NSW is bracing itself for a surge in cases after recording more than 300 cases yesterday, while Victoria infections grow

Two big games today in the AFL. First up, Hawthorn v Collingwood, before the Western Bulldogs and Essendon do battle.

Hawthorn residents plan to protest against a “farcical” consultation process after Housing Minister Richard Wynne introduced sweeping powers to fast-track the $5.3 billion Big Housing Build.

It is the final day of the Tokyo Olympics. Australia’s final athlete standing has finished up to end the games for the nation.

Essendon surged back into finals contention with a stunning upset win over the table-topping Western Bulldogs, with Peter Wright producing a career-best seven-goal haul.

Gold Coast have kept their finals hopes alive with a 22-point win over the Cowboys whose coach Todd Payten failed with another tactical change for their star forward.

“To everyone in the 11 local government areas who have been in lockdown, thank you. To our Cairns family, friends and colleagues – you can do this,” writes Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young.

Health experts have hailed the success of south-east Queensland’s latest lockdown as a beacon of hope for far-north residents, who are now subject to stay-at-home orders of their own.

The challenge facing Penrith’s star man has been laid bare after the Eels hooker succumbed to a shoulder problem and now prepares to go under the knife.

There have been calls for the Nazi flag to be outlawed and decades-old laws to be updated to stem a rising surge in anti-Semitic behaviour.

A group of Auslan interpreters have become familiar faces during the pandemic as they translate leaders’ words into sign language.

A games like no other, as the world comes together for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Australian decathlete Cedric Dubler’s selflessness towards teammate Ash Moloney encapsulated what worked about these Olympics.

Two filmmakers are smashing the caricatures and stereotypes of Native Americans.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic games have exceeded all expectations for Seven. But it will still be wary when the next rights come up for grabs.

The final bout of karate’s historic debut at the Olympics ended in uproar when Tareg Hamedi’s high kick to Sajad Ganjzadeh’s neck saw him disqualified.

Australia’s track cycling team has had its lowest Olympic medal haul in 41 years as British star Jason Kenny’s made history with his stunning keirin gold medal.

Various locations around Cairns have been identified as close contact sites after a community case of COVID-19 was reported in the region on Sunday.

Celebrate the athletes, wonder at the sportsmanship, but never forget the sacrifices Tokyo made for an Olympics the world needed but they couldn’t attend.

Hawthorn backed up a shock victory over Brisbane last week with a 19-point win over Collingwood on Sunday afternoon.

Dundeel three-year-old filly Left Reeling returns off a spell for her second start in a maiden over 1300m at set weights on an expected heavy track.

Everything you need to know to kick off the week with a winner.

The federal government’s decision to make returning Australian expats apply for an exemption to leave the country again is the latest in a long line of restrictive measures that has split families and left thousands of Australian citizens stranded ...

Michael Maguire’s side are still a mathematical chance of snapping their finals drought as a Canterbury bad boy was in trouble with the match officials again.

Numbers of re-introduced greater bilbies are thriving in a specially protected region of Mallee Cliffs National Park, allowing rangers to expand their range and plan for more such releases of critically endangered marsupials.

Ruth Bergner’s name will be known to many who also associate it with the name of Melech Ravitch, the Yiddish writer who was her father, and the painter Yosl Bergner, her brother.

Australia have won 17 gold medals, which is equal to the record haul from Athens in 2004.

Supporting a teenager to learn from home requires the occasional refresher on trigonometry. But helping a kindergarten child learn to read is far more time intensive.

When she isn’t talking about wispy clouds, Seven’s meteorologist Jane Bunn is watching Younger or going to Barre classes.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

The nation’s first drive-through vaccination hub will be set up at a former Bunnings site in Melbourne’s west while Victorians aged 18-39 will be able to receive the AstraZeneca jab at nine of the state’s mass vaccination centres from Monday.

Ian Chesterman struggled to hold back tears on Sunday as he spoke of the relief in bringing a team to Tokyo and getting them home safely and healthy.

The Australian Turf Club is working with the state government and NSW Health to have COVID-safe protocols in place to have crowds back for the spring carnival.

The Wallabies coaches will feel confident now that they looked good when they went direct against the All Blacks.

The one-term Queensland LNP premier, who quit the party last month, has announced he will run for the Liberal Democrats’ Senate ticket at the next federal election.

The Giants want to take on Richmond at either Marvel or GMBHA Stadium as the two teams fight for a final eight spot.

New coronavirus variants are to be named after star constellations when all the letters in the Greek alphabet are used, a senior World Health Organisation official has said.

Families on the 17th floor at 130 Racecourse Road have all so far tested negative after COVID-19 cases linked to the current outbreak forced them into a hard lockdown.

After a dozen years helping other authors bring their books to life, Carol Major finally has one of her own.

Dan Christian’s remarkable five sixes in one over against Bangladesh in Australia’s first win of the series shapes as an exciting pointer to the T20 World Cup.

This is how an Olympics should be: kids on shoulders, headbands made of flags, selfie sticks and phones capturing every kilometre of this 42-kilometre epic.

New research shows embedding climate literacy across the curriculum is essential to help future generations successfully fight climate change.

Brian Goorjian had never been so nervous, so he turned to his veteran stars to make history. Patty Mills and Joe Ingles reflect on the breakthrough in Tokyo.

These past two weeks, athletes from across the globe have offered us all a timely reminder of what it is we humans are capable of.

University can still be a place of belonging for students, even when they can’t attend campus.

Everything pointed to this one descending into the most lopsided Showdown in the South Australian derby’s 50-match history, but it was not to be, with the Crows responding from a “challenging week” with an encouraging display.

Australian food manufacturer SPC’s decision to mandate vaccinations for all onsite personnel has sparked a heated debate about whether employers can make workers get the jab.

Australia won three athletics medals in Tokyo, and the number of personal bests and national records suggests there’s more success to come.

When it first took the reins, Australia’s first Greens-majority council promised to do politics differently. Now, that majority is in doubt. How has it come to this?

Within days of the comments, Alabama threw out more than 65,000 expired coronavirus vaccines despite the state’s low rate of immunisation.