Live coverage of events as they unfold in Ukraine, plus the latest details on the flood situation closer to home.

What an historic day for Test cricket. Australia are back playing Test cricket on Pakistan soil.

Russian forces seized the Zaporizhzhia power plant in the south-east of Ukraine in an advance that gives them control of about one-quarter of the country’s energy supply.

Jason Day has praised his mother Dening Day as the person who springboarded him from poverty in Brisbane to the top of world golf after her death this week.

The police officer accused of murdering Kumanjayi Walker rejected allegations he fabricated testimony.

Many office workers don’t want to show up on Mondays and Fridays and that’s going to have consequences.

Swinburne University is moving to remove grades from some core sections of its design degree, saying a focus on high marks was stifling the creative process.

The Russian billionaire set the transfer market on fire when he bought Chelsea in 2003. He leaves as his country’s missiles fall on the Ukraine.

The week in photos from the award-winning SMH and AFR photographers.

The NRL followed the lead of NSW Police and cleared Burgess of domestic violence allegations. But he’s taken aim at sanctions over drug and intimidation breaches involving a Roosters player.

Annabel Sutherland or Nicola Carey have been nominated as a possible replacement for Covid-19 victim Ashleigh Gardner.

Everything you need to know to find a winner on Randwick Guineas day.

Sydney dodged a bullet as the much-feared “rain bomb” spared the city but the crisis continues to unfold for some communities in the state’s north.

Police prosecutors have dropped extortion, blackmail and threat-to-kill charges against disqualified trainer Jarrod McLean.

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.

A crackdown on junk food marketing to kids could see McDonald’s Monopoly prizes, Kinder Surprise toys and the Kellogg’s Froot Loops mascot banned.

A Perth mapping company has collated images from space, captured during a brief moment of clear sky in areas otherwise blanketed by cloud for the past 10 days.

Sydney severe weather

Joe Pride’s always-enthusiastic stablehand Max Cocks contributes to the atmosphere of the races - and his winning smile will be on show if Eduardo continues his impressive record against Nature Strip.

Ben Roberts-Smith checked whether a Defence Force drone had captured specific events on camera on the same day that he was allegedly involved in two unlawful killings, a serving SAS soldier has told the Federal Court.

Normality seems to be slowly creeping back to Australian life. But have viewing habits changed permanently over the last two years? The sports industry is about to find out.

Director-General Dr John Wakefield will step down after working for Queensland Health for 32 years.

Former Liberal staffer Rachelle Miller has revealed her former boss, Alan Tudge, did not want her to disclose their relationship when she was updating her security clearance.

Australia’s acting chief medical officer has declared a communicable disease incident of national significance following the spread of Japanese encephalitis across multiple states.

Joe Pride believes Epsom winner Private Eye is ready to go to another level this autumn, starting with Saturday’s Canterbury Stakes.

Despite the disappointment of 2021 St Kilda believe they learned many lessons that will stand them in good stead as they chase a finals spot in 2022

The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.

When Eddie Jones’ England whitewashed Australia in 2016, the flying Wallabies crashed hard. Six years later, Dave Rennie is readying for an equally massive series against the old enemy in July.

The 72-year-old was sentenced on Friday to a maximum three years and 10 months’ imprisonment for the crash that killed respected scientist Tony Greenfield.

The Q+A host and his team of producers missed a golden opportunity to set the record straight and take the moral high road on Thursday night.

WA’s Chief Health Officer says the state was on track to hit the predicted peak of 10,000 COVID-19 cases per day in March.

Just 13 oligarchs have been hit with asset freezes and travel bans in Britain. By contrast the EU has imposed sanctions and travel bans on 702 people.

It was the first show in nine months for Genesis Owusu, but within two songs the gig was over as the floor of Sydney’s oldest and longest running live theatre began to cave in.

A report into an affair Alan Tudge had with his staffer Rachelle Miller has not found that he breached ministerial standards, but he won’t return to cabinet.

Mehdi Ali and Adnan Choopani were just 15 and 16 when they sought safety and protection in Australia. Instead, they were detained for nearly nine years - more than one-third of their young lives.

The $260 billion fund behemoth has committed to winding down its remaining exposure to Russia, which represents around 0.07 per cent of the total funds.

Suns midfielder Rhys Nicholls cannot be selected for the opening two rounds of the home-and-away season, but his penalty is far lighter than that given to Jaidyn Stephenson.

Russian banker David Traktovenko stepped down as Sydney FC’s owner in 2015, leaving the Sky Blues to be run by his son-in-law, Scott Barlow, the club says.

The Premier used his “state of the state” address to spruik Victoria’s investment in offshore wind farms and his credentials as a reformist leader.

A new not-for-profit legal centre is helping essential workers and law undergraduates.

Local, state and federal authorities are working together to try to head off an outbreak in Australia, with residents urged to take simple steps to avoid infection.

After a year plagued by lockdowns, COVID-19 and the religious discrimination bill, almost 50,000 spectators will make their way to the SCG on Saturday to celebrate diversity and queerness at the 44th Sydney Mardi Gras parade.

Sydney star Jaylen Adams says his team’s six-game winning streak is just the start for the improving Kings.

The chickens have come home to roost after years of non-action by the IOC, and Russian and Belarusian athletes will be the victims.

Darcie Brown had a netball scholarship at high school, became a member of the Adelaide Crows AFL academy and, at 18, is Australia’s World Cup opening bowler.

After ambitious concept albums, master songwriters Nilufer Yanya and The Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman take a post-pandemic pivot inwards.

The American writer’s first novel in more than 20 years has all the hallmarks of her acclaimed short stories.

Dennis Duncan’s book delves into the history, hidden mysteries and delights of the index.

The techniques are at work in some crowd-pleasing Australian bestsellers, including Julia Baird’s Phosphorescence.

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen and Steven Carroll assess recent fiction and non-fiction.