A games like no other, as the world comes together for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

There are five finals in the pool today and Australia has medal hopes in every one of them. And Jessica Fox has a shot at another medal in the canoe slalom.

The Australians have plenty of work to do as the star-studded Americans and Rory McIlroy were also off to sluggish starts.

The Chinese freestyle relay team surprised themselves by winning gold. President Xi Jinping will see it as “the epitome of a country’s strength and civilisation”.

Having watched violent anti-lockdown protests unfold on their city streets, readers shared their frustrations at those who flouted the restrictions, but also those in power.

A cyber attack on NSW Department of Education earlier this month may have compromised sensitive information including contact details, the department has revealed.

Essendon’s Andrew Phillips will return to his old club for a guest stint in the VFL.

Sydneysiders are facing another month in lockdown, Victorian authorities are concerned about a new mystery case of COVID-19 and Commonwealth emergency payments are back to original JobKeeper levels.

The current world president of the Finks bikie gang says he is a reformed stay-at-home dad after pleading guilty to assaulting a man outside a Melbourne strip club.

Australia will have two competitors in the women’s 100m freestyle final, both having a major chance of winning a medal.

Australia’s golden sailors are on the verge of keeping up their record as the country’s most consistent Olympic team with Matt Wearn closing in on a maiden Olympic gold medal.

Australia’s path out of lockdowns will be decided by a combination of vaccination rates and the economic cost of restrictions that have already cost billions of dollars.

An infectious diseases expert who has been outspoken against the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine will run in the Melbourne seat against Dr Katie Allen.

Almost four years after the Yorta Yorta woman died, her children will receive a human rights award for their role in changing Victoria’s public intoxication laws.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

San Marino, a 61-square-kilometre enclave of Italy, is now the smallest country in history to win a Games medal after Alessandra Perilli took bronze in the women’s trap final.

They never saw Australia’s newest Olympic champion coming Tokyo. They’ll be looking for Zac Stubblety-Cook now.

The court heard Mohammad Ali Halimi had become frustrated about his failed attempts to kindle the marriage before he brutally murdered his wife in WA.

The Australian scraped into fourth spot during Thursday’s BMX racing quarter-finals. It was just enough to qualify for Friday’s semis.

Everything you need to know to find a winner on the eight-race card.

It’s the little things that make the difference for premier trainer Chris Waller.

Sheens can have a Phil Gould-like affect at the Wests Tigers as he quickly starts work on recruitment and retention at the joint venture.

Jason Collett returns with a full book of rides at Randwick and is happy just to be back in the saddle.

Australian guard Josh Giddey is tipped to be a top-10 pick in Friday’s NBA draft, joining the likes of Ben Simmons and Joe Ingles in the NBA.

Victorian health authorities are continuing to investigate how a traffic controller who worked at a coronavirus testing site contracted the virus as four students from Bacchus Marsh Grammar tested positive to COVID-19 during day-13 tests.

Australian pole vaulters Kurtis Marschall and Nina Kennedy will be tested daily and kept separated from their teammates but should be free to compete.

Shareholders in takeover target API believe it’s likely Wesfarmers will make a higher offer after having its initial bid rejected by the company’s board.

Australia claimed bronze in the 4x200m relay amid some selection controversy as three teams broke the previous world record.

Hana Basic, the daughter of Bosnian war refugees, will on Friday run the 100m for Australia. Her parents could not be more proud to give back the country.

While NSW has previously declined an offer for military assistance to enforce public health orders, police said an escalation of the operation justified the request. 

Essendon hope a freshen-up will benefit Cale Hooker as they look to improve their scoring in the remaining four matches.

It was only introduced into the NRL to help clubs deal with the pandemic, but the loan system is here to stay.

The Grattan Institute says incentives will be needed to encourage the 20 per cent of the population that is neither here nor there about vaccinations to get immunised sooner rather than later.

Crown Perth director Maryna Fewster unloaded at a royal commission, criticising the corporate structure under which Crown operated WA’s only casino.

Officers believe they have identified at least three victims, girls who attend the Queensland school.

Tony Gustavsson has toyed with different formations, systems and players, but his Matildas need to show their best against Great Britain to live up to public expectations.

The Premier League club, Longrain Melbourne, Woolworths and Stockland are among the customers that have been left in the dark following the collapse of a waste management company owned by Bill Papas.

Scientists were thrilled to see two rare southern right whales - of which only 300 are known to exist - caring for calves in Jervis Bay before their return to Antarctica.

The family of swimmer Zac Stubblety-Cook were getting into the swing of things well before he won gold in the 200m breaststroke. We should, too.

The Victorian government has plunged another $2.5b into major works concentrated in Melbourne’s east and south-east, including sky rail-style rail bridges at several locations.

Welcome 2 America was made in 2010 but is only now being released.

It is the first time masks have been mandated outside in Greater Sydney, where face coverings are currently required indoors, on public transport and in busy outdoor areas.

A former rugby league performance coach who worked with Ariarne Titmus on her injury rehab has described the swimmer as being as tough as the most intimidating NRL forward.

NSW Police launched an investigation into the widely condemned event that saw thousands of participants march in defiance of COVID-19 public health orders. 

Based on a bestselling novel, The Pursuit of Love is a cleverly crafted cocktail: a story of friendship with eye-candy visuals and a superb cast.

The head of Australia’s cyber spy agency says China crossed a line when it allowed criminal groups into Microsoft Exchange servers.

The LNP leader says the party must reflect modern Queensland, but will have to convince local branch members to buy in to his vision.

For solo-dwellers, choosing - or not choosing - a particular bubble buddy can be a fraught business.

The disgraced former Labor MP has not made any progress repaying his debt to the regulator because his income from his wife’s company has stayed under the repayment threshold.

Macquarie Group says an internal review has found the bank followed a rigorous process in handling the initial public offering.