It’s the reason schoolboys marinate themselves in Lynx, and Napoleon doused himself daily in cologne. But is over-perfuming ourselves really that much worse than BO?

Universities warn with international students shut out from the country for another year, research programs are at risk and will be very hard to rebuild.

Aged care workers say low wages will prevent more people from joining the sector, which desperately needs more staff.

Since Annie Withrow gave birth to her first child last year, she has been anxiously waiting to introduce him to her parents, but hopes this might happen in 2021 are becoming more and more remote.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg unveiled a big-spending budget on Tuesday aimed at rebuilding the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, as Victoria recorded its first locally-acquired case in 73 days.

Israel Lt Col. Jonathan Conricus, military spokesman, said two infantry brigades were sent to the area, indicating preparations for a possible ground invasion.

Emgality, a drug which could previously cost up to $6800 a year, will instead cost $41.30 a script.

The match against Test minnows Afghanistan will provide much-needed red-ball practice for Test stars Pat Cummins, Steve Smith and David Warner leading into Australia’s defence of the urn.

Why Scott Morrison wants to make his biggest decision look like something he cannot control.

The potential dual probe into the transaction between Murray River Council and Murray River Energy has been slated just weeks after the state’s council watchdog confirmed it would launch a full-blown investigation.

The door has opened for Sam Weideman to play his first AFL game of the season with Melbourne young gun Luke Jackson sidelined following surgery to repair a broken finger.

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine partner BioNTech has announced it will build a huge new mRNA vaccine plant in Singapore, while Novavax, which is making 51 million doses for Australia, has again delayed production.

The South Sydney captain has told those close to him that he will be taking up a three-year deal at Brisbane next season.

Everything you need to know to find a winner at the Central Coast meeting.

Squanto can stamp himself as a horse that can work his way up to city company through the winter months.

A friend of the woman who accused Christian Porter of rape has made a court bid to stop one of his barristers from acting for him in his defamation case against the ABC.

Canterbury chief executive Aaron Warburton has defended the club’s decision to put Kyle Flanagan before the media despite the half being dropped for Magic Round.

The energy market was left in confusion over whether the government will follow through on a taxpayer-funded gas generator after Tuesday’s federal budget.

A parliamentary inquiry has been launched into why Australia lists only one offshoot of Lebanese militant group and political party Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation.

A woman who inflicted a life-changing head injury on a three-year-old boy could soon be deported to China with her partner. Their child, taken at birth, lives there with grandparents.

Jason Saab is the first to admit that his first few games with Manly were less than impressive. But some difficult conversations have helped him turn it all around.

Beenleigh, Cleveland and Gold Coast line trains are suspended, while Ferny Grove trains are delayed.

A Melbourne accountant who lent thousands of dollars to Ellie Price before she was killed has denied being her pimp or sugar daddy, maintaining they were close friends.

For the first time in living memory, many of us in the aged-care sector are looking forward with a great deal of hope.

Police arrived at Kings Cross Road just before 2pm where the man, believed to be in his 30s, was found unresponsive in a basement.

Massive marine parks have been declared in Australia’s Indian Ocean but experts warn the devil will be in the detail of what environmental protections they offer.

The Israeli government, the surrounding Arab nations and the Palestinian Authority all desperately want to shut down the crisis but the call to arms have moved to social media.

Lachie Hunter broke his hand during the Bulldogs’ win over Carlton last week but played through pain to have a crucial role in his side’s come-from-behind victory. 

Young women working on the Ebola outbreak in 2019 claim they were offered or appointed to jobs in return for sex.

Geelong held its first state funeral for 15 years when the city and its people said goodbye to local legend Frank Costa, who died aged 83 on May 2.

But that’s no excuse to sit around waiting for it to happen, say the researchers who quantified the regeneration.

The Sydney and Melbourne property boom is facing a slowdown on federal government forecasts as closed international borders and the end of grants hit the housing market brakes.

Busy Philipps was coasting along, until the promise of playing a retro pop star and working with a bunch of legends lured her back to work.

Playing a slave hunter in The Underground Railroad is arguably the 46-year-old actor’s most complex role to date.

Domina tells the story of ancient Rome’s most powerful empress, Livia Drusilla.

Love on the Spectrum is a dating show about difference and diversity, and at the same time about the things that make us all the same.

Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn says he would be wary about any resurgence in speculative borrowing by property investors.

The Disney exhibition at ACMI is full of beautiful and historic pieces of art. But the standout may just be a confection made entirely from confectionery.

A set of cans I kept seeing celebrated online seemed too good to be true. But incredible sound actually can be yours for $39, with some aesthetic sacrifices.

Health Minister Roger Cook provided a summary of report, which found Aishwarya succumbed to an infection related to group A streptococcus.

William Houston’s prison term has been extended for abusing two boys at Geelong’s St Augustine’s boys’ home more than 50 years ago, in crimes a judge labelled perverse and depraved.

A former Roads and Maritime Services employee accused of rigging $41 million worth of NSW government contracts in return for lavish kickbacks said he got swept up in a network of corruption.

Just over half of a $73 million funding program to curb coastal erosion and restore estuaries has been dished out over the past five years.

Today on Please Explain, Tory Maguire is joined by chief political correspondent David Crowe and senior economics correspondent Shane Wright for their insights into the 2021 federal budget.

This budget fails to deliver either Keynesian stimulus big enough to kick the economy into a new gear or the supply-side reforms that would unleash a private sector-led recovery.

Parramatta’s halves coach, eighth Immortal Andrew Johns, believes all the hard work is about to pay off for teenaged Eels debutant Jakob Arthur.

If Australia wants to avoid being left behind post-pandemic, the pathway to opening up will require some risk but it seems the government wants a political dividend first.

Kate Winslet investigates a murder in HBO’s deeply watchable seven-part series that upends cop show cliches.

P&G’s brands include Gillette, Pantene, Olay,  Tampax, Vicks and Old Spice, but it’s the company’s non-profit work that lines up with the royal couple.

When the chiefs of Australia’s four banks went to bed after listening to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg deliver a massive spending budget, they surely counted dollars rather than sheep.