Having already picked off Geelong and Brisbane, the Swans added the Western Bulldogs to their list after turning in a defensive masterclass at Marvel Stadium to win by 19 points.

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Bayside City Council has spent $3 million on a new mega-playground that includes a three level castle, a DJ Booth and flying foxes.

The federal government prepared the ad last year but has not needed to use it until now because of the accelerating NSW outbreak.

A woman in her 90s has died with COVID-19 and NSW has recorded 77 new local cases, with 33 infectious in the community.

The duo’s reluctance raises fresh concerns over claims that the players were the only people at Paul Vaughan’s BBQ, or if they breached the bubble on the way home.

The track is a heavy 9 and rail out to 1m for Monday’s seven-race meeting.

The trial of 53-year-old former strawberry-farm supervisor My Ut Trinh is set to begin on Monday in the Brisbane District Court.

We all fervently hope the NSW lockdown doesn’t come close to the duration of Victoria’s ordeal last year. However a further extension of stay-at-home orders is almost assured and the economic hit to households and businesses is likely to be sever...

Although deaths and hospitalisations remain low across Europe, a new wave of infections is unnerving governments and creating rifts.

Patty Mills was the game-winner and Matisse Thybulle a new hero as the Australian Boomers beat Argentina on Sunday.

Tom Highmore is 23. He is in his first AFL season. He wasn’t the best on ground when St Kilda beat Brisbane and continued their almost-out-of-time revival of their season, but he was one of the best.

When frazzled parents contemplate juggling work while caring for their children, the scales often tip in favour of sending their children to school. But it is not safe to do so.

Will nanobots and brain chips help us thrive – or could cyborgs wipe us out?

The Australian Medical Association admitted the changing advice was “annoying” and “confusing” but Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said it was a case of weighing up “immediate protection versus longer-term protection”.

The ARL Commission is locked in a meeting on Sunday afternoon, with all clubs set to be told they will be required to move to south-east Queensland for at least a month.

Southern Australia’s sharks and rays face mounting threats as warmer waters push more tropical species southwards and habitats change.

Up on the high plains and peaks of Ngarigo country in southern NSW, the air is thin and fresh. Your head is, literally, in the clouds. This is the country that runs through Ash Barty.

The Fijian Drua’s attempts to recruit players for Super Rugby have been hindered in recent weeks as a “split” RA board decides its next Super Rugby move.

The new plan could have serious implications for Australian companies that use low-tax jurisdictions in cross border transactions.

Industry super fund AustralianSuper has paused plans to automatically sign up members to online news website, The New Daily, on an opt-out basis.

Michael Zerafa has shifted the blame for the cancellation of his highly anticipated fight with Tim Tszyu to his opponent, saying he tried to make the fight happen in Melbourne.

Peter Dutton raised the possibility of deploying special forces if and when a new mission served Australia’s national interest or the interests of allies such as the United States.

As a thrilling first five-minute frame drew to a close, both fighters were still trying to land as McGregor stumbled backwards, trapping his foot under himself and breaking his leg.

If the world No.1 can convert her Wimbledon success into an Olympic gold medal, she will join Steffi Graff and the Williams sisters in achieving the rare feat.

The Gold Coast Suns have put a major dent in the Giants’ top-eight ambitions with a one-point victory in neutral territory.

“To everyone who has had to hide, to everyone who has had to fear, to everyone who’s had to be not quite themselves, this is your space,” Premier Daniel Andrews said.

Victoria will shut its border to all of New South Wales and the ACT from 11.59pm Sunday, but the border bubble will remain in place. 

Damien Cook insists NSW’s game three preparation has been as good as the first two as they chase Origin history.

In her latest novel, Lionel Shriver’s two characters decide they should leave the world on their own terms.

It’s a classic showbiz story: producer chooses one particular bear, imaginatively names it Big Ted and it becomes a TV legend.

The genders are pitted against each other in a dystopian reality.

Dumped Dragon Paul Vaughan could be headed to Belmore as the Bulldogs look to secure further signings after landing the signature of Matt Dufty.

The Pacific Island nation is in the midst of a COVID-19 crisis with cases rising sharply, but the pro-vaccination message was dumped at the last minute due to resistance from some team members.

After two losses without stars David Warner, Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins, it’s already clear Australia will not be a World Cup threat without their best players.

The strongest cold front of the year is set to hit the state’s coastline, bringing unusually heavy rainfall and damaging winds just in time for the Monday morning commute.

Millions of insects in large clouds have been spotted on radar over and around London as weather conditions become perfect for mating, and the creatures could be lured to Wembley by the floodlights and humidity.

Rock’n’roll “still satisfies the soul” of the 70-year-old who sang on Bat Out of Hell.

For over a decade, Rawcus Ensemble has been quietly redefining the possible for artists with disabilities.

The evidence-based case for phonics is being blocked and that must change.

Ashleigh Barty “just continues to surprise” her family, who were bursting with pride after watching her brilliant victory over Karolina Pliskova at Wimbledon.

The Sharks and Warriors game went ahead at Kogarah despite a number of staff from Georges River Council being asked to leave the facility over a COVID scare.

A group of First Nations organisations hope their push for a national program will tackle racism, foster true reconciliation and bridge the knowledge gap on Indigenous history.

Angel Di Maria, starting for just the second time in the Copa, justified his selection by scoring the decisive goal midway through the first half.

Ash Barty was the right person winning Wimbledon the right way at the right time. We needed a champion like her.

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

Japanese bureaucrats are fighting back against orders to do away with the fax machine, a long-obsolete technology that remains a cornerstone of every ministry department in the country.

Twenty-five years ago I was a struggling stand-up comedian with no professional skills apart from being able to cut my own hair in the shower with a Gillette Mach 3 razor.

The singer-songwriter who reinvented America the Beautiful as an R’n’B torch song is coming to grips with her star status.

The composer’s hyper-romantic second symphony was played with beauty and excellence by the MSO.