Hillsong founder Brian Houston has hit out at the church, accusing it of “losing its soul” in an angry social media post in which he claimed the church had made his wife Bobbie redundant.

Fans, drivers and their teams arrive at Albert Park today for final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit on April 09, 2022 in Melbourne..

As a record crowd flocked to Albert Park for practice and qualifying on Saturday, it was noticeable how different the crowds were to the blokier atmosphere of the years before Netflix introduced a legion of new fans.

Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, The Princess Royal is on a three-day visit to Sydney on behalf of the Queen in celebration of Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee.

NSW health authorities has intervened to exempt aviation workers from close contact rules in a bid to relieve massive pressure on Sydney Airport.

Two people have died in separate road accidents in suburban Sydney on Saturday.

Senior constable Bria Joyce died after the unmarked Highway Patrol car she was travelling in collided with a ute on Kulkyne Way in Red Cliffs.

Supply chain issues for replacement parts and an influx of new EV users has put pressure on Victoria’s electric vehicle charging networks.

Western Australian Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has announced new measures to increase vaccination rates for children aged five to 11, as the school holidays begin.

Children aged 12 to 15 will not be eligible for booster shots, after ATAGI determined a primary course of vaccine provided sufficient protection from severe disease.

Pictures taken as early as 5am on Saturday show hundreds of travellers queueing to check in at Jetstar’s domestic terminal, as Qantas and Jetstar prepare to operate at 110 per cent pre-pandemic domestic capacity for Easter.

Saturday will see showers throughout the day, but significantly less rain will fall than earlier this week. Conditions should ease on Sunday ahead of sunshine on Monday.

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

Melissa Caddick was a ruthless, detached narcissist who showed little remorse for robbing victims of their savings to live a life of luxury, a new podcast reveals.

It’s time to give the Opposition Leader some credit for his strategy to get Labor in a poll position.

One of Sydney CBD’s busiest streets will be transformed into a tree-lined boulevard under plans to widen footpaths for al fresco dining and add a separated cycleway.

A member of a minority ethnic community has embarrassed a Liberal prime minister who speaks for the Quiet Australians.

Students have been changed by the interruptions of lockdowns and the lack of social cohesion they have experienced.

Victoria’s pandemic declaration, due to expire on April 12, has been extended as the government reconsiders the state’s remaining coronavirus rules and weighs up competing economic, social and public health objectives.

Julie Szego’s recent op-ed surrounding Melbourne councillor Rohan Leppert’s commentary on the “trans issue” in the Greens Party does no favours to Victoria’s equality movement.

Voters have some fixed ideas about what either side of politics can best deliver - and both major parties are relying on it in the coming federal election campaign.

When is a weather term clear and accurate? When is it overblown? And what’s the forecast for terms we’ll be hearing more often?

To produce three billion doses of a COVID-19 vaccine that hadn’t yet been developed was a thrilling, albeit nail-biting ride for pharmaceutical boss Albert Bourla.

For Dominic Frawley, photographing the objects in his late son’s room triggered a flood of memories.

For former lawyer Suzie Miller, ditching a legal career for playwriting has worked – beyond reasonable doubt.

Yale’s “happiness professor” Laurie Santos reveals what’s blocking you from living your best life.

As we see another tumbling rainfall record following the record-breaking floods, I feel afraid of the future which is no longer unknown but predictable and frightening, just as scientists have been warning for years.

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.

UQ has been ranked 2nd in the world for sports science, which it says gives Australia a huge head start for the race to the 2032 Olympics.

Russia has been suspended from the United Nations human rights body, and Australia’s big four banks have signalled that interest rates will be hiked repeatedly in the six months following the election.

NSW has likely passed the peak of the latest Omicron wave, paving the way for the state government to ease isolation rules for close contacts of COVID-19 cases for the return to school in term 2.

The first Indigenous artefacts ever taken by Europeans have returned to Sydney thanks to the hard work of the local Aboriginal community.

Every morning, the students at Hermidale Public School pack their boots and clothes in their school bags ready to work on their wheat field.

A bookkeeper with a passion for fast cars stole $3.8 million from her employers and attributed her crimes to her alternate personality, “Witchie”.

As Jensen left school in Frankston South on Friday, the eight-year-old and his mother Rebecca May had more to celebrate than just the end of term one.

Sydney residents are being urged to reconsider any trips to flood-affected areas, as some homes and businesses mop up from their second flood in as many months.

Sydney has just passed its mean annual rainfall of 1213mm - and it’s only April.

Alan Joyce angered passengers by saying they contributed to long queues by not removing laptops and aerosols at security. Chronic airport shortages meant several security lanes were closed.

You might notice a shift from Monday as we move away from a practice followed since our earliest days.

Craig Kelly was talking with supporters at Fawkner Park in South Yarra when a woman cracked an egg on his head before throwing another at him. 

The jury in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her mother was shown a video of the crime scene including open cupboards and drawers in a Sydney home.

Even Mark McGowan’s own lawyer tore Attorney-General John Quigley’s evidence apart, describing it as “outright silly”.

Melbourne faces a fresh rental housing crisis with properties in scarce supply for tenants in some areas of the city.

Attitudes to work by younger colleagues could not be more different to those of their predecessors, especially the ones portrayed in two recent TV series.

The trailblazing feminist discusses life after a long marriage, the importance of funerals – and dancing to Daddy Cool at her 80th.

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When the sun does shine in Sydney, it shines brighter than anywhere else. And it will again.

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Australia must acquire more missiles with greater range and better launch platforms to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

A music writer who covered every Big Day Out between 1994 and 2014 pays tribute to the festival’s founder, who died this week.