The price of dumping the French submarine deal in favour AUKUS was always going to be high. Scott Morrison will be left to ponder: was it worth it and did it need to be so high?

New pictures and footage have emerged from the Cleo Smith rescue, the NSW government has given a judicial inquiry into gay hate crimes the green light and Victorian MP Tim Smith is still refusing calls from his party’s leader to stand down at the n...

Despite talk of Luke Brooks heading to Newcastle cranking into overdrive, the Wests Tigers received assurances from the No.7 himself he was staying put.

Our fruit-picking industry still relies on highly exploited, undocumented migrants.

Should Parramatta pick up the phone to Kalyn Ponga? The time has come for the Eels to take a risk to break their premiership drought or continue getting the same result.

World Rugby is reportedly considering allowing players to represent more than one country at Test level, which could pave the way for former Wallabies players to get another international chance.

Making the weight is going to be increasingly difficult for Tim Tszyu, which is why he needs to rule the super-welterweight division “as soon as possible”.

The RBA and APRA released a joint statement outlining the impact of climate change on the financial system, as the UK government forces new disclosure requirements for decarbonisation plans on its private sector.

Faced with concerns that residents in Sydney’s west have fewer parks than other areas, the government is attempting to boost access to outdoor spaces and recreation.

Collingwood board member Peter Murphy will not contest the club’s election, hoping the decision will make for a peaceful transition to a Jeff Browne-led board.

The man accused of abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith from her family tent and holding her captive for 18 days had a doll room inside his house. 

Jeff Kennett has flagged a willingness to stand down as Hawthorn president earlier than his term’s scheduled conclusion in December 2023.

Champion jockey Damien Oliver has won the group 1 Oaks at Flemington for an astonishing seventh time, piloting the James Cummings-trained Willowy to a thrilling victory.

Long a top-rating broadcaster, Jones was claimed by market forces in the end.

Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the state was “awash” with COVID-19 vaccines, resulting in the NSW booster program being brought forward a week to avoid wastage of the Pfizer vaccine, after telling the federal government to stop sending shots.

Shock jock Alan Jones dominated Sydney’s media landscape for decades but after leaving Sky News Australia his career in the mainstream media appears to have to be finished. Does social media beckon?

The disappearance of Jeremiah Rivers in remote western Queensland last month has been deemed suspicious. Attention will soon turn to his six travelling companions.

January 2022’s Brisbane International tennis championship is on tenterhooks as Tennis Queensland await pandemic advice.

South-east Queensland looks certain to become a sporting epicentre as federations put in their claims for new bases ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games.

Damien Oliver has drawn level with the legendary George Moore for group 1 wins with his seventh victory in the Oaks.

Former Melbourne president Glen Bartlett, who was sensationally dumped from that role after the opening month of the season, has left the Demons board.

A Liberal Party stalwart in the conservative heartland of Kew says “all hell will break loose” if local member Tim Smith is forced to quit politics.

The 47-year-old man is accused of throwing rocks at police vehicles at the entry to the West Gate Bridge, and also damaging another police vehicle in Carlton.

Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy is standing by his call for Tim Smith not to recontest his seat after the federal Treasurer urged the Kew MP to reflect on his future.

In a rebellious look straight from the runway, Viera Macikova joins second-time winner Kalombo Ntuba as winners of Myer Fashions on Your Front Lawn.

Matt Kean appeared to be shifting from Premier Dominic Perrottet’s long-held plan to axe stamp duty when he appeared before his first budget estimates as Treasurer.

Life expectancy in Australia has continued to rise despite the pandemic, with the nation’s success in controlling the coronavirus helping boost the average expected lifespan.

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

It has only been a couple of years since Tyler Schiller started his dream job as a jockey, but even before his apprenticeship began he got a lesson in the realities of life.

A consensus supremo for Australian cricket, parachuted independently onto the Cricket Australia board, is a live option to end years of conflict between the governing body and the states.

Tim Donnelly has been planning for the Country Classic with Kitzbuhel for months and a bad barrier isn’t going to deter him.

Gary Portelli is looking for his next She Will Reign as he has Golden Slipper dreams for Sejardan.

The prolific trainer is chasing one of the biggest wins of his career in the Hot Danish Stakes and thinks he has the horse to do it.

The quirky Olympic sport, in which Chloe Esposito won gold in 2016, may scrap its showjumping component after a controversial moment at the Tokyo Games.

The nation is at 79.1 per cent double vaccinated but Queensland and Western Australia have only fully vaccinated about 65 per cent of their eligible populations.

State MPs, including Matthew Guy, have spent days fielding calls from members of Morrison’s frontbench lobbying on Smith’s behalf.

The parents of Danny Hodgson have praised hospital staff after the soccer prodigy was moved out of intensive care after a 59-day ordeal.

After her breakthrough role in Unbelievable, Kaitlyn Dever wanted projects that would “move the needle”. As a young opioid addict in Dopesick, she gets her wish.

Daniel Andrews says he hopes the federal government will soon make an announcement about vaccinating five to 11-year-olds, preferably before the end of the school year.

A $US130 trillion investor club launched by the lords of global finance in Scotland is beyond normal comprehension, so outlandish that one might justifiably suspect a giant con.

Amid concerns that young people are increasingly disengaged from politics, teaching materials have been created by students.

James Pattinson has revealed Australia’s vice-captain Pat Cummins tried to get him to reconsider his Test retirement plans.

A Seven West media platform has apologised for wrongfully identifying an Aboriginal man as the 36-year-old suspect in custody over the alleged Cleo Smith abduction. 

The Australian Workers Union says the decision to create a minimum pay floor of $25 an hour for fruit-picking is its most significant victory in 135 years.

The Eastern Distributor and the Sydney Harbour Tunnel remain closed southbound following a truck fire, causing heavy traffic in the area.

It may be too expensive and difficult to chase down foreign taxpayers who paid more income tax than they had to.

If Myer bombs this festive season, it will be Solly not Santa who will be coming down the chimney.

The former high profile AFL player agent changed his plea 90 minutes before the court hearing, and now has to stump up for the parking fines and the council’s legal costs.

Nature Strip looks to have an edge in the Darley Classic, but if he is off his game, there won’t be any more battle-hardened runner than Streets Of Avalon.