Stephen Jones said Parliament had an obligation to write laws for the Australia that exists, not the one it imagines in a powerful intervention that puts pressure on Labor to oppose the Religious Discrimination Bill.

Jason Taumalolo was prickly when asked about his vaccination stance, but Maori All Stars co-captain Joe Tapine had no issues opening up about refusing the jab.

When it comes to expert scientific opinion, not all experts are created equal.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has secured majority party room support for religious discrimination laws despite moderate Liberals warning they don’t support them.

St Luke’s Catholic College is open almost 12 hours a day, finishes early on Friday, and allows senior high schoolers to sleep in three days a week.

The first day of Parliament for 2022 was a test of election strategies in what is likely to be a negative campaign with personal attacks hurled from both sides.

Forty years ago this week I walked into the Sydney Morning Herald newsroom as a cadet journalist. I still feel so lucky that I chose this profession.

The Crown says Constable Zachary Rolfe was acting against his superiors’ plans the night he shot Indigenous teen Kumanjayi Walker dead. The defence says he was protecting himself and his mate.

Melbourne will press ahead with a long-term contract extension for Simon Goodwin despite allegations of workplace bullying against the premiership coach.

The alumni association of one of Melbourne’s most expensive private schools has imploded after 11 council members, including all seven women, quit.

Current and staffers are waiting for real action after Parliament acknowledged the harm caused by the “unacceptable history” or bad behaviour.

Scott Morrison believes voters want religious freedom enshrined in law and has secured majority support in the Coalition party room. But he’s yet to get his way in Parliament.

West Coast have ended their hub stint in style by breaking through for their first win of the AFLW season after outlasting fellow cellar-dwellers St Kilda by two points at Trevor Barker Oval on Tuesday evening.

The best photos from the international wires at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games in China.

The public was all but banned from the first day of this parliamentary sitting. Who would want to witness it, anyway?

And a fish kill warning has been issued for the Darling River, with up to a million native fish at risk of being swamped by floodwaters.

Gender diverse students will still be able to be expelled from church schools under the government’s draft religious freedom laws, it’s the first parliamentary sitting day of the year and the ADF will be called in to assist aged care homes tomorr...

A Victorian sightseeing company is preparing to welcome tourists back, but its popular trips visiting Neighbours sets may be coming to a close.

Police are examining images of Coalition MPs – including Opposition Leader Matthew Guy and Nationals leader Peter Walsh – in which they appear to flout COVID rules requiring masks in Parliament.

It is believed the ute was trying to cross a deep inlet to access the island’s northern tip when it became submerged.

The likelihood of a mass nurses strike on February 15 has edged closer after a ballot by the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association has resulted in thousands of nurses and midwives endorsing industrial action.

While bill rightly gives religious groups a shield against discrimination; it also provides a sword to discriminate in the name of their faith.

Last year, Maynard made headlines for all the wrong reasons after she was fined almost $3000 for assaulting two security guards and failing to leave Cronulla’s infamous nightspot Northies in May. 

Households sitting on billions of dollars stashed away during the pandemic could determine the strength of the nation’s recovery while the threat of higher interest rates dents consumer confidence.

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

John Sargent wants Satirical Glory to run in the Australian Derby this campaign, but another prospect for the group 1 race stands in the way.

Shock All Stars inclusion Brent Naden is adamant he will remain “on the straight and narrow” after a drugs drama threatened to derail his NRL career.

Australian figure skater Brendan Kerry will take on the best in the world in the free skating final after gliding his way through a field that included a dual-Olympic gold medallist and a three-time world champion.

Grammarly is one of the world’s biggest unicorns, and it started with a simple plan – for the world to write better English.

The fund manager’s shares were up as much as 6 per cent to $17.41 despite UBS analyst Shreyas Patel putting a ‘sell’ rating and a $17 target price on the stock.

Played 12, won 10, lost zero. Australia’s combined domination of England across the men’s and women’s Ashes series was completed in style on Tuesday.

“If I was corrupt, we are all corrupt – that’s what I wanted tested at IBAC,” Adem Somyurek says. “Everyone acting with the red shirts scheme was corrupt, including me.” 

A Brisbane home transformed into the iconic house from Bluey is set to open its doors, giving one lucky family the chance for a stay in the Heeler family home.

Albert Cerminara and his father have operated an ice-cream van in Hobsons Bay for 40 years, but they say the council’s proposed food truck rules will leave them unable to trade in the area.

The Australian National Maritime Museum said it confirmed five out of seven criteria to confirm wreckage off Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, in the US is that of the Endeavour.

Test captain Pat Cummins is set to break his silence on Justin Langer’s departure, as selection chair George Bailey told Australia’s golden generation they do not have the full picture on why their close friend was ousted.

It’s hard to believe it’s taken until 2022 to break this record, says composer Deborah Cheetham. Indigenous musicians must see themselves represented on stage.

Officials are mulling the option of de-powered scrums in Super Rugby games, if there was a COVID-19 outbreak among front-rowers. But coaches and players aren’t big fans.

With an infrastructure building boom on Australia’s east coast, Premier Dominic Perrottet said it was “OK” if costs increased from estimates at the start of projects.

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Everything you need to know about what happened after your latest Netflix obsession.

It comes as WA’s new seven-day quarantine rules came into effect for vaccinated returning travellers and those deemed a close contact of a positive coronavirus case.

Detectives say a woman has been arrested and is assisting police after reports another woman was assaulted and had coffee poured over her.

In Wyrmwood: Apocalypse, brothers Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner show they have a knack for delivering horror with flair and ingenuity.

The bill should not be rushed. More time is needed to work out why it is needed and what it is meant to achieve.

The state government’s controversial $252 million council grants program lacked integrity and applied no merit-based assessment in awarding 96 per cent of funds to coalition-held seats.

At the heart of Isabel Allende’s latest novel is a wonderfully vibrant creation.

Homeowners in Pin Oak Court, Vermont South could potentially lose part of their house value and a special filming payment if the iconic Australian soap comes to an end.

The financial services and asset management conglomerate has booked its largest ever quarter and the next one could be even better.

Attorney-General Michaelia Cash said banning discrimination against transgender students at religious schools would create complications over bathrooms and uniforms, and potentially undermine the ethos of single-sex schools.