Australian women are leading the way in track and field, with the team entering the Commonwealth Games on the back of one of the nation’s most successful world championships.   

Follow along for all the major moments and reactions as competition begins at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Inflation is expected to outpace real wages until at least 2024, Greens elders say coal exports are a more important topic than emission targets and there is growing resistance to an Indigenous Voice to parliament among some Liberals.

The future of the heritage building is now unclear, after plans for a satellite of Greece’s Benaki Museum were quietly shelved and Heritage Victoria refused developer ISPT’s revised plans for an office tower.

A South Australian massage therapist has been accused of assaulting two women.

Police have swooped on two homes in Adelaide's northern suburbs and allegedly found more than 200 cannabis plants.

The Queensland government has announced free face masks will be available at the Ekka, amid concerns over the latest COVID-19 wave.

A community has mourned Allison Baden-Clay, 10 years after she was murdered by her husband.

Senior police believe the COVID-19 pandemic could be partially to blame for an increase in fatalities on Queensland roads.

Storm big man Nelson Asofa-Solomona was reported for an ugly move on Wayde Egan

The Queensland premier has responded to questioning about the $230 million Wellcamp facility for the first time since its costs were revealed.

Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio says billions of dollars of investment is needed to transform the electricity grid to handle power from new wind, solar and hydro projects.

On his last day in India, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet had to defend one of his ministers against unrelated bullying allegations amid the worsening Barilaro trade saga.

The NSW premier will return from his overseas trade trip to face a political firestorm in his ministry.

Police are searching for two men who bashed a man at the MCG on Anzac Day.

NSW police have searched for evidence after a high-ranking bikie member was shot in Sydney.

Justin Olam got the Melbourne Storm on the board early against the Warriors

Latrobe Valley residents have asked the new federal environment minister to scrutinise a proposal to flood the enormous Hazelwood coal mine pit to make a lake, citing concerns about future water availability in an era of climate change.

Confirming Melbourne is at the height of its COVID winter wave, Brett Sutton has insisted masks should be mandatory indoors

Australians are paying the price for the recent chaos in our energy market, which saw wholesale prices hit ‘unprecedented’ levels.