bivouac is set for another peak third-up and punters are backing his judgment as the Godolphin sprinter challenges for favouritism.

The family of Antony (13), Angelina (12), and Sienna Abdallah (8) and their 11-year-old cousin Veronique Sakr, who died in the tragedy said, no matter the length of the sentence, they would never be able to bring their children back.

Australia’s neighbour has declared a state of calamity as COVID, dengue fever and cholera threaten to spread in evacuation centres after floods drowned Dili.

Workplace law experts say it’s clear the existing work, health and safety regime isn’t working to adequately protect people from sexual harassment.

Names firming up for the review panel include eminent Perth QC Mark Trowell, party fundraising extraordinaire Danielle Blain and former federal justice minister Michael Keenan.

A high-profile Liberal party power broker has been linked to an alleged campaign to remove sitting local councillors, in claims made to a corruption inquiry into Drummoyne MP John Sidoti.

Mojo’s Bar has announced its temporary closure and the resignation of owner Andrew Ryan in the wake of surging backlash and a slew of gig cancellations.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the idea for a national women’s summit was “warmly received”.

Demand for Pfizer is so hot worldwide that the drug giant won’t be able to dispatch the extra 20 million doses until the final quarter of this year.

Sports stadiums, theatres, and places of worship will be back to 100 per cent capacity and New Zealanders allowed to enter WA without quarantining.

CSL will face little financial fallout from the government’s revised COVID rollout strategy, but the situation has confirmed the manufacturer can’t do it all.

Just who is the GWS Giants star, so loved internally and so often criticised by those outside the club?

The tank of helium allegedly used to kill the grazier was ordered for him over the phone by a woman claiming she was from the local newspaper, a Sydney court has heard.

A routine traffic stop on the Pacific Motorway proved costly for a pair of motorists.

After making sure the Broncos continued their poor start to the season, Adam Reynolds said he is open to pulling on a Brisbane jersey next year.

Australia’s first seaweed festival, the Seaweed Forests Festival in Manly, highlights the risks facing seaweed from ocean warming along the Great Southern Reef.

The singer’s voice is fuller and the sound richer in Taylor’s Version of her 2008 album.

A new biography of the American novelist reveals what his readers already knew - he was obsessed with sex.

Randa Abdel-Fattah looks at how the attacks on New York nearly 20 years ago affected young Australians who grew up in their aftermath.

News and events from the world of gardening.

Writers have long been intrigued by creating prequels to their own books or those by other authors.

With shorter days and cooler weather, it’s a great time to get stuck into some new books. If you’re not sure what to read next, our reviewers offer their takes on these eight, both fiction and non-fiction

GPs may soon be able to administer the Pfizer vaccine after revised evidence indicated it no longer needed to be kept at minus 70 degrees.

The paintings by Rembrandt, Degas, Manet and Vermeer might have vanished, but the intrigue about the robbery has never faded.

The Matildas will take a less patient route to goal under new coach Tony Gustavsson and his star player couldn’t be more excited.

Forget the Streisand Effect — this is the Kardashian Effect: a distorted perception of reality and beauty.

Today on Please Explain Nathanael Cooper talks to Gamilaroi women Brooke Boney about the complex and sensitive issue of Indigenous deaths in custody.

The NSW government has resumed administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to all age groups at its state-run clinics after a brief pause following warnings from Australian medical experts of rare but potentially dangerous blood clotting side effects.

In death, as in life, Tom Raudonikis continues to personify the game’s long cultural crossroads, its permanent contradictions.

High Court hears federal police are considering referring John Zhang to prosecutors over seizure of $60,000 in bundles of cash.