On a clear blue day.

The sub-tropical low continues to move towards the southern Queensland coast, creating unusually high tides and dangerous surf.

Carol Lisle, 84, was last seen at an aged care residence in Halls Head on Sunday and is believed to be with Ralph ‘Terry’ Gibbs.

More than a million Victorians will be able to get a third jab against coronavirus from Tuesday when the state government launches 28 pop-up vaccine sites.

Smart provincial filly Mabel returns for her first run since the first day of spring at a giant nine-race meeting.

A major pathology company has shut testing sites across Sydney and Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ruled out providing universal free rapid antigen tests despite reports of sharp price rises of the home testing kits.

Ambulances with patients waited outside WA hospitals the equivalent of six years in 2021 but the state government says the health system is well prepared to deal with COVID-19 when borders open.

Steve Smith’s wish to have grass taken off the SCG pitch so it will become like the spinning surfaces of old looks unlikely to be granted.

World No.2 Daniil Medvedev has had the wood over the top-ranked Australian men’s player, but the stars might just be aligning for Alex de Minaur ahead of Tuesday’s ATP Cup clash.

Record numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases are being reported daily, with more than 37,000 confirmed on Monday. But experts say it’s likely to be eclipsed again.

The NRL has ordered clubs not to resume pre-season training until Thursday among a raft of new measures which will include requiring every visitor to a player’s house to pass a rapid antigen test.

Opposition leaders in NSW and South Australia have looked to Victoria’s alternative government - they don’t like what they see.

The NSW government is pushing ahead with big events this summer, as COVID-19 cases skyrocket, hospitalisations rise and many people choose to stay home.

Emergency services are warning of a risk to lives and homes in Floreat after a fire started near the intersection of Perry Lakes Drive and Oceanic Drive on Monday afternoon.

Australian students have exceeded the global average scores of International Baccalaureate diploma students, with a pass rate of 98 per cent.

A report is being prepared for the coroner after a man in his 40s was pulled from the water and died at Trigg Beach on Monday.

US researchers are studying mice, which have the same genetic abnormality as Jake Litvag, in a bid to understand the mutation that’s linked to a rare form of autism.

Unions say NSW hospitals are continuing to be stretched by rising COVID-19 infections even if their primary presentation is not the virus.

Billionaire Thomas Peterffy took out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal in 2017 warning of the dangers that bitcoin futures posed to capital markets. Now he has changed his tune.

A software glitch has hit Victoria’s system for giving coronavirus vaccines to children, as authorities urge others to take up booster shots to shield against the rapidly spreading Omicron variant.

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

Despite a stressful year and months spent worrying whether their exams would go ahead, NSW students shone in the 2021 International Baccalaureate.

From toilet paper to masks, and now rapid-antigen tests, NSW is experiencing another period of COVID-19 induced price gouging and panic buying as the government rules out providing free at-home tests for all.

Occasionally, the fresh voice that comes from a coach sacking can spark a mini revival. Few expect the absence of England coach Chris Silverwood in Sydney to have the same effect.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese labelled the handling of the rapid antigen test rollout a public policy failure while public health experts said it was “astounding” a plan was not already in place this far into the pandemic.

When the average annual temperature in the state has risen by 4.8C in 50 years, one of the most visible signs of global warming is the exodus of polar bears.

There is a moment at the beginning of The Tourist, starring Jamie Dornan, where you think you could almost predict where the story is going to go.

After a topsy-turvy women’s season which featured four different major winners and a first-time WTA Finals champion, Ashleigh Barty is acutely aware challengers will come from any direction.

Nightclub closures and event cancellations will be lifted on Tuesday but proof of vaccination requirements at high-risk venues and events will be extended across the city.

And a rampant virus isn’t the only cloud hanging over the Test against England, which begins on Wednesday.

A 30-year-old Victorian man will face the ACT Magistrates Court on charges of arson and damage to Commonwealth property.

The hot weather is expected to continue for the rest of the week, with cloud cover bringing the chance of rain and thunderstorms.

The Premier and Chief Health Officer have pleaded with Queenslanders to get vaccine booster shots once eligible.

Tennis pros say they won’t have any opposition to taking the court with fellow players who have medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccination.

China’s new laws crack down on sexual harassment at home, at work and even from pickup artists - but women are still being punished for speaking out.

China’s Evergrande group has been ordered to tear down apartment blocks in a development in Hainan province after it was declared illegal, forcing the crisis-stricken group to halt trading in its shares.

The COVID-stricken Big Bash League season is set to conclude in a hub in Melbourne over the closing weeks of the competition as Cricket Australia aims to move all teams out of Sydney.

As a teenager, Berry Wormald hosted future prime ministers and got to know Errol Flynn.

When Muhammad Hasnain debuted for Pakistan at age 18 he was pummelled by Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja. Now 21, he is the talk of the BBL after his very first over for the Sydney Thunder yielded 3-0.

The election landscape in 2022, with eye-catching votes across every continent, will not just shape domestic politics and economics, but also international relations well into the 2020s.

The Australian veteran insists she’s content with her decorated career and will call time on singles after her home grand slam.

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In 2022, the onus is on AFLW players to protect the AFLW season. The pandemic has brought the lack of flexibility and the toll of part-time contracts into sharper focus. Can we keep expecting our female athletes to be stretched, year after year?

Fares on the airport rail are also expected to be comparable to other airport services across Australia.

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A man has been arrested in connection with a fire at South Africa’s national Parliament complex on Sunday.

Australian rookie Josh Giddey has become the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double, breaking the record of a fellow NBL export.

The Australian Open is on track despite warnings of a super-spreader event in Melbourne, NSW is keeping QR codes in place for the time being and changes to close-contact rules for aged care staff could soon be implemented amid worries of a staffing �...

State-run hubs, GPs and pharmacies are all on board to get jabs in arms to maximise protection against the Omicron variant and rising community case numbers.

Students learning the art and craft of “gastro-diplomacy” attend conferences with sommeliers and baristas.