The outbreak of the Delta variant in NSW has put a major hole in the economy, as state governments look to the future beyond the COVID-19 crisis.

A crowd of about 400 to 500 people marched through Brisbane streets to oppose the Palaszczuk government’s proposed Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill.

After scraping into the eight, the Titans take on the injury-plagued Roosters in the evening’s early game. Then Souths and Penrith finally clash to cap a stink that’s been brewing all week.

Follow along for all the major moments as Port Adelaide and the Western Bulldogs fight for a place in the 2021 AFL Grand Final.

It was a great day for Queensland racing on Saturday as comeback sprinter Rothfire took James Kennedy’s slot for The Everest and boom stayer Incentivise took the Makybe Diva Stakes and favouritism for the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup.

For a fleeting moment ahead of Sunday’s clash against South Africa, Hooper reflected on how his approach to leadership has changed since first becoming Wallabies skipper in 2014.

Incentivise reinforced his claims to Melbourne Cup favouritism with an impressive front-running display to win the group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes.

The former prime minister has been fined $500 for allegedly failing to wear a mask as required by public health orders.

All you need to know to back a winner at Dubbo’s huge 10-race card on Sunday.

Anamoe has a lethal combination of relaxed speed, stamina and acceleration that makes him so exciting.

‘It’s not a crisis, it’s a collapse’: life in a total economic meltdown in Beirut.

After a difficult season, Ryan Papenhuyzen is back to his best to add a new dimension to the Storm as they try to defend their NRL premiership.

Last year, Alexander revealed she hoped to one day coach an AFL team - but her London mission will mean rubbing shoulders with coaches from rugby codes.

The 26-Test back-rower will join the squad in Queensland nearly four years after his last appearance for the team.

Kalyn Ponga will be hoping his success on the golf course flows on to the football field when Newcastle try to keep their season alive against Parramatta.

An international genome-tracking study published in Science warns that Africa’s slow vaccine rollout could produce a vaccine-evading mutation.

Melbourne captain Max Gawn has paid tribute to Nathan Jones, with the veteran leaving Perth to return home to Victoria to be with his wife for the birth of their twins.

Sydneysiders flocked to beaches on Saturday as temperatures soared well above average.

My message to the Australian public who tune in on Sunday is that they shouldn’t have expectations when it comes to Cooper.

A film based on a hit West End musical about boy who wants to wear drag to his prom is the tonic we need right now, say the film’s creatives.

The delays are so bad that renters and landlords haven’t been able to get a hearing date for their disputes to be resolved, leaving them out-of-pocket by thousands.

There’s more than a little nod to Hitchcock in this erotic thriller, but with a bare fraction of the master’s storytelling skill.

The weird and wonderful celebrity-guessing game boasts a dazzling array of costumes this year including a vampire and a kebab

Putting the clamps on Tom Trbojevic is easier said than done but Melbourne showed the NRL how to do it during their big win over Manly on Friday.

The Angair Nature Show will move online for the second year to share the wonder of the Surf Coast bushland’s stunning array of plant life.

Geelong will face questions about their ageing list but there are only few changes expected for 2022.

Health Minister Martin Foley says there is no plan to lockdown sections of country Victoria after eight of the state’s 450 new cases were detected in regional centres.

The Afghanistan Cricket Board is imploring Cricket Australia for the Test to go ahead, saying it feared a cancellation would set a precedent.

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

“I’m proud to be part of a party that gets cultural diversity,” the NSW Labor senator said in western Sydney on Saturday.

Nikki didn’t inspect her Fitzroy North home before she purchased it. She’s among a growing group of homeowners who are buying sight unseen

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Two Richmond key forwards and rucks could be poised to leave the club, upending the Tigers’ plans for rebuilding their premiership squad on the run.

Novak Djokovic has beaten Alexander Zverev in the US Open semi-finals to move within one victory of a calendar-year grand slam.

An ageing list of a dozen players aged 30 or older, a humbled game-plan and a coach contracted for only next season means the Cats have much soul-searching ahead.

The survivors of a massacre say they’re still searching for more than 100 people days after one of the deadliest battles of the Ethiopian conflict.

Twenty years after winning an Oscar for Good Will Hunting, the pair have written a huge period film directed by Sir Ridley Scott.

Two men - one from Beenleigh and one from Tamborine - have died in separate traffic accidents in south-east Queensland overnight.

Partners usually takes a run to hit his straps but the Scone-based trainer is bullish that the gelding will be fit enough to return a winner at Dubbo today.

The owners of several of Melbourne’s iconic heritage theatres are threatening court action to recover tens of millions of dollars after high-profile shows like Harry Potter and Moulin Rouge were cancelled due to density restrictions to manage the C...

Queensland Parliament’s three days of sittings next week could be delayed if more COVID-19 cases emerge this weekend.

The trailer reveals a dance-off between Camilla and Diana while the script reportedly has the Queen say: “In the old days we would have chopped off your head.”

There have now been 170 deaths since June and 226 since the start of the pandemic last year.

The decision was made on the recommendation of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention the day after the Taliban cleared new flights from Kabul.

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India are arranging to fly out of Manchester for the Indian Premier League, leaving English cricket scrambling after the fifth Test was cancelled 90 minutes before the toss.

On the eve of the 20th anniversary ceremony, those whose lives were changed forever have made their way to the memorial to the Twin Towers.

Chris Scott wasn’t in the mood to talk about his future at Geelong after the side’s brutal preliminary final loss but Leigh Matthews says he has an important question to ask.

The Republican National Committee plans to sue the administration “to protect Americans and their liberties”.

Adam Scott hasn’t played this tournament in 15 years but in the first two rounds has looked like he’d never been away.