Follow along for all the major moments and post grand final reaction as Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs face off to decide the 2021 AFL premiership.

A clutch Jordie Barrett penalty goal stole victory for the All Blacks.

“You can’t have a beautiful painting without a beautiful canvas.”

Dusting off the old swimming cap, togs and goggles for that first dive into a Sydney swimming pool will be a much-needed chance to cure the "lockdown longueur" many have suffered after nearly 14 weeks of staying at home.

Protests are planned in NSW, Victoria and Queensland on Saturday, as a new poll shows the rates of vaccine hesitancy have plunged to a record low.

Caleb Ewan is determined to finish his season on a high at the world championships on Sunday after crashing out of the Tour de France and breaking his collarbone in four places.

Former Nationals leader Michael McCormack says Australia should settle on a position on net zero emissions ahead of the Glasgow summit.

Annabel Neasham’s English import Zaaki took out his first Melbourne group 1, the Underwood Stakes, and stamped himself as the one to beat in the Cox Plate.

This young arranger/composer has already achieved more than many artists twice her age.

An Australian robotics team from CSIRO have seen off challengers including NASA and the California Institute of Technology to take a podium spot in what is known as the Robot Olympics.

Gayna Williams has “missed the boat” on The Kosciuszko, so her attention now turns to landing her local cup on Sunday.

Everything you need to know to find a winner at Bathurst on Sunday.

Both Queensland and Western Australia account for more than half Australia’s landmass, but only 30 per cent of the population. There are still other major factors at play in the effort to vaccinate.

The resume of Vangelic was littered with stakes placings before Saturday’s Golden Pendant, so much so that her owners were starting to wonder if her day would ever come.

The South Sydney halfback went for scans on Wednesday, and despite waking up “tender” in his right groin, is in no doubt of missing the grand final.

The decision should be an easy one for Coolmore boss Tom Magnier to make concerning the breeding giant’s Everest slot and will be made within days.

The appointment of Michael Voss is seen as a sign the Blues will finally embrace coaching stability, coming after Brendon Bolton and David Teague were both discarded in relatively quick time.

Most of The Age experts are tipping Melbourne - but not by a whole lot - while the Norm Smith contenders include Christian Petracca, Max Gawn, Clayton Oliver and Marcus Bontempelli.

Old rivals New Zealand and South Africa will square off in their 100th Test match in the unusual setting of Townsville, in north Queensland.

As the Sheffield Shield season kicks into gear, Will Pucovski has not taken part in Victoria’s practice games as he recovers from a shoulder reconstruction.

Wallabies players will have just 10 days with family at home before another stint away on a spring tour that is shaping as a logistical headache.

Tom Trbojevic’s wonderful season is over, but it looks set to be celebrated in the next 24 hours, starting with Manly’s Roy Bull Award, followed by the Dally M.

From the spectacle of Dune to the glossy House of Gucci and royal biopic Spencer, here’s what to look forward to at the movies.

Over 100 agile and inventive festival acts have found ways to make their Fringe shows available to audiences at home.

The acclaimed actress plays a dairy farmer reeling from devastating loss in the ABC’s six-part anthology series Fires.

The fixture many pundits predicted would be the grand final has come a week early as the Panthers look for revenge against the side that denied them in the decider last year. Follow all the action from Suncorp Stadium before, during and after a 4pm (...

As energy rationing looms in a nation powered by hydro-electricity, businesses lobby for an extra hour of evening sunlight before lights come on.

Come the third one-day international in Mackay on Sunday, it will have been 1428 days since Australia lost in the 50-over format.

Ashley Klein failed to spot Sean Keppie wobbling around in front of him as Des Hasler called for trainers to be mic’d up to officials so they can stop play.

The odd couple of rugby league can write each other’s fairytale finish should the Rabbitohs lift the premiership silverware in Brisbane next Sunday.

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

Young Docker Adam Cerra is expected to nominate Carlton as his club of choice next week ahead of the upcoming trade period.

Independent media or right-wing antagonist? Protest live-streamer Rukshan Fernando has grown his online following into the hundreds of thousands in the past fortnight.

Singapore’s latest move to combat COVID-19 appears to shift away from the country’s stated transition toward living with the virus.

Police swarm St Kilda on foot, by air and in the bay as a smaller protest near a St Kilda skate park results in a number of arrests.

An employee of the security firm that monitored the singer has revealed in a new documentary that all her texts, messages and calls were sent to her father.

A devastated Kieran Foran said he believed the team’s heavy dependence on their star fullback was an issue that needs to be looked at during the pre-season.

Michell agreed to direct Daniel Craig as James Bond in Quantum of Solace, but then walked away over script concerns.

For those who have never run an investment portfolio and are not interested in devoting time to it, then its simply something to discuss over a barbeque while hoping you can outperform a top-rating super fund.

His departure from politics to spend more time with family opens the door to Sky News commentator Kirsty McSweeney to secure a nomination.

Outgoing Dragons chairman Andrew Gordon reflects on a surreal stint in which he presided over the Jack de Belin saga, the COVID-19 outbreak and barbecue-gate.

The leaders deliberately avoided mentioning China by name, but countering the rising superpower dominated every aspect of the summit.

No Australian prime minister in recent history - and perhaps ever - has packed so many important meetings into one trip.

The figures come after crisis cabinet discussed ways of reopening the state, including a longer bar on Sydneysiders travelling to the regions.

Mr Tehan said he had extended an open invitation to meet with his French counterpart to explain Australia’s decision to dump the $90 billion submarine deal.

Was serial killer Frederick Deeming Jack the Ripper? And was he mad or bad? There’s a new book out about the case.

Victoria recorded 847 new cases and one death from COVID-19 on Saturday morning, but the Surf Coast Shire can look forward to eased restrictions from Monday. 

In an interview after their release from quarantine, the parents of soccer prodigy Danny Hogdson described their gruelling ordeal to get to Australia from the UK and the emotional reunion with their son in hospital.

The last time Jake Lever played in a grand final, he was a star defender in a team that won the minor premiership and thrashed Geelong in a preliminary final. This is one man’s shot at redemption.

Shortly after Meng Wanzhou flew from Vancouver after years of house arrest, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announced that two Canadians jailed in China were freed.