The federal government’s plan to help Australia pilot a course back to normalcy has received a cautious welcome from businesses, with some worried about the hard cap on international arrivals.

Supreme Court of WA Justice Rene Le Miere on Friday delivered three significant judgments that will shape the one of biggest iron ore clashes the nation has seen.

The changes, if delivered, could avoid schools “teaching to the test” to improve their results and establish students’ starting points for the school year.

There have been 144 local cases recorded during the first week of lockdown, nearly two-thirds of the 226 cases since a limousine driver tested positive on June 16.

Dugan is already facing a $25,000 fine and 14 days in isolation. When he returns to Cronulla training he’ll have a “face to face” with coach Josh Hannay.

The week in photos from the award winning Sydney Morning Herald and Financial review photographers.

International arrivals are set to be halved, a staged plan will be brought in to help Australia overcome COVID-19, and Western Australia and the Northern Territory have had their lockdowns lifted.

Students will be tested on their digital and scientific literacy and on their ability to think creatively and critically as part of a revamped NAPLAN test. 

The new lockdown measures mean those on Brisbane’s border would need to be careful where they travelled to avoid going back into restrictions on Saturday.

The Midway has been introduced for trainers of a certain standing, but Saturday’s inaugural running abounds with ability both seasoned and rising.

Everything you need to know to find a winner on the bumper 10-race card.

A Supreme Court appeal which found the state-owned entity had the most responsibility for the 2014 Parkerville fire means it may now need to spend $50 million to map out private power poles.

The state’s health system is treating 172 COVID-19 cases, chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant said on Friday, but only a fraction of those are in hospital or being treated in the ICU.

The AFL is being cautious about locking in the round-17 fixture amid COVID but Port Adelaide v Melbourne is firming as next Thursday night’s blockbuster.

Kangaroos coach David Noble says he can’t see veteran defender Robbie Tarrant moving on, despite him being out of contract at the end of the season.

Westpac has launched legal action against a firm run by a Sydney entrepreneur and football personality over an alleged fraud that could expose the bank to more than $200 million in losses.

We revealed this week how close they came to pairing up, but there will be little love lost when Penrith host the Eels. Before that, it’s the Dragons looking to stay in the eight.

The NRL has denied the winger clearance to be chosen by the Maroons despite being dramatically ruled out of his Origin debut last week over an eligibility furore.

The announcement comes after the northern suburbs cluster grew to five on Friday when a close contact of a previously confirmed case tested positive while in isolation.

Holidaymakers and hospitality businesses will take the easing of lockdown restrictions with a grain of salt after strict conditions were imposed including on those travelling to the regions.

Planning Minister Rob Stokes says the plans include 1550 apartments; Sydney MP Alex Greenwich says the building heights would render most people “speechless”.

Tourism destinations within a short drive of the city are riding a holiday boom as Victorian day trippers and holidaymakers rush out for spontaneous breaks.

The incident occurred almost two months ago and the accused was arrested that night, but police have now laid charges.

A four-day lockdown will be lifted at midnight on Friday with restrictions to be stepped down until potentially going back to life before the shut down from July 12.

Defending premiers Richmond are searching for answers after a shock 10-point loss to the Gold Coast which also left running defender Bachar Houli with an ankle injury.

The rapper-turned-author, Adam Goodes, Miranda Tapsell and Vincent Namatjira are at the forefront of a surge in children’s publishing by Indigenous creatives.

With no TV, internet or prospect of going outside for exercise, one worker still quarantined at the Tanami gold mine spent his first week sleeping, stretching and “walking in circles”.

The national cabinet’s decision to halve the number of international arrivals until the end of the year gives GP chiefs another headache.

This is despite a third unlinked community case being revealed just hours before residents in all other locked-down local government areas have the stay-at-home orders lifted.

Mark Kilian has issued a heartfelt thank you to the Australian people after his father Frans died on Thursday night.

The new four-stage plan to reopen from the pandemic looks solid, but it’s largely about optics. Old targets are still the ones that matter most.

A husband and wife who subjected a woman to a “terrifying ordeal” when she walked past their Hurstville home have been sentenced.

Seven Group has accused takeover target Boral of breaching blackout rules by continuing its share buyback into the new financial year.

Turkey’s formal exit from a European treaty aimed at preventing violence against women prompted hundreds of protesters to take to the streets.

Australians often watch the Tour de France because of the beautiful scenery broadcast on our television screens, but there’s much more to the race than that. Cycling’s crown jewel is a bit like a babushka doll – every stage of the Tour de Franc...

Annastacia Palaszczuk says she wants to see all eligible Australians offered the chance to get a vaccine before national borders reopen - and the state’s stay open.

All right then, given I got such a strong reaction to my column on Thursday, let me – just this once – briefly reprise it here.

Stores in West End and Brisbane’s CBD, the South Brisbane Greek Orthodox Church and a city office tower are among new sites of concern for health authorities.

The former Sydney Swans footballer said it was fatherhood that prompted him to write the book due out in November.

David Peace’s trilogy comes to an elusive halt with an investigation into a mysterious death.

This year’s Scandinavian Film Festival puts the focus on families.

Indigenous woman Ronnie Gorrie thought joining the police force would be a positive move to help her community

The Murlocs, fronted by the keyboard player of Melbourne’s most prolific band, take us on a kaleidoscopic trip back to the glam rock 1970s.

Like a Larkin poem, this biography of the poet will draw you in.

This book is what Frank Moorhouse once called a “discontinuous narrative”, five individual stories of women who inhabit the same fictional world and who each know at least one of the others.

Campbell Mattinson’s debut features both beautiful and fanciful prose.

What she regarded as a certain dumbing-down on the part of her publisher caused Jeanette Winterson’s to apply the blowtorch..

Gideon Haigh turns his research and storytelling skills to one of Australian history’s most paradoxical characters.

Inspired by an extraordinary tale of survival, artist Lauren Burrow brings us eye to eye with a killer.

“It’s a prison”, said his Irish father when former British diplomat Francis Campbell was offered a top academic post here. Sadly lockdown proved that true.