Shane Warne’s family – parents Keith and Brigitte, brother Jason and children Brooke, Jackson and Summer attended the funeral at St Kilda Football Club in Moorabbin.

The federal seat of Fowler will be hotly contested.

COVID-positive in isolation, the last thing a despairing parent needs is po-faced judgment from Twitter trolls.

Caber-tossing, Scottish country dancing and quirky cattle were all part of the Melbourne Highland Games and Celtic Festival.

“We call upon Russia to end this unprovoked illegal war, and to remove their forces from Ukraine,” Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Sunday.

Experts weigh in on five of NSW’s remaining rules, including whether double-dose vaccine passports and hotel quarantine are helping reduce infections.

In 1984, Jim Crump’s old bombshell -- which his children sometimes rolled down the passage when he wasn’t using it as a doorstop — turned out to be live. The Crump family required Army assistance to defuse the device.

There are 155 people with the virus in hospital, including three in intensive care; on Saturday the highest yet daily death toll for people with COVID was recorded.

Hillsong’s interim global pastor Phil Dooley told a Sunday service Mr Houston’s conduct was of “serious concern” and he had breached the church’s code of conduct.

The large sinkhole, which occurred overnight not far from Chermside shopping centre, was caused by the recent flooding.

A kayaker made the grisly discovery on Saturday afternoon, but police do not believe anyone else was involved in the deaths.

Police have released confronting security footage of a drive-through bottle shop robbery in Brisbane’s south-west last week in an attempt to identify the bandit.

The children on Mer know the stars, their Elders taught them.

Tony and Teresa Farrell say their “green” home shows that you don’t have to do something crazy, expensive or unusual to build a comfortable sustainable house.

The Coalition’s decision to veto six research grants was the last straw for a sector that has felt it is under attack and saddled with an unfair funding system.

Sandra Foti had waited a long time to open a gelateria in the heart of the CBD. Now she and others are waking from the long COVID sleep to a different city.

Tree canopy is key to cooling down our city, but parts of Sydney have lost cover since 2013 despite millions of dollars spent on planting trees and developing urban greening strategies.

The PM is banking on the fact that the last thing the “Quiet Australians” want right now is more change.

The federal Treasurer sits down with Peter FitzSimons to talk about his life, family and politics

Children in the state’s most disadvantaged public schools showed more progress in maths and reading over 2021 than they did in the year before the pandemic despite the term-long lockdown, new research has found.

The last time that the energy efficiency ratings for new homes was changed was in 2010. Despite that, a push to move from six stars to seven stars which could save home owners and renters money on energy bills faces opposition from developers and oth...

An online community of sober Australians is using Facebook groups and smartphone apps to stop drinking.

A new mural of Shane Warne depicts him at the height of his cricket prowess, gazing towards the St Kilda oval where his journey to being crowned the king of spin began.

Inner-city Melbourne rents will exceed pre-pandemic prices before the end of the year according to one property data provider, bringing the era of pandemic bargain prices to an end.

The former teacher is suing for years of lost income, claiming she has been unable to hold down full-time work as a teacher due to symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Research showing girls play differently from boys has led to efforts to redesign school playgrounds that experts say could boost physical activity by up to 40 per cent in recess and lunch breaks.

Your correspondent’s view that Shane Warne’s life should not be commemorated with a state memorial service is contrary to that of most Australians.

Reading about the home of my ancestors and the bombs that are falling there leads me to feel an overwhelming sense of sorrow. What can be done to overcome this?

Australian optometrists have warned of a rise in children needing glasses after increased screen time, with problems developing at an earlier age.

Disability providers and NDIS participants have been raising the alarm about cost-cutting for months.

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.

Looking at her phone every five minutes became a lockdown habit that, two years on, Molly George is still trying to break.

Australian doctors are calling for the ban of non-nicotine vaping products they say are designed to appeal to children with unknown long-term health consequences, while creating confusion that allows a black market to thrive.

The Silver Party has returned after two years to raise money for Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation.

The figures come as the Department of Education confirmed two public high schools have temporarily reverted to home learning due to increased cases impacting a number of year groups.

A local planning panel gave the green light to Gretel Pinniger - AKA Madam Lash - to redevelop The Kirk in Surry Hills into an entertainment venue and boarding house.

Infectious diseases specialists are particularly concerned about babies and toddlers who have never been exposed to the virus.

Electric vehicle registrations have more than tripled in Victoria over the past four years as car dealers report a surge in recent interest due to soaring petrol costs.

Excitement was in the air on Longines Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.

Celebrations take place across the city to mark the 90th anniversary of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which opened on March 19, 1932.

Merryl Dray has been remembered as a selfless guardian of her community, as she was farewelled in a private ceremony on Saturday.

The skies were leaden but the mood festive as Sydney celebrated the 90th birthday of the Harbour Bridge which opened on March 19, 1932.

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

Three men and a woman have died after testing positive, but it is unknown if COVID-19 was their cause of death, as the state recorded 5838 new cases.

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

Under the package, flood-affected residents will be given the option of retrofitting, raising or selling their home, while grants up to $50k will enable people to carry out repairs.

Two men have been charged with murder and further three arrested following the death of 23-year-old Alier Riak in Docklands on Sunday.

The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 has increased over the past week, as the state records higher cases in light of the new Omicron sub-variant.

It’s the new normal indeed. Up is down, left is right and Scott Morrison and his Liberals now adore their state Labor counterparts, recent weeks have shown.

Paramedics attended a Greenacre home after receiving a report of a medical episode.