Should have used the happy sails.

She’d already solo hiked thousands of kilometres up Australia’s east coast, but Sacha Wynter’s biggest challenge was yet to come at Queensland’s border.

A long-touted plan to divert floodwaters inland from the tropical north is being considered by the Queensland government.

Meanwhile, the number of cases linked to a music festival have not been released, despite the event being a close contact site over three days.

From F1, to MotoGP, the Extreme E series and Formula Renault, motor racing in 2021 had fans on the edges of their seats from start to finish.

There are still 46 close contacts from the Perth cluster who have not been tested, down from 86, as businesses impacted by New Year’s Eve event cancellations call for a better compensation program than previous lockdown grants.

Dozens of Gippsland residents felt the 2.9 magnitude quake on Tuesday afternoon, but emergency services say there were no reports of damage.

A battle with cancer ended Marrickville councillor Emanuel Tsardoulias’s life of public service. Now his wife, Zoi, will carry his mantle as she takes a seat on the Inner West Council.

Police confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that Eli and Hannah Jones had been found safe and well - almost 22 hours after they left an address in Kains Flat on Monday for a walk.

Melbourne’s hospitality venues are hoping to avoid the rash of cancellations that marred the lead up to Christmas, but say COVID is exacerbating staff shortages.

Most people aged 65 and under are now advised to recover from the virus at home without medical involvement.

Victoria and NSW have placed large orders for the home testing kits as local pathology labs strain under PCR testing pressure.

It’s a cricket yarn that reads like a Dreamtime story. It’s a dream cricket story. It’s already bound to be handed down through the generations.

Australia’s dominant display in the third Ashes Test at the MCG has left a number of England’s players facing the axe in Sydney.

Everything you need to know to pick a winner on a seven-race card.

Trainer John O’Shea can see advantages in stakes-winning three-year-old Bend The Knee’s inside barrier at Gosford.

Tennis Australia hopes Novak Djokovic will take part despite reports saying he won’t, while Dominic Thiem has confirmed he won’t compete at the Australian Open.

A defamation case between art collector Damien Vass and The Sunday Telegraph has heard conflicting claims over the sale of a five-panel work by the Archibald-winning artist.

The story of the House of Gucci is irresistible but the finer points of the drama appear to have eluded director Ridley Scott.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

The Ashes-winning captain refused to be drawn on whether Justin Langer would continue as head coach when his contract expires in June.

President Joe Biden has signed into law a $1 trillion bill that gives him $24 billion more than he requested.

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) will step up its support for the real economy and continue to lower funding costs for companies.

At the end of one of the greatest years of Test match batting by anyone, Joe Root is almost completely without rewards for it.

The dreams Pat Cummins had competing as a youngster with his older brothers unfolded at the MCG as he presided over a hammering of England to retain the urn.

The England and Wales Cricket Board must consider recalibration as talented players in the current system have scant interest and insufficient incentive for the hard graft of Test cricket.

A seven-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in her family home in Ellenbrook on Boxing Day, according to WA Police who are seeking any information about the incident from the public.

The NSW Health Minister continues to blame “tourism testing” for the pressure on the state’s pathology labs.

Pat Cummins wants to get his hands on the World Test Championship trophy and re-establish Australia as the game’s pre-eminent team - as they were during his childhood.

Chaos in Myanmar has allowed narcotics gangs to thrive, while crushing pandemic-induced poverty makes easy recruits out of young men up and down the border.

A decision to sever the trial of Gregory Dwyer from his co-defendants from BitMEX will benefit the Aussie cryptocurrency entrepreneur, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York says.

Australia’s win by an innings and 14 runs has set or challenged several long-standing records in test cricket as did Scott Boland’s stunning debut.

While Australian cricket fans celebrated remorselessly, 10 friends flew from interstate to attend the last three days of the Boxing Day Test. They got half a session.

With little government support and no second-hand market, a growing cottage industry is providing Australians with the cheap clean cars of the future.

Somalia’s President says he had suspended the Prime Minister for suspected corruption. The US says it is “prepared to act”.

By midday on Tuesday, a dozen COVID-19 testing sites were already at full capacity and out-of-action across the state.

Since the start of the century, federal government debt has climbed by more than 200 per cent – the largest increase of any major economy. More debt is to come.

A legal stoush has erupted over the $4 million estate of former Melbourne kickboxer and one-time Turkish television star Tarik Solak.

Another Ashes whitewash is on the cards for the hosts, who wrapped up the series with victory by an innings and 14 runs after the visitors capitulated in the face of an onslaught from Australia’s pacemen.

What do we know about Ghislaine Maxwell? What were the charges brought against her? What happened in the trial?

All the action from day three at the MCG as Australia, with a stranglehold on the match, close in on a 3-0 Ashes series lead.

It is with great sadness, but with admiration for a life well filled, that we mourn the death of Rodney Syme, a colleague admired and respected by all who knew him.

In 1966, Victorian police appealed to the international police organisation, Interpol, for help breaking a counterfeit ring. Police suspected that the forged $10 notes flooding the state had been printed overseas.

Succession? Loved it. How great is….Uncle Greg!

Victoria’s classical musicians and arts organisations have revealed incredible resilience and ingenuity, ducking and weaving between lockdowns.

Queensland’s strict PCR testing requirements for domestic entry could be relaxed as early as next week, if supply of rapid antigen tests is shored up.

My generation of journalists was sternly admonished to leave the “I” out but Didion showed that sometimes the reader needs to know where the writer is coming from.

Scott Boland claims 6-7, wins man of match as Australia retain Ashes

The state opposition has accused the McGowan government of draining Western Power financially while exposing residents to life-threatening dangers from power outages.

The new Transport Minister’s position on the project has prompted the Opposition to accuse the government of breaking an election promise.