The Rankin family dearly miss watching their beloved Demons play at the MCG, but they have made the most of watching games at home this year and will be cheering again from the couch on Saturday.

The 2020-21 state finances annual report released late Friday reveals that WA’s operating surplus for that year hit $5.8 billion.

When year 9 students Jack, Darcy and Wesley set up CovidBaseAU earlier this year, they kept their ages secret because they wanted their site to be taken seriously.

IMF Australia mission chief Harald Finger says given Australia is not using a carbon price to drive down greenhouse gases, it should toughen the rules around industrial emissions.

With COVID-19 wreaking havoc across the last two NRL seasons, Annyta Adams has had to get creative in showing her support for the team. 

In September 1988, a group of plotters met to draw up a plan for John Elliot, then-Liberal Party federal president, to become prime minister.

The Victorian Liberal senator and Senate President will resign ahead of Parliament’s scheduled return on October 16, leaving powerbrokers rushing to replace him.

Everything you need to know to find a winner on Golden Rose day.

Whether this pugnacious, emotional yet calm, bold but calculating tribal chieftain Luke Beveridge can lift his team to the pinnacle again, or if he fails, we can count on this: He won’t be embarrassed.

Brisbane Festival has a new artistic director this year, who has put her own twist on the Riverfire fireworks bonanza.

The 15-year-old girl suffered serious head injuries when she was struck by the runabout’s propeller at Narrabeen Lakes.

The mother of George Lin, a 21-year-old student at the University of Sydney, visits his grave every day, she told a Sydney court. Lin was run over by a garbage truck in 2020.

Max Gawn made a false start to his AFL career, but towers over the game and stands to lift Melbourne’s first premiership cup for 57 years.

In a world of tedious lockdowns, it’s worth remembering that fabulous feats of heightened creativity have emerged from the psychological doldrums.

Don’t fear Nitram. Watch it, says the award-winning author who watched with his friend Brian, a policeman helicoptered into Port Arthur during the massacre.

Brett John Callaghan lured the girl from a playground at Thornleigh by offering to charge her phone. He assaulted her at a Dural home and in his car.

Michael Holt was jailed for more than four years in 2017 for weapons and child porn offences. Within a week of becoming eligible for parole, officers found disturbing hand-drawn pornographic imagery in his cell.

His comments come after a tumultuous week in Victoria, where protesters clashed with unions and police, rallying over mandatory jabs.

In a move which puzzled the club, Green was barred by the NRL from the Panther’s preliminary final against the Storm over the alleged breach of rules despite the club having five days to respond to the proposed penalty.

A first novel suggests people would sooner engage in self-destructive behaviour than face the reality of themselves.

“No one is safe unless we are all safe,” was the common refrain.

Australian universities have welcomed a plan to bring 500 students into Australia, but want the government to recognise Chinese-based coronavirus vaccines to attract Chinese students.

From the start, Peter Hood was ‘the driving force’ behind the band’s monstrous, pounding sound.

Is Zaaki the scary monster, or are trainers wrong in running scared for too little reason?

John Elliott’s business career faded following his bankruptcy, but leading business figures say his contribution to Melbourne business life should not be so easily forgotten or dismissed.

Officers discovered the bodies in a home about 8.15am on Friday after being alerted of an incident at the address.

Other punting jargon, such as “a bank teller’s dream” and “The Fireman’s delight”, are salient in assessing the form for Saturday’s racing.

Brock Ryan will attempt to become the first apprentice to win the Golden Rose on Saturday, but he will be trying to do without being on a real horse this week.

Elizabeth von Arnim’s life was eventful, controversial and productive.

A novelist recalls the unexpected revelations that held him spellbound.

The American writer renders the intricacies of human relationships with the lustre and soulfulness of a Dutch painter.

In this extract from Long Players, writers replay the music that made a lifelong impression.

Nick Earls’ latest novel takes the reader on a big journey.

Mears lived her stories as deeply and richly as she could, often against great odds, as if she knew her time was fleeting.

Nine ambulances responded to the incident and police were questioning the car driver.

The advisers said boosters should be offered to people 65 and older, nursing home residents and those aged 50 to 64 who have risky underlying health problems.

Highly-regarded assistant Dale Tapping will join the Bombers after speaking to several clubs upon his return from the Brisbane Lions.

The Wallabies have not won three consecutive games in The Rugby Championship since 2015. They can snap that streak on Saturday.

In life, Gabby Petito sought fame. In death, she’s become a consumable brand.

After battling a self-confessed period of creative inertia, the ARIA Award winner has come out the other side with an album largely recorded in lockdown.

“The lungs become more inflamed, leading to breathing difficulties. Fatigue and high fevers are common. Everyone is absolutely miserable.”

Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli has spent more time helping guide his teammates through the experiences of a grand final, after experiencing the premiership ecstasy himself in 2016.

Woodside wants $US3b from selling down Pluto LNG to ease the financial burden of its $US12b Scarborough investment, but environmental groups are mobilising to thwart the deal.

Another day, another Britney Spears documentary. What will be in it, and does the world really need it?

Protesters have taken their action to the inner-northern suburb of Northcote but were met with a quick police response, which broke up the protest within an hour.

The salary cap is totally broken, as Melbourne have shown beyond any doubt - and like all the best market manipulations, their strategy is totally legal.

Patients say that IVF treatment is a physically taxing ordeal that also causes extreme financial stress. To make matters worse, the monetary burden is not equally shared.

With bold moves, good management and some good luck the two remaining contenders for the 2021 AFL premiership have taken similar paths to assemble their playing lists.

Aaron “Baz” Flower and Ben Hauptmann have produced a charming gig by going back to basics.

An airline pilot’s job requires extraordinary skill – but it’s also a labour of love: those grounded by the pandemic reflect on the thrill of being airborne.