Striking gold while mining for Aussiewood.

Power had to be switched off, impacting the network, while emergency services were trying to contain the blaze at Hornsby.

Helloworld has been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, prompting its chief executive, a former treasurer of the Liberal Party, to write to some staff asking them to agree to temporarily lower pay.

Josephine Sukkar’s appointment as Australian Sports Commission chair has been described as a ‘good start’ by John Coates as she tries to foster a new era of collaboration between the powerhouse sporting bodies.

Young Panthers playmaker is coming to terms with the fact his new deal will mean one or two of his teammates being squeezed out at the foot of the mountains.

Kieren Perkins, now president of Swimming Australia, has been encouraged by the first Tokyo COVID playbook and said adversity was part of every Olympic Games.

Any chance of Folau playing in the NRL again appears to be over with clubs displaying no appetite to sign the controversial star.

The push for Pat Cummins to become Australia’s next Test captain is gaining pace, with Cricket NSW poised to give the superstar paceman his first taste of senior leadership.

It’s one of the longest associations in Australian sporting history, but it was going to be subject for debate if the Dragons signed Israel Folau.

Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium, which will host the Super Bowl, employs lighting technology which can virtually eliminate glare and blind spots during night matches - a potential game-changer for the NRL.

Collingwood star Darcy Moore says the 150 players involved in crafting the letter are committed to being champions of change at the club.

The Wagner family say they can quickly erect a safe quarantine facility alongside the airport they built at Toowoomba

A new study from Monash University has found truck drivers have worse mental and physical health on many measures than the general population.

In a late-night media conference, the Premier said “we have to assume that this person has infected others” as he announced a return to masks indoors, a household-gathering cap of 15 and a pause on plans for the return of 75% of office workers.

A 33-year-old man has been charged with a string of serious offences. Police said further arrests were expected.

Mining company Santos is hosting a three-day rugby festival around the Super Rugby trial, and it has run into trouble with locals protesting a gas project in the region.

The Do Better report urges Collingwood to turn words into actions when it comes to dealing with racism.

She might not be the next She Will Reign but Hi Hi Hi is still a very good filly and capable of winning the Inglis Millennium.

Three large aerial water tankers filled with retardant were what stood between Perth’s out-of-control inferno and disaster.

Testing rates have plunged to 7767. A high rate’s crucial to ensure the virus isn’t lurking; Victoria recorded 13,000 in the same period to find its new case.

Vaccines do have limitations. They need to be paired with effective, safe drug treatment. This immunologist writes that two candidates are safe, cheap, available and effective, but Australian authorities say there is not enough evidence to support th...

The chair in epidemiology at Deakin University argues why our authorities are right not to back drugs such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin as COVID-19 treatments.

Anthony Griffin, who tried to lure Israel Folau to the Dragons, says the cross-code star was “philosophical” about the club’s decision to abandon its bid to sign him.

People in the coastal town of Yeppoon, near Rockhampton, are being urged to get tested for COVID-19 after the state’s sewage surveillance program found traces of the virus in a sewage treatment plant.

The government has proposed amendments to aged care legislation to introduce a serious incident response scheme for providers, but Labor says the million elderly Australians receiving home care support will not be protected.

Gerard Butler, with his firm Scottish jaw, is a reassuring leading man in this film that has more brains than anticipated.

When Spanish player Carla Suarez Navarro fell ill last summer, she suspected coronavirus. But tests revealed much worse news.

In the space of 40 minutes, the message from the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service had changed.

New crime scene images of the 2018 Bourke Street terror attack have been released by the coroner, as statements from the killer’s family reveal Hassan Khalif Shire Ali was “losing his grip on reality” before his murderous crime spree.

St Kilda should be taking the same steps off the field as on it, president Andrew Bassat admits.

The $2 million Inglis Millennium is the feature of a big day at headquarters.

Ciaron Maher will chase a $2 million bonus with Sneaky Five but thinks Nice For What is his best chance in the Inglis Millennium at Randwick on Saturday.

David Pfieffer admits his plan for Rocketing By sounded mad but it could a big result in the Inglis Sprint at Randwick on Saturday.

Race fitness has Sterling Alexiou in The Face’s corner over stable star Peltzer in Saturday’s Eskimo Prince Stakes at Randwick.

Luke Price will send debut winner Jamaea to Randwick on Saturday to gauge her Slipper credentials.

A former St Kevin’s maths teacher sacked last year over his behaviour towards a student says he should be reinstated as the risk of further misconduct is low.

Denis Pagan, Damien Oliver and Jye McNeil are among the leading racing figures who must sit out after attending a function with a person who had visited an exposure site.

Darren Gilshenan’s Dr Lyle Fairley, Harrow’s nemesis, shows surprising talents as the season unfolds.

The tragedy has triggered a review of any potential improvements that could be made to the Youth Justice system.

A plan for coming out of a five-day lockdown in Western Australia will be announced on Thursday night or Friday morning depending on whether there are more cases of COVID-19.

Everything you need to know to find a winner on cup day.

Police have arrested a 20-year-old man after he allegedly drove a car down Bourke Street Mall a week ago, sparking panic among shoppers.

The 83-year-old Yoshiro Mori, a former Japanese prime minister, acknowledged that his comments that women board members for the Tokyo Games talked too much were “inappropriate” and against the Olympic spirit.

Suliasi Vunivalu scored 86 tries from 111 appearances in the NRL but says he will ‘get more licence’ to use his skills in rugby.

Border restrictions have caused further changes to the AFLW fixture, with three games changed in round two.

Nicole Rycroft, a Sydneysider who grew up with a love of the bush, has won the world’s richest environmental award to continue her work protecting the world’s forests.

The remarkable rescue story of Mr Hobbs, one of the zoo’s two sun bears, helped save 1000 other bears through a conservation effort that captured hearts worldwide.

James Paterson will take over from Andrew Hastie as chair of the powerful intelligence and security committee.

Workers have demolished part of the existing train station in Brisbane’s inner north, one of the first steps towards a new stop servicing the suburb and multibillion-dollar Cross River Rail project.

Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon enlisted the help of John Howard to remind his leader Anthony Albanese that nothing lasts forever.