Sean Russell faces an extended period on the sidelines as the fallout from Parramatta’s wild round one win stretched to comments from the Titans coach and blatant time-wasting.

Luke Keary supports the NRL quickly sidelining players with suspected concussions, even though two bunker decisions hurt the Roosters in round one.

Follow the action with Phil Lutton live from day three of the second Test as Australia take on Pakistan in Karachi.

He was the top try scorer in Super Rugby and has lit up the UK Premiership. Now, Nemani Nadolo wants to come home.

With four attacking players out, Israel-based striker Nikita Rukavytsya will also be unavailable for the Socceroos, having not received the COVID vaccine and therefore being unable to travel.

The trophy for the AFL’s Sydney derby has been renamed the ‘Lifeline Cup’ - an initiative warmly welcomed by Giants star Jesse Hogan, who once stepped away from the game to focus on his mental health.

The 118-Test veteran will be welcomed back warmly at the NSW Waratahs, but a new crowd favourite has emerged in his place.

Thousands of Sydney commuters found their commutes affected after equipment repair at Town Hall station caused a ‘major’ network disruption.

Peter Jia rose to Insta-fame as Darlinghurst’s EzyMart painter. He has moved on from the shop but he hasn’t put down his tools.

The weather bureau has called off a severe thunderstorm warning for heavy rain and flash flooding in Melbourne, but a forecast for heavy rain in the Mallee and nearby districts remains in place.

Tyson Stengle is close to completing a remarkable career resurrection, with the talented forward who was cut mid-contract by the Crows for a string of off-field troubles poised to make his AFL return on Saturday.

Former emergency and defence force chiefs say the federal government is dragging its heels on key natural disaster recommendations made nearly two years ago.

Police were called just after midday on Monday after Department of Fire and Emergency Services attended the fire at John Graham Reserve.

Bill Browder, whose fund was once Russia’s biggest foreign investor, has some advice for the West on how to stop Vladimir Putin. Cut off his cash flow.

The new action over the downing of the commercial airliner that killed 298 people is a sharp escalation that confronts the Russian state, rather than individuals.

Rio Tinto has moved to assume full ownership of the Canadian company that owns 66 per cent of the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper project in Mongolia.

The most successful trainer in the history of the world’s richest two-year-old race has endorsed the unorthodox methods of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace.

Under the “Plan B” proposal, each resident would pay a daily “rent” based on what their assets showed they could afford.

Russian forces continue to fire artillery strikes on suburbs north-west of the Ukrainian capital. Zelensky said it was a “black day”, but his officials deny Russia is advancing.

In 2015, on the set of a movie that is yet to be released, Karl Quinn sat down to speak to the fascinating, reflective and, to some, intimidating William Hurt.

Northern NSW locals want a united push from all levels of government to help them recover.

A pair of last-start winners are set for an interesting battle at Tuesday’s feature meeting.

All you need to find a winner at Tuesday’s feature meeting at Hawkesbury.

The star midfielder tested positive on Monday after spending several days in isolation after members of his family caught the virus.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is refusing to intervene in the dispute but has rejected the Commissioner’s bid to stay in the job.

Australians have been warned they could be paying more for everything from Tim Tams to Tip Top bread in the coming months as major food suppliers prepare to hike prices.

WA Health figures to 8pm on Sunday revealed there were 109 people with COVID-19 in hospital, with 25,775 active cases in the state and 4037 new positive cases.

The federal government is under pressure over high-priced petrol, with ministers canvassing whether to make a controversial change to fuel excise.

Can the reigning premiers keep the balance between being cocky and having the belief to go back-to-back? And how much will they annoy other teams along the way?

China has been preparing for the possibility that it might one day be cut off from parts of the global economy for years. But it is not ready yet.

The season is a homecoming of sorts for the show, which rehearsed last year in the same city where director Baz Luhrmann shot his film 21 years ago.

For some, it is about time that matters of sexual abuse, rape and societal changes are finally out in the open. “Oftentimes archaeologists can be conservative with the topics they address.”

Under Neighbour’s watch, the ABC’s flagship investigative program won a string of awards but also earned the ire of the Morrison government.

Herald editor Bevan Shields says the group was chosen from hundreds of applicants for their knowledge and ambition to be great reporters.

The surge in infections is thought to be linked to the neighbouring city of Hong Kong, where about 300,000 people are in isolation or under home quarantine.

Manmeet Sharma, also known as Manmeet Alisher, was set aflame by a mentally ill man at a Moorooka bus stop in October 2016.

Engineering firm SRG Global will pay $15.2 million to take over collapsed building giant Probuild’s West Australian arm.

Five years after a report warned of insufficient road capacity, government officials are concerned about the ability to evacuate people during severe flooding.

The AFL Commission has granted provisional approval to change the timing of the AFLW season but players are not fully convinced about an August start this year.

Building a statue of the rugby league great is a copout.

We need to remember that many Russians chose to work in other countries rather than live under Putin’s regime.

Natasha Sholl’s partner died suddenly when she was only 22. Her memoir of grief and recovery is painful and dignified.

Beachgoers were advised to steer well clear of Tamarama, Bronte and Queenscliff beach after they were flagged red by Environment NSW as “likely” to be polluted. 

Magellan’s problems are in a league of their own. In the space of six months its funds under management have dived by 40 per cent.

A Ukrainian dance troupe drew the loudest claps and cheers at the 2022 Moomba Parade.

Mosman has recorded a house sale in the $30 million range, reinstating its unofficial status as Sydney’s most expensive location outside the eastern suburbs.

Sergeant Matthew James Kelly is on trial in the NSW District Court after pleading not guilty to manslaughter by criminal negligence of motorbike rider Jack Roberts.

The Environment Protection Authority is looking into how the chemical compound entered the waterway, but is yet to determine whether it was an accident.

The Premier’s key 2021 election campaign pillar was keeping WA “safe and strong”. What’s becoming clear is he will get the soft pandemic landing he has strived for.

On most matters to do with AFL season 2022, Age readers and experts are on the same page. On the Blues’ prospects, not so much.