Toys in isolation and vindication for Bob.

The Prime Minister’s wife told 60 Minutes she wanted her own daughters to become fierce and independent but “be polite and have manners”, as she labelled Ms Tame’s refusal to smile at the couple “a little bit disappointing”.

A flood peak laden with deoxygenated water is pouring into the Menindee Lakes system in Far Western NSW, site of the catastrophic fish kills in 2019.

Last year Shai Bolton moved from exciting young player to bona-fide star in a breakout season. He speaks about what makes him tick, “that mark”, and his desire for Indigenous All-Stars games to return.

The Amazon lost 430 square kilometres of jungle in Brazil last month, five times higher than the previous year.

University chiefs are concerned that generous IB marking gave private school students an ATAR advantage after more than one in 20 achieved the highest possible rank.

Australian cricket’s medical chiefs have questioned whether helmet designs need fine-tuning to reduce risks of concussion.

Jaclyn Narracott won an Olympic silver medal in skeleton despite the fact there is not a single track to train in Australia. It’s as if the Jamaicans from Cool Runnings actually got on the podium.

Jemima Montag has broken Jane Saville’s 18-year-old national record. 

Don’t fall for the traditional wisdom that state byelections have no implications for federal elections. While the Liberals will retain Willoughby, the huge swing against them is a sign of the damage that strong independents can do in the party’s...

The Brisbane Lions, Collingwood and Western Bulldogs posted wins on Sunday as sweltering heat added to the pressure from COVID-forced fixture changes.

Nine pop-up vaccination centres for vulnerable and disadvantaged kids have opened at venues including the Melbourne Zoo, Scienceworks and Healesville Sanctuary.

Dominic Perrottet insists his handling of the pandemic is not to blame for major swings against the government.

Rob Whittaker was beaten on points by rival Israel Adesanya in a tense UFC middleweight championship showdown. But another Sydneysider had a stirring win.

Australian scientists believe they have taken a key step towards building a silicon quantum computer – a device that could finally take the technology into mainstream use.

The new Geelong fast rail will be so slow it doesn’t qualify as fast, and the rest of Victoria’s regional populations shouldn’t expect their own version any time soon.

PGA Championship winner Hannah Green finally broke through on home soil to win the Vic Open at 13th Beach on Sunday.

Fumiko is among a host of Central Coast horses gearing up for success at Monday’s feature Scone meeting.

All the information you need to find a winner at Monday’s meeting at Scone.

Two trial wins signal a new intent from Australia’s most important province, but injury in a key position threatens to take the shine off the opening round.

In 1960s Melbourne, gays and lesbians were publicly vilified and often bashed, including by the cops. They could be fired for being gay. Francesca Curtis was having none of it.

“This government is the worst government since the war,” Mr Guy said on Sunday as the Coalition announced plans to “recover” and “rebuild” the state in a campaign pitch at a rally in Geelong.

Annastacia Palaszczuk was grilled by journalists over fresh claims involving the outgoing Integrity Commissioner.

How does smell work in humans? And can fragrance help us attract a mate?

Spectators thronged to St Albans Lunar New Year Festival, which was hot, and on ‘in real life’ for the first time in two years.

Jaylen Adams produced two of the plays of the season inside three seconds to snatch victory for the Kings - making it five wins from their past six starts.

The festival offered the thousands of attendees a much-needed taste of normal life after two years of pandemic restrictions

Strathfield byelection Labor candidate Jason Yat-sen Li, who will most likely be elected, has had to call out racism during the campaign. And it’s not the first time.

LeBron James took hold of yet another NBA record while Josh Giddey added to his share of league history with his second triple-double as a teenager.

“Frankly these claims are fantasy, have no basis in fact ... I won’t dignify the stuff that’s said about me, I’m not going to,” the Premier said.

The federal government is forging ahead with its plan to amend the country’s defamation laws despite widespread criticism from legal experts.

The ASX-listed energy heavyweights now face shareholder pressure over the enormous cost to decommission their facilities as well emissions and a warming climate.

Mitch Creek got out of his sickbed to lead the Phoenix to a win on Sunday while Melbourne United guard Shae Ili changed the game in the win over Perth Wildcats on Saturday night. The two clubs meet on Thursday night.

Pacific nations are banding together to call for a global solution to the ocean’s ‘ghostly walls of death’.

It’s a simple question everyone is asking: dead man walking or comeback kid?

An important mental change, consistency and coaching from her bronze medallist husband helped Jackie Narracott to a historic silver medal in Beijing.

A second aged care facility has reported a COVID-19 outbreak with the two residents testing positive.

The Canadian demonstrations have attracted the attention of far-right and anti-vaccine groups globally, raising millions of dollars and inspiring copycat protests in France, New Zealand and Australia.

There is growing concern that “human error” could result in a full-scale war in Ukraine.

Anybody satisfied with Verry Elleegant’s lacklustre effort in Saturday’s Apollo Stakes at Royal Randwick is easily pleased. Here’s why.

The star Sharks recruit knew little about his background but a week with Indigenous leaders in the NRL has helped Hynes be proud of his heritage.

Australian Sean Turnell, an economic adviser to deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, was not among those pardoned.

One of the best riders in the country will begin the next phase of his career in NSW this week after leaving Perth over the state’s vaccine mandate on racecourses.

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

The Maori flyer is facing suspension for a tackle which forced him to the sin bin in the traditional pre-season fixture - but it wasn’t all bad news as he also grapples with a ban for an off-season scandal.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Barry Humphries were among guests at the party.

James Crabb presses and expands his beloved accordion like a second set of lungs.

The number of hospital patients with COVID on Sunday fell below 500 for the first time since the peak of 928 just 19 days ago.

Tony Briffa features on a mural and interactive project in Fitzroy that maps important moments in history for Victoria’s LGBTIQ+ communities.

As the two main parties chase each other to the bottom of the barrel, our courageous auditors-general haven’t lost their commitment to upholding honest behaviour.