Sri Lanka took something from the tour of Australia and Aaron Finch’s men ended the streak that helped deliver the World Cup

A national shared equity scheme, where the federal government contributes up to 30 per cent of a property’s value, is being called for by the Grattan Institute.

Keenly useful, and 2022 encapsulated.

The Eels are sweating on the result of scans on a knee injury to winger Haze Dunster after he was felled in a nasty tackle fromTyrell Fuimaono, who was a lightning rod for controversy last year.

The Morrison government says it can’t set up a debates commission before the next election because it requires bipartisan agreement.

The code’s strong financial position has triggered a clause which will hand an extra $40,000 to $1 million-a-year players, but the money will be just as crucial for the NRL’s lowest earners.

Party leader Craig Kelly said UAP was relying solely on Craig Palmer’s deep pockets to finance the advertising blitz as the mining mogul spends $30 million in six months.

Despite a surge in early COVID-19 immunisation bookings for children aged five to 11, the number of children vaccinated at state-run hubs over the weekend has fallen sharply.

16-year-old Jai Wright died on Sunday afternoon after suffering life-threatening head injuries from a collision with an unmarked police car on Saturday morning.

Complacency and perceptions about the effects of COVID in children have slowed the uptake, experts say.

The world is watching as Russian President Vladimir Putin amasses troops on the border with Ukraine.

There’s another MG roaming free at the foot of the mountains. But after his spectacular breakout display in Penrith’s trial win over the Sharks, 21-year-old Mavrik Geyer revealed his torment at turning down the supercoach.

Researchers have investigated the rumours circulating online and in Russian news media that could be the groundwork for an invasion of Ukraine.

Schwartz was arrested for his alleged role in another major drug conspiracy last October and was being held in the Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre.

The best photos from the international wires at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games in China.

Anything you say can and will be used against you in future streaming series.

Hundreds of demonstrators marched in Melbourne on Sunday, waving Ukrainian flags and holding placards with massages including “Stop Putin now” and “No war in Ukraine”.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

A convict-era hospital, Lands Office, and artefacts dating back to Brisbane’s very earliest colonial days have been discovered under Adelaide Street.

Most Queensland voters did not get a say in the 1992 referendum. Thirty years on, it’s time to put the debate to bed.

Melbourne United got a big percentage boost at the top of the ladder with a 35-point win over New Zealand Breakers on Sunday, while South East Melbourne Phoenix beat Brisbane Bullets on Saturday.

Defence Minister Peter Dutton said it was “hard to see” Russia pulling back troops, warning President Vladimir Putin was intent on invading.

By cruising to a four-shot win over a field containing elite male and female golfers, Green created a significant slice of history.

Connections of Sebrenco will be hoping today’s Tamworth meeting sets the stage for a big few months.

All you need to know to find a winner or two at Monday’s feature meeting at Tamworth.

North Melbourne’s premiership credentials remain well and truly intact after they proved a class above Collingwood in a physical contest on Sunday.

Terms of the tender exclude fuel from a showpiece $1 billion hydrogen plant Woodside plans to build near Perth.

Australian captain Meg Lanning has broken ranks with a push for long-form domestic women’s games.

If Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese are serious about national security and the China challenge, they should have a proper debate.

Ben Donaldson showed why his fan club is growing in the season-opener against the Fijian Drua, but it’s best to reserve judgment on the Waratahs until after next weekend’s clash against Queensland.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his government had made official representations with their Chinese counterparts over the incident, which he labelled an “act of intimidation”.

The very popular e-scooters will be slowed on footpaths to 12kmh and councils will be asked to find better parking locations to stop scooters blocking footpaths.

Australia will welcome foreign visitors for the first time in two years on Monday as borders re-open. But the industry warns it will be a long haul back.

With Yesterday, Station Eleven and Don’t Look Up, the former Eastenders star is on the rise, but he still suffers from imposter syndrome.

The claim was that in recent days tens of thousands of women, children and elderly residents in breakaway regions had fled an impending Ukraine “genocide”. The reality appears altogether different.

Tony Way rejoices in a Tchaikovsky marathon that doubles as a fundraiser.

Skier Sami Kennedy-Sim makes a habit of celebrating every experience she has along her sporting journey, and for the 33-year-old stroke survivor, walking into the stadium carrying the Australian flag in the Beijing Winter Olympics closing ceremony wi...

Tech billionaire Mike Cannon Brookes and fund manager Brookfield have launched a bid to take over Australian energy giant AGL and close its coal power plants sooner.

Reed Mahoney is back as the Eels take on a Dragons team that has just backed the under-pressure Anthony Griffin.

Exhausted, confused, isolated and depressed Americans are not buying the Democratic line that things are better than they look.

Artist Stevens Vaughn’s ‘Throne of Potentiality’ rises higher than 4 metres with more than enough room to fit two adults sitting comfortably.

Like so many autocrats, over time the Russian leader has surrounded himself with cronies, yes-men and like-minded mini-mes.

Indigenous lawyer and activist Teela Reid will begin a new role at the Sydney Law School, where she hopes to challenge students’ ideas of the legal profession.

Teachers are looking for a pay rise of 5 to 7.5 per cent, well above the public sector wage cap.

A Melbourne Cup carnival culminating in a blockbuster Stakes Day will be part of a Victoria Racing Club proposal to attract the best horses and jockeys to Flemington from 2023.

Throughout his sublime on-stage collaboration with the MSO, Archie Roach’s inner spirit shone brightly.

The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.

Premier Mark McGowan has issued a stark warning that hundreds could be in hospital in coming weeks if restrictions aren’t put in place.

The Australian Industry Group wants the currently unpaid five-day entitlement available to all employees escaping domestic abuse to be subsidised by the federal government.

NSW Ambulance was called to Edge St, Lakemba just after 10.30am after reports that a car had mounted the footpath and crashed into a convenience store with a residence attached.