Stephanie Darling talks with model Carolyn Murphy about her passions and finds some fresh hair saviours.

Follow all the Round 6 action from our live AFL Saturday mega blog as the Western Bulldogs meet Adelaide in Ballarat, Port Adelaide host West Coast and Fremantle tackle Carlton.

An Australian spy agency was involved in Solomon Islands draft security pact leak in a last-ditch effort to stop the deal, as the US warns it will fast track a new embassy in the Pacific nation.

The Western Bulldogs’ one-point loss to Adelaide at Mars Stadium on Saturday ended a traumatic week for the club, coach Luke Beveridge said.

The Waratahs men were not in the stands to support the NSW women in the Super W final on Saturday.

Penrith agreed to open the books to the Herald for a detailed insight into what it costs to run a successful rugby league program and develop the next Nathan Cleary.

Anzac Day is special at the Roosters and their strength coach - who served in the Australian army - provided the inspiration for last year’s victory over the Dragons.

The Labor frontbencher dropped off a vinyl album by Gang of Youths on Albanese’s doorstep to help the opposition leader through his COVID-19 home isolation.

FIFA mandated the two countries play another match in Brazil on September 22, just days after the Superclasico in June at the MCG was announced.

Josh Frydenberg has visited almost as many seats as Prime Minister Scott Morrison, campaigning with Liberal candidates across Sydney and Melbourne.

Andermatt had James McDonald thinking The Everest, but he couldn’t say the words after a brilliant win on low-key Saturday at Randwick.

Tap ‘N’ Run steps up a sharp 400m in trip for the headline Murrumbidgee Cup over 1800m in what is a possible dress rehearsal for the listed Wagga Gold Cup (2000m) on May 6.

Everything you need to know to find a winner on Murrumbidgee Cup day in the Riverina.

Sydney Kings coach Chase Buford has grown along with his team, who are one win from securing the all-important second place heading into the play-offs.

Locals say salvage logging operations now underway in the Wombat State Forest are clearing too much vegetation in areas government has promised will be a national park.

American officials told Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare the security pact between Solomon Islands and China has security risks for the region.

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Adelaide’s most prolific goalkicker Taylor Walker led the Crows to a stunning one-point upset of the Western Bulldogs in a tense defensive battle in Ballarat on Saturday.

The row of almost 100 bathing boxes has a combined real estate value of some $30 million, but the picture-postcard landmarks are under threat from erosion, and it’s up to the local council to save them.

The new owner said if he could choose between a future where his property value grew or remained flat, he would pick the latter, because then housing would become more affordable for everyone.

Service with a smile returned to Melbourne as hospitality and retail workers enjoy a rare mask-free shift.

Agents said the once-frenzied property market has slowed and buyers are shifting from FOMO (fear of missing out) to FOOP (fear of over-paying) at auctions.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is yet to call his Solomon Islands counterpart over its China deal despite a top-level US delegation heading to the Pacific nation.

The Fijiana have been crowned Super W champions in their first season.

Off-site Coachella parties are a platform for brands to capitalise on the annual music and arts event. Now social media stars are taking full advantage.

Judges deemed Nicholson performed the most outstanding show of the festival, with the awards often catapulting the careers of those who win.

Tactile tapestries and rugs now command substantial prices, as people rediscover colourful interiors produced in the late 1960s and ’70s.

The AFL says the crackdown on dissent towards umpires, a contentious move according to fans, has already seen better treatment of umpires at grassroots level.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese covered a lot of ground during the second week of the federal election campaign. There will be plenty more photo opportunities in the weeks to come before Australia chooses its next...

Undefeated Australian boxer George Kambosos jnr will abstain from sex in the lead-up to his first world title defence against Devin Haney.

A Russian general said earlier that full control over southern Ukraine would give Moscow access to a Russian-occupied part of Moldova in the west.

The talents of Hannah Reilly and Megan Washington have combined to produce The Deb, An Australian musical that is a fine first act for the Australian Theatre for Young People’s new Rebel Theatre.

With a new Mr Spock and a mid-century aesthetic that takes us back to the 1960s original series, Star Trek’s new chapter is about to hit warp speed.

Playing a fictionalised version of himself, the Hollywood star tackles the task with all the reckless sincerity he can muster.

Across more than 90 separate exhibitions and outdoor artworks, the festival weaves photography and art into the fabric of the state sites including Melbourne’s Parliament House, the Old Treasury Building and the Town Hall.

Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald bring wit and impressive research to mining the week’s news for laughs.

Joseph Suaalii has the same clauses in his contract that created months of controversy for Kalyn Ponga, but the Roosters young gun has no intention of triggering the same level of drama and intrigue.

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

Russia’s Defence Ministry has said its forces captured an arms depot in the Kharkiv region.

“I’m sorry I ever heard of Melbourne,” declared architect William Butterfield at the height of his exasperation over the construction of St Paul’s Cathedral.

The former PM urged “disgruntled Liberals” to stick with the party, saying high-profile independents did not represent the middle ground of their electorates.

Rio’s top samba schools have begun putting on their delayed Carnival parades, their first after a hiatus caused by the COVID-19-pandemic.

Our instructions – only in Portuguese – include how we must dress, how we must behave, and how we must respect the hierarchy of the school during the parade.

Payne Haas returned with a customary powerhouse performance, saying he learnt his lesson for his stoush with Albert Kelly but disputed the punishment.

In a rare move, the presidents of France’s neighbours have put their preference for Emmanuel Macron and a united Europe in writing in the face of Russia’s threats.

LNP Senator Paul Scarr’s office had contracted Australia Post to deliver the postal vote applications at a cost of $13,000. 

Has intermittent fasting - on which a whole industry has been built - been exposed as a meaningless fad?

The Great White Shark’s apparent desire to play in the 150th British Open at St Andrews this year will require a massive turnaround from the golfing establishment.

Two complex and concerning issues regarding the National Disability Insurance Scheme have dominated discussion, and resurfaced in last week’s leaders’ debate.

The tweets and photos accuse the French of leaving mass graves in Mali. Spies have captured videos showing otherwise.