The Electoral Boundaries Commission has proposed changing the name of the Ballarat-based electorate of Wendouree, suggesting Eureka in recognition of the 1854 stockade.

When 15 suckling pigs could not be sold after functions were cancelled because of lockdown, Melbourne-based social enterprise Yume stepped in.

A charity has taken up the lease on the rebuilt Middle Park light rail station building, where it will employ young people who are either homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Coronavirus updates, Sunday, August 15.

Blowouts can happen late in seasons. At Carlton, players know their season is gone. Some have no idea if they will be, too, or if the coach will be, or the football manager. 

The insurgents ordered its fighters to refrain from violence and allow safe passage to anyone seeking to leave, said a Taliban leader in Doha.

The AFL season is fast coming to a conclusion, follow along as our AFL live blog brings you the big moments from Sunday’s matches.

The Sharks led for the majority of Sunday’s game at Redcliffe, but were powerless to stop the Knights when Kalyn Ponga clicked into gear in the final quarter.

NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said she could not ‘describe my concern level if we do not drive these cases down’.

During these relentless lockdown days, it is important to grab hold of small victories to nourish our COVID-scarred souls.

The Bombers demolished the Gold Coast Suns by 68 points to continue their charge toward finals.

The lockdown-driven rise in calls comes as education and child mental health experts warn repeated periods of remote learning are doing cumulative harm to children.

With National Science Week launched on the week, Hugh Possingham says the pandemic has fostered a greater level of science literacy in the public.

Tighter rules to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Greater Sydney and regional areas of NSW come into effect on Monday. Here’s what you need to know.

Racing returns to Gunnedah for a seven-race card on Monday.

The statewide lockdown is putting pressure on small businesses regardless of whether they are in a virus hot spot or not.

While debate continues to rage about the coach’s position, Parramatta’s chief executive said worrying about the future is ‘pointless’ as he reached out to Eels fans.

Former Australian defence force interpreter Ezatullah Rahimi fears it’s too late for his family: “You asked me to stand next to you, and I stood next to you.”

Australia’s risk of extreme bushfires, like those of Black Summer in 2019-20, is set to rise following the UN’s landmark climate report.

While they cannot yet know what the finals will look like, Melbourne fans can at least know this: their team is one win away from a first minor premiership in 57 years.

With police and politicians expressing frustration about breaches of health orders, we asked readers to tell us what they’ve seen.

The “father of evolution” was stunned by what he saw on a visit to Australia in 1836. How did our plants and animals get to be so uniquely quirky?

The death of Derek Wrigley in Canberra marks the passing of a highly significant design champion, a people-focused designer.

Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc will discover on Monday whether they will be allowed out to resume critical pre-season training for the Ashes summer in Adelaide.

On a day the Bulldogs were all but confirmed as wooden-spooners, Nathan Brown’s side can still dare to dream as they climbed to within just one win of the top eight.

Actor Roy Joseph has been busy on set of the new season of Five Bedrooms, which is running on new streaming service Paramount+. But what’s his guilty streaming pleasure?

There’s only one way out for those fleeing the endgame of the Afghan war, and tickets on the last planes out of Kabul are almost gone.

Don’t be fooled: the Winx Stakes is a group 1 in name only and is an illustration of what is wrong with the measure of excellence within Australian racing.

Another lightly raced galloper by the prolific Dundeel sire line is set to finally break through at today’s feature Gunnedah meeting.

Rail staff were on Saturday alerted to a COVID-19 exposure case, which has resulted in more than 20 regional and interstate services being cancelled a day after the entire state was thrust into a week-long lockdown.

There is no one other than your nearest and dearest to see you be bad at things, and they’ve already seen you at your weirdest by this point.

Tropical F---Storm has always sounded neurotic and anxious, says Gareth Liddiard, “but now everyone else feels the same so it’s good for us... in a way”.

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

As the Wallabies lick their wounds, the Herald can reveal RA plans to broaden the pool of players that coach Dave Rennie has at his disposal.

A man and woman were cut free and flown to hospital after a car and a bus carrying dozens of people collided south of Brisbane on Sunday.

Olympic mania came to Melbourne as more than 100,000 people lined Swanston Street to welcome home Australia’s elite athletes from the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

Victoria’s select-entry high schools educate almost no Indigenous students and just 4.5 per cent of their students are disadvantaged, raising concerns underprivileged teens are missing out on the elite state schools.

After two decades of fighting in Afghanistan, the Taliban is on the verge of seizing power again for the first time since 2001. But what does the fundamentalist force want?

There were positives to take from the Wallabies’ 57-22 mauling at Eden Park if you looked hard enough, but let’s be honest about where Australian rugby is right now.

Australian women have been outperforming the men at the Olympics for many decades. But an 18-team AFLW competition shapes as a significant competitor for the best female athletes.

There are precedents for Australia giving extra protection to people whose freedom is suddenly threatened in their homelands.

Working in schools is intellectually, emotionally and socially demanding, and the work has become increasingly complex.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has opened the door to the use of vaccine certificates domestically on the basis it will encourage more Australians to get vaccinated faster under national cabinet’s planned four-phase reopening of the country.

The “build first, ask questions later” model in which a rush to build big projects takes precedence over wise planning has become the new normal in Victoria under the Big Build program.

Victorian authorities are particularly concerned about coronavirus transmission in younger people amid evidence some people are stretching social distancing rules.

The number of cases linked to the outbreak which began on June 16 is now 7745.

The New Zealand film industry has been left flatfooted after the Lord of The Rings TV series moved to the UK.

Designs of the new state-of-the-art ECU City campus have been revealed, showcasing how the world-class university campus is set to reshape the Perth central business district and redefine higher education in Western Australia.

This year’s Melbourne Fringe will have an innovative ticketing scheme allowing audiences to pay more – or less – than the standard price, no questions asked.

The Bombers flew to an astonishing 93-point lead at quarter time after a 15-goal opening term, and cruised to one of the most crushing wins in the club’s history thereafter. Kyle Reimers booted eight goals, and was supported by fellow forwards Stew...