The former NSW premier says her “radar” didn’t give her enough warnings to report what about Maguire she knew to ICAC.

Verry Elleegant is special to champion jockey James McDonald, and he gets the chance to cap her marvellous career with her biggest victory.

Defence lawyers could be included in the definition of “public justice official” under law reform being considered in NSW by Attorney General Mark Speakman.

The final report of Parliament’s select committee on mental health and suicide prevention says the sector is at a tipping point.

Jordan De Goey has enlisted a top defence law firm to help keep him out of jail on a day teammates questioned why the Magpie has again found himself in serious trouble.

Wallabies great Tim Horan would hand the No.15 jersey to Andrew Kellaway over Kurtley Beale, and rush Will Skelton and Rory Arnold straight into the squad.

He might start the shortest priced favourite since Phar Lap, but a leading analytics firm says the weight of history suggests Incentivise should be double his current price.

The only threat to Peter Moody’s Caulfield Cup winner making it 10 wins in a row is the extended trip of two miles, according to ratings guru Paul Daily.

While most of Australia will watch the Melbourne Cup on television this year Margaret Duncan is one of the few racegoers to have secured a ticket to attend the 160-year-old horse race.

Premier trainer has taken home more than $13m the past five years, and certainly does not care for the money - nor fame - that comes with winning the Big One.

Leaders and representatives of almost 200 countries have now arrived in Glasgow for two days of talks that many see as the last chance to keep the Paris agreement climate goals alive.

The government’s long-term emissions reduction plan says up to 100 million tonnes of carbon could be offset by farmers. But experts say this is assumption is “grossly exaggerated”.

Stars including footballer Christian Petracca, MasterChef winner Diana Chan and model Montana Cox were given the tricky task of publicising an event to a public that couldn’t buy tickets.

Up to 1000 residents along the Peninsula could be without power until Friday after storms and heavy winds downed lines and disrupted Victoria’s grid last week.

Fully vaccinated international travellers now able to skip mandatory hotel quarantine in Sydney and Melbourne, unvaccinated Queenslanders have missed a key target and the leaders of the world’s biggest economies have failed to agree on how to achie...

The former PM says he’s been canvassing the idea in the US of Australia acquiring some older-model nuclear submarines “within months, rather than decades”.

In her final public statement as premier, Gladys Berejiklian made it clear she believed ICAC had over-stepped in calling an inquiry. Her position did not change.

The corruption watchdog has completed its public inquiry into Gladys Berejiklian, with the former premier accused of dishonesty, while fiercely denying she was obliged to report a conflict of interest.

Local MPs need to advocate for their communities, but governments need to ensure taxpayer dollars are distributed fairly and transparently across the state.

Counsel assisting, Chris Carr, said lawyers for the corruption watchdog had requested documents from the Labor Party but had been rebuffed.

Roadside bins from a distance stretching some 600 kilometres along the coastline where Cleo Smith went missing have been scoured by police.

The accused drug dealer was granted bail after a magistrate found he was not getting proper access to his lawyer and documents needed to defend himself in jail. He disappeared four days after his release.

Everything you need to know to find a winner on the nine-race card at headquarters.

The race will be a springboard back into stakes company for Blazing Miss.

Data shows 93.6 per cent of NSW residents aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Home-based COVID tests are about to hit supermarket and pharmacy shelves. They take just 15-30 minutes to reveal if you have the virus or not.

More than 170 people have been contacted by Queensland Health after the error at the pop-up clinic south of Brisbane. 

Channel Ten’s Derby Day coverage has drastically fallen to the lowest on record, as Seven won the ratings battle with their broadcast of the Golden Eagle for the third year running.

House values have continued to ratchet up but there are early signs the market may finally be starting to cool.

Our experts give their tips for the race that stops the nation. Plus, Tim Habel’s five best bets for the day at Flemington and how to place them.

From “I regarded him a part of my love circle” to “I’ll throw money at Wagga, lots of it, don’t you worry about that”.

Electorate officers Christine Kelly and Kirsten Psaila are listed to appear as witnesses this week at the hearings probing allegations of corrupt conduct, including misuse of money, involving Victorian public officials.

WA Police are searching for a Willetton Senior High School student who fled school grounds after stabbing a female teacher.

Cryptocurrency investing startup Bamboo says the local market operator’s reluctance to engage with crypto-related companies is fuelling an exodus of talent out of Australia.

With lockdown over and liberty restored, Gai Waterhouse is back at “fabulous Flemington” and ready to rock and roll.

As the punters turn to Melbourne for the race that stops a nation, in the state’s west their eyes are on a different prize.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it is not possible to contain Delta forever.

Dr Jeannette Young has been sworn in as Queensland’s 27th Governor, while her temporary replacement as Chief Health Officer insists nothing will change about Queensland’s response to the pandemic.

In July, the Norwegian team were fined $2309 for wearing shorts at the European Beach Handball Championship. The controversial uniform rules have been changed following support from US pop star Pink and the work of an Australian activist.

A Taliban spokesman said two of the attackers who killed three people in a “personal feud” had been arrested, and he insisted they were not part of the Islamist movement.

Will Pucovski’s lingering concussion symptoms have kept him under a cloud entering this week’s Sheffield Shield game at the MCG.

The rise in video conferencing is leading Aussie workers to grow more self-conscious about their appearance, to an unhealthy extent, new studies show.

When Keely Briggs flew to South Korea in January 2020 to take up a job teaching English, she couldn’t have imagined what was about to unfold.

The retention of the 373 route from Coogee to Sydney’s CBD is one of the adjustments to the overhaul following an outcry from local communities.

Revelers gathered to watch participants dressed in costume during the Day of The Dead parade in Mexico City, Mexico. The parade returned this year after being forced online in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Australia’s second largest bank was too slow to capitalise on the extraordinary housing boom that has taken place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conservative suits and traditional hats are a thing of the past as models, designers and racegoers take a maximalist approach to racewear.

This year’s Melbourne Cup has a long tail, which is why the horses at the top of the weights have a clear edge in an unusual renewal.

Melbourne Cup Day is back at Flemington this year with up to 10,000 punters allowed back to the track.

I have an emotional connection with the Spring Racing Carnival, but it’s hard not to have mixed feelings about the Cup.