Decluttering your idioms.

More than three decades since the launch of Locomotion, the international pop princess received hometown recognition with her induction into Music Victoria’s Hall of Fame.

COVID-19 cases are ratcheting up in Sydney on the back of end of year celebrations, with growing concerns about the large number of people in their 40 and 50s requiring a vaccine booster dose over summer.

Reuben Te Rangi hits a special milestone this weekend and it has come around fast for a player who has been in the NBL since his teenage years.

England missed its moments the Gabba, and in the last session, Travis Head made them pay a hefty price.

There were 420 new cases reported in NSW on Thursday, the highest number since October 13, and 42 cases with the new variant in the state.

An emergency warning has been issued for residents in the Shire of Augusta Margaret River, with a bushfire raging in the Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park to the south of the surfing town.

A Victorian woman who allegedly forcibly married off her daughter to a stranger in WA told her to stay with her husband. Months later, her daughter was killed.

Sam Kerr most likely had the safety of her Chelsea teammates in mind when she took out a pitch invader during their UEFA Champions League clash against Juventus, according to Matildas assistant coach Mel Andreatta.

Paul Smith says Sydney Kings players are focused solely on Sunday’s NBL opener against the Illawarra Hawks, despite having been ‘nonplussed’ by allegations the Hawks owner had attended one of their training sessions in pre-season.

Former magistrate Rodney Higgins and the mother of his deceased fiancee have reached a settlement over Ms Petrie’s superannuation and life insurance benefits following her death in 2019.

Seven sitting MPs have been told their political careers are over, escalating the threat of byelections for the Andrews government.

A weather warning for areas including Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Scenic Rim has been issued.

As many as 14 no-balls from Stokes were not called in the first session, as it emerged there was a fault in the cameras placed side-on to the crease to help the video umpire detect bowlers who overstep.

The Victorian Premier has called on Tennis Australia to set up a review process to scrutinise any medical exemptions to vaccinations that are granted to tennis stars arriving for the Australian Open.

In 2019, David Warner appeared devoid of fortune and, perhaps, an Ashes future. The rub of the green returned at the Gabba

Disability royal commission hears violence between residents was rife at a Melbourne group home run by Life Without Barriers.

David Warner showed he is far from a spent force, while Travis Head’s century vindicated selectors’ faith in him for the No.5 berth, leaving opener Marcus Harris as the most vulnerable member of the top six.

Travis Head bounded to the middle and continued that intent from the moment he arrived, bustling his way around the crease and savaging any loose balls as the English attack began to fatigue.

The new CBD light rail trams are being tested to revive the suspended service. The government has also been forced to bring back one of the old Freshwater ferries.

Ashes 2021/22 first Test at the Gabba

Australia have moved past England’s first innings total of 147 thanks to half centuries from David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne.

Jason Demetriou knows Latrell Mitchell would make the transition from fullback to five-eighth “on his ear” but the coach won’t entertain the move in the short term.

Pressure is growing on former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian to make a call on whether or no to run for federal politics, the Victorian government says it will fix the state’s strained emergency call system and Britain and Canada have joined Austra...

The moment of senseless violence left the 25-year-old fighting for his life, with the court hearing Mr Hodgson came close to death “over and over again” while in hospital.

Bureau of Meteorology said Penrith received about 20 millimetres of rain in about 30 minutes when the storm moved through on Thursday afternoon.

Michael Connelly and Garry Disher show all their qualities in their latest crime novels.

Peter and Paul Snowden come together as a training team just over seven years and this weekend will look for their 1000th winner.

Keagan Latham returns to ride his favourite sprinter Eleven Eleven in the Razor Sharp Stakes at Randwick on Saturday

Joe Pride would like a bit of rain to give Stockman and Brutality their favourite conditions in Saturday’s Villiers Stakes at Randwick.

Adrian Bott thinks Athletica is the perfect horse for the Inglis Nursery, so made sure he got a run in the rich two-year-old contest at Randwick on Saturday.

Cricket Australia boss Nick Hockley is expected to present his verdict on the fifth Ashes Test to the Cricket Australia board as soon as Friday.

A notice in the US Federal Register said developments in Cambodia were “contrary to US national security and foreign policy interests”.

A two-year-old boy has died and his infant brother is in Perth Children’s Hospital after having emergency surgery following circumcisions at a Perth medical centre.

The Eels have moved quickly to replace Reed Mahoney with Josh Hodgson accepting a two-year deal for 2023 and 2024.

Service NSW is still using Excel spreadsheets as a fraud control measure despite experts advising against the practice after more than $170 million of potential fraud was identified across bushfire and COVID grants programs.

Everything you need to know to find a winner at the city twilight meeting.

Perpetual chief executive Rob Adams has transformed the historic Sydney investment firm into a global player. Now, he wants to claw market share from competitors such as Magellan.

Liberal senator Andrew Bragg says banks haven’t always dealt fairly with fintech rivals to protect their “fat margins”.

A new research centre will study the state’s most effective schools to discover the secrets of their success

The AFL will hold Friday night prime time double-billings in rounds three and eight in 2022, as the fixture is released for the 2022 men’s season.

The Prime Minister has thrown his support behind Geelong council’s dream of creating a new Big Ute tourist attraction.

A current serving member of the navy has told the Royal Commission of the traumas of border protection mission Operation Resolute, where he saw bodies floating in the ocean and how his crew turned to alcohol and drugs.

The diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics is only the latest in a long line of boycotts, bans and embargoes of the Games. Here are a few examples.

The watchdog suspects some funds may be too “conservative” in calculating the COVID-19 savings they have promised to hand back to their members.

The residents in the Inner West Council area have sent a strong indication to the state government they want their amalgamated council split back into three municipalities.

Genome sequencing is being carried out on the four cases, but Victoria’s Premier says the state is not aiming to wipe Omicron out.

The Premier wants to seize all responsibility for childcare and early education from the federal government. Great idea, but NSW is not blameless, so he needs to fix its own mistakes while he’s at it.

The unexplained and immediate departure of chief executive Brett Cairns has left the market pondering what other problems are brewing under Magellan’s hood.

A Labor and Greens-dominated Senate committee has called for a judicial inquiry with royal commission powers into media diversity - a finding rejected as a “stunt” by the Liberal deputy chair.