The Brisbane Lions said Lachie Neale only had to get through a light run on Thursday to be selected for Friday’s clash against the Demons, having not played since round six due to an ankle injury.

The Prime Minister has announced a national plan to give Commonwealth money to people who are caught in coronavirus hotspots.

The Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl, carrying 1486 containers, including 25 tonnes of nitric acid, was anchored off Sri Lanka when a fire erupted.

The Victorian government has extended the seven-day lockdown for metropolitan Melbourne but regional Victorians will win some freedoms back from midnight tonight. Follow our live coronavirus coverage.

A last-minute dispute is dragging out negotiations between the federal and Victorian governments to build a new quarantine facility near Avalon Airport.

The effectiveness of pre-commitment cards touted by the Victorian government and Crown Resorts as a measure against problem gambling has come under fire at the royal commission.

ABC management has knocked back an upcoming Four Corners episode that focuses on Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

‘Back with the flight’ marks are often simply chest marks and that’s why they’re not always judged as favourably in AFL mark of the year voting. Here, Wayne Carey chooses his favourites and explains why.

Former head of Sydney Children’s Hospital and NSW chief paediatrician Emeritus Professor Les White will head the inquiry.

Melburnians out of work can get a $500 weekly disaster payment during lockdown. Meanwhile a second Victorian aged care resident has tested positive to COVID-19 and NSW has new exposure sites.

A group of plane passengers who landed in Darwin just after restrictions changed on Thursday has headed straight to Howard Springs under tough new travel measures.

Controversial cross-code star has begun legal action in a bid to return to rugby league with the Clive Palmer-affiliated Southport Tigers.

Australian WNBA basketballer Shyla Heal learned of the Sky’s brutal roster move to cut her while at the airport and preparing to board a team flight.

DFAT secretary Frances Adamson says diplomats have a “steely determination” to bring the children home.

Some readers said the regrets were symbolic of the “Me generation”. Others said they were courageous and praised the article tackling the “taboo” topic.

The former soldier has filed Federal Court proceedings against his ex wife just days before his defamation case against the Herald and The Age is due to start.

Border closures are infuriating regional Victorians who live in coronavirus-free towns hundreds of kilometres from Melbourne.

Australian Fashion Week is back with runways from some of the country's top brands. We've rounded up some of our favourite looks from each day.

Victoria not only suffered from the strictest lockdown measures, it is the state where more than 800 people died, accounting for about 90 per cent of Australia’s total pandemic deaths.

The working week wraps up in the Riverina with a nine-race card on Friday.

Britain’s high commissioner to Australia Vicki Treadell says the world’s leading export nations can avoid potential carbon tariffs by lifting their level of climate ambition.

The officers have been charged with negligently causing serious injury over an arrest in which a man was left paralysed from the neck down.

Australia’s Ambassador to the US says our researchers have lots of opportunities to collaborate with US government agencies on defence and sensitive technologies.

Keep Venice afloat but don’t turn it into Disneyland, say a group of celebrities putting forward a 10-point plan to save the city.

A four-day holiday, a year of celebrations, star-studded concerts and beacons lit up across the Commonwealth are planned to mark Her Majesty’s 70th year on the throne.

After two years of escalating protests over fossil fuel ties leading to gag clauses in artist contracts, one of the world’s largest fringe festivals signals change.

Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott has stressed the importance of getting Australians vaccinated quickly so the country could put an end to repeated lockdowns.

A plan to hand environmental approval powers of the Commonwealth over to state governments has hit a roadblock, with Queensland demanding tougher rules.

A 24-year-old man has been remanded in custody after police allegedly found $2 million of cocaine hidden inside a Nissan X-Trail.

The eight-part adaptation of King’s Lisey’s Story is visually stunning but dense and confusing

The victim’s life-changing injuries and how close he came to death were detailed in his statement read aloud to the court.

The actor plays a real-life magazine photographer who revealed a mercury poisoning scandal that caused deformities in children.

The Prime Minister says Victorians who meet strict criteria can apply for financial assistance as of Monday as the state recorded three new cases, all linked to primary close contacts who had already been identified. 

Shifting between seemingly contradictory alliances, he has been called a right-wing extremist, a pragmatist and an opportunist.

The history of the nation’s best-known art prize contains some pointers on what it takes to paint a winner.

Sarkis Elbayeh, 37, is accused of sexually assaulting the woman in a car park on Cross Street, Double Bay, on May 30.  

Ange Postecoglou doesn’t hold the UEFA coaching licence required for Europe’s top tier clubs, but that fact is unlikely to prevent him from coaching Celtic.

The state’s public hospitals recorded an increase in admissions into the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite drops across the private sector and most other jurisdictions.

Cody Morgan wants to win The Kosciuszko and believes if he gets it right Ice In Vancouver could be the right horse.

Inverloch is a stayer made for the winter and he is ready to show that at the Gardens on Saturday.

A step back to Sydney winter company might be the way forward for Gloaming Stakes winner Love Tap.

Angry customers lash out at retail workers just hours before the new rules come into effect, as retailers and union officials raise concerns with the state government.

Critics say the recalled Blues centre plays the victim too much. Since taking two online trolls to police for racial abuse, he hasn’t received a single threatening message.

The Queensland Maroons forward and RLPA director went into bat for his captain and also shed light on the behind-the-scenes documentary that never took flight.

St Kilda are no longer in contention for Tayla Harris, who is now likely to request a trade to Melbourne to continue her AFLW career next season.

The stimulus-fuelled shopping bonanza has left companies like Bunnings, Kmart and Officeworks explaining to shareholders that the party is over now as more normal pre-COVID trading patterns return.

Woodside Petroleum’s plan to develop a $15 billion new gas field off the coast of WA is facing further pressure from conservation campaigners.

Publish and be damned, goes the old saying. But increasingly the damnation is coming from within industry offices, and is stopping some books from coming out at all.

The surprise eruption on White Island, or Whakaari, in 2019 killed 22 people from several countries including Australia.

The first Australian prime minister to step up to the births, deaths and marriages roll in SBS’ long-running genealogy series, Malcolm Turnbull was prepared for the odd skeleton in the family closet. Turnbull explores the past – Australia’s and...