Senior ministers in the NSW government are eyeing a potential 95 per cent mark double dose rate.

Shops are welcoming back customers and Melburnians can again head to the regions.

Ashley Mallett, among the greatest of Australian spin bowlers and also a prolific writer, has died aged 76.

In the space of a week, Aaron Finch’s men have transformed from T20 easybeats into a team that every other nation in the tournament would like to see the back of.

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A year after his fledgling charity received a huge payday in the Golden Eagle, quadriplegic former jockey Tye Angland has a simple message: other people need help more than me.

The week in photos from the award winning Sydney Morning Herald and Financial review photographers.

Bennet Schwartz, a former employee at mining giant Rio Tinto, was arrested and charged by the AFP over a separate drug importation scheme.

Gladys Berejiklian once considered ex-boyfriend Daryl Maguire as family and part of her “love circle,” but maintains she still would not disclose their secret five-year relationship if she had her time again.

Brett Prebble will win the Melbourne Cup one way or another. He rides favourite Incentivise, but gear he made will almost certainly be part of the winning combination.

Scott Morrison will not support a push by leaders of the world’s largest economies to set a date to end coal mining, joining China and India in objecting to a deadline.

Two miners have won exploration rights to more than 15,000 square kilometres in north-central Victoria, where millions of ounces of gold are thought to remain.

Kids are splashing into Victoria pools as swimming lessons make a return. Parents, swim teachers and lifesavers say it’s important for them to catch up on lost time.

Victorians are enjoying new freedoms after the state hit a vaccination coverage target of 80 per cent of 16 year olds. Our photographers have been out today capturing all the action including a stormy start to the day.

ANZ bank says 2022 might be the year to get that elusive pay rise, but not everyone is convinced.

Ramping issues at Perth hospitals and the provision of ambulance services to regional WA were two key issues raised at an inquiry into the delivery of the emergency service this week.

Marcus Harris served notice he does not intend to give up his Test spot without a fight, posting a century in Victoria’s Sheffield Shield clash against NSW and supporting captain Peter Handscomb to a ton of his own.

During the course of a dramatic day at the ICAC, it became clear the famously stubborn former premier wasn’t going to give an inch.

In the weeks before she was killed, Sandra Peniamina had planned to surprise her family in New Zealand and move back. What she was thinking in the final moments of her life will never be known.

Masks are off outdoors, Melburnians and regional Victorians are reuniting and shops and gyms are reopening as the state prepares to hit 80 per cent vaccination.

Prosecutors have ditched a criminal cartel case against ANZ Bank and one of its executives, Rick Moscati, over a $2.5 billion share sale.

Melburnians will be able to reunite with regional friends and family from today, the Prime Minister has had a ‘candid’ phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron and former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian is due to front ICAC.

Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has snapped up the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth hotel, the favoured haunt for the Liberal Party on election nights, for $315 million at a time when the beleaguered tourism sector is set for a revival.

Are there no gays in AFL footy, or are they fearful of speaking up? Soccer player Josh Cavallo’s coming out this week re-poses this mystifying question.

Mason Cox says he and the Magpies held “upfront” conversations after a disappointing season, but he does not know what role he will have in 2022.

A large window pane was dangling from the eighth floor of a Paddington unit as strong winds hit Sydney on Friday afternoon.

Spanish Mission has failed a second veterinary inspection on Friday, but will have a third visit from Racing Victoria’s head vet Dr Grace Forbes on Saturday.

Some Victorian residents will remain without power into the weekend after heavy winds downed power lines and severe weather warnings remain in place for parts of the state.

Australia has a potential strategic advantage for hydrogen exports as world markets go green in the push to net zero emissions.

Queenslanders without their first dose have been warned they have only days left to do so, as health authorities reported a third day without a new local case.

Former premier Gladys Berejiklian created a world in which her relationship with disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire did not follow the rules.

Papali’i’s manager notified the Eels on Friday that his client has opted to reject their offer and instead hit the open market on November 1. The Tigers are ready to pounce.

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

One race on Derby day will offer a ticket into the Melbourne Cup, while another has a $1 million bonus attached to it for five eligible mares.

Queenslander Apache Chase is set to produce a new peak rating in Saturday’s Golden Eagle.

A woman accused of calling the key witness in a slavery case and trying to talk her out of giving evidence in court has been committed to stand trial on a charge of trying to pervert the course of justice.

I’m Thunderstruck has been the most popular Golden Eagle runner all week - and Australia’s biggest bookmakers won’t back down before jump time.

First Nations groups have been blindsided by revelations of further disruption to a long-delayed program to return water rights in the Murray Darling Basin.

The West Indies great, cricket’s unofficial voice on Black Lives Matter, says he will judge Quinton de Kock on his future actions after the South African apologised for not taking a knee.

Liz Ann Macgregor has seen off politicians and developers during her 22 years heading the Museum of Contemporary Art.

The Power of the Dog star says the director brings a sensitivity and rawness to all her characters, as well as an intriguing view of sexuality.

No wonder so many women feel a simmering or flaming rage. We’re treated hideously and then forbidden to be cross about it.

A bold anthology film has eight writers from different cultural backgrounds, five female directors and nine languages. Plus other festival highlights.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are morphing through music genres at an astonishing rate - as Sydney will see at Vivid.

John Farrow – Mia’s father – was an enigmatic Sydneysider who directed almost 50 movies and won an Oscar.

Two alleged leaders of Australia’s national socialist movement will face trial accused of an attack on hikers in regional Victoria.

Melburnians planning to celebrate the end of the city’s lockdown with a trip to regional Victoria are being asked to rethink their arrangements after storms led to widespread power outages.

This week’s episode looks at how disaffection with the government’s green credentials could lead to a tectonic shift in the Australian political landscape.

A third of NDIS participants aged over 16 still aren’t fully inoculated against COVID-19, with advocates warning people with disability are vulnerable as restrictions lift.

Fascinating images of life in Australia’s oldest city reveal the way we were … not so long ago. The source: the vast photographic archive of The Sydney Morning Herald, now 190 years old.