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Beaches from Clovelly to Botany Bay will be closed on Thursday after the city’s first fatal shark attack in almost 60 years.

Labor has abandoned its opposition to the bill, which it had previously opposed in part because it would inflame relations with New Zealand.

WADA filed a brief in the Valieva case stating that the existence of the two legal drugs undercuts the argument that a banned substance might have entered the skater’s system accidentally.

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Victoria is tipped to wind back restrictions in line with NSW, which will encourage workers to return to offices and remove the indoor mask mandate on March 1.

The independent candidate in Willoughby Larissa Penn says the seat has been taken for granted for too long.

The families say they are concerned the hearing, due to resume next month at the District Court of The Hague, may not go ahead if war is declared.

Climate campaigner Simon Holmes à Court says he won’t push his political views on independent candidates if federal election ends up in a hung parliament.

The bulk of the state’s pandemic restrictions will end on February 27, including masks in shops and offices, density limits and QR codes. Public transport services will also return to a regular timetable at the end of the month.

Asked in Parliament whether he had confidence in the stood-aside minister, Scott Morrison said he wouldn’t comment while an investigation process is still playing out.

O’Brien Thoroughbreds will defend against WorkSafe charges after being committed to stand trial following the death of a track rider in March 2020.

It may have been cathartic to see Prince Andrew raked across the coals, for all the world to see, but it’s easy to forget that Giuffre would have received the same treatment in court.

Attorney-General Michaelia Cash says the government is “not progressing” with its planned anti-corruption watchdog at this stage, the federal crossbench is stepping up calls for political donations reform and former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian...

The market is more interested in the iron ore miner’s blue sky green energy plans than its red dirt earnings.

The oldest of Australian political scare campaigns returns as PM Scott Morrison paints Labor as a puppet of communist China.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro is headed for Moscow in the latest of a flurry of calls and visits that sheds light on the Russian President’s ambitions.

Four-time group 1 winner Probabeel has been retired to stud after stable staff on Wednesday morning discovered a suspensory injury, suffered in Saturday’s Bellmaine Stakes win at Caulfield.

NSW Police urge a person who sent an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers about the whereabouts of 78-year-old Robert Duncan to get in touch.

With natural fitness improvement and drawing much kinder on Thursday at Goulburn, expect Anythink Goes to roll forward and run boldly.

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

The Dragons had until August to take up the option in Anthony Griffin’s contract. They’ve now triggered another season before a ball has been kicked.

Principals say schools are dealing with cases but not chaos this term.

Melbourne gig venues and politicians are urging the state government to provide cash support or remove capacity restrictions after Carlton’s historic Curtin Hotel announced it would close.

Melbourne United forward Mason Peatling maintains Phoenix star Mitch Creek was disrespectful in how he celebrated a high-flying dunk over Matthew Dellavedova, but South East Melbourne have hit back, accusing Peatling of putting hard fouls on Creek th...

Joe Biden expressed scepticism for Russia’s talk of a troop pullback near Ukraine’s border and warned of blowback for any Western sanctions on Russia.

Ashton Agar has revealed how the stage presence of the UK hip hop artist Loyle Carner helped inspire him, while Queensland paceman Mark Steketee has been called up for Australia’s tour of Pakistan.

Treasury Wine Estates is looking to meet Chinese appetite for the famous wine by growing the grapes in France as heavy import duties hinder Australian Penfolds from reaching China’s shores.

Australia’s home-grown biotech giant saw half-year net profits drop as constraints on plasma collection start to impact its revenues.

This season the integrity of the competition is being put to the test, and it’s having an impact on players’ wellbeing, recovery and injury prevention.

Australia and NZ are close to reaching a deal to resettle up to 150 refugees who have been rejected by the Australian government because they attempted to arrive by boat.

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A growing population, clearing of native vegetation and the effects of climate change are some of the challenges that worsen environmental outcomes, the report said.

New Waratahs coach Darren Coleman has made a career out of taking over broken clubs and lifting them to success. Will his formula work in Super Rugby?

An ABS report shows the changing face of people dying with COVID-19, and points to how the response is also changing.

Despite billions being ploughed into arts and culture to offset the impact of COVID-19, government funding levels need to be boosted, says a new report.

At 0.1 per cent, official interest rates have never been lower. Increasing them will show the economy improving, but politicians cannot admit that is the truth.

Treasury boss Steven Kennedy, who also sits on the RBA board, has warned interest rates will have to go up as the economy recovers strongly from the COVID-19 recession.

Marjorie Welsh, 92, died in hospital six weeks after she was bashed and stabbed at her home in Sydney’s inner west.

Newington is putting the idea to its community alongside a proposal to make the school more culturally and socio-economically diverse.

Western Australia has recorded 128 new COVID-19 cases overnight, with 115 of those acquired in the community and 13 linked to travel. 

She loves a Pomeranian that wears blue slippers and once liked ballet but found it put her “to sleep”. Now the world’s best figure skater is in a tricky spot.

With Latrell Mitchell as a brother, Shaquai Mitchell didn’t need to look far for inspiration. However, Cody Walker also played a role in an amazing comeback.

Vaucluse’s Shark Beach in Nielsen Park will be closed from March to complete a significant refurbishment to the stone seawall that has been in the works since it was damaged in a storm in 2016.

James Devlin remembers how the bartender calmed his nerves when he met a stranger on the UK version of First Dates; now it’s his turn to do the same on First Dates Australia.

Comedians Frank Woodley and Chris Taylor are confident they can rise to the challenges of making an Australian version of Would I Lie To You?

Thomas Jane and Nicole Chamoun play outsiders in a backwater community who are brought together by the case of a missing person in the ABC’s new Sunday night crime drama.

“I believe that the war for American values is being waged right here,” says Olivia Williams in Manhattan. That war is being fought in many TV shows right now.

With plenty of procedural detail and end-of-episode twists, this five-part drama teases out the possibility that entitlement is enough to get an arrogant, sneering toff convicted of a crime.

There won’t be many tears shed over Andrew Forrest’s bank account, but Fortescue’s more dividend-dependent shareholders may be disappointed by the fall in the dividend.