Old buildings, stairs and foundations - part of the original 1825 convict settlement - were this week excavated in Adelaide Street and will not be returned.

One of the workers argues she was being unfairly treated in comparison to employees who have “allegedly committed a crime and continue to be paid” until their case reaches an outcome.

Russia has invaded Ukraine in a long-threatened military attack on its European neighbour. Follow our live coverage.

Ukrainian officials said Russian forces had entered the city’s western outskirts and confirmed that a Ukrainian jet had been shot down over the suburbs.

Manly lost their final trial 18-16 - but also lost Marty Taupau, Haumole Olakau’atu and Dylan Walker to injury on a February fright night.

Collingwood forward Mason Cox has been granted permission to wear prescription sunglasses this season, having battled years of eye issues.

Jamie Elliott sounded an early warning with five goals as Collingwood rolled out Craig McRae’s more attacking-oriented game plan against Hawthorn.

The world is watching after Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces crossed the border into Ukraine.

The crisis in Ukraine has highlighted the need for Australia’s energy independence, Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest told a business lunch in Brisbane on Friday.

Most of the artists featured in The Exhibitionists will be unfamiliar; and that’s precisely the point of this eye-opening ABC documentary.

A man has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after a police shooting in Logan, south of Brisbane. 

Several emergency alerts have been issued for towns across Queensland as torrential rain continues to cause major flooding, some of it the worst seen in 20 years.

Five years after revelations Mark Bailey used private emails for official business, there are still calls for reform.

Lawyers for a detective charged with sharing a photograph and information about former AFL coach Dani Laidley argue he has no case to answer, and say the allegations against him are more ethical than legal.

Victorian universities are persisting with remote lectures this semester, even as COVID-19 restrictions end, in a trend that looks set to outlast the pandemic.

The author of a new true crime book dubbed a must-read by Victoria’s police chief finds bushranger was a manipulative, violent criminal.

The inspiration for Gordon Gekko, Carl Icahn has just turned 86 but remains one of the most feared activist investors on Wall Street.

NBL round 13 will be headlined by a showdown between South East Melbourne Phoenix and Perth Wildcats at John Cain Arena on Saturday night.

The Brisbane Lions unveiled a menacing new look in a practice match on the Gold Coast on Friday afternoon, thrashing the Adelaide Crows in a sign they may be ready to take the next step.

The Sydney solicitor was shot dead as he sat with friends outside the Happy Cup Cafe in Bankstown in January 2018.

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

Long-awaited hip and knee replacements, hernia repairs and other overnight elective surgeries will be allowed to recommence at public hospitals from Monday.

Everything you need to know to find a winner on Chipping Norton Stakes day at headquarters.

After years of falling real wages growth, and a pandemic that highlighted the role of low-paid work, industrial relations could prove a major election issue.

The boardroom battle could spill over to the NRL, with ARLC chairman Peter V’landys vowing to investigate potential illegalities if a complaint is made.

‘We are Australians of Russian background,’ says an Orthodox priest. ‘We don’t want to be held responsible for anything that has happened there’.

Sydney FC are hell-bent on revenge against Melbourne City in Saturday’s grand final rematch at Kogarah.

Harry Little was driving along the Kingsway in Cronulla on September 5, 2018 at high speed, without flashing lights, when he crashed into Gai Vieira’s vehicle.

Australia will send military equipment and medical supplies to Ukraine to help the country defend itself against Russia’s invasion.

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will make his professional rugby debut for the Blues on Saturday, and lessons from Benji Marshall and Sonny Bill Williams’ switches have been heeded.

The court upheld a challenge brought by a member of the party’s state executive, Matthew Camenzuli, against party powerbroker Alex Hawke and others.

Russia’s military conquest of Ukraine speaks to a “dark and sinister history” for Jewish people in the region, local religious leaders say.

Australia easily accounted for England this summer, often in shorter Tests, but Pat Cummins knows Pakistan conditions will be a whole new challenge on his maiden overseas assignment as skipper.

For the first time in almost eight years, the A-League club will be on the lookout for a new chief executive.

Julius Sandhu’s pursuit of a maiden group 1 victory has been dashed after three vets declared Lofty Strike unsuitable to run in Saturday’s Blue Diamond due to lameness.

It’s a new kind of gold rush in the West Australian town after a “pay off your mortgage” syndicate of 250 locals won hundreds of thousands each on Thursday.

The prestige of racing the Queen’s horse has Chris Waller excited about a support race at Randwick as he looks to add another couple of group 1s to his record.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is putting the spotlight on an obscure part of the banking system that could act as a major financial weapon.

The Ukrainian President said 137 civilians and military personnel have been killed so far.

Essendon president expects the club to be a serious premiership contender within the next two or three years, but view 2022 as a season in which the club is “building”.

As rockets rained down on the country’s main cities, ordinary Ukrainians took refuge in underground ­stations – or tried to go about their day as normal.

Australian Bar Association president Dr Matt Collins, AM, QC, will chair a panel to review the Melbourne Press Club board’s decision to annul the 2020 sports news award awarded to Age journalist Sam McClure.

Experts do not believe Russia will attempt to destroy Ukraine’s four nuclear power plants, but say the country’s crucial energy networks could be wielded as a strategic weapon in the conflict.

The Russian economy is large enough to absorb the impact of even the most severe sanctions.

Even though the crisis is unfolding many kilometres away, it’s brought mentally closer by constant news updates and our shaken sense of safety as a result of the pandemic.

The annual Malabar Magic Ocean Swim was cancelled at the last minute after the fatal shark attack off Little Bay, but it didn’t stop members of the community paying an emotional tribute to Simon Nellist.

Australian cricket great Mike Hussey has called for a better balance between Cricket Victoria’s talent pathway and rewarding performances club cricket.

Vitali Klitschko, the boxing great turned mayor of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, says he will stand with his people in the face of the Russian invasion.

Melbourne’s Ukrainian community say their hearts are breaking as they watch their homeland being invaded, with a major rally planned in Melbourne’s CBD this Sunday.

The Australian superstar has been lauded for shedding light on mental health struggles with a revealing Instagram post.