Breaking it, mending it ... and owning it.

It’s semi-final Thursday at the 2021 Australian Open. And the match-ups don’t get much bigger than the first one: three-time major winner Naomi Osaka versus one of the sport’s legends Serena Williams.

During the Perth Children’s Court hearing it was revealed one of the teenagers had allegedly “kicked and stomped” on the head of a man in Yagan Square a day before the Australia Day attack.

UQ researchers are looking for dogs with cancer to test a cutting edge treatment for the debilitating disease.

The fate of Hannah Clarke and her young family shows how we need to address the violence before more women die.

The unprecedented move by Facebook to shutter social media sites could have hindered the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and people seeking help to escape violence.

Those who live in a section of the Brisbane suburb, which police locked down after an armed man holed up with others in a nearby home, could end up spending the night somewhere else.

In some rare good news for St George Illawarra fans, new recruits Jack Bird and Andrew McCullough came through Thursday night’s trial against the Eels unscathed.

Naomi Osaka says the honour of playing Serena Williams brings out her best. It is one honour Williams could do without.

Rugby fans in the UK and Ireland won’t be able to watch the opening round of Super Rugby AU, while RA is yet to announce a sponsor for the competition.

Apex Outdoor had intended to build and operate a digital billboard at the corner of Mary and Albert Streets before the land was resumed more than two years ago.

On the eve of the Indigenous all-stars match, NRL legend Johnathan Thurston says rugby league is lucky to have a star like Latrell Mitchell.

2020 was an important year for many of Australian rugby’s shining lights but kicking on in their second season is easier said than done.

NSW may be the least experienced team in this year’s Super Rugby AU competition, but they catch their rivals at the best possible time.

Boards can be fined US$2 million ($2.58 million) for failing to honour their touring commitments but there is an acceptable non-compliance clause for Cricket Australia.

Sydney FC and Socceroos defender Rhyan Grant’s desire to play football overseas before he retires is still burning – perhaps stronger than ever.

Unions and principals warn the government is pushing the new curriculum into classrooms too soon, risking poor-quality syllabuses, under-prepared teachers and short-changed students.

Global leaders will be asked to back Australia in a fight with Facebook after the social media giant silenced news, health and emergency services in a bid to halt a federal law.

Metro Trains promised the Andrews government it would reduce train cancellations when it bid for a lucrative contract to run Melbourne’s railways, but more than three years after that deal was inked, it had failed to meet that target.

Melbourne lord mayor Sally Capp says it was an ‘incredibly difficult decision’ to cancel Moomba for the first time since it began in 1955.

Dozens of major health, corporate, sporting and charity Facebook pages have been blocked after being caught up in the social media giant’s decision to ban news publishers.

Some were cautious, others were craving company, but there was a sense of relief on the streets as Melburnians returned to the CBD on Thursday.

The new breed of AFLW stars has arrived, and they’ve had a completely different experience from the women who went before them.

It’s a case of one step better for rising American Jennifer Brady after the 25-year-old won through to a Australian Open final showdown against Naomi Osaka.

This daring black comedy encourages us to side with an unusually heartless heroine with mixed results.

Her resume answered the gender equity requirement, but the seven-time Olympian will have to get her skates on as the delayed Games are due to start in July.

Former Collingwood player Shae McNamara has taken aim at past and present Magpies in a series of tweets in response to the Do Better report.

Syringes designed to extract the maximum amount of doses from Australia’s shipments of coronavirus vaccines will not yet be available when the national rollout begins on Monday.

There’s something missing in your news feed: news. What’s going on? Why is Facebook in a stand-off with media companies (and the Australian government)? And what happens now?

Everything you need to know to find a winner at the metropolitan twilight meeting.

John Hawkes and sons Wayne and Michael are among the most astute trainers in the country and have a record to prove it.

The man who has been synonymous with pilfering the Australian Derby insists his latest gun three-year-old is a little different to heroes of yesteryear.

A Sydney Cup is still on the agenda for the promising four-year-old, which is bucking the trend in Australia’s distance races.

Weaker coal prices contributed to an 8 per cent dent in South32’s revenue from $3.21 billion to $2.94 billion from July to December 2020.

Passers-by called police on Sunday when they found the packages, believed to be worth about $3 million, at high tide on the beach at Ramsay Bay on Hinchinbrook Island.

Independent media outlets are warning Facebook’s threat could hurt media diversity.

Victoria’s hard lockdown may have ended, but thousands of people potentially exposed to the virus as a result of the Holiday Inn outbreak are still self-isolating.

Cooper Cronk has ‘no mail’ on what Cameron Smith will do this year as the Titans leave the door ajar.

The federal government has revealed which towns will be first to receive vaccines for their aged care residents and which essential workers will be at the head of the queue.

Michael O’Loughlin believes more cultural diversity on the board can only strengthen the Swans but he is basing his tilt on his football and business expertise.

Socceroos boss steps up his calls for government to help with setting up a quarantine hub for World Cup qualifiers, warns of forfeit fear nightmare.

A South Australian teenager who breached WA’s quarantine rules more than 20 times and lied on her G2G application has been sentenced to six months behind bars.

Jailed drug traffickers appealing against convictions because of involvements with Nicola Gobbo are still waiting for police to hand over crucial documents.

The NSW Building Commissioner has shown he will not hesitate using one of his strongest powers to clean up the construction industry, issuing prohibition orders on several projects.

Acting Inspector confirms an armed man is holed up in the Sunnybank house with other people, as police attempt to “come up with a peaceful solution”.

The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel explores the disappearance of 21-year-old student Elisa Lam, but in an unnecessarily lurid manner.

Coca-Cola Amatil is hoping sales will be boosted by any spike in the number of Australians stopping off for a cold drink while on an interstate road trips.

The cast - Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest, Candace Bergen, Lucas Hedges - is an embarrassment of riches, but they seem disconnected in the partly improvised drama.

Hannah Clarke, 31, and her children - Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4, and Trey, 3 - were set alight in their car near their Camp Hill home by Rowan Baxter.

The US is the largest funder of the WHO, and its dues to the body in 2020 were assessed at 22 per cent of the organisation’s budget.