One of the biggest problems for health insurers is that their customers are ageing.

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With the tank running almost empty after four Tests in five weeks, a sore and weary Mitchell Starc was found wanting on the last day.

Cheteshwar Pujara was left battered and bruised but his remarkable innings on the final day of the Brisbane Test ensured a historic victory at the Gabba for India.

India may never have another series win like that. Nobody will.

The 36-year-old said he was not reconsidering his future but refused to commit to next summer's Ashes.

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Firefighters requested police assistance at the scene and a man was found dead inside the home.

The Australian Diamonds captain and former GWS star has been training with the Giants' fierce NSW rivals ahead of her move to New Zealand.

The men's national team didn't play a single game last year and face a backlog of World Cup qualifiers in 2021 - but they'll need help to play any of them on Australian soil.

Tennis Australia has disputed a statement from Victorian health officials declaring two tennis players who arrived in Melbourne for the Australian Open have been diagnosed with coronavirus.

India ended 32 years of touring team misery at the Gabba by chasing down 328 on day five to claim a series victory.

Daniel Andrews has dashed hopes of a last-minute plan to fly in thousands of seasonal workers and salvage what the agricultural sector says is a harvest season verging on crisis.

Residents in the North West have been told to start preparing for destructive winds and heavy rain from Friday, with a cyclone predicted to form by Thursday.

A Melbourne man stranded in Thailand claims he has been abandoned by the Australian government after it cancelled his ticket for a flight home and cut him off from further financial support.

Rishabh Pant led India to an incredible three-wicket victory in a classic clash, tearing down the Gabba fortress after 33 years of Australian invincibility.

From financial regulation to minority lending, Biden’s pick is poised to change course sharply from the policies of Donald Trump's former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

One Nation upper house member and WA leader Colin Tincknell said up until a month ago the party was struggling but now had enough for a showing in targeted lower house seats.

The samples were taken last week from wastewater treatment plants at the Gold Coast, Cairns and the Whitsundays.

The volunteers behind a homelessness camp set up in Fremantle on Boxing Day have drawn the ire of WA Premier Mark McGowan, who labelled them "professional protesters" tied to groups like Extinction Rebellion.

Premier Daniel Andrews says Victoria will continue to take a more conservative approach to state borders, but flagged an easing of restrictions for Greater Brisbane and parts of Sydney.

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The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a severe heatwave to set in over Friday to Sunday with extreme conditions expected in some areas along the NSW coast.

A day after celebrating her 50th birthday with those closest to her, Leonie Jackson died saving her son from a rip on Sunday along the South Coast.

Victorian couple John and Jayne Stewart are offering their home in south-west France rent free to a family stranded by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The neobank has returned over $252 million to customers and will hand back its banking license within weeks, says APRA.

Health authorities are continuing to search for the sources of coronavirus infections recorded in western and northern Sydney over the past month.

The government is counting on Australians seeing their own backyard to support tourism operators through the pandemic, but the industry says it won't be enough.

A four-year-old Doveton child who was pulled unconscious from a lake last Wednesday in Melbourne's east has died, police confirmed.

Richmond have reappointed Katie Brennan as skipper with the 28-year-old key forward confident they can cause some surprises this season.

The 19-year-old isn’t hiding his excitement at reuniting with the emerging filly.

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Slain underworld lawyer Joseph “Pino” Acquaro had been providing information to police about former clients but was never registered as a police informer despite twice being assessed for recruitment.

Who's in the running to top Triple J's countdown from a year ravaged by COVID? Daniel Andrews, oddly enough.

Police allege Theodoros Tsalkos raped two sex workers, then aged 15 and 16, in Elwood and Balaclava after picking them up in St Kilda.

The club ban comes after a Townsville MP was allegedly hit in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The threat of further severe storms after Monday's wet and wild weather has also eased, according to the weather bureau.

Neglected for years, Callan Park will have a $14 million makeover that will focus on its waterfront area.

Health authorities say there's no evidence of a direct link between the recent string of deaths among elderly people, and the COVID vaccine they received.

One poor country received a mere 25 coronavirus vaccine doses while over 39 million doses have been administered in nearly 50 richer nations.

Coach Adam O'Brien has promised the Mitchell Pearce sexting scandal will not derail Newcastle's season as the playing group looks to "move on".

Munro Partners chief investment officer Nick Griffin says climate change will be the biggest investment trend since the internet and investors are ready to cash in.

About 70 pedestrian crossings in the CBD will remain automated but many others now require a button press to operate.

Maximising production and taking care to adhere to its social responsibilities is a balancing act - and new Rio boss Jakob Stausholm cannot afford to trip.

Josh Addo-Carr has been forced more than 700km north to help fast-track his return to Melbourne with the help of a Wallabies assistant coach and former Bronco-turned-Wallaby.

Australia's strict quarantine requirements mean the Melbourne Stars will need to rely on local replacement players for the remainder of the season in their quest for a maiden Big Bash League title.

A Biden spokeswoman said: "With the pandemic worsening, and more contagious variants emerging around the world, this was not the time to be lifting restrictions."

The NRL and RLPA have finally agreed on a revised collective bargaining agreement, which will see the salary cap cut by 6 per cent in 2021 and 2022.

Those fund members who stuck to their guns rode out the storm and ended the year with more retirement savings than they started.