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Restaurant owner Hayden Burbank, 49, and financial planner Mark Babbage, 39, were each sentenced to 10 months imprisonment with seven months suspended in Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

The sudden resignation of Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings should be the starting point for change.

Premier Dominic Perrottet faces at least four byelections which could see the Coalition plunged further into minority government.

Some of those calling for Daniel Andrews to be hauled before the anti-corruption commission, including commentators and politicians, have not produced any credible evidence of an abuse of public funds.

The would-be Wallaby has clawed his way back from the “rock bottom” of a drugs charge and torn up NRL contract.

Police have been forced to disperse crowds at a regional Victorian doctor’s surgery after hundreds are alleged to have gathered there in recent days to seek COVID-19 vaccination exemptions.

NSW and Victoria look set to ease some restrictions earlier than anticipated amid growing vaccination rates, pharmacists are preparing to vaccinate Qld schoolchildren and the Coalition is inching closer to a deal on net zero emissions.

Victorians will be able to resume home renovations as early as next week, with the Victorian government set to accelerate the return of one of the major arms of the construction sector.

The Irish author has been accused of anti-Semitism for refusing to allow her latest novel to be translated into Hebrew. What’s her decision really about?

The regulator should explicitly require all criminal incidents involving aged care residents to be reported to police immediately.

The charity and the Australian Small Business Ombudsman say the helpline will be vital well after the emergency phase of the pandemic has passed.

A US medical taskforce has overhauled guidelines for aspirin, recommending middle-aged and older people no longer take a low dose of the mild analgesic to prevent a first heart attack or stroke.

President Xi Jinping is isolated from world leaders just as his country - still pursuing COVID-zero - is from the world.

The federal opposition says report about noise from the expanding airport proves why a permanent body must review operations.

Government inspectors reported there was “no immediate safety risk” at an apartment complex in Canterbury on Wednesday afternoon but said ongoing action may be required to ensure the ongoing safety of residents.

An outbreak of COVID-19 at maximum-security Shortland prison has infected at least 14 inmates and staff since late September. 

Australia’s biggest hydrogen developers have thrown their support behind the NSW government’s plan to offer $3 billion in incentives for green hydrogen projects,

lmost 40 years after its maiden voyage on Sydney Harbour, the iconic Queenscliff ferry made its last trip across the Heads.

Only 20 per cent of the state’s 2000 threatened species have had protection action plans developed by the Environment Department, according to a report from Auditor-General Andrew Greaves.

This move by one of the world’s most powerful brands comes in response to research the Danish toy manufacturer commissioned to understand how parents and children think about creativity.

The NSW Rugby boss has been called before ICAC over its inquiry into the conduct of former premier Gladys Berejiklian.

Even if they haven’t technically broken the rules, NRL CEO Andrew Abdo is unimpressed with aspects of Penrith’s grand-final celebrations.

It may be the biggest moment of their career, but jockeys will have to adhere to extreme measures to protect the industry after The Everest.

Co-trainer Luke Price is confident today could be the day for Grand Palazzo after three seconds from 11 starts.

Everything you need to know to find a winner at the Grange.

Australian racing’s most recognisable person has previously defended the Victorian spring carnival, but even she admits The Everest has “captured peoples’ imagination″⁣.

News Corp’s Melbourne tabloid has run an ad describing climate change as a “furphy” on the third day of a company-wide series on the benefits of a carbon-neutral economy.

The one-time major political donor is no longer in Australia but his lawyers are battling an asset freeze related to a $140 million tax judgment.

Severe thunderstorms, which are most likely on Thursday, could cause damage to property, flash flooding and dangerous conditions in Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra.

Almost 40 years after its maiden voyage on Sydney Harbour, the iconic Queenscliff ferry has made its last trip across the Heads.

Women with disability are twice as likely to experience sexual violence in a year as those without but often struggle to be believed when reporting abuse or assault, the disability royal commission has heard.

A Queensland father’s request to allow his six-year-old son to quarantine at home after brain surgery overseas went unanswered for months until his story hit the airwaves.

Revealing images of two Matildas players have been shared by anonymous accounts on social media without their consent, prompting football authorities to alert the eSafety Commissioner’s office and the police.

John Coates has confirmed he will relinquish the AOC presidency at the organisation’s next annual general meeting, but he isn’t going anywhere.

The civil trial that was being heard before the Supreme Court of Western Australia ended abruptly on Wednesday.

There has been a push for gender equality in cricket but, on the eve of WBBL7, one of the game’s biggest stars believes the sport in Australia can let its actions do the talking instead.

A 17-year-old Victorian girl has opened up about being struck down with COVID-19 and put on a ventilator, saying she thought she was going to die.

The Education Minister Alan Tudge says he’s “concerned that, in some places, there is a culture of closing down perceived ‘unwelcome thoughts’ rather than debating them”.

The royal goes two days without meat, and one dairy-free. So, how much is good for you (and the planet)?

The state government rejected five key recommendations of a report into the high numbers of Indigenous people in custody, while supporting another 16.

Police say Nathan Hetherington posed a risk of making others ill through his behaviour, which included riding on the back of a tram and entering the grounds of the Royal Botanic Gardens.

A small ASX-listed company has signed a deal with Monash University to produce Australia’s first mRNA COVID vaccine.

Paramedics, including a specialist medical team, treated the critically injured man, believed to have been aged in his 30s, but he could not be saved.

It is difficult to have empathy for those who claim they are now an oppressed class because of their decision to not be vaccinated.

The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils has defended the online event that will host two Taliban speakers.

The University of Technology Sydney and University of Melbourne are among city institutions that have decided to make COVID-19 vaccinations compulsory for staff and students to return to campus.

Magistrate Jacqueline Milledge described parts of the video as “absolute gibberish” and “offensive”, but suggested it was merely in bad taste and not necessarily in contempt.

The Bank of Queensland expects to spend up to $140 million on integrating ME Bank and improving operations to transform the boutique lender into a growth engine.

A review of 194 ICUs across Australia has found fewer than half of the beds which are earmarked to come online during a surge of COVID-19 cases could be adequately staffed.