The alleged taunting of Indian players was an ugly end to a third day of the match in which Australia assumed a commanding position in their quest to go 2-1 up in the series.

Greater Brisbane has woken up to its first day of a three-day lockdown, after a hotel worker was in the community while infected with the virulent UK strain of COVID-19. Federal and state authorities have tightened protocols for international arrival...

Experts say there needs to be more done to improve air quality in restaurants and other venues, warning that social distancing will only go so far.

An internal investigation has been launched into Hawthorn player Jonathon Patton after reports the 27-year-old allegedly sent lewd images to a woman on social media.

Weird? Annoying? Golly, a young man daring to be himself? It’s a good thing that the world Marnus Labuschagne lives in has consigned those attitudes to their richly deserved irrelevance.

Macarthur FC have held Wellington Phoenix to a 1-1 draw, thanks to one of the most controversial VAR decisions the A-League has seen.

Positive COVID news in NSW sparks hopes that stranded Victorians could be heading home soon while Queensland and the Commonwealth both defend Victoria's hotel quarantine management.

The advice was going to be unpopular but it was crystal clear: in the absence of widespread coronavirus restrictions in NSW, a border closure was the only option.

The hosts will resume on Sunday leading by 197 runs against India, and they could largely thank Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood for their dominant position.

Garry White has been making coffee from his floating cafe for sailors and swimmers in Middle Harbour for 20 years. He counts captains of industry and former prime ministers, including Paul Keating, among his customers.

Last start winners backing up quickly often go in again - and that proved the winning form recipe for Flemington's two main races.

The McGrath Foundation had decided to raise money by selling virtual pink seats at a cost of $20 each in case COVID-19 spoiled the Sydney Test.

The Australian flying fox was recovered from the Anstead Bushland Reserve, about 30 kilometres south-west of the city, on December 30 and later tested positive to the deadly virus.

Trainer Mark Newnham is now thinking of the Sydney Cup with the imported stayer.

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Australia look to build on their first innings lead as they bat again against India at the SCG.

A look at Harry's legacy on residential architecture to mark the 70th anniversary of the first home he built, Rose Seidler House, at Wahroonga

Specialist Queensland Health contact tracers are investigating possible south-east community links to a COVID-19-positive UK traveller.

There was no public apology from Shane Warne, but the leg-spin great adopted a more conciliatory tone towards Marnus Labuschagne a day after his gaffe went to air.

Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Marnus Labuschagne all executed vastly different run-outs at crucial moments of India’s first innings.

The cost of chartering planes and organising hotel quarantine for a 1200-strong tennis contingent arriving for the Australian Open have climbed to "north of $40 million".

Everything you need to know to find a winner on the south coast.

The daughter of Dream Ahead looks well placed at Nowra to chalk up an overdue first win.

It's hard to imagine the Australian captain dropping the f-bomb in such a way to an overseas umpire such as Richard Kettleborough or Marais Erasmus.

Australians saw Steve Smith at his most vulnerable during his heart-wrenching mea culpa in 2018 but years earlier it was Chris Rogers who saw him with the mask off.

Sydney fighter George Kambosos is delighted that the International Boxing Federation has mandated him for a world title fight with lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez.

Northern beaches prepare for an influx of visitors when lockdown ends.

The NBL has condensed its opening round to only Adelaide and Cairns due to COVID-19 and border issues, while Perth Wildcats have gone into quarantine.

The Labor leader credited advances in car safety technology for saving his life, saying "If this accident was 10 years ago I wouldn’t be speaking to you here".

Victoria has recorded no new locally acquired cases of coronavirus and one new case in hotel quarantine - an international airline crew member.

Annastacia Palaszczuk on Saturday again called for shoppers to be calm.

Two men have died while fishing for abalone off the Perth coast on Saturday morning amid rough sea conditions marked by unusually strong currents. 

NSW recorded one new locally-acquired case on Saturday, linked to the Berala cluster in western Sydney.

A draft management plan for the Grampians created by Parks Victoria and Indigenous groups was released in November and contained a proposal to restore 'locally extinct and culturally significant wildlife' such as the dingo.

During the COVID-19 shutdown, people stopped going to the dentist. A range of serious health consquences are expected.

@realDonaldTrump, the Twitter feed that grew from the random musings of a reality TV star, died on Friday. It was not quite 12 years old.

A Victorian girl has died after a 10-metre fall from a clifftop in remote bushland north-east of Hobart in Tasmania.

The NBL season is set to begin on Friday, so we look at some of the burning questions around a campaign that will be far different to any that has come before it.

Lena Dunham directs the pilot episode of the new BBC show about a group of young graduates competing for a permanent position at a London investment bank.

If you love art, film, music and books, here are the 25 accounts you need to follow.

All but three of the 55 pro-democracy activists and former politicians arrested on Wednesday have been released on bail, Hong Kong media has reported.

One in 15 people are now estimated to be infected in some parts of London and police announced they would be stepping up their enforcement of the lockdown.

Garry White has been making coffees from his boat for 20 years

Melbourne City's star-studded team of recent seasons is now but a memory and Melbourne Victory hopes they can take advantage and claim a first W-League derby win in years.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for more advanced nuclear weapons and said the United States is "our biggest enemy," presenting a stark challenge to President-elect Joe Biden.

US President Donald Trump suggested he will create his own social media platform in the near future.

At least a dozen flights landed from Brisbane into Melbourne on Saturday with passengers allowed to isolate at home – despite the Department of Health closing borders to Greater Brisbane at midnight Friday.

Cricket has always been the poor cousin in New Zealand sport, but now the Black Caps have ascended the International Cricket Council throne almost by stealth.

In a contract year, Mitchell Pearce will have to balance mending his relationship to Kristin Scott and steering Newcastle to a second consecutive finals appearance.

'Where thought bubbles go to die': White Bay's long history of failed ideas.