Mandatory COVID isolation could be cut from seven days to five as soon as today, changes to the better off overall test may receive bipartisan support and former Sydney schoolteacher Chris Dawson has spent his first night in prison.

Nightlife has taken on a whole new dimension and I am all for it.

Victoria’s century-old reliance on brown coal for electricity will end sooner than we think, according to a new report.

A Queensland cyclist is lucky to be alive after suffering a heart attack while travelling 60km/hour on his bike.

Wednesday’s train and bus industrial action meant commuters were queuing up and squashing in for their commute home.

Brownlow medallist Dustin Martin will return for the Tigers against the Lions, while Bulldogs star Tom Liberatore will miss his side’s clash with Fremantle, worsening a selection headache for coach Luke Beveridge.

Dominic Perrottet has threatened to terminate the rail unions’ existing enterprise agreement and tear up a multibillion-dollar commitment to modify a rail fleet.

When police seized the man’s mobile phone in 2020, they found 85 videos and photographs, most of which were classified as the most serious kind of child abuse material.

September is here and so are the finals. Check out all the ins and outs for the first week of games, and how the experts are tipping the matches.

Seven-year-old Aishwarya died of sepsis on Easter Saturday last year after being left in a waiting room at Perth Children’s Hospital for more than 90 minutes.

A backlog of people waiting for partner visas could help fill workforce shortages if allowed, government MPs say, while the ACTU secretary says there’s a chance of an agreement with industry on migration.

Racing heads to the upper Hunter on Thursday with seven events scheduled at Muswellbrook.

Trainer Theresa Stair hopes the extra trip and favourable draw will finally land Suva May a victory after racking up seven seconds overall.

The isolation period for people with COVID-19 will be shortened from September 9, but national cabinet is yet to decide the fate of disaster leave payments.

Despite ending Wednesday’s session modestly lower, the Australian sharemarket still managed to end the month 0.6 per cent higher, thanks to a mostly strong corporate earnings season.

Lockdowns have hit turnover and operating profit at the upmarket department store.

We cannot afford not to be talking about the importance of increasing the wages of Australians or discussing how we maintain full employment against the headwinds we know are coming.

Australian naval officers will be allowed to train inside Britain’s nuclear-powered submarines for the first time under a deal between Australia and the UK.

Tennis champion Naomi Osaka conceded there "is a lot of chaos in my head" after losing her US Open first round.

Lance Franklin heads into September as one of the most potent finals players in the history of the game.