Peddling put downs in Stanmore.

Like Rafael Nadal, Melbourne has rediscovered what it is to just play.

There will be a new emphasis on literacy, numeracy and curriculum as schools resume after two years of disrupted learning

The NSW Treasurer has lashed the federal government over small business funding, Victorian teachers have been given a booster jab deadline and Queensland has unveiled its back-to-school plan.

Marjorie Welsh, 92, died in hospital weeks after she was allegedly attacked by her cleaner at her home in Sydney’s inner west.

With public events cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, many people are celebrating Lunar New Year in homes.

A 20-year-old man is in custody after a woman’s body and chemicals were found in a North Parramatta unit bathroom following reports of a domestic violence incident.

Despite its rickety start, the Australian Open gave us something to cheer after a tough year while reminding us of the potency of graciousness in victory and defeat.

The former judge who oversaw the state’s landmark corruption inquiry will head a fresh probe into an overhaul of the state’s under-pressure watchdog.

Rescuers attempted to pull the pair to safety but they died at the scene.

Police say the 54-year-old woman was walking through Melbourne’s CBD about 8am on Monday when she was allegedly assaulted.

Leading West Australian businessman Richard Goyder is the latest figurehead to take back control over travel and move east.

A Christian college has sparked outrage after insisting students commit to gender roles, and agree homosexuality and bisexuality are “sinful”.

Seven were linked to the nightclub cluster, and some were infectious in the community, while new exposure sites included locations in Bull Creek and Fremantle.

A road in Sydney’s east has become a parkade for trucks, caravans, trailers and boats. Earlier this month, the situation escalated.

While the airport will not need to acquire new land, compensation will be available to the most affected residents in the form of noise reduction such as double-glazed windows.

The sites cannot take advantage of coming changes to contact and isolation rules – close contacts still quarantine 14 days and casual contacts are also affected.

The Victorian government expects the return to school to be “challenging and messy”, as doctors brace for a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Chief Health Officer John Gerrard expects the hospitalisation numbers to decrease across the rest of state in the next week.

Police have seized more than $3 million in a popular party drug after Highway Patrol intercepted a vehicle in the state’s northwest last week.

There was a feeling of euphoria at the school gates of Chatham Primary on Monday morning, at least among parents, principal Chris Cotching said. 

Today on Please Explain, sports reporter Scott Spits joins Bianca Hall to recap the tournament’s highlights.

NSW Treasurer Matt Kean has urged the federal government to lead the country’s economic management and not outsource it to the states and territories.

When the Yackandandah petrol station was listed for sale 20 years ago, locals feared their town would go bust, so they took control of its destiny.

As diplomatic boycotts plague next month’s Beijing Winter Olympics, we take a look at another contentious Games, in Germany during the rise of Adolf Hitler.

From Monday, around 62,000 West Australians, or 2.8 per cent of the population, will be locked out of attending most hospitality venues and large events.

Ash Barty, like Cathy Freeman and Evonne Goolagong-Cawley before her, has shown that there is no force equal to a First Nations woman standing in her power.

If we want our children to succeed at school, we need to support our teachers to succeed in their jobs.

Evidence is mounting that BA.2, Omicron’s new variant, is more transmissible than the original strain but at this stage it does not appear to be more vaccine-evasive.

Teachers have been given a hard deadline of March 15 to be boosted against COVID-19, as hundreds of retirees sign up to replace teachers forced into isolation.

Expanding one of the world’s oldest public parks is regarded as one of the few ways to reduce a major deficit in open space in Sydney’s second city, says Parramatta’s lord mayor.

Movement in and around Sydney’s CBD this year has dipped below one-third of a normal pre-COVID January.

The kids aren’t alt-right.

Watching Ash Barty is like watching a chess grand master at work on the tennis court. The difference being that she seems able to check-mate her opponents over and over again.

Premier Dominic Perrottet said the $500 voucher – similar to the Dine and Discover – can be used to pay for out of hours care for primary school students.

Viral vectors – best known in recent years for their role in COVID-19 vaccines – are providing new hope in the treatment of rare cancers and genetic diseases.

50 years ago, young people from all over the country converged on Sunbury, Victoria for a festival that would become a milestone in Australian pop music.

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target.

With both the Prime Minister and Premier otherwise engaged on Sunday evening it was only natural that wannabe prime minister Anthony Albanese set out for maximum exposure.

More than 300 current and former McDonald’s workers are taking action against the fast food giant over rest breaks, in the biggest claim of its kind. 

The bodies of two men were discovered late on Saturday night inside a Redfern boarding house.

Returning students want to prioritise their mental health and hope for a year of uninterrupted face-to-face leaning after two years in and out of lockdown.

For a nation starved of feel-good moments, the Australian Open had them in abundance.

For a nation starved of feelgood moments the Australian Open had them in abundance. But is that it?

A 20-year tracking project of more than 3800 predictions made by 207 Australian psychics found just 11 per cent were unambiguously correct – an accuracy rate worse than random guesses.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says it is just a matter of time before federal health agencies change the definition of “fully vaccinated” to mean three COVID-19 doses instead of two.

The Hillsong founder and global senior pastor told the faithful he was stepping down to prepare to defend court charges that he concealed information about allegations of his father’s sexual abuse.

Beer cans, a “grog for sale” sign and a dunny are among the relics in a new exhibition marking half a century since the first Sunbury rock festival.

If there is one thing that the pandemic has taught us – nothing is a given. And as challenging as it was to learn that lesson over and over again; it allowed us to grow as people.

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