Australian Athletics is searching for its own Gina Rinehart, or Gina Rineharts, the philanthropists who will underpin the sport financially.

The veteran’s 119, one of three tons by the Bulls against Tasmania in Townsville, vaulted him to the top of the Shield runs charts with 326 at 81.5.

North Sydney Council is right behind the Bears’ bid for reinstatement in the NRL, which could result in more money being spent on the club’s spiritual home.

CA will work with the Usman Khawaja Foundation on a new inclusion strategy to properly embrace the South Asian community, CEO Nick Hockley tells the Herald.

Court documents show 12 drugs were found in a man with existing conditions of heart disease, cirrhosis and recent vertebral fractures.

The AFL’s medical substitute rule would be altered to allow teams to inject a fresh player in the final term, under one suggestion raised by a member of the league’s competition committee.

A few sentences uttered to disgraced MP Daryl Maguire by Gladys Berejiklian and revealed by the ICAC on Thursday explain why the former Premier felt she had to quit.

Like pallets and staff shortages, a fall in smoking is a byproduct of COVID, but unlike the first two, there is no telling whether this will revert over time.

Official interest rates could rise before the next election, with clear signs the RBA’s hand may be forced much earlier than expected to head off inflationary pressures.

Parents across NSW have rushed to have their teenage children vaccinated against COVID-19, with new data revealing areas in north Sydney, the inner west and Willoughby have recorded first dose rates of over 90 per cent.

Almost eight-in-10 identified bullying and harassment - including sexual harassment - as a corruption risk within their department.

A large storm front has swept through Melbourne, as a massive low-pressure trough brings large hailstones, damaging winds and heavy rain to western Victoria.

Unvaccinated shoppers in Victoria will be given a grace period, the Prime Minister plans to lodge a bigger 2030 emissions target and Gladys Berejiklian’s former boyfriend is set to appear at a NSW corruption inquiry.

The bill’s passage came after the Premier responded to criticism from the president of the Victorian Bar who complained the organisation had not been properly consulted.

All trams from Sydney’s Inner West light rail service have been pulled off the tracks due to safety concerns, the NSW government has confirmed.

State of Rest’s future performances will be the subject of much scrutiny by Racing Victoria given the debate his win in the Cox Plate has engendered on both sides of the world.

The seven-day national average has plummeted since the latest wave’s peak in September.

Gavin “Capable” Preston, one of Melbourne’s most violent gangland figures, is set to be released from prison, with the notorious standover man about to be granted parole.

Co-ordinating a whole-of-school play involving more than 130 children is a feat in itself. But when cast and crew are locked down, it’s a logistical nightmare.

The Commission for Children and Young People, in its annual report tabled in the Victorian Parliament on Thursday, said some planned onsite inspections were unable to proceed due to the pandemic.

Ellsberg’s Golden Eagle price was slashed by bookmakers following rails draw.

Just days after Racing Victoria needed a part to be flown in from the United States for emergency repairs to their million-dollar CT scanner, another issued delayed Melbourne Cup tests.

Iron ore miner Fortescue, which has rejected federal laws to protect Indigenous sacred sites, is yet to receive a compensation claim from the Yindjibarndi people it lost a historic court case to.

Long before there was an ICAC, Australia had a solid history - though not a proud one - of political pork-barrelling.

Former premier Gladys Berejiklian told her then boyfriend Daryl Maguire she would “throw money” at his Wagga Wagga electorate, nine days after he was forced to resign under a corruption cloud, an inquiry has heard.

WA Police Superintendent Rod Wilde, who is in charge of the 100 officers making up Taskforce RODIA, has met with the parents of missing four-year-old Cleo Smith in Carnarvon and says he is hopeful and confident of finding out what happened to her.

The young playmaker will be on the next flight to London after Quade Cooper withdrew from the remainder of the spring tour.

The South Africa wicketkeeper has apologised for not making the anti-racism gesture before a Twenty20 World Cup game against the West Indies.

ICAC’s push to ensure private details of Gladys Berejiklian and Daryl Maguire’s relationship are outlined in public are crucial to accountability, no matter how awkward.

Border controls and tougher COVID-19 restrictions kept methamphetamine usage low last year, but wastewater detections have since increased to pre-pandemic levels.

ATAGI has approved Pfizer for Australia’s COVID-19 booster program, initially targeting high-risk groups, but GPsand others want to see a plan and adequate payment for providers.

After another long stint in lockdown, Melburnians are itching to hit the road and see their loved ones in other parts of the state this weekend.

Australia will not exempt agriculture from net zero greenhouse gas emissions, the Prime Minister says, as his deputy rails against methane reduction targets.

After isolation from the international financing system during the three decades of Bashir’s rule, Sudan had gained access to $2.6 billion in financing.

The Melbourne prop has informed the club he does not want to be vaccinated, despite the Victorian government prohibiting unjabbed professional athletes from doing their job.

Everything you need to know to find a winner on Moree Cup day.

Robert and Luke Price are living the Golden Eagle dream with Count De Rupee after years of experience and a year of planning.

The Sidney Myer Music Bowl would be converted to an “all-weather” venue with a new roof over the amphitheatre, in ‘conceptual’ plans just revealed.

It’s a case of right place, right time for trainer Theresa Bateup and Divine Breath in the $700,000 Four Pillars.

Sydney artist Ella Dreyfus investigated her German Jewish family history for a new documentary.

With the benefit of a big weight turnaround, Sky Lab might be the party pooper as Think It Over chases a career payday.

Hlker tells court a group of men, some armed with knives and dressed in black, attacked his car after he had filmed them on his phone.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Tony Smith will step down from his role on November 22 to move to the backbench before the next election.

Blood red handprints were left on the steps as around 150 people gathered, calling for psychologists to be posted to police stations and court houses to assess people in custody.

It was supposed to make life easier for first home buyers, but an independent review of a 2019 election promises shows it may be doing the opposite.

Shares in the ASX-listed market darling PointsBet tanked as much as 18 per cent on Thursday after the online bookmaker revealed it was losing ground in the US sports betting land grab. 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will target big tech companies allowing anonymous users to defame others, putting the issue on the G20 agenda.

The Adelaide player publicly came out as gay in an emotional video on Wednesday. When he woke on Thursday, some of world football’s biggest names had messaged him in support.

A man from the Ballarat suburb of Alfredton faced court on charges over hit-and-run death of cyclist David Thomson a week earlier.

Desic used hacksaw blades and a pair of bolt cutters to escape from Grafton correctional centre and built a life for himself on Sydney’s northern beaches before finally turning himself in.