The unresolved split within the CFMMEU remains an open sore for the labour movement as it gears up for what could be an election year.

A new digital border pass recording travellers’ COVID-19 vaccination status is key to plans for reopening the international border, while experts warn that rising coronavirus infections in NSW and Victoria are putting hospitals under pressure.

She’s got the support of Labor Party heavyweights, but many voters on the streets of locked-down Cabramatta have never heard of Kristina Keneally.

Melbourne and Fremantle players, coaches and staff will be cut off from the general public during Sunday’s Brownlow Medal count in Perth.

Reports of builders breaching public-health orders emerged this week and the usual cries of favouritism rang out, but officials know the economy can’t be built on Zoom alone.

Sydney’s midweekers are back at headquarters on Wednesday and we’ve got all you need to find a winner on the Kenso track.

Brad Widdup has a strong track record of bringing a promising mare through the grades and he hopes Calgary Queen can take another step forward at headquarters.

The star playmaker is set to finally be granted an Australian passport. But the news isn’t as good for one of his former Wallabies teammates.

Fox Corporation has bought American celebrity news and gossip publication, TMZ.

Santos has signed a deal with Timor-Leste authorities to advance a project designed to bury carbon dioxide beneath ageing gas fields in the Timor Sea.

The Rural Doctors Association of Victoria and the Australian Hotels Association have separately called for public-facing hospitality workers to be a focus of COVID-19 vaccination programs.

With the government’s response to the pandemic starting to feel like its treatment of environmental issues, the absence of a cohesive policy has again forced the corporate community to set the agenda.

People have also been warned to embrace mobile phone apps that would trace their location as part of the move to home quarantine.

Melbourne favourite son Nathan Jones got home just in time for the birth of his twins and says he will “never regret” his decision to leave his teammates hours after their preliminary final win.

Two new close contact bus journeys have been identified across the suburb on September 8 and 9. A number of Westfield Garden City shopping centre sites have now been updated.

The second of the three sisters who allege they were sexually abused as children by Malka Leifer is giving evidence in the court hearing that will determine whether the former school principal stands trial.

Mark Zahra, one of the country’s leading jockeys, lost his appeal against a three-month riding ban for a COVID breach and received an extra month for lying to stewards.

The man,59, has pleaded guilty to stealing donations intended for cancer research during a string of thefts from funeral services.

Team Williams veteran galloper Twilight Payment will have to shoulder top weight and become the oldest horse to ever win the Melbourne Cup if he is to repeat.

The pipeline of planned new coal power stations is rapidly drying up even as Australia sees a rich market for its exports.

Chelsea’s Ben Chilwell hasn’t played a competitive match since winning the Champions League in May – and the fullback hasn’t been injured.

The fallout from the first weekend of the finals has taken another twist with title favourites Melbourne and contenders Manly sanctioned for having officials involved in a melee.

Australia’s biggest miner has taken another step in the push to slash emissions across its global value chain, with new goals targeting suppliers and shippers.

The premiership cup presentation at this year’s AFL grand final will have a distinct contemporary flavour to it, with two modern greats selected to present the trophy should their old clubs triumph.

Politics failed to ignite the red carpet in a showcase of American fashion at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Deathloop director Dinga Bakaba has some surprises in store for fans of previous Arkane games Dishonored and Prey.

Moving the Melbourne Storm’s preliminary final to accommodate the AFL decider is a minor concession when the Battle for Brisbane is far more significant.

Struggling tourism operators, plus businesses in the NSW-Qld border bubble, will get $52.8 million in extra support under a new state and federal government agreement.

With no idea when caps on arrivals will be lifted, Singapore Airlines has been forced to cancel at least one flight a day into Australia over the next three months.

For the past seven years, Queensland has failed to reach its target of getting most patients off stretchers and into EDs within 30 minutes, a report shows.

Zagame brothers sell pokies pub in Reservoir for $28 million to Australia’s second largest listed pub landlord.

Samuel McPaul died when his fire truck flipped during a “fire-generated vortex”, with the fire beginning from a lighting strike the day before.

A bastion of conservatism even by the standards of the Vatican, the Swiss Guard has been a celebrated institution ever since its foundation in 1506.

The alleged male driver of the truck, who was uninjured, was arrested and is assisting police with their inquiries.

The former prime minister says local candidates in the western Sydney seat may be well-meaning but they would “take years to scramble” to the ability of Kristina Keneally.

The UN humanitarian chief says the donations show solidarity but warned “Afghanistan faces a long and hard road ahead”.

This Saturday should have been my wedding day. Instead, I’m eating a mini version of our cake with my husband-to-be, locked down in our Melbourne home.

Cabinet minister Christian Porter has declared part of his legal fees for a defamation suit against the ABC were paid by a blind trust.

China’s Evergrande Group issued a dire assessment of its financial health and has hired advisers for what could be one of the country’s largest-ever debt restructurings.

Death does not trigger Capital Gains Tax – the liabilities are carried forward to the beneficiaries and are only triggered if or when they dispose of the assets bequeathed.

A national festival celebrating experimental art is pushing ahead with a hybrid program as other exhibitions and shows hibernate.

A grand final selection squeeze looms for the Western Bulldogs as Josh Dunkley says his injured teammates are on the mend. He also hopes to help great mate Adam Treloar win an elusive premiership.

A naked Cupid has surfaced in one of the world’s best-loved artworks, restoring the background of what had become a quiet interior scene against the artist’s intention.

West Australians aged 60 and over will be eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine from Monday, following months of AstraZeneca hesitancy. 

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RBA governor Philip Lowe says the economy will recover quickly from current lockdowns while pushing back against expectations the bank will start to lift rates in 2022.

Today on Please Explain, senior economics writer Jessica Irvine joins Nathanael Cooper to look at whether a three-day weekend could be on the cards.

After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, one of the biggest parties of the year returns today. Follow our live coverage as celebrities and designers deliver the world some truly imaginative fashion moments.

A man in his 20s has died from COVID-19 as construction union boss John Setka rejects mandatory vaccines for the industry.