The AFL has found Tigers star Shai Bolton made a nightclub fight worse. But Bolton did not throw a punch when breaking his wrist.

Mask rules are predicted to keep office workers at home, and diners are tipped to stay away in droves.

Blues coach Brad Fittler wants to include both Wighton and Luai in his 17 but has the Canberra five-eighth pencilled in alongside Nathan Cleary in the halves for the series opener.

NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay is digging in as an internal war breaks out in the parliamentary party.

The ladder-leading Western Bulldogs have been forced into isolation while the AFL is bracing for further fixture upheaval and crowd reductions after the outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.

Melbourne is bracing for more COVID-19 cases after an outbreak in the northern suburbs, pressure is mounting on the NSW Labor leader and Aung Sun Suu Kyi has had her first in-person court appearance since Myanmar’s military coup.

As part of his defamation trial to refute claims he is a sex addict, Constantine Arvanitis was asked about several messages and letters he sent to three women in 2016 telling them he loved them.

The police watchdog will probe how details of an investigation into allegations of sexual violence against Kiama MP Gareth Ward were leaked to the media.

Jo Dyer, who is seeking a court order to stop a high-profile barrister acting for Christian Porter in his defamation proceedings against the ABC, said she believed the allegation should be made public.

The country’s gender quota rules are under fire after a tight election and constitutional crisis stopped the elected female PM taking government.

Crown Resorts stopped an independent review of new anti-money laundering controls early this year after preliminary findings suggested it was not complying with measures to prevent criminal infiltration of its bank accounts. 

Scott Morrison’s chief of staff has reported he could only find hearsay evidence members of the Prime Minister’s office sought to undermine Brittany Higgins’ partner.

Outbreaks are inevitable, but disastrous outcomes don’t have to be. The latest cluster in Melbourne highlights the cracks in our coronavirus armour.

WA Premier Mark McGowan is expected to provide an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria at 4.15pm local time.

Queensland Health has declared Victoria’s Whittlesea region a hotspot and anyone arriving from the area into the state will need to go into hotel quarantine from 1am Wednesday.

There’s always intrigue when the late season two-year-olds are out in force, and form purists get a real smorgasbord on Wednesday.

It’s a seven-race card for the mid-week Sydney meeting.

The Western Bulldogs have locked in skipper Marcus Bontempelli until the end of 2025 as they look to claim another premiership in the next four seasons.

Millions of Australians could receive their Pfizer shots in GPs and pharmacies after a “game-changing” decision by Therapeutic Goods Administration.

The father of George Williams said his son was happy to stay with the Raiders the remainder of the season – but the club thought otherwise.

A Labor frontbencher has warned Anthony Albanese the party faces losing the next election and that the opposition isn’t cutting through.

The PM told government MPs to “turn up and shake hands” at events so they could gain the friends and finances they will need to fend off groups such as GetUp.

Police officer Melissa Hankinson told Perth Magistrates Court her ex-partner Troy Buswell punched her in the jaw and kicked her while she was on the ground.

Mohamed Zuhbi, formerly of Sydney, was charged with six offences over his alleged efforts to support the terrorist group in Syria. 

Two crossbench MPs say the government’s controversial superannuation changes hand too much power to the treasurer.

The Australian Federal Police have referred for investigation 15 incidents of possible misconduct involving federal MPs and their staff in the wake of the Brittany Higgins scandal.

Lily Ridgeway told police she experiences blackouts “due to what my ex put me through” and doesn’t remember stabbing Jason Adams.

Snapshot: Sam Walsh meet Sam Walsh; swallowing the whistle; morning after Corio’s first win in 1414 days.

The coronavirus cluster in Melbourne’s north has grown to nine cases, as a Clifton Hill McDonald’s and a CBD restaurant were added as exposure sites.

Opposition leader Michael O’Brien and shadow treasurer Louise Staley described the government’s plans as an “inequitable tax on family homes”. 

Jack Ray Snyder, who has treated horses at five Olympic Games and has travelled the world volunteering his services.

Sharon McLennan has had enough. As another Sorry Day arrives, she is sick of asking for justice and compensation for the four members of her family who were among the Stolen Generations.

It is highly unusual for medical staff to protest. This is the first nursing union rally in eight years and the first time the doctors and nursing unions have rallied together.

A 53-year-old man was arrested at a unit in Sydney’s CBD on Tuesday morning after allegedly acting as a money mule for a multinational puppy scam.

Tom Rogic and Aaron Mooy are the two most notable absentees from an otherwise full-strength Socceroos side to play in Kuwait.

The newest board member of Australia’s Medical Research Commercialisation Fund says we should go back to the drawing board on research incentives.

A digital animation of a prized Indigenous artwork will light up the sails for this year’s festival.

NSW coach has recalled former captain Maddie Studdon, who missed out on last year’s Origin clash, but had to make some tough calls after last year’s defeat to the Maroons.

The AFP is looking at possible breaches of the Corporations Act related to options that Tony Castagna turned into an $80m windfall at last year’s float.

The $400,000 Ribco Seafarer 36 inflatable was stolen from Rose Bay Marina on May 9.

Up to 400,000 customers were without power after a widespread outage affected people across Queensland on Tuesday.

The steel tycoon and the Swiss bank say they are confident of reaching an agreement that would see the bank repaid in full for its Greensill debt.

Plenti chief executive Daniel Foggo says the lender is on track to keep eating into the banks’ share of the personal and automotive loan markets.

Sydney coach John Longmire is keeping tabs on what people are saying about Lance Franklin’s comeback season, and how some of those calls have aged like milk.

Josh Morris says he will never forget the drive home he shared with twin brother Brett after the latter suffered a career-ending knee injury.

The United Nations has urged the island nation’s leaders to talk to each other to find a solution to the unprecedented political deadlock gripping the country.

A man accused of fatally stabbing a tradesman near a Melbourne train station will stand trial for murder, but two other young people have pleaded guilty to lesser offences.

EU leaders also demanded the immediate release of the journalist, Raman Pratasevich, a key foe of authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Under the changes, an accused can no longer rely on a mistaken but reasonable belief in consent unless they can show they took steps to find out if the person was consenting.

Authorities in China have reportedly grown concerned “the Steve Jobs of China” could help teach entrepreneurs who may want to influence Chinese politics.