When he was younger, Usman Khawaja wanted to change himself to fit in. Now, he wants to change cricket.

NSW recorded 296 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, while Victoria recorded 1935.

Justin Langer expects more low-scoring matches and tight finishes in the T20 World Cup after Australia scrambled home against South Africa.

Dylan Nguyen’s mates picked the HSC over the IB because it finished earlier. Now Dylan will do his last exams when they are doing their first.

A majority of Australians accept the case for net zero emissions by 2050 to prevent a greater danger from global warming. Prime Minister Scott Morrison accepts it. So does a majority of federal cabinet.

There was widespread relief when the government announced that from Friday venues can once again screen films, run stage shows and host gigs.

After a week of negotiations, Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce told Prime Minister Scott Morrison of the outcome shortly after a meeting of the Nationals party room ended on Sunday.

Appeal to as many fans as you like, but every club needs a soul. And the Dolphins’ soul is Redcliffe.

Deputy Premier Steven Miles says restrictions and lockdowns could be imposed in areas with lower vaccination rates, but only as a last resort.

The Sixers were unable to chase down the Renegades’ target modest target of 119 on Sunday after another failure by the top order. 

Three more asylum seekers tested positive to the coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the outbreak tally to 20.

Gordon Richards has given Gytrash a clean bill of health as up to six runners in The Everest prepare to clash again. Yet Masked Crusader is not yet confirmed as one of them.

Victoria’s next step of the road map to reopening has been brought forward to this Friday, but there’s no need feel anxious about the quicker timeline.

The $40,000 Cessnock Cup headlines a bumper program on the Beaumont track at Newcastle.

You’d have to hand iron horse status to front-running stayer Arabolini as he approaches his 18th start this preparation in Monday’s Sharp Office Cessnock Cup.

The 33-year-old Annerley man finally had to take no for an answer after he allegedly sped through a border checkpoint, crashed his car, then hitchhiked back into the state.

Right-wing politician Matteo Salvini has been charged with kidnapping over an incident in 2019 when he was interior minister.

NSW’s ‘extraordinary’ vaccination rates has prevented the horror October the state was warned to expect.

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Like ageing footballers, the Coodas had been offered only a series of one-year contracts over the past decade and have decided to take their show to commercial station 3MP.

A record number of entries were received in this year’s $30,000 Portia Geach Memorial Award for female artists.

When Gemma Fordham isn’t running Fox FM or 2DayFM, she’s deep into a season of Ted Lasso or asking her kids to brush their teeth.

Thinking of heading up, up and away? Pack your vaccination documents along with your passport and toothbrush.

The lead investigator into the disappearance of Cleo Smith says a car was spotted turning onto North West Coastal Highway from Blowholes Road the morning she went missing.

Producers cut corners in Australia too.

She may be 95 years old, but the Queen holds fast to the concept that a monarch must be seen to be believed.

A number of police forces in England are investigating reports of women unknowingly being injected with syringes at crowded night spots.

The Matildas’ first home game in nearly two years came against a backdrop of poor form and allegations of a toxic culture, but they responded with their best display in a year.

The tussle between State of Rest and Anamoe in the Moonee Valley home straight was another worthy chapter in the Cox Plate’s storied history.

Nearly 70 years after the polio vaccine was invented, elimination is close. Two cases of the virus poliomyelitis have been reported worldwide so far this year compared to 140 last year, says the World Health Organisation.

After wins like Saturday’s with State Of Rest, more doors will open for Irish jockey Johnny Allen.

Record numbers of new homes have been delivered over the past five years, yet we’re seeing prices skyrocket.

Victoria’s top steward has shot down speculation his panel were split over whether to take the race from State Of Rest, but described the decision as a “very tight call”.

A community not-for-profit group set out to create jobs for local refugees, and ended up with one of the world’s largest urban permaculture farms.

Hanadi Rafraf was awarded $453,472 for injuries she sustained in a car accident. But that’s not what her solicitor told her.

The temperature recorded at Sunshine Coast Airport hit 36.3 degrees – a 16-year October high – but severe thunderstorms are heading our way.

Born and educated in Melbourne, Harold Lewis Plumridge served for 27 years as director of music at Mentone Grammar School.

Mr McGowan refused to divulge any details of why he had to leave a wedding due to a reported incident near his Rockingham home on Saturday night but confirmed a leak of his home address and mobile phone number on social media by anti-vaxxer groups on...

The week in photos from the award winning Sydney Morning Herald and Financial review photographers.

The Cox Plate drama started days out from the two-minute race and continued well past it, but it was a missed opportunity to sell racing to its new audience.

The case of media mogul Harvey Weinstein led a push to end the use of non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment, which lawyers say “cut the tongue” out of victims.

A new book tells story of the reviled ‘Vandemonians’ - Tasmanian convicts in Victoria - including an ancestor of a former federal Labor leader.

Australia made several significant changes to their strategy, dominating South Africa’s batsmen in their T20 World Cup opener.

It is painful for my grandmother to tell me of our family’s fate at the hands of a Nazi death squad, but she must.

As Victorian and NSW students return to the classroom, it is crucial that we make wise choices about how we teach.

There are concerns gendered toys such as pink play kitchens or construction sets depicting images of boys are restricting children’s psychological and emotional development.

It always helps to be first, and the US group launching the second Bitcoin Futures ETF have found that out the hard way.

Just a few months ago, mandating COVID-19 vaccines was a tough subject few wanted to touch. As Australia re-opens, its largest employers are no longer shy about enforcing the jab.

The announcement from the major fossil fuel producer was timed to make a splash before the start of the global COP26 climate conference being held in Glasgow, Scotland.

International students have been left in a vulnerable position during the pandemic, but Australia has high hopes for reviving its third-biggest export industry.