The back-end of the Big Bash League season being played exclusively in Victoria in a hub-style set-up is being considered to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 on the competition.

Melbourne United had a sizable height advantage but still were pushed to the limit by upstart Tasmanian team in Hobart.

The champion jockey forfeited his rides on Perth Cup day and is no closer to knowing if he’ll be able to return to the saddle.

The last thing on the South Australian’s mind was playing this Ashes series. Then he ended up on the MCG winning a Boxing Day Test to regain the urn.

Deputy Premier and former Health Minister Steven Miles takes a look back at 2021 and reveals what he hopes Prime Minister Scott Morrison will do next year.

Sue Witten never really stopped being a hairdresser, her clients just went from living to deceased. Now she’s calling on more people to follow her into the funeral industry.

Putting health and wellbeing above “marching up the ranks” at work was a priority for Generation Z before the pandemic. Now, say workplace experts, “everyone is talking about the same thing”.

Stefanos Tsitsipas’ Australian Open preparation has taken a hit, as an elbow injury sidelined the Greek star from his ATP Cup singles match. But there was a bizarre twist about an hour later.

Police commissioner Chris Dawson has expressed his disappointment in The George and the partygoers who attended the New Year’s Eve event.

Australia has quietly grown the number of its players inside the world’s top 100. Now, Tennis Australia has targeted a new benchmark.

England’s young batters have been given a “wake-up call” by Australia in the Ashes series and must use it to kick-start their careers, assistant coach Graham Thorpe said.

Everything you need to know to find a winner on the eight-race card.

 Trainer Clint Lundholm believes he has two bargain buys in former Sydney gallopers Volterra and Amulet Street making their debut for him at Gilgandra on Sunday.

Omicron cramped party plans around the world, but nevertheless people took to the streets across the world to celebrate the prospect of a better future.

Health authorities have announced the two new local cases are in hotel quarantine.

Coolangatta’s grip on the Magic Millions only strengthened as a homebred filly and dirt-cheap buy caused upsets in two of the main lead-up races.

Counting and Cracking – an epic play that won seven Helpmann awards – felt like the foundation of a building, says Shakthi.

Portraying the “neighborhood nymphomaniac,” White later said, was pivotal in reviving her acting career after years of game-show work.

The Australian attack has continually served up plenty of good-length Kookaburras. In Brisbane, only a dozen balls would have hit the stumps in the first 30 overs the tourists bowled.

Despite increasing COVID-19 cases and mask mandates in shops, Victorians flocked to retailers large and small this week to hoover up items for a post-lockdown lifestyle.

Victoria recorded nine deaths and 7442 new coronavirus cases on New Year’s Day.

Made by the creator of Desperate Housewives, Why Women Kill takes viewers to all kinds of surprising places.

NSW paramedics had their busiest night in 126 years despite smaller crowds in the CBD, whi;e police said revellers were generally well-behaved but one man was arrested for allegedly biting an officer’s face.

Analysts said North Korea’s leader couldn’t risk unveiling expensive missile programs this year while food shortages are so dire.

Former ABC broadcaster Jane Hutcheon brings her 99-year-old mother’s early years in Shanghai and Hong Kong to the stage.

Australia’s players and support staff produced negative COVID-19 results on Saturday following the positive test from Travis Head a day earlier.

As of 1am on Sunday, masks must again be worn indoors in Queensland as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to soar across the state.

Parks Victoria has closed a section of the beach at Jarosite Headlands, near Bells Beach, and warned the cliff may continue to move over coming hours and days.

Qandi, 10, was sold into marriage behind her mother’s back. She is just one of the children traded for food by starving Afghan families. Here are their stories.

The workforce pulling together the tennis summer will undergo daily rapid antigen tests, as officials focus on every precaution to ensure COVID-19 has minimal disruption to the Australian Open

The number of patients in hospitals has more than doubled since this time last week, when there were 388 hospitalised on Christmas Day.

Photos of the year by The Sydney Morning Herald photographers

The national cabinet decision to reduce isolation periods for COVID-19 positive cases to seven days could help the A-League avoid postponing any more games.

Just two Australians made the XI despite the country being the dominant team in world cricket, and why were three of the biggest names in the game left out of the team?

Peter Dutton was strongly encouraged to settle his defamation case over a tweet, and was awarded relatively low damages. Will this discourage other politicians from suing?

The Duke comes up short on proof of his alibis as accuser Virginia Giuffre pushes to give victim impact statement at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sentencing.

Actress Beverley Dunn, who died on November 27 aged 88, made many friends in the performing arts business working as she did across all media.

Melbourne is experiencing its hottest New Year’s Day since 2008 as the mercury crept past the forecast top of 37 degrees after a hot but very quiet New Year’s Eve.

In 2022, we should celebrate the scientists who created the vaccines that made the difference for our family.

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

As the pandemic continues, three experts share their tips for making the most of a summer break to face 2022 as refreshed as possible.

The actor has retired from the role but the New Year’s honours make Craig a Companion in The Order of St Michael and St George, just like the spy he played.

Melbourne will ring in the New Year with localised fireworks shows and live entertainment from four ticketed Celebration Zones in the city.

Extreme fires tend to be “climate-enabled and weather-driven”; this was a classic case and one that is projected to become more frequent as the planet warms.

Martha Tsamis, who owns the Chasers and Inflation nightspots, saw an opportunity in the rapid test market. Now, that move is paying dividends.

Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, has died. She was 99.

White, whose career included Emmy-winning roles on television sitcoms The Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died less than three weeks shy of her 100th birthday.

Comedic actress Betty White, who capped a career of more than 80 years by becoming America’s geriatric sweetheart after Emmy-winning roles on television sitcoms The Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died, less than three weeks shy of ...

For now, the biggest challenge is producing enough low-emission, sustainable jet fuel that can be used in existing commercial jets without modifications to power the world’s airlines.

In the first of a series, Michelle Griffin recalls the summer she became a mother soon after turning 20.