Brad Arthur had only won one of six previous finals matches. But now his Eels are ready for a derby blockbuster against the Panthers next week after scrambling past the Knights.

The first of 2021’s double-headers hits the Gold Coast today with our first look at Argentina up against the All Blacks before Quade Cooper’s Wallabies return.

Gladys Berejiklian’s decision to end her daily 11am ritual shocked many, and fuelled unease that the NSW government was about to face some rocky waters.

In a historic first, both clubs in the grand final will be led by women presidents.

NSW residents could pay as much as $60 extra per year to cover a $2 billion blowout in the cost of new transmission links from Snowy 2.0.

It’s been an enthralling opening to the NRL finals series and the action continues in Rockhampton where a date with the Panthers next week goes on the line.

Opponents continue to fight over the right of hospitals and aged care facilities to conscientiously object to voluntary assisted dying.

Epidemiologists warn the outbreak in Victoria is in danger of overtaking NSW unless vaccination and lockdown compliance improve.

Health authorities and police are investigating two incursions of COVID-19 from NSW and potential cases in north Queensland from overseas. 

A new memoir has raised a flurry of interest among scholars because of the rarity of insiders going public with details about China’s political royalty.

Racing returns to the south coast with a seven-race card on Monday.

In a major error, Racing Australia has left key contenders off the voting ballots for horse of the year in a number of categories.

The NSW government’s road map to freedom will allow fully vaccinated people to access pubs and shops. But some businesses want to open to everyone, vaccinated or not.

The British parents of a soccer player fighting for his life in a Perth hospital were surprised by the welcome they received in Western Australia while awaiting news of when they can visit their son.

Two years into cricket’s reckoning with COVID-19, not even India, England and Australia have total control over their spheres of influence any more.

Caroline Lovell’s death after a home birth will continue to be examined in court this week as the two midwives who oversaw the birth face allegations they were criminally negligent.

Sydney’s women have been hit by a “triple whammy” during lockdowns – they’ve lost more jobs than men, are receiving less income support than men and have taken on a disproportionate share of extra household tasks.

Latitude chief executive Ahmed Fahour says the expected pre-Christmas economic rebound depends on vaccination rates continuing to climb.

Degrees are no longer a necessity when recruiting but specific targets for hiring staff from “working class” background are still some way off in Australia.

The second week of the NRL finals will feature a mouthwatering clash between James Tedesco and Tom Trbojevic. But the Roosters have a judiciary drama to handle first.

Premiership player Zaine Cordy could be a hard-luck story this time around with the Western Bulldogs set for a grand final selection squeeze.

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

Daniel Ricciardo dared to dream after the Australian secured his return to the Formula One front row with McLaren at Monza on Saturday.

The National Capitol yards could win up to six of the seven races at the south coast track on Monday.

Craig Bellamy and Wayne Bennett rested their top-line players in the last round of the regular season, came out firing a week later and duly earned the saloon passage to the preliminary finals.

The new presenter of Restoration Australia, architect Professor Anthony Burke, says renovation shows don’t have to be only about real-estate values.

A look at each team’s season in 2021 and what they need to do with their lists over the off-season.

In her first 35 years, Maev O’Collins achieved success at school and university and carved out an envied reputation as a Melbourne social worker involved in family counselling and adoption.

The 16-page report is the first document to be released since the President last week moved to declassify materials that for years have remained secret.

If 57 years of waiting feels like a long time for the Demons, this fortnight is going to feel like 57 more. It’s hard on the Dogs, too.

John Beckwith played in five Melbourne premierships, captaining the Demons in two of those flags, but says his first grand final still haunts him.

Bush’s compared what he called the unity of Americans after the attacks on September 11, 2001, with the disunity of the present day.

A combination of worldwide COVID-19 disruption and a funding crunch has sparked warnings that patients will miss out on treatment.

Australia could lose a generation of people who want to study and work with their Asia-based peers, and we’ve seen before the consequences of blundering engagements with key neighbours.

The pandemic has pulverised the art of conversation. But maybe there’s something we can do.

Fifty years ago, dozens of teachers went on strike to ensure only those who were qualified could teach at Victorian secondary schools. It wasn’t popular, but those involved say it was worth it.

The Australian will aim to be level par after the first four holes in the final round following a second consecutive troubled opening.

Schools and religious centres will be transformed into pop-up vaccination hubs under a state government plan to prioritise jabs in Melbourne suburbs worst hit by the state’s expanding Delta outbreak.

A decade and a half ago, Emma Anna had one of those “what am I doing with my life?” moments. She used it to change everything.

The child in the landmark Roe v Wade case has finally been named. Here’s how the mother and daughter shaped a nation’s furious abortion debate that still rages 48 years on.

The American ‘acid country’ star takes a cinematic approach on his new concept album: The Ballad of Dood & Juanita.

The 18-year-old, who is ranked 150th in the world, completed a stunning fortnight by beating 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez in straight sets.

The rejection, revealed in a new book, comes as new US research shows that unvaccinated people were 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19.

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has unleashed a hefty broadside at what he considers “nasty” and “vindictive” media criticism levelled at star midfielder Adam Treloar during the week.

NSW has reported 1262 new local coronavirus cases on Sunday, as the state prepares for its first easing of restrictions for the fully vaccinated this week.

The Prince’s lawyers have raised the possibility of challenging a US court’s jurisdiction in the case filed by Virginia Giuffre, a longtime accuser of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Prime Minister Robert Menzies condemned the “suddenness and brutality” of Russia’s resumption of atmospheric nuclear testing, saying the threat posed to world peace by the tests was “shocking and deeply depressing”.

The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.

The state’s Chief Health Officer said Sunday’s result of no new cases was “the best we could have hoped for” after a family of five in Brisbane all tested positive over the past two days.

Two goals gave Cristiano Ronaldo two chances to stage his trademark celebration, ensuring the performance matched the hype that was embraced by fans young and old with their “Viva Ronaldo” chants and willingness to hand over cash for new No.7 jer...