A spot in the grand final is up for grabs at Queensland Country Bank Stadium as the Cowboys and Eels go head-to-head. Follow all the build-up and action from the game, which kicks off at 7.50pm.

If South Sydney are to defeat Penrith it will likely be the backs of the four “leaders” playing in their fifth straight preliminary final for the club.

Max Holmes, did not join in the short captain’s run at lunchtime at the MCG on Friday, but had a secret training session in the morning beforehand.

The most annoying driving behaviours have been revealed in a new study by the Royal Automobile Association.

The Lamborghini driver who hit and killed a teenage girl has publicly apologised for the first time.

The Swans and Cats soaked up the traditional grand final parade for the first time since 2019, with supporters flooding Melbourne's city centre.

The man allegedly responsible for scamming more than 60 people out of buying non-existent puppies has faced court.

Aussie researchers have found melanoma patients’ diet patterns could be linked to the success of immunotherapy treatments.

Heart-breaking images have shown women and children farewelling husbands and fathers in Russia after Putin mobilised the military.

A Queensland MP is lobbying for changes to laws surrounding the state’s ‘double jeopardy’ laws amid forensics lab DNA scandal.

A woman is in a serious condition after falling from her mobility scooter onto train tracks at Ormond Station in Melbourne.

Michael Matthews, the leading Australian male rider at the UCI World Road Championships, won a title in Geelong in 2010 – and he hasn’t stopped thinking about it.

Heavy rain has hammered the Gold Coast overnight, sparking flash flooding.

Heavy rain has caused rivers to rise across the state, with 28 the subject of flood warnings on Friday and the Namoi River expected to peak in the early hours of Saturday.

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

It was too little, too late for the peloton in the Men's Under 23 road race as Kazakstan won its first medal of the UCI championships.

Everything you need to know to find a winner on Golden Rose day.

Peter Lagogiane looks for box seven lightning to strike again with French Martini in the Million Dollar Chase.

Warwick Farm trainer Gary Portelli believes Sejardan can belie his $21 price in the Golden Rose to start a weekend of celebrations.

Pat Dodson has called for clubs and individuals to face penalties if it’s found they did the wrong thing, coming as the AFL has engaged a prominent legal eagle and Hawthorn wrote to club members after the “disturbing” allegations.