A rejection of the ‘just keep swimming’ ethos may be the secret to a more grounded life.

But researchers note reading to children at home can improve literacy outcomes, which in turn boost ongoing skill levels as they became adults.

For some, it’s the stuff of nightmares. For entomologist Ken Walker, it’s a beautiful sight.

A Tamil asylum seeker family who has spent the last two years on Christmas Island will be allowed to reside in Perth for the time being, Victoria recorded two new cases of coronavirus, and Australia and the UK have agreed on a post-Brexit free trade ...

A Tamil asylum seeker family from Biloela will live in community detention in suburban Perth, while Tharnicaa receives medical treatment and their legal appeals play out.

Suspended Roosters forward is reported to have been part of a group removed from the flight from the Gold Coast on Saturday night for allegedly being intoxicated.

Senior Andrews government ministers were meeting late on Tuesday to discuss easing restrictions statewide.

Dianne Jolley is on trial in the NSW District Court after pleading not guilty to 20 charges relating to the letters sent in 2019 and 2020.

Red-hot instrumental trio Brekky Boy don’t like being pigeonholed.

Daniel Taylor, the son of Kings Cross identity John Ibrahim, is suing The Sunday Telegraph over a series of stories about his family labelled “Inside the House of Ibrahim: Unauthorised”.

Viliame Kikau is out with a hamstring injury as the NRL look set to investigate, and possibly fine, the Panthers for stopping play for him last weekend.

Australian gas giants say demand isn’t going anywhere, but recognise the need to get on the ‘front foot’ as the world decarbonises.

Premiership captain Easton Wood and key ruckman Stefan Martin will need to get through training at Whitten Oval on Wednesday before being declared fit to play for the Dogs in Friday night’s clash against Geelong.

Trees crashed through John Carlyle’s loungeroom roof and destroyed much of his Kalorama house, yet he has chosen to remain among the devastation.

Nuix has announced its top two executives will exit the business following a disastrous float of the Macquarie-backed data forensics group.

Trainer Les Bridge is well known for telling it like it is and he is adamant lightly raced filly Skedaddle can take a step up in class in her stride on Wednesday.

Sydney’s midweekers are back at headquarters with a seven-race card on the Kenso track scheduled.

Legislation will be introduced this week to allow John McKechnie to be reappointed as Corruption and Crime Commissioner without the agreement of a parliamentary joint standing committee.

Prominent Victoria Police officer Stuart Bateson is contesting charges that he leaked details about an IBAC investigation to a junior officer.

As its budget is handed down, Queensland follows the federal government and Victoria in revising projections for growth, unemployment and the overall post-pandemic bottom line.

REA chief Owen Wilson is betting the company can use its clout in real estate listings to grab a growing share of the mortgage broking market.

The 22-year-old woman, found with injuries consistent with knife wounds, was staying with another woman who had called police about a “prowler”.

This week on the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall discuss the Pies’ search for a new coach.

The new program to protect Burrup artworks is essential for the World Heritage bid, but preparations were interrupted when the previous contractor was sacked.

Critics dispute the $500 million cost of renovating the Powerhouse Museum at Ultimo but Sydney’s fashion designers say it can’t come soon enough.

A spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte says he will not cooperate with an investigation: “We do not need foreigners to investigate killings in the drug war.”

Heavy rainfall is expected to hit parts of Gippsland already experiencing flooding, although the Bureau of Meteorology is not expecting similar downpours to those that caused evacuations last week.

Frank Costa company fails to get a green light to demolish parts of a heritage Melbourne malthouse and replace it with an eight-storey office.

Justis Huni is expecting Paul Gallen to try to rough him up with dirty tactics and has prepared for their heavyweight clash accordingly.

The 2018 Bourke Street terror attack inspired three other men to plot their own terror attack on Melbourne, a court has heard.

Boyd Cordner has heaped praise on his No.11 successor, and says the Bondi club can still win the 2021 premiership.

The French joint operator of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong, China, said it was dealing with a “performance issue”.

Government without heart will always founder, because they are actually irrational.

Legislation to be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday afternoon aims to stop anyone other than WA Health being able to access Safe WA data and requires the destruction of digital and hard copy registrations within 28 days.

Mathew Dunbar was known for being extraordinarily generous. It was a part of his personality Natasha Darcy would exploit by getting him to sign over his will, and then killing him.

It’s a writers’ festival but not as you know it: speed pitching, performances and music are all part of this year’s Emerging Writers’ Festival.

Residents of a Southbank townhouse complex have been forced to isolate after a testing blitz detected two new COVID-19 infections, including a baby.

The former special forces soldier has denied hitting a woman with whom he was in a relationship, as he sues The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald for defamation.

As active case numbers drop in Victoria, people are hoping there will be eased restrictions and travel certainty ahead of the approaching school holidays.

Authorities fear more rain could flood a mine and limit the operation of the Yallourn power station.

Caught in a bureaucratic mess, Mark Kilian is stranded in quarantine despite Border Force saying his circumstances “outweigh the risk to the Australian community”.

Essendon in the Apple Isle; Collingwood coaching departures; Geelong’s teething problems. Snap Shot is a weekly column taking a look at the lighter side of football.

Everyone involved in the auction process understands that both operationally and in a regulatory sense Crown has a lot of wood to chop.

The Berejiklian government will significantly boost spending to remediate the state’s disused mine sites in a move welcomed by environmentalists and the mining industry alike.

Experts believe the snow algae may be a marker of climate change but also that their rise could hasten the shrinking of glaciers and snow caps.

Lockdowns are partly to blame for the closure of the Malvern Road store, but the business will continue online as will the owner’s regular author interviews and podcasts.

Ariarne Titmus came as close as anyone has to breaking Katie Ledecky’s world record. The US superstar’s response in Olympic trials was understated – but she’s still Olympic favourite.

Treasurer Cameron Dick’s full 2021-22 budget speech, as he delivered it in the Queensland Parliament.

The treaty organisation has traditionally focussed on the threat of Russia, but is increasingly concerned about China’s nuclear arsenal and lack of transparency.

Here are some tips to avoid an awkward dust-up the next time your friend or relative with “unorthodox views” drops by.