The sharp downgrade is the biggest of any country measured by the OECD in its interim economic outlook as the Delta outbreaks continue to leave major cities in lockdown.

Sydney’s construction sites will be back at full capacity from Monday, two months after the NSW’s government’s snap decision to close the $10 billion industry in a bid to halt ballooning case numbers in the Delta outbreak.

Liberal MP Catherine Cusack has demanded Health Minister Brad Hazzard resign amid revelations a reality TV show crew member linked to I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! sparked the Byron Bay Delta lockdown.

Police say 44 people have been arrested and warned of more to come after a large crowd of protesters clashed with officers as they marched through the city and halted traffic on the West Gate Bridge.

The American Pulitzer-winning novelist’s latest book recreates Harlem in the `60s as the setting for a gangster tale.

Protesters marched the streets of Melbourne today in the wake of the State Government's requirement of mandatory vaccines for workers and the abrubt shutdown of the industry for two weeks.

ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott says the majority of Australian businesses are hopelessly unprepared for cyberattacks, a mounting threat as society’s digitisation gains pace and criminals exploit vulnerabilities during COVID-19.

NSW’s peak legal body is calling for a wide-ranging review into the state’s compulsory acquisition laws to even up the stakes between the government and landowners.

Unionists are talking at cross purposes after rolling protests by construction workers over the past few days exposed fault lines in the movement.

A pilot who died in a plane crash that killed his four passengers near Essendon Airport in 2017 had failed an in-air competency test, an inquest has been told.

A leaked email said the council will copy last year’s NYE format and cancel the traditional 9pm fireworks, the “harbour of light parade” and the lord mayor’s picnic.

An impressive trial win at Rosehill earlier this month showed handy mare Juan Diva’s readiness to resume in Wednesday’s Ranvet Handicap (1100m) at Gosford.

Sydney’s midweek meeting again heads north to the Central Coast with seven races programmed.

In a letter to Pfizer, Health Minister Greg Hunt said that should Australian regulators approve the vaccine for under 12s they would get it as a priority.

Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas said he understood Dexus had found securing an anchor tenant for their redevelopment difficult. Empty shops over Christmas would be a disappointing blow to the city.

If evolution is the value Australia’s women have added to their team charter, then Darcie Brown’s four-wicket blast in the first ODI against India in Mackay was something closer to a revelation

The opposition has taken aim at the WA Child Protection Minister after a damning report into the Department of Communities was released last week.

Peter Wishart respects his son’s non-vaccination stance but must now dismiss him, with jabs for construction workers to be mandatory.

The trade winds are starting to blow, with Carlton’s Sam Petrevski-Seton seeking a trade and Geelong tall Nathan Kreuger looking for a new home.

The stay-at-home orders have also been extended to anyone who recently ventured into the now-restricted border bubble, as new exposure sites were listed at Brisbane’s domestic airport.

Gas pipeline giant APA Group has turned the takeover interest in AusNet Services into a two-horse race, lobbing a $9.96 billion bid for the power grid owner on Tuesday intended to squeeze out rival suitor Brookfield. 

It has been a rollercoaster year for the Burgess family, but Tom has ignored the headlines involving his brothers to produce his best football for Souths.

Even the government’s tax cuts won’t stop Australians from facing higher average tax rates over the next decade, the Parliamentary Budget Office has revealed.

But the rules governing the MPs register of interests are unclear about whether the source of gifts must be declared.

The 49-year-old left-leaning Canadian Prime Minister has led his party to another win, but no majority.

The NRL has sanctioned Penrith trainer Pete Green after he controversially asked for time to be stopped against Parramatta on Saturday.

The Maritime Union of Australia is being investigated by the industry watchdog after a whistleblower complaint raised concerns about improper selling of union cars.

A young woman, believed to be the officer’s daughter, has been fined more than $4000.

A round-up of the shows that won the big awards (and where you can watch them).

A public health alert was issued on Tuesday for 10 new sites of varying risk, including five close contact locations, across the domestic airport last Friday.

While Biden is expected to speak to Macron soon, Morrison said there was “not an opportunity” for him to have a similar conversation with the French President.

The Demons have started to drill into the Western Bulldogs’ game plan and say they know what awaits come the AFL grand final on Saturday.

In Hume, in Melbourne’s north, 64.5 per cent of those aged over 15 have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, up from 55 per cent last Monday.

The Australian economy’s reliance on China’s appetite for the steelmaking ingredient iron ore is now seriously exposed as Xi Jinping tries to hose down the massive bubble in the property market.

The attack on the CFMEU orchestrated by the far right should be a warning to all political leaders about the challenges we face in rebuilding our nation after this pandemic.

Ly Ming Tong’s father claims he went to police asking for help to put his son into rehab. But a miscommunication led to officers thinking they were attending a serious domestic violence incident.

Mitchell Cole blamed a cocaine addiction for his failure to complete work for which he had accepted tens of thousands of dollars from multiple clients.

Community groups and opposition MPs are concerned about the future of Sydney’s major parklands if they are run by a new super agency.

This spring’s first shipment of Europeans will be met at the Werribee quarantine centre with a deeper sand fibre track and a new veterinary trot-up area.

Love, lust and anger are explored in a new exhibition – and online performance – at ACCA, which reinterprets the mythical tale of Daphne.

Michael Maguire will remain in charge of the Wests Tigers after surviving the club’s controversial post-season review.

Today on Please Explain, photographer Luis Ascui joins Nathanael Cooper to recount being pepper-sprayed at Melbourne’s violent anti-lockdown protests.

Werribee man Paul Pecora mingled with mourners before grabbing $535 of donations for cancer research at St Kevin’s Catholic Church in Hampton Park in July 2015.

Police commenced an investigation after receiving footage of the incident at the intersection of Phillip and Bent streets.

Teachers fear NSW has lost two years of beginners to the pandemic and that audiences have switched off, maybe for good.

Separated for decades, the Japanese sisters really got to know each other at 70 when they started making pilgrimages to some of the 88 Shikoku.

If official interest rates rise, a bond, which has a fixed interest rate, would become less valuable, as there would be higher-yielding bonds available.

Alastair Clarkson will have 2022 off, but the master coach says he is likely to be searching for a job come July, leaving several incumbent coaches under pressure. Where could the vacancies be?

COVID-19 is a serious health risk to Victorian workplaces, and we have a responsibility as a movement to encourage our members to do whatever keeps you and your co-workers safe.

Claims of inappropriate workplace behaviours will be independently scrutinised by WorkSafe after teachers grew impatient with the education department’s lengthy investigation into complaints.