Dubious students stalk their teacher across the ditch for the summer.

A dead rubber overflowing with life, a draw from the top drawer.

After Usman’s Khawaja’s second hundred of the Test, Australia need 10 wickets on day five to clinch a 4-0 series lead.

A whitewash is off the cards but 4-0 would be incredibly satisfying for Pat Cummins’ side.

The tournament was played in front of packed arenas around the country in its inaugural year. The past week in Sydney has been a far cry from that.

It’s the second time Barty has won the tournament, capping a near perfect week ahead of her pursuit of an Australian Open crown.

Peter Carne was Public Trustee of Queensland in 2009-2014 and 2016-2020. He resigned amid misconduct allegations.

AI developer Max Kelsen has set up an accelerator to help medical AI projects get off the ground in Queensland.

Rose, the filly out of 2008 Golden Slipper winner Sebring, will race for just the second time in Newcastle on Monday.

Full preview and tips for Monday’s feature meeting at Newcastle (Beaumont).

In an otherwise exceptional start to Pat Cummins’ tenure as Australia’s captain, a fourth innings trouble spot remains.

England defy Australia and the Sydney gloom to save the fourth Test.

NSW’s regional holiday spots are rapidly spending to keep an intrastate travel boom from going bust.

Tennis chief Craig Tiley says he was given conflicting advice from state and federal authorities about vaccination exemptions and that requests to the Commonwealth for help with the process were rejected.

A hush fell over Ikon Park when Collingwood co-captain Brianna Davey fell to the ground with a suspected right knee injury late during the Magpies’ 19-point win over Carlton.

It’s wrong to assume making rapid antigen tests free will lead to infinite demand.

‘You’ve got to trust in science’: children aged five to 11 are eligible for their first COVID-19 vaccine from Monday.

Callan Park has been wielded as a symbol of the city’s complex and evolving relationship with green, open space.

As well as creating a poor international image, Australia’s treatment of the world tennis No. 1 highlights key problems with our migration process.

Andy Murray has expressed concern for Novak Djokovic and said the world No.1’s predicament - awaiting a court case to avoid deportation - is “not good for tennis at all”.

After an excellent start to his Test career in Brisbane, Alex Carey is learning how tough it is to maintain the high standards with the gloves set by his predecessors.

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Much of the debate over Sydney’s parks has centred on commercialisation, but the dawning moment for many residents last year was the effect passive spaces had on their sanity.

Critical food supply, transport and manufacturing workers could be hauled back to work despite being close COVID contacts as the state government strives to protect supply chains during the Omicron peak.

Up until his death of a heart attack on Sunday morning, Shearer would still play golf three or four times a week. But it was the memory of a vintage Australian Open which will linger longest.

New leaked correspondence shows Morrison government officials told Tennis Australia vaccine exemptions would be handled by Victoria.

Meanwhile, Victoria’s COVID-19 commander has apologised to the thousands of Victorians who returned an invalid PCR test after waiting more than seven days for their results.

Two staff members of an Australian NGO were severely beaten by the Taliban on December 25 because of their involvement with a foreign organisation.

Bosses who intimidate and humiliate staff have been put on notice, as management experts say companies and employees are losing tolerance for workplace bullies.

Cameron Smith and Jon Rahm have pulled away from the rest in the Sentry Tournament of Champions after some of the best golf the Australian says he’s seen. 

Before the latest attack, at least 146 people had been killed and 213 injured in air strikes in Tigray since October 18.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has accused the NSW and federal governments of pursuing a “let it rip” approach in opening up from the COVID-19 pandemic, saying there were now major issues with the hospital system.

As I walked down the steep path towards the endless expanse of sand and water on the first day of the program, I felt a familiar lump rise in my throat – that sense of gratitude that settles now whenever I glimpse life as it should be for our kids.

Financial planner Peter Burke says in the face of the pandemic, investors are keen to donate some of their money to support their local communities.

Glenn Conroy has found plenty of pieces of gold over 40 years of metal detecting. These days he’s giving some of it away.

All premises were ordered to evacuate as the CBD prepared to “bear the full impact of the flood” after the levee designed to keep it safe was damaged.  

Sohail Ahmadi was just two months old when he went missing in the chaos when thousands tried to flee the Taliban takeover.

It’s a brave time to open a venue but a new comedy club in the heart of the city might be just what we need.

Perth’s Delta-variant backpacker cluster has increased by one after a close contact tested positive while in quarantine.

He was once a dab hand on the tools, but mature age apprentice Reece Jones has been a find of the summer in Sydney.

Some 1.227 million people tested positive for COVID in the past seven days in the UK. While in Europe countries are restricting freedoms for the unvaccinated.

Adelaide United’s Joshua Cavallo became the first active top-flight male professional footballer in the world to come out as gay in October. On Saturday night, he says he was subjected to homophobic abuse while playing an A-League Men match against...

Novak Djokovic’s bid to overturn his deportation is due to be heard on Monday, despite a bid by Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews to have it delayed.

Australian Open chiefs have been warned to urgently scale up security amid heightened tensions over the Novak Djokovic furore.

The SCG members enclosure has always been a bastion of good behaviour, but even its standards are descending to those seen in the outer stands.

While consumers stocked up on surgical masks and hand sanitiser during the earlier stages of the pandemic, they are now flocking to carbon dioxide monitors, N95 masks, air purifiers and oximeters.

Term 1 has been pushed back to February except for students in years 11 and 12, while Omicron hospitalisations are expected to “escalate substantially” from next weekend.

The tennis champion may have picked up the virus at a basketball match where he met with a player who later tested positive to COVID-19.

Lisa McCune stands out in this tale of sadness and hope, crafted by playwright Conor McPherson and using Bob Dylan’s songs.

Poitier was recognised for changing the way in which American society regards black people.