From Tevita Pangai jnr putting in a fifth-tackle kick and Matt Dufty scoring a runaway try, it was a wild night for Trent Barrett’s new Bulldogs recruits as the wooden spooners’ climb out of the cellar started in earnest.

Tell him he’s dreaming.

A redevelopment of the ageing Great Southern Stand should be accelerated to ensure the venue keeps pace with gleaming interstate venues.

Are you unhappily married to MAFS? Just surviving with Survivor? Perhaps SAS is your next best bet? Or is Dancing With The Stars: All Stars more your speed?

Surf lifesavers say if it wasn’t for the fitness and skill of Geelong Football Club star Patrick Dangerfield, a Sunday swim for a Victorian family may have ended in tragedy.

Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on Monday labelled the accusation groundless and urged Australia to stop maliciously spreading false information.

Penrith’s on-field success has prompted the NRL to launch the season in the Panthers’ backyard for the first time as Mark Geyer gave his verdict on Mavrik.

Tony Abbott, who famously vowed to “shirtfront” Vladimir Putin, says the Russian President sees himself as the “new tsar, a ruler for life, determined to restore greater Russia”.

Acting Education Minister Stuart Robert has spelt out the changes he wants to the draft curriculum, including a push to mimic Singapore’s high-expectations maths program.

Two luxury cars once owned by missing fraudster Melissa Caddick have been sold at a Sydney auction, raising $361,250 in proceeds.

Marnus Labuschagne has employed a home-made Bunnings pitch and backyard cricket as part of his preparation for the tour Pakistan.

The hypocrisy soared to record levels after an Olympics in which athletes were terrified to speak their mind, politics reigned and doping reared its ugly head.

Young Waratahs prop Angus Bell has learned the secrets of 135kg Reds rival Taniela Tupou in Wallabies camps. But that’s only a small part of the challenge.

Putin is exploiting the universal fear of war to dictate the policy of NATO and to smash the independence of Ukraine. And so far, he’s succeeding.

The NSW transport minister is battling to save his job after Sydney’s shock train shutdown plunged the city’s transport system into disarray.

Graham Potter, 64, had been on the run since failing to appear on conspiracy to murder charges in Melbourne in 2010.

No trains are running on Monday across greater Sydney and the NSW TrainLink intercity services network as negotiations continue between the state government and union.

The murderer and suspect for conspiracy to murder jumped bail on February 1, 2010. That was six Prime Ministers ago.

West Coast still did not know if star forward Jack Darling would submit to the AFL’s vaccination regime late Monday, as the odds lengthened of Darling making it back for the start of the season.

An angry NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet faces another test of his judgment and political dexterity, as the Omicron threat wanes.

From the outside, my office block looked the same. On the inside, it was a bit like the Mary Celeste.

The combined capital firepower of Brookfield and tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes is huge - enough to swallow the 180-year-old AGL several times over.

Queensland’s Chief Health Officer is set to have his powers extended until October as the government looks to unwind restrictions, including a pause on some elective surgeries.

The Premier showed that he is ready and willing for a fight. He had better hope voters hate unions as much as he does.

The Queensland Premier has dug in despite calls from the outgoing Integrity Commissioner for a wider inquiry and an opposition push to make key details public.

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has hit back after the Prime Minister warned coal plant closures could lead to higher energy bills.

The sudden cancellation of all Sydney train services on Monday left tens of thousands of commuters stranded and motorways clogged at the start of a week in which our city finally reopened to the world.

“Any spark, any unplanned incident or any minor planned provocation can lead to irreparable consequences,” Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian media.

Doubts about the provenance of the video undermine details of Geoff Bainbridge’s claims that he was the victim of a six-year extortion racket.

Stephen Curry scored 50 points, set an All-Star game record with 16 three-pointers and earned MVP honours while helping Team LeBron beat Team Durant in Cleveland.

Prospects of rain at Kembla Grange are music to the ear of connections of four-year-old Texcel.

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

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and a giant investment fund want to spend billions shutting down some of Australia’s oldest coal plants. What’s in it for them?

Tens of thousands of train passengers were left stranded by the network-wide disruption. Here are some of their stories.

The family of Jai Wright,16, who died after a collision with an unmarked police car want the Coroner to investigate the death as an Indigenous death in custody.

Lee won’t be drawn on the price of her piece for the Queen’s Wharf casino: “I can’t speak to the actual figures, but things cost.”

Monday marked the first day of the Novavax vaccine being available in Australia, the brand cited by some vaccine-hesitant people as their entry to the rollout.

Outgoing NSW Treasury Secretary Mike Pratt will pocket a severance payout of at least $434,000 after his contract was unexpectedly terminated.

Scott Morrison linked the Sydney railway dispute to Labor politics as he intensified his attack against the federal opposition in the lead-up to the election.

After his rise through the ranks James Faulkner had seemed to be an entrenched part of Australian cricket’s future.

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan is adamant season 2022 will unfold as expected, and says the league is seeking the right balance when it comes to gambling advertising.

The man who brought coach Ivan Cleary back to Penrith and oversaw the Panthers’ 2021 premiership victory, Dave O’Neill, has failed to retain his position as club chairman.

It was to be the day on which Sydney fully reopened to the world. Instead, tens of thousands of commuters were left stranded after the city’s rail network was shut down.

Scans have confirmed veteran defender Jeremy Howe is nursing a strain, as Darcy Moore nominates a potential new face in defence. Gold Coast, meanwhile, has a new co-captain.

Hannah Green beat a field of female and male players as gradual progress continues to be made when it comes to integrating the sexes on the field of play.

The accused was married at the time and taught the alleged victim at a south-east Queensland state high school.

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe warns home buyers with big mortgages are a weak spot in the economy when rates are lifted from their record low levels.

The US says Russian front-line commanders have been ordered to begin final preparations for an attack.

RBA governor Philip Lowe says purses and wallets may be replaced by digital versions as central banks move to new forms of money in coming years.

Dragons forward Tyrell Fuimaono is facing a lengthy ban for a hip-drop tackle which has ended the season of Eels winger Haze Dunster, the partner of Fuimaono’s sister, Taliah.