The Bombers had the better of a high-scoring shootout and maintained a 25-point lead midway through the final term. But North Melbourne kicked the next four goals before Hamish McIntosh marked 40 metres from goal with 10 seconds left. His after-the-s...

AFL Saturday sees five big games starting with the Blues and Hawks in Melbourne.

Geelong will be without Mitch Duncan for next week’s game against Collingwood after he was concussed, while Cam Guthrie suffered a shoulder injury in the clash against Gold Coast.

Cardinal George Pell has spent the northern winter watching as a scandal over Vatican corruption has unfolded: “We must act within the norms of justice,” he says.

Carlton coach David Teague has revealed he delivered the fiercest half-time spray of his coaching career during round 10, his team responding with a win over Hawthorn at the MCG.

Not since Winx won her second Cox Plate and second George Ryder Stakes had there been as big a margin seen in a group 1 race in Australia.

The Newcastle-based jockey has had 70 rides at Muswellbrook over the past 12 months for 19 wins and 22 minor placings.

Everything you need to know to find a winner at the Hunter Valley meeting.

The cases are those police believe are the most solvable. In each case investigators have strong leads and believe the appeal may find the missing information.

Sharpshooting under the ring and a daring brand of netball proved the difference in Launceston as Collingwood overcame the Queensland Firebirds in a thrilling three-goal win.

Voters were forced to a byelection after former Nationals MP Michael Johnsen quit Parliament amid accusations of raping a sex worker.

John Butler takes fans on a two-hour tour through his adventures of the past 20 years.

A Melbourne Brewery cancelled a promotion to reward people who had had a COVID-19 vaccine due to negative social media comments.

Yang Hengjun will face trial for espionage, a development that is sure to strain already fraught ties between Beijing and Canberra.

The Department of Health says 13 people have been identified as potential contacts after confusion over the actual store visited by a Wollert man who tested positive for COVID-19.

If the lacklustre Bulldogs attack was going to trouble any competitive team in the NRL, it was Gold Coast. But a costly moment early in the second half ensured they remain at the bottom of the ladder.

The Cats took some time to shrug off the inaccurate Gold Coast Suns but eventually powered away for a regulation win.

Deputy Premier John Barilaro says he will take it personally if the Nationals lose the crucial Upper Hunter byelection.

The two prison workers were accused of shopping online instead of monitoring Epstein on the night the convicted sex offender took his own life.

The 27-point loss was the Waratahs’ sixth in a row to the Auckland side and the eighth straight loss by an Australian side in this trans-Tasman tournament.

First residents thought it was manure. Then a dead possum in the roof. Residents in Melbourne’s West have been living amid a toxic stench since 2019 and will be until next year.

It wasn’t overly pretty but Carlton have posted their fourth win of the season, this time against nemesis Hawthorn at the MCG.

A Queensland lawyer says has been involved in an array of recent disputes stemming from working-from-home practices.

Tom Trbojevic admits the feedback he was getting on social media in the wake of his infamous Manly Corso sprint was not helping him. So he shut out the white noise and hasn’t looked back.

IOC official John Coates had a clear message why the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead. “The desire of the athletes is as high as ever. We want to give athletes the opportunity to compete.”

Despite a 20 per cent rise in the number of foster carers between 2019 and 2020, the number of children moving into the child protection system has increased during COVID-19.

Rebuilding Gaza will pose a daunting challenge to Hamas, which has run the besieged territory since seizing power in 2007, with a reconstruction bill that could run into the billions. 

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Just 12 months ago Luai and Matt Burton were locked in a tight battle to partner Nathan Cleary in the halves at Penrith. Since then, however, much has changed.

A man is in hospital and part of a popular Melbourne restaurant precinct was declared a crime scene after an early morning drive-by shooting.

Under current contract arrangements with the state government, the hospital has to match cost-per-patient figures at other public hospitals across metropolitan Perth.

Republican congressman Mike Gallagher says he fears the Chinese Communist Party sees a moment of “strategic opportunity” to assert its dominance in Taiwan.

On TikTok, President Emmanuel tells youths to use the app on anything cultural, including digital platforms...as long as they’re French

The streaming service and Screen Queensland will bring Australian sailor Jessica Watson’s adventures in 12-metre sea swells to the screen.

The Wales brothers’ responses to Bashir revelations are as different as they are as people - but we knew they would be.

One of the dating sites reported that people who display their vaccination status were 14 per cent more likely to get a match.

The only thing Andrew Redmayne deflects quicker than shots is praise. He’s set a new club record for clean sheets, but he won’t be happy unless his team wins.

Thursday night AFL teams are back! How the experts tipped for round 10, and all the ins and outs as they drop across the weekend.

“It won’t be a big wave that shuts down the hospital for three months,” says Professor Nancy Baxter. “But it doesn’t mean that you won’t get cases.”

Relations between China and the United States have grown increasingly tense, with the world’s two largest economies clashing over everything from Taiwan and China’s human rights record.

At a time when most professionals have moved into semi-retirement on the senior tour, Phil Mickelson is closing in on a piece of history.

The Dockers recovered from a 13-point three-quarter-time deficit to lead the Swans with only two minutes left to play. But Sydney stole the win through Barry Hall in the dying stages, strengthening its grip on the top four. Adam Goodes was colossal w...

Police are searching for a driver who allegedly crashed a car and injured a female passenger before fleeing.

The NSW Premier made an 11th-hour pitch to voters in Muswellbrook on Saturday morning, urging them to support the Nationals’ candidate Dave Layzell.

The Super League club believes Israel Folau is still contracted to them in a fresh impediment to his ambition of playing for the Southport Tigers.

The first colleague to confront Martin Bashir over the famous TV tell-all says the BBC should offer more than a “generic apology”.

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has been here before: five wins from 10 is not an ideal position from which to mount a premiership defence.

Virgin Australia passengers should expect flight delays and possible cancellations on Saturday as the network  recovers from a major outage that hit airlines around the world on Friday night.

The inside story on the lucrative trade in foreign workers who pay recruiters as much as $70,000 for a job in an Australian abattoir in the hope of a new life.

At 69, Melbourne’s talkback king has just re-signed for another two years on air. He has almost as many detractors as fans, so what keeps him going?