Shakira Clanton opens up about racism, sexism and lessons learnt from her powerful mother.

Changes are made gradually, but the Ginger Meggs of 2021 has a racially diverse group of friends and speaks like a modern Australian kid, rather than using catchphrases like “ripper!” and “you beaut!“.

A plan to bring night racing and skydiving to Randwick Racecourse has won the backing of the NSW minister responsible for racing.

But experts have questioned if the extraordinary action including fines and jail for those flouting the travel halt was proportionate to the risk.

Hume is the latest council to pursue Planning Minister Richard Wynne in the Supreme Court over plans to dump 3 million tonnes of soil contaminated with potentially carcinogenic chemicals.

Veteran concussion campaigner Peter Jess says the AFL is tracking towards 100 concussions in a season for the first time, as he prepares to launch a new website that will track hurt players.

Cameroon, which is divided between a French-speaking majority and English-speaking minority, has been gripped by violence since 2016

The sensational development came after a member of David Warner’s team, Sunrisers Hyderabad, became the latest player to test positive to coronavirus.

Former gymnasts Livia Giles and Mary-Anne Monckton have spoken up about the Australian Human Rights Commission’s damning report of abuse in the sport.

Perth Pan Pacific general manager Rob Weedon told 6PR he had seen CCTV footage of the guard on duty and the man was wearing personal protective equipment.

Investors and private enterprise say government intervention in the energy market is making the transition from fossil fuels to renewables more challenging.

AFL umpires coach Hayden Kennedy - in the role since 2013 - has resigned, effective immediately.

Everything you need to know to pick a winner on a seven-race card.

Twenty people were killed and 70 hurt when an overpass carrying Mexico City metro train cars partially collapsed on to a road on Monday night, authorities said.

Population studies are yet to find long-term dehydration in anyone. It seems we drink as much as we need.

Brisbane City Council’s Labor opposition has raised questions as a committee voted to discipline the sole Greens councillor for a post calling police ‘racist’.

Sam Burgess has avoided recording a conviction for driving with cocaine in his system in February and will remain on the road despite a history of 32 traffic offences since the former NRL star arrived in Australia in 2010.

ME Bank has been named and shamed by an industry body over last year’s bungled changes to redraw accounts.

The Broncos have held high-level discussions about signing the English No.9 for next year as part of a spine revamp that could include South Sydney halfback Adam Reynolds.

Darcy Byrne is facing potential suspension after a tribunal found him guilty of allegations arising out of a stoush over a plan to develop part of Marrickville.

Racing was back in its purest form on Tuesday, as thousands of punters clamoured into Warrnambool racecourse before cleaning up the bookies in the Brierly.

A couple had an unwell friend’s son stay with them in May 2019, but the stint ended with the boy suffering a serious head injury that will affect the rest of his life.

The family of an Indigenous boy who was allegedly assaulted by a NSW police constable in Surry Hills almost a year ago say they look forward to seeing fairness and justice when the matter is heard in court.

The consecutive games run of Geelong’s Gryan Miers, which started with his debut in 2019, has finished after he suffered a small hairline fracture of the fibula against the Swans last Saturday night.

Energy giant AGL says it on track to outline the finer details of its demerger plan by June 30, even after the unexpected exit of its chief executive last month.

Jamie Luke Harwood, 46, is charged with four offences over the death of 21-year-old Ipswich mother Nicole Tina Herbert last year.

Swimming Australia’s hopes of a flexible vaccine rollout look to be forlorn but it won’t relax qualifying marks amid the risk of vaccine side effects.

Stan gained nearly 150,000 sport subscribers since it began broadcasting rugby union matches earlier this year.

The $3.3 billion travel group has flagged a bigger than expected $500 million hit to its books for the full year and temporarily taken dividends off the table.

The opposition questioned the government about whether better management of the health system could have helped avert the death of a 32-year-old who waited 6.5 hours for an ambulance.

For a long time, I was trying to understand how Katie’s relationship ended in her being murdered. I now know all too well what coercive control is and what wide-reaching effect it has.

Former AFL coach Dani Laidley is suing Victoria Police over the leaking of photos taken of her in custody, alleging officers used offensive language to describe her in a WhatsApp group.

The man in his 30s recently returned from Poland and quarantined in Melbourne before returning to Collie.

The site included forums where members from around the globe exchanged images and videos showing children being sexually abused.

Scott Morrison says his government will “look in good faith” at Victoria’s proposed 500-bed quarantine facility, but there is a question mark over how much money he will commit to it.

The country’s largest office landlord says that the COVID vaccine rollout is making more people comfortable to come back to the office and that’s flowing through to a rise in leasing inquiry.

He has tested positive to COVID-19 twice but volunteer teacher Tom Delaney is in no hurry to leave India.

The man is accused of threatening and abusing the Richmond defender in the days after the footballer received a controversial free kick.

Having kept a low profile during the pandemic, investors are now returning to the market with gusto. And that means home prices will continue to be pushed higher.

The Eels will now be able to replace the centre, who is provisionally suspended after testing positive to performance-enhancing substances.

The delivery giant alleges some people claimed payments they weren’t entitled to but drivers and their union say the rewards have been withdrawn without clear explanation.

The Gates’ split after 27 years of marriage makes them part of a statistical trend.

This week in Snap Shot: The player-manager who plays them off the park; written submissions like writing a cheque; Frosty reception for Sam from the umpires.

Bashar al-Assad has ruled Syria for 21 years, his father ruled for 30 before him.

Sydney Harbour’s largest island would incorporate a creative precinct, eateries and waterfront parkland under plans to turn it into a “must-see destination”.

In the second attack on Fraser Island in as many weeks, a dingo has bitten a boy on Orchid Beach.

Governor Philip Lowe says the central bank now expects GDP to expand by 4.75 per cent this year, up from a forecast of 3.5 per cent in February.

As Apple, Samsung and their many imitators continue their very careful paths forward, a true innovator has been forced out.

The 19-year-old singer, known for her baggy clothing, has undergone a pin-up “transformation”. And while many have praised her shoot as empowering, others have criticised her for sexualising herself. 

Ferry Grunseit worked long years to improve the lives of vulnerable children.