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Emails and messages suggest that taxpayer funds were allegedly misused for Liberal Party purposes, highlighting again the need for a federal anti-corruption commission.

It promises to be soft underfoot, and one horse out of several chances to reach the Queanbeyan Cup will be relishing the slop in particular.

Everything you need to know to find a winner at Queanbeyan’s seven-race card on Monday.

The Wests Tigers’ halfback had the welcome mat at Newcastle rolled out by Andrew Johns. But does he really want to go to Newcastle?

A crucial meeting of club bosses and the Rugby League Players Association on Monday will help determine how players who refuse the jab are treated.

We delved into the strange science of attraction to find out about love at first sight. This is what we learned.

There is no plan to expand the Queensland Tennis Centre for the 2032 Olympics despite federal Labor previously offering $18 million to expand the facility.

Queensland’s most vaccinated town has so far crushed its new COVID-19 outbreak. In its southern neighbour, cases have climbed by 78 in just five days.

The Wallabies fullback spent the year trying to make a return to top-flight rugby but called it quits on Sunday.

Two weeks in hotel quarantine was a blessing for Sydney Thunder batter and HSC student Phoebe Litchfield.

Neither Marcus Harris nor Nic Maddinson could add significantly to their claims for places in Australia’s Ashes plans as Victoria left NSW with a Herculean target.

Mr Millachip’s wife described her husband as a wonderful man who died doing what he loved the most, which was exercising.

The sharks are circling as Eddie Jones prepares to take on Dave Rennie’s Wallabies in London. But not everyone hates the pugnacious Australian.

The state government has rejected a commercial lease application to turn a remote Katoomba airstrip into a helicopter tourism hub after a dogged campaign opposed it.

Eight people were tragically killed at the rapper’s show in Houston, but it is not the first time authorities have investigated his rebellious show.

Three billionaires, a high-profile real estate mogul and one of media’s most ambitious executives have spent two years fighting over a regional broadcaster.

The state has passed 80 per cent first-dose coverage of children aged 12 to 15. But in some areas fewer than two-thirds have had one shot.

The super-keen can’t wait to break out their workwear, those on the fence are sorry for what they’re giving up and some feel sick at the prospect of returning to the office.

The gap between house prices and wages is growing bigger, and women are doing it tougher than men.

Victoria Racing Club’s hosting of more than 30,000 racegoers over the four days of Melbourne Cup week has been dubbed a success.

Renegades captain Sophie Molineux and her India counterpart Harmanpreet Kaur cornered the Melbourne Stars to ensure a simple chase at Adelaide Oval.

A group of abseilers has been rescued from a cave on the face of the 20-metre cliff at Berowra Heights.

Racing folk, who carry the bets of others, are more susceptible than most to abuse. But times have changed and angry punters no longer have to say it to a jockey’s face. So how is the racing industry dealing with social media abuse?

It speaks volumes for the way the national team is trying to evolve that it entered the T20 World Cup with discussion about letting go of the past.

Influential Liberals who supported Tim Smith until his move to quit State Parliament are now backing Jess Wilson, a former adviser to federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, for the seat of Kew.

Fragile peace risks being shattered as Prime Minister Albin Kurti claims Russia is encouraging Belgrade to be aggressive.

Edwina Throsby loves the news - reading it and listening to it, and she’s also a reality television die-hard.

CBA, Westpac, ANZ Bank and NAB will not appear before the Senate inquiry into the country’s anti-money laundering regime, despite being invited by the legal and constitutional affairs committee.

Racing’s most exciting crop in memory is set to make the autumn of 2022 the most anticipated this century - and justify a purse lift for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, the pinnacle of The Championships.

After taking out last year’s competition, the Thunder have won just two of their eight matches this season and find themselves at the bottom of the ladder.

The twin girls have died after suffering from smoke inhalation after a fire began in a house near Byron Bay on Sunday morning.

The Socceroos goalkeeper has learned the hard way how to deal with the rage of being benched but it’s why Ryan says, despite a paucity of on-field minutes at Real Sociedad, he feels he’s in career-best form.

Rory Burns looms as the most likely top order accumulator for England to rely on opposite Joe Root and Ben Stokes.

Australia are far from the most cohesive or confident team currently at this World Cup. But they may well be the most collectively gifted group of players still in it.

Facing serious assault charges after an alleged nightclub incident in the US, Magpie Jordan De Goey has told his club he was provoked and acted in self-defence.

Qld tries to hose down two new COVID fires after inbound flights from Melbourne and Adelaide set off alarm bells and lead the NT to extend its lockdown.

They met as children in Afghanistan and later married. They had waited more than a year to be reunited before the Taliban uprising in Kabul threatened to separate them forever. Now they are together again.

Protesters held anti-vaccine placards with messages such as “No Mandatory Vaccination” and “Your Body Your Choice” as NSW recorded 244 new COVID-19 cases and one death.

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Teachers believe that financial education is important, but they tend to lack confidence and knowledge of best practice.

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is taking a poll of people on the social network to see if they back his proposed sale of a 10 per cent stake in Tesla.  

Chief racing writer Damien Ractliffe dissects the biggest trials and tribulations from what was an unforgettable spring racing carnival.

Victoria’s COVID-19 outbreak has reached an inflection point, with government modelling suggesting the state’s cases should now start to track up, while other experts point to NSW’s declining case load as evidence something unexpected is going ...

Games are now the second most popular entertainment medium in Australia, behind streaming services and ahead of free-to-air TV.

Learning Mandarin has surged in popularity at Victorian state schools over the past decade and now accounts for almost 20 per cent of total languages enrolments.

Childhood spent carrying a footy around in Lebanon made Youseph Dib appreciate Australian rules even more.

Peak tourism and hospitality groups are lobbying the federal government for a more straightforward way for returned travellers and international tourists to prove their vaccination status.

US teens and now European guns are using the NBL as a stepping stone to the NBA, with Melbourne United’s German centre Ariel Hukporti among the league’s latest Next Stars.