Follow all the action from our live blog as Australia take on Sri Lanka on the opening day of the second Test at the Galle International Stadium.

Police are responding to an incident in southern Sydney.

Proposed new laws are further confirmation of Russia’s self-inflicted relegation from global superpower to international pariah.

Three years after flying to Perth to watch his brother’s debut, Jacob Saifiti says he now belongs in NSW colours.

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has been rushed to hospital after being shot during a speech in Nara.

Shinzo Abe was rushed to hospital “unresponsive” after an attack during a campaign speech in Nara.

The Tour Down Under is set for a spectacular post-pandemic return.

Former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot while giving a speech near Osaka in Japan.

Melbourne will be without Clayton Oliver against Port Adelaide after scans showed he broke his thumb, Collingwood’s Jordan De Goey will miss two to three weeks, while the Bombers lose Darcy Parish.

A Sydney police officer has faced court over sexual assault charges.

An 11-year-old girl has faced youth court in Adelaide after an alleged aggravated assault on a 24-year-old woman at a train station.

Victoria Police is leading the way with a new tool to stop unwanted sexual harassment and anti-social behaviour on public transport.

Marnus Labuschagne was given a life when on 28, keeper Niroshan Dickwella missing a stumping chance.

Health experts have welcomed the decision to widen availability of the fourth dose. Here’s what they say about whether, and when, you should get yours.

Floodwaters are receding across NSW and thousands of residents have returned home to assess the damage.

Queensland travellers are being charged thousands of dollars for domestic flights.

An infant has died in a Victorian hospital emergency department as the pressure on the health system ramps up again.

Tens of thousands of passengers have passed through Melbourne Airport on Friday as families head home from school holiday trips.

The Australian PM and New Zealand PM are forging a pathway to give more residents citizenship.

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