Follow along as we bring you all the key moments from Saturday’s AFL matches.

Gladys Berejiklian rejected charges she was creating a “divided city” by applying different rules enforcement in hotspot areas.

Albion resident Jason Powell fears he will lose his city views and therefore $400,000-$500,000 of his property value.

On a drama-filled day, Alastair Clarkson and Damien Hardwick talk Clarkson’s future, Sam Mitchell, the Blues, and two assistants in the running for the vacant Collingwood job.

Across a campfire, the Queenslander researching gelada baboons tells Sir David what he can. He doesn’t know it yet, but his life is about to change.

There were no celebrations and no interview from Tommy Berry after the first group 1 of the season – he just let his actions speak for him.

Hawthorn and Richmond farewelled their departing heroes in a dramatic draw at the MCG as Alastair Clarkson steals the show.

Thousands of police took to the streets and set up checkpoints in Sydney’s CBD on Saturday to quell an anti-lockdown protest, Victoria’s lockdown has been extended into the regions, and curfews will be in place for parts of Sydney from Monday.

The protest disappointed some activists who wanted to achieve the scale seen at a large rally in the CBD last month.

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To call Matthew Palmer a jockey wouldn’t be doing him justice nowadays.

The Anzac Day tradition between Collingwood and Essendon was born in nail-biting style, and despite the Magpies skipping out to a 14-point last break lead, the old rivals could not be separated by the final siren.

Several crew members on board the bulk carrier are isolating in their cabins after developing flu-like symptoms.

Protesters gathered in Brisbane’s Botanical Gardens to protest lockdown controls despite them preventing COVID-19 infections in Queensland.

Michael Maguire’s men were thumped 50-20 by Cronulla, which means they will be only playing for pride for the remainder of the season.

The Giants will be out for revenge against the Swifts in the decider next week after losing to their NSW rivals in the semi-finals.

Photographer Paula Bronstein has long documented life in Afghanistan.

The four-year-old gelding took his record to seven wins from 10 starts with a late charge and shortened to $11 for the Epsom and the Golden Eagle.

On a poignant day for the AFL, Hawks Alastair Clarkson and Shaun Burgoyne and Tiger David Astbury bid farewell after Richmond booted five straight goals to force a draw.

Lance Franklin is now just eight goals away from reaching the 1000-goal milestone, raising the increasingly real possibility of knocking it over this September - provided the Swans go deep enough in the finals.

The boss of New Zealand Rugby says Rugby Australia was consulted before it pulled the pin on Bledisloe III but RUPA’s chief executive believes there is more to it.

Ahmad Massoud is faced with a group that has just inherited military hardware from the US, but he’s drawing from his father’s old template.

Sydneysiders woke up to the smell of smoke on Saturday as hazard reduction burning lefts its mark across the city.

The champion swimmer says Streamline shows the individual struggles that even gold medallists go through.

The law created a new category of workers granting them limited benefits while maintaining they were not employees of technology platforms like Uber and Lyft.

After serving eight years of hard drama, Wentworth – the critically acclaimed reboot of Prisoner – begins its final season with a dramatic new non-binary character, Reb.

Jack de Belin was discussed but never truly considered for the St George Illawarra captaincy, says coach Anthony Griffin.

Some protesters have managed to make it into central Sydney for an anti-lockdown rally.

The man filmed his interaction with Police Minister David Elliott in Baulkham Hills on Friday.

The attack happened near the port of Gwadar which is part of a $84 billion Chinese investment program in the country.

Jill Stansfield’s death marked the passing of a significant figure in the Australian design profession.

Trent Robinson has never once asked James Tedesco and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves to stand up and lead the Sydney Roosters – they took it upon themselves.

In this COVID world, all teams need to make sacrifices. So I am disappointed by New Zealand Rugby’s decision to pull the pin on the Bledisloe clash in Perth.

Considering the implications of the cost of residential aged care on the age pension can be complex.

“I like to mix my finds with Australian designers and products from Indigenous-owned businesses,” says Quandamooka woman Elisa Jane Carmichael.

New data suggested more than 6000 cases can be traced back to the month-long event, with 3404 people contracting the coronavirus at the final alone.

Brunswick’s Good Karma Network has been shuttered indefinitely after bad vibes from its inner-city members.

The Cats were coming off a belting at the hands of Essendon the week prior, while the Demons had their tails up after a sudden death win over Collingwood. Most of the game was tight, too, with Geelong. But in the final quarter, it was all blue-and-wh...

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“That’s not a healthy sign for an ice sheet,” said an expert. “Water on ice is bad.”

Local authors including Helen Garner, Marcia Langton, Sophie Cunningham and Gideon Haigh discuss the locations in and around Melbourne that have inspired their prose.

Robby Hogarth, aka popular Melbourne drag queen Leasa Mann, had an idea as the COVID catastrophe closed in: he would use his online following to help people struggling to pay their bills, no questions asked.

As Essendon entered - and lost - their final round match last season against Melbourne, the mood around the club was toxic.

Six police officers were hospitalised and more than 200 people were arrested during anti-lockdown protests that brought chaos to Melbourne’s CBD on Saturday. 

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David Teague’s manager has all but conceded his client will be sacked within days and claims Ross Lyon has already been in discussions with the Blues.

People touched by their Olympic performance have inundated Australian decathletes Ash Moloney and Cedric Dubler with some very strange gifts in hotel quarantine.

Victoria has recorded 61 new cases of COVID-19, as the state government prepares to implement a statewide lockdown and harsher restrictions to slow the spread of the worsening Delta outbreak. 

New Zealand has recorded 21 new positive COVID-19 cases in the community. There are now 51 total cases associated with the Auckland outbreak.

Queensland’s Chief Health Officer has urged Queenslanders to continue getting vaccinated telling reporters it is inevitable COVID-19 will cross from NSW.