Kalorama couple Nat and Lee Guest were among those who bore the brunt of the storms that hit a week and a half ago. Now they are starting to pick up the pieces.

The Nationals leader has vowed to fight off any potential challenge when the 21-member junior Coalition partner returns to Canberra on Monday for the final parliamentary sitting week before the winter break.

The Bombers head to Tasmania for a rare game against Hawthorn in their second home. While Essendon have had the more promising season the Hawks have had a decent recent run.

The Sea Eagles trailed by 16 points at the half-time break. The second half had to be seen to be believed.

The Electric Vehicle Council reckons the policy to encourage electric vehicle uptake is as good as any other government on Earth has come up with.

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Drivers say they will take time to get used to the location of mirrors and “riding the clutch” on Brisbane’s new whisper-quiet electric buses, but Brisbane’s carbon footprint has dropped by 7 per cent since 2017.

Carlton have already announced a review of what has gone so wrong in their football department. Weekly the list of questions that need answers grows if not in size then in urgency.

It’s surprising legal eagle and political main squeeze Arthur Moses found time last week for another high profile ’do: the Vinnies CEO Sleepout

Beating Hawthorn in Tasmania is a long way from the achievement it once was. But for an Essendon side that had already been pipped by the old enemy once this season, Sunday’s win in Launceston was sweet no less.

A two-goal burst from young guns Stefan Colakovski and Marco Tilio have set up what should be a home grand final for the A-League premiers - but COVID restrictions could see it played elsewhere.

Many outlets at Birkenhead Point have been added to the list of venues exposed to COVID-19 as an outbreak of the Delta strain has prompted an unprecedented testing regime in Sydney.

Irate members of East Ivanhoe Bowls Club have refused to accept ‘outrageous’ plans to turn their rinks into the home courts of Ivanhoe Netball Club, declaring: ‘We’re not going anywhere.’

The AFL is keen for crowds to return to games in Melbourne next weekend but confirmation won’t come until after key stakeholders meet early in the week.

While stewards had confirmation of positive swabs in two recent cases, the governing body’s existing policy did not allow them to comment to the media.

All you need to know to back a winner in the upper Hunter to start the workday week.

Barnaby Joyce failed early last year to take down Michael McCormack as Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister but his supporters always called it a narrow loss.

Hairdresser Sofia Basile, 53, did not want the AstraZeneca vaccine. Now she says she is “very comfortable” making an appointment for Pfizer.

Officials said the Hong Kong government has demanded staff sign a letter supporting Beijing’s claim to Taiwan.

A small electricity retail firm Enova claims that major power generators are withholding supply during peak demand in order to drive up wholesale electricity prices.

For the first 45 minutes, Parramatta were in danger of providing one of the upsets of the season. Then they turned on a second-half blitz to polish off the wooden spoon contenders.

A two-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after falling from a car as it reversed down a driveway in Cranbourne East this morning.

A company director who owes businesses $20 million after his company went broke on an Andrews government road project has been accused of siphoning cash from a company he partly owned.

The emerging eastern suburbs cluster has grown to nine with two people in their 50s from the Sutherland Shire testing positive to coronavirus.

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Police believe the silver Holden Commodore and a maroon Ford Falcon getaway cars were bought from the Ipswich-Redbank area about a week before bikie Shane Bowden was shot 21 times outside his home.

Powered by the defensive work of April Brandley, the Giants shut down the Thunderbirds and cruised to a season-best 16-goal win.

Pubs, cafes and restaurants in Western Australia will return to pre-COVID operations with capacity restrictions lifted this week.

Quiz shows have long been the domain of white males in suits, but with Alex Lee in the hosting role, Win The Week promises to shake up the format.

Prominent owner Brae Sokolski says there should be more opportunities for owners to buy into local horses after he secured Melbourne Cup aspirant Incentivise.

After a near lifetime living and working with horses, top notch provincial trainer Angela Davies believes patience becomes a built-in weapon.

In 1954, John Landy became just the second person in the world to officially run a mile in under 4 minutes. Landy’s world record time of 3.58 was touted as one of the finest advertisements Australia could wish for the upcoming Melbourne Olympic Gam...

The US biotech has released strong final data on its vaccine, but the TGA says it expects key data for approvals will be delayed until September and beyond.

The community gardeners are facing lockout from their beloved gardens in a struggle between a landlord and its tenants.

With his two main teammates struggling offensively, Giannis Antetokounmpo helped drag the Bucks to a 115-111 game seven overtime victory against Brooklyn.

A second long-form jazz work a year after his last increases Chris Cody’s stature as a composer still further.

The NRL has asked for a variety of reports on how a Canberra rookie was accidentally allowed to make his debut as the Dragons were also dragged into another post-match drama.

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has been bombarding letterboxes urging Australians not to get a COVID-19 vaccine and citing incorrect figures on the number of deaths caused by the jabs.

The husband and wife were clinging to their dinghy after it capsized in rough swell on Saturday night. He was rescued on Sunday morning. Hours later, police found a body believed to be that of his wife.

NSW has introduced a number of new COVID-19 restrictions in response to the latest eastern suburbs outbreak and other states have introduced restrictions for travel to and from NSW.

the Israeli Foreign Ministry said Ebrahim Raisi’s election as president should “prompt grave concern among the international community”.

Victoria has an exciting chance to improve equity of access for school students at a time when STEM education and 21st-century skill development are national priorities.

In an uncertain space, guidance from regulators and government might not be an unwelcome contribution for firms struggling to find their way.

Spotify has captured the ears of music consumers, but Aussie startup Songtradr is racing for market dominance by connecting musicians to advertisers and social influencers.

Jebediah frontman Kevin Mitchell seemed comfier as his folk-pop alter-ego at this Camelot Lounge solo gig.

The NRL’s drive to stamp out high contact fails to acknowledge that the tackler is nearly twice as likely to undergo a HIA than the ball-carrier. If the game is serious about player safety, it needs to realise this.

What if you’d always seen the world as a beautiful, colour-filled place, then discovered that all anyone else can see is darkness?

French writer Florian Zeller says the key to writing is to be able to have a character say ‘yes’, and everyone understands they mean ‘no’.

CEO Jamie Twidale has been stood down while the findings of an investigation are considered following an “internal complaint”.

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