The NSW Nationals will appoint the state’s new deputy premier today, Dan Andrews insists Melbourne will reopen once vaccination targets are met despite record case numbers and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is isolating after one of his staffers tested ...

Jake Niall and Daniel Cherny discuss the moves the Demons made on day three and how they built on their work in previous years.

Nationals MP George Christensen says unless Jeannette Young plans to go door-to-door, her visit to the Mackay region with the Qld Health Minister is not worth it.

Football Australia will partner with Sports Integrity Australia for an independent complaints system for harassment, abuse and misconduct in women’s football.

Eddie Betts will join Geelong in a development coaching role as the club revamps its football department.

Labor has hit back at Coalition claims they would bid to force people to repay cash received under the $89 billion wage subsidy scheme.

The head of the Victorian meat workers’ union has requested unvaccinated staff be allowed to continue working despite the state’s impending mandate if they take a rapid antigen test every day.

The extraordinary move has sparked concerns it will lead to further delays in determining compensation owed to people whose properties are forcibly acquired.

As the Glasgow climate talks loom the small island nations with the most at stake are demanding real action from their more powerful neighbours, Australia included.

Australia’s peak medical groups have warned that the NSW government’s failure to respond to the state’s ice inquiry will have catastrophic consequences as drug and alcohol treatment services struggle to cope with surging demand in the wake of t...

Urban Infrastructure Minister Paul Fletcher says he’s focused on delivering the car parks promised in a scheme that heavily favoured Liberal seats.

In a nation where the official COVID death toll is approaching 450,000, the payment has been agreed as a way to help families cope with their loss.

Born and raised in Scotland but with an Australian mother, Harry Souttar has emerged as one of the Socceroos’ most important players.

A woman in South Australia who tested positive to COVID-19 after returning from a trip to Victoria is believed to be the victim of a targeted attack, with local police investigating a suspicious car fire.

Melbourne have continued their flag-winning draft strategy, claiming a first-round draft pick while landing free agent Luke Dunstan, in a four-way deal that helps the Bulldogs land Sam Darcy.

Vaccinated Queenslanders trying to return from interstate hotspots have been quietly contacted about the limited trial, in a breakthrough for thousands locked out of the state.

Media reports this week of gross abuse in swimming and women’s soccer should prompt sport to renew its vigilance.

Child cancer patients and their families were ordered into quarantine for 14 days after the Royal Children’s Hospital oncology ward became a coronavirus exposure site.

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said the accusations Facebook put profits before people shouldn’t come as a surprise to governments.

Journalists from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation have reacted furiously to management plans to cut guaranteed pay for about 70 staff members.

In a fiery press conference, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk raised the issue of booster shots, a plan for children and held up the ACT’s stellar jab rate.

Comme Bella Fille will be aimed at far more lucrative metropolitan races if she impresses in a tough race on Thursday.

Everything you need to know to pick a winner on an eight-race card.

Banks are set to cut tens of thousands of dollars off the maximum amounts home buyers can borrow, after the regulator stepped in to tighten lending rules.

From Monday, gyms, cafes and restaurants will reopen to people who have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. These people will also be able to gather in households with five guests, as well as travel beyond their five-kilometre bubble.

A Victorian man who exploited disadvantaged girls in the Philippines by paying for sexual acts and images has been jailed for four years.

AustralianSuper’s new boss Paul Schroder isn’t spooked by the equity markets, and he isn’t losing any sleep about an overheated residential property market either

A former school teacher and mayor of Bathurst, the new Deputy Premier Paul Toole will take a markedly different approach to leading the NSW Nationals.

Follow along for all the news and developments as the AFL trade period enters its third day.

Luke Dunstan couldn’t hold a permanent place in the best 22 for a middle of the road team, so why would he fit in the best team in the competition?

The latest Graduate Outcomes Survey shows 67.2 per cent of Victorian graduates have gained full-time employment, compared with 69.2 per cent of graduates across Australia.

The prudential regulator has taken the first, modest steps towards taking heat out of the property market with major political and economic repercussions.

Another search has begun for Gordon Copeland, who was last seen entering a river near Moree in NSW by police nearly four months ago.

When you hear people saying that low interest rates are bad because they increase inequality, ignore them. They’ve got the story all wrong.

In a major political comeback, the centrist party plans to run two Senate candidates in each state at the next federal election.

A text message encouraging people to get vaccinated included a web link, despite Australia’s consumer watchdog warning links confused messaging about avoiding scams.

England’s captain Joe Root has committed to the men’s Ashes, after the touring players’ remaining questions were answered.

A coroner has found the fatal stabbing of two men by a 19-year-old in his north Queensland home probably would not have happened if the police response was not delayed.

The Victorian pair who have taken the state government to court to challenge vaccine mandates for teachers face an uphill battle.

“I didn’t know that was going to happen,” Marino Sotiropoulos allegedly told an undercover office of MacGill’s abduction.

Australia’s captain Meg Lanning freely admits she struggles with the myriad unfamiliar scenarios presented by Test matches.

Kim Elzaibak’s long fight for justice is a step closer to the finish line after her former stepfather pleaded guilty to abusing her when she was a girl in the 1970s.

A stint on the celebrity edition of MasterChef wasn’t on the radar for AFL champ Riewoldt or fashion titan Collette Dinnegan.

Today on Please Explain, business investigative reporter Sarah Danckert joins Jess Irvine to discuss the biggest data leak of offshore tax details in history.

The National Rugby League’s online website NRL.com will move way from publishing breaking news.

The business case for the $600 million publicly funded gas plant has still not been made public despite the company’s commitment to release it by August.

Janet Dweh, 36, was just weeks away from giving birth to her fourth child when her brother discovered her body laying in a pool of blood at her Dayton house on Monday night.

Australia’s white-ball captain is making a good recovery from knee surgery but the form of some of his teammates offers little encouragement before the World Cup.

COVID has thrown the able-bodied into a hostile environment and exposed the myth that they control their destiny.

The former prime minister will meet with President Tsai Ing-Wen and her National Security Council to bolster Australia’s relationship with the democratic island.