Prices and timelines to build or renovate homes are set to increase in the months ahead as rising wood prices continue despite a cooling international market.

Maritime Safety Queensland have caught multiple people trying to enter Queensland by sea.

A woman has died in Sydney’s south-west from COVID-19, Victorians have woken up to all of regional NSW designated a ‘red zone’ and Euros finals fever has hit Australia after a series of tense penalty shootouts.

Officers plan to patrol the border with NSW for at least another month, as the police union urged the Victorian government to find more sustainable ways to use police resources.  

A woman who accuses an equestrian rider of rape was allegedly told by the sport’s officials to stay away from a competition because her presence would make him feel uncomfortable, a court has heard.

Western Sydney remains an area of concern for NSW Health, particularly the suburbs of Fairfield, Smithfield, Bossley Park, Wakeley, Bonnyrigg, Glenfield and West Hoxton.

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

Popular trainer Mitch Beer could reel off the most successful day of his career at Tuesday’s feature Albury meeting.

Two members of a Victorian family who returned from Sydney in early July have tested positive for COVID-19 as authorities reveal two removalists who worked in Melbourne last week have also tested positive.

Australia’s slow vaccine rollout has given other parts of the world a head start on attracting international visitors again.

A cash flow boost could be offered to small business owners in a federal plan to help companies survive extended lockdowns, reprising a scheme from last year.

Corrections officers are working to control a riot at Parklea Correctional Centre as helicopter pictures showed smoke and flames billowing from the prison.

Authorities warned the community not to disregard the threat from this front during the predicted lulls in conditions, to drive slowly and watch for fallen trees. 

The days of doorknockers reminding you to complete the census might be over in locked-down Sydney.

Dianne Jolley is accused of sending a series of threatening letters to herself, including a card which contained women’s underwear.

St Kilda and Fremantle are surging, GWS look to be better placed. Are there too many contenders ahead of the Tigers? And what does the future hold for Trent Cotchin?

TikTok and Snapchat may hog the social media limelight but for a cohort of creators the longstanding platform YouTube is where all the action is.

A quick guide to what we know about shortening the interval between doses of AstraZeneca.

The sides drew 1-1 after extra time and Italy won the shootout 3-2, with England players Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, who are all Black, missing spot-kicks.

The murder and uncertainty about who hatched the plot is the latest in a succession of blows to hit the struggling country, which has appealed for international help.

For Veronica Milsom, zero waste meant a ban on disposable nappies, single-use plastic, a clothes drier, wet wipes and, as she got older, squeezy pouches.

Shane Bowden, 47, was sprayed with 21 bullets in the driveway of his Gold Coast unit on October 12, 2020.

Books editor Jason Steger shares his top picks for novels to get you through the chilly winter weeks.

The federal government kept a confronting ad showing a woman suffering from COVID ready to roll out if there was a serious outbreak of the virus.

Tennis Australia chief Craig Tiley says players will not agree to another fortnight of quarantine and has declared community vaccination rates will play a role in how, or if, the Australian Open is held.

Priceline owner and takeover target API’s management will need to stick to its guns to ensure Wesfarmers coughs up more cash for the company.

Two newborns were given nitrous oxide instead of oxygen from the same gas outlet in an operating theatre at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, a coroner has been told.

Gleeson spent eight seasons with the Wildcats, during which the club won five NBL Championships – making the period the most successful in the club’s 40 years.

The government’s COVID-19 advertising campaign has to compete with an avalanche of content for our attention. We don’t have the time to waste on lukewarm ads.

The last-gasp win over France in the first Test propelled them back into the world’s top five, but captain Michael Hooper says the Wallabies won’t rest on their laurels.

But it’s a pity the government’s COVID ads used an actor rather than a COVID survivor.

Australian cricket’s problems go far deeper than two off-season Twenty20 losses. The lack of batting depth has been exposed again.

Why are cyclists so intense? To answer this question, all I had to do was become one of them.

The Australian is in the middle of his favourite season, where he mows his grass almost every day. And he believes the lawn also holds the key to winning his first major.

My Ut Trinh, 53, is charged with eight counts of contamination of goods with intent to cause economic loss.

Parramatta mayor Bob Dwyer said the case against developer Grand Epping was a “win for the community” and sent a message that illegal behaviour would not be accepted.

The man was charged with high-range drink-driving in Marrickville early on Monday and fined for not having a reasonable excuse for being away from home.

Greenslade, best known as Shaun Micallef’s longtime comic partner, isn’t complaining about being typecast. But he can do serious drama, too.

To present empowered princesses, Jennifer Lee redefined what it means to be a Disney lead – and encouraged the exploration of rich inner lives.

Teachers, school staff and aged care workers in the Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown and Liverpool local government areas will have access to priority vaccinations this week.

Stephen Graham is that rare thing: a working-class actor who understands conflict and characters who have struggled with adversity and hardship.

Communities are banding together to save suburban piers and jetties that have fallen into disrepair, and putting pressure on the state government to invest more in protecting the sites.

In 1979, after the Skylab space station crash landed in the West Australian outback, the San Francisco ‘Examiner’ offered a $10,000 reward to the first person to bring them a piece of the wreckage. The race was on in the Skylab stakes.

The nail-biting finish to the Euro 2020 final had soccer fans on the edge of their seats. Then Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved two England penalties – and Lygon Street erupted in noise and colour.

Crews restored power to affected customers about two hours after an external party hit the underground supply cable while digging or drilling in Kingsford.

Today on Please Explain, senior economics writer Jessica Irvine joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss how working from home has impacted productivity.

Club sources have told The Age that Curnow – who hasn’t played at AFL level for more than two years – will play this weekend barring any mishaps at training.

The NRL has revealed why Zac Lomax and Daniel Alvaro face a month on the sidelines should they fail to sign a sworn statement about Paul Vaughan’s infamous BBQ.

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