After a jury was unable to reach a verdict on five out of six charges against Jack De Belin, details emerged of a contract extension he signed last year which will see him remain at the Dragons until 2024 if cleared.

The Star chief executive Matt Bekier has urged shareholders in Crown Resorts, including billionaire James Packer, to accept its $12 billion merger proposal

The first recipients of the coronavirus vaccine in NSW Health’s new two-storey mass vaccination hub sat down for their shots - and some televised greenery - on Monday.

Robert Doyle says he is sorry. When this might have made a difference to the women he accosted, the former lord mayor offered nothing.

A woman killed in her home, allegedly by her partner, was accused by another man of trying to extort money over a rape claim, a court has heard.

From childcare subsidies to a response to the aged care royal commission, here are the measures we know are coming in Tuesday’s federal budget.

A “trespasser on the tracks” between Westmead and Parramatta has caused trains on the Western Line to be suspended in both directions.

An undercover police operative was used to investigate the brother of Stuart MacGill’s girlfriend after the former cricketer reported the incident to police.

The Australian Shareholder Association’s former CEO warns the group would have to shut down if it was forced to obtain a financial services license. But the ASA begs to differ.

Talks broke down with the All Blacks star after he decided against moving his young family between Japan and Australia for the next two years.

People from Perth and Peel will be able to travel to Victoria without having to quarantine as of Monday night.

One decade on from when Pendal made its foray into international investing, the ASX-listed money manager is now truly a global investor.

Everything you need to know to find a winner at the Manning Valley meeting.

Well-bred filly Patino Ruby returns for her second preparation and only her fourth start in an intriguing class 3 over 1000m.

Questions of identity and rights are underlined in a series of posters by artist Peter Drew.

Shai Bolton will miss the next two to three weeks of football with a fractured wrist sustained in a nightclub fight, after stepping in to defend teammate Daniel Rioli and his girlfriend.

Woolworths’ $10 billion demerger of its Endeavour drinks, pubs and pokies division will allow the company to focus more on tackling other social issues, CEO Brad Banducci says.

Boom Essendon recruit Jye Caldwell’s season could be over, with the Bombers considering surgery for the midfielder after he suffered a relapse of a hamstring injury at training last week.

Palestinian medics say at least 50 protesters have been hospitalised after clashes with Israeli police.

With its dizzying array of options, Cafe 63’s monster menu has gone viral for its bizarre dish names, ranging from Elle Macpherson to the Carbon Tax.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian says adults aged 40 to 49 will be able to formally express interest today to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “within weeks”.

Two public servants allegedly skimmed millions of dollars worth of kickbacks from NSW government contracts and spent it on luxury cars, cash deliveries and school fees.

A judge has dismissed the first round of a legal challenge to the validity of the temporary ban on Australian citizens entering the country from India.

Pfizer’s vaccine seems to offer good protection against the South African variant of COVID-19, while British data has given AstraZeneca a lift, in positive news for Australia’s vaccine mix.

China and Indonesia staged a joint naval exercise in the Java Sea only days after Beijing offered to recover the sunken KRI Nanggala 402 off Bali for free

Northern Region Operations Manager Detective Acting Superintendent Greg Thomas APM, said the arrests will continue to impact the availability of illicit drugs on the streets of Byron Bay.

The consumer watchdog has made the unusual move of requesting to speak at a court case between two tech giants, after Apple successfully had the matter suspended.

Christine Holgate said she was “very excited” to be back working in the parcels business and at a key rival to Australia Post.

The artist has made a digital artwork based on a moment in his childhood that built a bridge between past and future, war and refuge.

A motivational speaker and author will stand trial after pleading not guilty to a criminal charge over the death of her baby daughter in a bathtub drowning.

Collingwood defender Jeremy Howe was pushing for a return to the senior team but now needs surgery on his hamstring and will miss a large chunk of the season.

The state government will pump an additional $120 million into the screen sector as it seeks to capitalise on a boom in international production.

This week on the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Greg Baum discuss how Jeremy Cameron’s arrival from GWS has changed the Cats – and how the Cats have helped Cameron.

The early closure of the Yallourn coal-fired power plant has forced authorities to declare a heightened threat of blackouts in Victoria and South Australia in less than 10 years.

There is a decent likelihood Steve McCann will barely have unpacked his framed family pics and pot plants before the ownership of Crown changes hands.

I am a serial volunteer - although my motives were initially less than altruistic, it’s now an important part of my life.

A jury acquitted footballers Jack de Belin and Callan Sinclair of one charge, relating to assaulting a woman in a Wollongong unit in December 2018, but was not able to reach a verdict on remaining charges.

A capacity crowd at Hamer Hall enjoyed a performance of the Vivaldi classic that avoided sounding hackneyed.

The Sydney Swans coach wants an acknowledgement from the AFL that club staffers are being heavily overworked after a savage round of cuts to football department spending last year.

Today on Please Explain, Tory Maguire speaks with business columnist Elizabeth Knight about what a Star-Crown merger could mean for James Packer’s beleaguered casino group.

Dominique Grubisa advertises her ability to create a “force field” around the wealth and assets of her clients. Now the corporate cop has moved to shut her down.

It would be a bad step for the government to cancel Confucius Institutes. The universities should do it themselves.

This last year has been the toughest some people have ever experienced. But an unlikely ally - the humble meme - has boosted so many.

Witnesses inside the supermarket in the South Island city of Dunedin heard someone scream “he’s got a knife” before customers tried to pin down the attacker.

Opals legend Lauren Jackson says she ‘knows’ Liz Cambage will sort out her differences with the AOC in time for the Tokyo Games, and backed the star for expressing her opinions.

Mines in Australia should be renamed Money Printing Operations because the cash they make has become truly astronomical.

The tour announcement is a sign Australia’s live comedy circuit is beginning to bounce back.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has turned the first sod at the site of the adolescent and young adult hospice, which will provide palliative care for 15 to 24-year-olds.

Over the weekend, a shiny new website for the venture called Johnsen Consulting popped up, promising advice and advocacy across all levels of government.

In her hit comic novel, Nancy Mitford reinvented her damaged, despicable family as adorable oddballs – and pioneered “structured reality”.