Can Emma McKeon challenge Australia’s sprint freestyle queen Cate Campbell? Follow all the action from day five of the Olympic trials in Adelaide.

Some business chiefs and politicians keep telling us that restrictions diminish our lives and harm our economy but there is little indication that any of us want leaders abolish all controls and put our health at risk.

Forget neutrals and beige. This season’s biggest beauty trends are bright, shiny and fresher than ever. Here’s how to achieve them.

Roosters playmaker Drew Hutchison says he bears no ill will towards Dylan Brown for the incident that left him with three broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

Big business wants government to give more clarity on further easing of coronavirus restrictions after what it saw as another conservative step out of lockdown.

A push for an inquiry into Christian Porter’s fitness to be a minister has been stopped by the government’s unusual move to prevent a senator from introducing a bill.

Farmers are demanding the Nationals deliver on their promise for a new agriculture visa after UK backpackers were exempted from visa farm work requirements.

Let’s be clear what’s at stake at the AFL tribunal on Thursday night, and it is not simply whether Mackay is suspended for the next few matches.

Melburnians will be able to go outdoors without masks, the 25-kilometre travel limit will go and two people can go to another home for a visit under eased restrictions announced by Acting Premier James Merlino.

The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.

The pace of the vaccine rollout, upcoming superannuation rise and threat of lockdowns all weighed on the pay decision that affects about 2.5 million workers.

The highly touted Da Nang Star from the Bjorn Baker stable and filly Syzygy Stars for Adam Duggan kick off their racing careers.

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

Stories of loss – including from a Booker Prize winner and two debut novelists – form a left-of-field shortlist for Australia’s most famous literary prize.

An inmate who told police he was in a sexual relationship with a prison guard has refused to give evidence in court – potentially thwarting the prosecution’s case against her. 

In an address to the OEDC, the Prime Minister warned rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific were a threat to the financial prosperity of other nations.

Scott Morrison has urged Emmanuel Macron to play a more active role in a submarine project in a bid to get the multibillion-dollar deal back on track.

Ashleigh Barty remains on track for Wimbledon in 12 days but any tournament play before the grasscourt major remains highly unlikely for the world No.1.

British farmers claim Australian farming practices will turn its fabled green pastures into a wide brown land. Australian farmers say that’s not true.

Emerging sprinter Lost And Running will join group 1 winners Nature Strip and Masked Crusader in The Everest.

Sales of classic lagers such as VB and Carlton have surged during the pandemic, in a sign the craft beer craze may be fading.

The government has eased rules for Victoria’s latest lockdown, here’s everything you need to know.

Roosters coach Trent Robinson launched a stunning rebuke of one of his players, saying Victor Radley needs to “act like a man in public”.

The federal environment minister is considering an intervention to deal with the booming feral horse population in Kosciuszko National Park.

Pandemic conditions and crop damage could be aligning for a perfect famine storm. Meanwhile, Kim’s health is the subject of speculation again.

AFL club recruiters have been left frustrated after being told they will not be allowed to attend school football matches featuring leading Victorian draft prospects on Friday and Saturday.

Victoria’s acting Premier says police have made no applications to access QR code check-in data for help solving crimes, while Western Australia’s Police Commissioner has defended his force accessing the information.

After a disqualification at the Olympic swimming trials, Zac Incerti was shattered. Hours later, he was back on the blocks ready for the race of his life.

While Sydney’s Fox Studios and the Gold Coast’s Village Roadshow Studios are expected to keep attracting big-budget movies, the actor said the new venture would be ideal for shooting smaller-scale projects.

The Coal Loader was the most advanced facility of its kind in Australia when it began operating as a depot for shifting coal from bulk carriers to smaller vessels in 1919, according to the National Trust.

Coronavirus restrictions will ease in Victoria from Thursday night. Masks will no longer be required outdoors, Melbourne’s 25km travel limit will be removed and visitors will be allowed in the home.

Nathan Cleary is still sporting a red eye and a bruised face, but insists it won’t be a risk making his comeback for the Panthers against the Roosters.

The man in his 60s, who visited a number of locations at Bondi Junction and Vaucluse, is NSW’s first COVID-19 case in 40 days.

Hundreds of residents in a Melbourne townhouse complex are anxiously awaiting the results of coronavirus tests, Australia’s minimum wage will increase by almost $20 a week, and NSW recorded a COVID-19 case in Sydney after 40 days without local tran...

Police are searching for a spearfisher after gear was found about 150 metres off Narrawallee Beach Headland.

ABC chairman Ita Buttrose says the relocation of 300 staff from Ultimo to Parramatta will help the public broadcaster shake off its focus on inner cities.

Izaia Perese will have surgery this week on his injured shoulder as Wallabies officials prepare to defend fellow Waratah Lachie Swinton at the judiciary.

 An American man in Sydney quarantine who has been denied entry to Queensland is awaiting a call from Gold Coast doctors after his father was rushed to hospital overnight.

A man who planned with two friends to buy an assault rifle to gun down people in Melbourne lacked the fanatacism of other terror plotters, a court has heard.

The chaos in worldwide shipping schedules after the Ever Given’s Suez adventure left Heide Gallery without a sculpture that would have been a 2021 highlight.

A residents’ group has lost its legal bid to stop Willow Grove from being relocated for the flagship museum.

Australia’s big oil and gas companies are facing more forceful questions from investors about the merits of multibillion-dollar expansion projects.

The 29-year-old comic channelled two of her obsessions into her warm and very funny show; a love of romantic comedies and a fascination with celebrity culture.

Plenty of companies have set such aspirational targets and plenty of companies engage in the equality rhetoric but with limited follow-through.

Mostafa Baluch, a resident of Bayview on the northern beaches and former owner of Cervo in Northbridge, is the fourth man charged in the investigation.

Whiskey, biscuits and even cars could be cheaper under the free trade deal.

A Federal Court judge presiding over a Twitter defamation case brought by Defence Minister Dutton has ordered the parties to attend mediation in person.

A Sydney airline freight worker who allegedly told criminal syndicates about law enforcement interests about particular consignments has been charged over his involvement in importing 156 kilograms of drugs in fabric rolls. 

Police visited Kath Potter a few days after she gave a statement and said she could only have seen two men, not three, she tells inquest into the firebombing.

Wesley Centre’s Surry Hills homeless centre has been upgraded to provide greater dignity to those seeking refuge.