Tasmanian MP Sue Hickey said Liberal senator Eric Abetz said former federal staffer Brittany Higgins was “disgustingly drunk” — an allegation he denies.

The service will begin at 7.07pm, the time selected in honour of the industry legend’s favourite tipple.

A lack of match practice has made preparation far from ideal for Australia’s women’s sevens team but they may get a block of games against the Kiwis in June.

Ian Seeley, whose father Raymond Mulvihill was the prime suspect, told his story to the coronial inquest on Wednesday.

Labor MP Trish Doyle has told parliament that an MP in the Berejiklian government raped a sex worker. 

From Crows Nest to Kenya, Liz Mills has taken her coaching philosophy with her - and brings success wherever she goes.

Chris Waller hopes Home Affairs and Shaquero get their chance in Saturday’s Golden Slipper but knows there is more to come.

The Bureau of Meteorology cancelled its severe weather warning for areas across the state, but the danger is not over yet as crews begin to mop up.

Police say the man who died today in Glenorie, in Sydney’s north-west, called triple zero after driving into floodwaters and stayed on the phone until “contact was lost”.

The jump in property costs comes as buyers take advantage of record low interest rates, government programs and money saved during the coronavirus recession.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is considering legal advice about Attorney-General Christian Porter in a step that could lead him to move the cabinet minister to a different position.

The Australian went from playing on the world’s third-biggest tour to not knowing where his next pay cheque would come from because of the pandemic last year.

Current and former political staff are demanding changes to the rules that govern their employment and workplace amid public allegations of sexual assault and harassment.

All the ins and outs for round two of the 2021 season as they drop throughout the week, plus our experts’ tips.

The Queensland minister also said she was viciously attacked on social media and told to “shut up” after she had shared stories of harassment.

The 400-metre long container ship Ever Given’s hull became wedged length-ways across the canal.

Police and QFES staff were working to pull an overturned ute from the swollen Canungra Creek when the body of David Hornman was recovered.

Police were called after a member of the public spotted the small boat through binoculars driving in circles about 5 nautical miles off the coast of Alkimos with no sign of people on board.

Coach Trent Robinson said while Friend is “back to normal” training with weights and running, the club had a duty to make sure the right decision was made. 

Some male Coalition MPs have strongly backed quotas for women to get elected but others say their grassroots members will never accept them.

Planning experts warn the government may need to buy back public land in communities where former schools are now being prepared for sale.

The rush of murky water from flood-affected inland areas throughout NSW to the ocean is dumping detritus along the coastline, posing threats to watercraft and deteriorating beach water quality.

Of all the tales of brutality and heartache out of Myanmar over the past seven weeks, few could be more shocking than that of Ma Khin Myo Chit.

ANZ economists are tipping house prices to grow at their fastest pace since the late 1980s as buyers take advantage of record-low interest rates.

The first 832,200 doses left CSL-Seqirus’ Parkville on the back of trucks on Wednesday morning, and another 2.5 million doses remain in cold storage as they undergo final testing and approval.

Clearer skies appear over Sydney and Mid North Coast but flood risk continues

Westpac will assess whether a demerger of its New Zealand arm, which is thought to be worth more than $10 billion, would make sense for shareholders.

Everything you need to know to find a winner at the metropolitan mid-week meeting.

Races like the group 1 $1m Inglis Sires’ (1400m) on April 10 and the group 2 $1m Percy Sykes Stakes (1200m) on April 17 have been pencilled in for Trifaccia.

Carlton coach David Teague says it’s far too early for pressure to be on his team as the Blues attempt to avoid slumping to a 0-2 start for a ninth consecutive year.

The Waratahs have made six changes to their starting side, while the Queensland Reds boast nine players in their XV with Test experience.

One of Victoria’s major health service providers could be penalised over a patient’s suicide after his mental health unit failed to reduce the physical risks to his safety in his room.

Setting a quota is putting the cart before the horse. Until we stop the bullying and harassment, women will not want to be in parliament.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption has been told to find $3.4 million in savings in the four years to 2023-24.

The statement would commit all schools to taking “concrete actions” to strengthen their students’ ability to form healthy relationships and prevent harmful situations, and to acknowledging their duty to respond.

An Aboriginal man is suing Victoria Police over claims officers threw him off his bicycle, pinned him to the ground and called him a “black c---” during an arrest. 

After months of fruitless negotiations, Parramatta has pulled its original offer to NSW forward Nathan Brown after he missed a signing deadline.

North Melbourne defender Robbie Tarrant has had surgery to remove a lump from his kidney and will miss the first half of the season.

No Australian minister has seen the critical contractual agreement with a French company setting out local content requirements for a $90 billion submarine fleet.

Telecommunications companies are warning proposed changes to NBN Co’s pricing structure will cost customers.

Kathleen Folbigg’s last hopes are now pinned on the same Attorney-General advising the NSW Governor to pardon her after the NSW Court of Appeal to dash her hopes once more.

Ecologists say the last pockets of high-quality, ecologically pristine native grassland in the urban outer west are slowly being bulldozed and developed.

Treasury says the staff most at risk of losing work when JobKeeper finishes are those on zero or low hours but the effects would be relatively broad.

The man was charged after a number of items were seized from a home on the Sunshine Coast at the weekend.

Panthers playmaker Nathan Cleary has been ruled out of Thursday night’s clash with Melbourne as a result of a suspected concussion during round two.

The Sydney MP will leave politics at the next election and has backed a lawyer of Vietnamese heritage to take his spot representing the multicultural seat.

With the two big retail events, Easter and Mother’s Day on the horizon, it’s a slam dunk that Premier will produce another record result for the second half of its financial year.

Millions of dollars’ worth of insurance claims across Queensland and NSW have been made, after heavy rainfall and flooding ravaged the Gold Coast, Logan and Scenic Rim regions.

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One Nation denied its vote against tougher penalties for underpayments was a mistake and said its support would be clear if the government called another vote.