From putting a lid on boiling water to replacing beef with beans once a week, we’ve assembled a list of actions for the sustainably minded cook.

The Australian leg-spinner says cricket is not much of a reprieve “for someone who has a family member on their death bed”.

After the verdict, the 50-year-old’s lawyer said it was disgraceful that she was locked up for “this outrageous complaint”.

Jacob Koschitzke might be embarrassed by the connection, but few Hawks have kicked a bag of five goals in their first five games.

The Australia Post board did not get written confirmation from its boss Christine Holgate that she had agreed to stand aside before announcing her decision to do so.

TJ Perenara has confirmed that he has a real interest in making a cross-code switch to the Roosters in the NRL, and has had talks with coach Trent Robinson.

Crown Resorts will have work harder and wait a little longer before it can open the gaming floors in its $2.2 billion tower at Barangaroo, Sydney.

The star of Nomadland has been turning in feisty, truthful performances since the 1980s. Here are her six best films, in order.

The planet’s temperature is just one of its interesting features, but it is also giving astronomers vital clues about how similar planets formed.

There’s something a bit odd about the COVID-19 vaccines. Good-odd... But odd.

India has been “the pharmacy to the developing world”. Now it is in need and the US and China are arguing about who should help.

Callan Sinclair told his mum that the complainant was “hanging around us like a bad smell” on the night he allegedly raped her. Jack De Belin said he didn’t know her “from a bar of soap”.

Australia’s Olympians and Paralympians will have the opportunity to be vaccinated ahead of Tokyo after a decision was handed down by National Cabinet.

Experts warn Australia must use the next three weeks to reset the national hotel quarantine program as all flights from India to Australia are halted for three weeks.

Australian universities have been the hardest hit, compared to those in Canada, the US and UK, according to an international report which says the sector may resort to cannibalisation by lowering standards and poaching students from each other.

Corrective Services NSW said the man was found unresponsive in his cell at about 10am before he was pronounced dead at 11.15am.

The plans have the backing of one of the game’s most influential figures, with Wayne Bennett throwing his support behind the concept.

Blaze A Trail can develop into a serious racehorse but whether that’s as a colt or a gelding could hinge on his performance at Warwick Farm.

Everything you need to know to pick a winner on a competitive seven-race card.

Belvoir St Theatre reveals bold plans for the future, including its first-ever mini-festival with comedians Judith Lucy, Zoe Coombes-Marr and Eddie Perfect.

With cinemas closed for much of last year, you may have missed a number of 2020’s biggest movies. Here’s where you can watch them now.

WA’s Department of Health was warned in March, in a report it had commissioned, that hotel quarantine guests 19 should be moved away from neighbouring rooms where returned travellers had tested positive.

A young girl has been hospitalised with a back injury after the camel she was riding during a Broome sunset tour bucked her off when it was spooked by an unleashed dog.

Lawyers acting for a refugee advocate being sued by Defence Minister Peter Dutton say the case raises questions about whether defamation law is stifling public debate.

The GWS Giants have been hit with a $20,000 fine after football department boss Jason McCartney had a run-in with the umpires last Friday night in Canberra.

Australians have always been interested in their prime ministers’ personal faiths, but leaders need to be up front about when they address it.

Schools will play a crucial role in rolling out the government’s mental health package, the acting Premier has told The Age Schools Summit.

Crown Resorts has been slapped with a $1 million fine by Victoria’s gambling regulator over its failure to vet its high-roller “junket” tour partners for criminal links and other probity issues. 

The ACT Health Minister accused those who received the vaccine of skipping the queue after a booking hotline for frontline workers was widely distributed.

A corruption inquiry into Drummoyne MP John Sidoti has come to a close, with the MP insisting he did not lie or make up evidence.

Labor’s foreign affairs spokeswoman, Penny Wong, says the language used on national security matters should be “sober and it should be cautious”.

A man helping his friend move items around her inner-city home allegedly sexually assaulted her after she suffered from a medical condition and blacked out.

Snapshot: Lockdown leaves Kangaroos down in the mouth; the kick in kick collectors; no compliments for Hawthorn supporters.

Melbourne University’s international chief has urged a wary federal Education Minister to approve a plan for students put forward by Victoria as coronavirus rages overseas.

The coronavirus pandemic has delivered a smaller hit to government budgets than the GFC. But there are fears structural budget problems are growing.

Grocery giant Woolworths is planning to build a massive automated warehouse in Sydney’s western suburbs as it gears up for an online shopping boom.

Isaac Heeney surprised even himself with his rapid recovery from a broken hand. Now the Swans need Dane Rampe, famous for his recuperative powers, to follow suit.

The 20-year-old Test prop had been exploring his options but has decided to stay put in Sydney, handing the struggling Waratahs a much-needed boost.

The real estate investment trust has triumphed in its bid to wrest control of the $5.4 billion wholesale property managed by AMP Capital, leaving the parent AMP business wounded.

The vessel had allegedly left Colombia’s northern coast with the goal of unloading its cargo in Puerto Rico.

By the end of France’s big freeze, at least one-third of this year’s wine harvest and many other crops were lost, despite enormous efforts.

A woman who went to work on Gregory Douglas’ horse stud when she was 18 has told a Sydney court he made sexual comments and gave her unwanted massages.

Cabaret comes alive at Melbourne’s Arts Centre in an unexpected way.

Human Rights Watch is calling on countries including Australia to impose sanctions on Israel, which dismissed its report as “preposterous and false”.

Andy Bernal, a former Socceroo, recalls being inches from death in a car crash, being chased by paparazzi and dressing as David Beckham’s double during his stint as the soccer superstar’s “agent, manager and bodyguard”.

The Prime Minister’s Queensland representative on the 2032 Olympics bid says a joint infrastructure body will run the ruler closely over any plans before approving them.

Monday’s Oscars ceremony drew a shockingly low television audience. Why?

Brisbane Youth Service had 1324 new requests from young people in the March quarter this year, representing a 336 per cent jump from same period in 2020.

Tabcorp’s bidders will need to further sharpen their pencils to get the inside running at the negotiating table.

Mr Sutherland was charged with two counts of misconduct in relation to public office in December 2019.