That figures.

Queensland has reopened its road borders to all interstate travellers, the federal government is mulling additional tax cuts and booster jabs have been brought forward.

The decision to remove links to a Jamaican slave plantation was opposed by three independents, who said making the change during the pandemic recovery was poor timing.

On Monday, the Queensland borders reopened, the state met its new Chief Health Officer, and the virus had a resurgence.

The 37-year-old will spend Christmas and New Year in a Queensland prison after being charged with nine offences.

Women in the NSW public sector earn almost $4000 less than men, a new report says, and the gap doubled over the past 12 months.

Three major football codes are vying to be a part of the first event at the new SFS next year.

England often bungle Ashes tours and it always starts early when they do. This series is no different.

Reformed prisoner Joe Kwon will help young offenders stay out of jail with the help of a $100,000 grant.

Kangaroo Ground Primary School’s production of The Lion King suffered nine postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it was 10th time lucky.

Mitch Creek’s thunderous dunk has been broadcast around the world but the man himself has revealed he was unsure at the time what he had done.

Epidemiologists say Victorian shoppers should continue to wear face masks as crowds congregate over Christmas and the Omicron variant rears its ugly head.

The United Nations racial discrimination committee has slammed the new WA mining law in the wake of the Juukan Gorge destruction, saying it entrenches “structural racism”.

The video used during a presentation by Taiwanese Digital Minister Audrey Tang caused an immediate flurry of emails among US officials.

Season three’s stunning finale delivers a killer blow from the least likely of sources.

Sydneysiders are attempting to avoid COVID-19 exposures at schools and end-of-year parties amid rising cases in the city.

A joint investigation by The Sydney Morning Herald and A Current Affair raises serious questions about whether enough is being done within the NSW hospital system to avert catastrophic incidents and if preventable patient deaths are being covered up.

A Crown prosecutor has told the NSW Supreme Court the fatal shooting of Ho Ledinh was a “hit” job, not a debt collection gone wrong as suggested by his killers’ lawyers.

The driver of a Holden Commodore died and his passenger, a 10-year-old boy, is in a critical condition after a crash in Agnes Banks in Sydney’s north-west.

A teenager who stabbed and killed another young man during a brawl that was sparked by offensive hand gestures must serve at least 3½ years in custody.

There are currently three confirmed cases of the strain in the state, all of them linked to international travel.

A confidential email shows the government wants its own MPs and others to tell the Australian Electoral Commission about new candidates to force them to reveal more about their campaign spending.

Former union leader Bill Kelty has warned that voters could punish Labor after the party axed seven MPs ahead of next year’s state poll.

Warwick Farm trainer Bjorn Baker is set for a bumper day at Orange’s feature meeting on Tuesday.

Everything you need to know to pick a winner on a seven-race card.

England must be spot on with selections but it is up to the players to improve their batting, fielding and mentality in Adelaide.

The compact West Australian has had to be patient, but has all the assets to take his place in the Ashes series.

Masks will be back in more social settings, proof of vaccination will be required for entry into some venues and intrastate restrictions could be on the cards if vaccination rates do not lift in regions like the Pilbara, Kimberley and Goldfields.

The chairman of the NSW gaming regulator has formally called on Premier Dominic Perrottet and his government to launch a royal commission-style inquiry into poker machine money laundering, crime and problem gambling.

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has revealed the state will reopen at 12.01am on Saturday, February 5.

The Formula One championship was decided in a chaotic - and controversial - final lap showdown in Abu Dhabi, courtesy of a decision by Australian race director Michael Masi.

Usman Khawaja and Jhye Richardson may both play in the second Test with Josh Hazlewood ruled out and David Warner struggling to prove his fitness.

The biotech giant admitted it was in takeover talks Swiss pharma firm Vifor.

Positive cases to be followed along the streets, their contacts and mask-wearing habits recorded, in new program going live in January despite privacy concerns.

A church standards board has determined Roger Herft should no longer be an ordained member because of a failure to deal with allegations against other priests when he was the Bishop of Newcastle.

South Korea has a more cautious approach to China because of its reliance on Beijing to negotiate a peace deal with North Korea.

Small concrete moments of escape, which give us a sense of wellbeing and joy, are within our grasp.

A report for the Morrison government warns employment prospects for graduates have been deteriorating since the global financial crisis, but undertaking work placements can give students an advantage.

James Packer’s scandal-ridden casino operator says it’s close to getting its game on in Sydney, but it’s unclear to investors what a rejuvenated Crown will earn and what it’s really worth.

Kim Elzaibak, whose former stepfather Robert Scott has been jailed for abusing her, said she was greatly moved by the presence in court of some senior members of Victoria Police.

Independent MP James Hayward has not entered any pleas for five charges in relation to allegations he sexually abused an eight-year-old girl nor given an indication of his political future.

And just like that, an exercise bike has caused more controversy than Samantha’s absence. And now Ryan Reynolds is getting in on the act.

Tens of thousands of Sydney rail commuters are being warned to brace for disruptions to the city’s public transport network as workers refuse to staff overseas-made trains.

Senior doctors at major Melbourne hospitals caring for COVID-19 positive pregnant women, including the Royal Women’s Hospital, Royal Melbourne Hospital and Monash Health, say none of the mothers transferred from the COVID-19 maternity ward to inten...

Magpies leader Brodie Grundy says Jordan De Goey’s alleged behaviour in New York is unacceptable and has backed the club’s decision to ban him from training with the club.

Beyond the laughs, analysts see an effort to improve the image of a leader in need of support in a country struggling through a years-long crisis.

A lawyer for the West Australian millionaire secured an adjournment for the case until next year.

State prosecutor Justin Whalley said on the day the two girls died, Milka Djurasovic drove them to school but turned the car around and returned home, deciding she couldn’t continue living, and didn’t want to leave the girls without their mother.

Reporter Sherryn Groch joins Bianca Hall to discuss how boosters work and why vaccination in developing countries will be crucial in countering new variants of coronavirus.

The ball was white, the pitch was grey and the sightscreens were black, but it was still cricket, as the first World Series Cricket night game was played between an Australia XI and the World team at Waverely Park in Melbourne.