Experts say a different method should be used to diagnose gestational diabetes, with up to a quarter of women diagnosed with the condition not needing medical intervention.

An accident forced the closure of a vital thoroughfare on Brisbane’s northside but authorities - and motorists - will soon have more buffer room.

A bushfire emergency warning has been issued south of Perth, with residents in Anketell and Oakford urged to leave immediately.

The best photos from the international wires at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics games under way in China.

George Burgess will be one of the few big names to trial against Parramatta on Sunday week as Jack de Belin impresses Dragons coach Anthony Griffin.

How Latrell Mitchell broke the news to his big brother Shaquai that he was a shock inclusion in the Indigenous All Stars team.

Brumbies coach Dan McKellar had hoped to get Mack Hansen back to the Brumbies after a short stint in Ireland. A spectacular Test debut changed all that.

Australian and New Zealand rugby officials are mulling a rule change to allow Super Rugby games to start with uncontested scrums in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak this season. 

Forty years after Michael Lynagh debuted as an 18-year-old for Queensland at Ballymore, his youngest son continued the tradition.

Kumanjayi Walker was partly pinned to the ground underneath another police officer when Constable Zachary Rolfe fired from point-blank range into his mid-section, a Darwin court has heard.

In a world that is today geared towards minimising the need for physical effort, it’s important to remember that our bodies and brains are hardwired to move every day.

Issues of integrity remain core to trust in governments and with that in rapid decline across the world, a federal body here is long overdue.

The government will be challenged to put a national integrity commission law to debate and end years of waiting for the Commonwealth Integrity Commission.

Anthony Albanese has ruled out negotiating with “fringe” parties to form government in a hung parliament in a rebuff to Greens leader Adam Bandt.

BHP, the largest Australian mining company, has marked the delivery of the first of five bulk carriers powered by LNG instead of highly polluting bunker fuel.

Losing its British broadcast partner is a huge blow for Australia’s longest-running soapie, but it might not be fatal.

The AFL is likely to compel clubs to play with fewer than 23 available players, using top-up players from the state leagues, if teams are again stricken with high numbers of COVID-19 cases during the season.

Justin Langer spoke via video conference to Cricket Australia’s staff to explain his resignation as Australian coach and defend his reputation as his former teammates continued to publicly attack the game’s current governors and players

Sydney University says face-to-face classes will resume this semester, with all classes of fewer than 120 students to take place on campus.

Homes have been destroyed, schools closed, residents evacuated and NSW firefighters sent to relieve exhausted local teams, as fires engulf vast stretches of WA.

The detailed plan includes several controversial proposals but could help shape the debate over the decades-long conflict.

Two senior constables have been suspended from duty pending an internal investigation by Victoria Police’s standards unit that will be overseen by the state’s anti-corruption commission.

Determination was always Jakara Anthony’s biggest asset, and it shone in spades on world sport’s biggest stage when the 23-year-old claimed Australia’s first winter Olympic gold medal in 12 years on Sunday.

Schools will be able to apply for the trial through an expression of interest process under development. The trial is expected to start in term three.

The former Nationals leader says the party needs to focus on the next election, the government will return to Parliament this week to debate its religious freedom laws and the aged care industry says private sector support is “inadequate”.

The Deputy PM used a private meeting with his Nationals colleagues to admit he damaged the government by sending a text message that called Scott Morrison a liar.

Extending 27 metres below the surface, the escalators will shift thousands of commuters every hour to new underground platforms for the metro train line.

Environmental groups are concerned the approval process for mines does not adequately address climate change and flies in the face of the government’s ambitious reductions targets. 

Magellan’s high-profile board and executives have shared investors’ pain over the share price collapse as they hold more than $15 million in loans used to acquire shares at vastly higher prices.

People identified as close contacts or who arrive from interstate and overseas will be required to isolate for seven days instead of 14 as of Tuesday

Former Geelong VFL captain James Tsitas has taken the final spot as a pre-season supplementary selection on the Gold Coast list.

“We are in very real danger of losing our market share globally if we don’t do this properly,” said Tourism Australia boss Phillipa Harrison.

The lightly raced son of Sebring has taken a while to find his groove and certainly jumping from a class 1 in Canberra to a provincial benchmark 64 for all comers will answer a few more questions.

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

Police are cracking down on the misuse of electric scooters as increasing numbers take to the streets as part of Melbourne’s e-scooter trial.

A serving SAS soldier has denied “rehearsing” damaging evidence about Ben Roberts-Smith before appearing in the Federal Court witness box in the war veteran’s defamation case.

By the end of Monday, 50 per cent of Victoria’s children between the ages of five and 11 will have received one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.

The fallout from Justin Langer’s resignation as Australian men’s coach has overshadowed the women’s team’s Ashes triumph.

Australian alpine skier Katie Parker faces the prospect of testing positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Beijing, as she makes a last-ditch scramble to take her place at the Winter Olympics.

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

Neighbours still pulls one million viewers a day in the UK. So, how come the UK’s fourth biggest soap opera got axed?

A team of Australian personnel have gone ashore from HMAS Adelaide after the ship was hit by a COVID-19 outbreak and power outage.

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy said the former shadow attorney-general remained “absolutely” loyal to the Liberal Party and would remain as the Member for Kew until the November election.

The first four ADF teams, which will include a registered nurse, medical technicians and personnel to help with general duties and administration, will be deployed in facilities struggling with coronavirus in Queensland, NSW, Victoria and South Austr...

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she wanted people to have confidence in the government.

Economists expect more workers to move for better, higher-paying jobs this year as businesses remain on the hunt for staff despite coronavirus-induced uncertainty.

How did a legend of the game and the Australian cricket coach end up quitting amid such bitterness? Why did the board offer him a six-month deal? Where does Pat Cummins stand? Justin Langer’s exit and its reasons explained.

Rendall: The [Rolling] Stones... used to pop in and visit Christian frequently.

You have to step outside to access the bathroom in this four-bedroom Rozelle home, but that’s not stopping tenants prepared to spend a pretty penny in Sydney’s competitive market.

Urban areas around new metro train stations could take half of the forecast increase in population over the next 20 years, experts say.