“Super Saturday” went close to resembling Australian Opens of old as thousands of spectators converged on Melbourne Park for the all-popular middle weekend of the tennis extravaganza. This year’s Australian Open is hardly untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic but the scenes and mood in the precinct were in sharp contrast to the reality of 11 […]

Allan Border has described as “ridiculous” the decision to prevent Steve Smith playing in the Big Bash finals. The criticism by Australia’s longest-serving captain has been mirrored by current and former internationals, including Test skipper Pat Cummins. Steve Smith used to captain the Sixers.Credit:Getty “Are you kidding me?” Border told the Herald and The Age […]

The Wiggles have made Hottest 100 history, becoming the first act to top Triple J’s annual countdown with a cover song. Going into Saturday’s countdown, the childrens’ group were favourites to top the list with their playful rendition of Tame Impala’s Elephant. But even the most intense Fruit Salad obsessive would’ve been shocked by their […]

Chris Goulding and Jo Lual-Acuil starred as Melbourne United won their seventh game in a row by beating Adelaide 36ers 97-78 in Adelaide on Saturday night. Goulding and Lual-Acuil notched 18 points each as the visitors took control of the game in the second quarter with a 19-2 run and were never troubled again. Matthew […]

A resilient Daniil Medvedev cruised past Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp on Saturday as he inches closer to the Australian Open title after going down to Novak Djokovic in last year’s decider. The world No. 2 cemented his status as the tournament favourite after clinching the 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 win in just under two hours […]

Victoria’s funeral industry is warning that staff shortages caused by COVID-19 isolation rules could lead to mortuaries being unable to receive more bodies. Unlike NSW, staff at funeral homes, cemeteries and crematoriums in Victoria are not considered essential workers and must follow the same isolation rules as the rest of the public. Funeral director Nigel […]

Melbourne’s so-called “freedom” protesters have vowed to “maintain the rage” against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions, causing mass disruption in the city and targeting the Australian Open. Demonstrators returned to Victoria’s State Parliament, a familiar stomping ground, about midday on Saturday for what was dubbed the sixth “worldwide rally for freedom”, as similar rallies went […]

For all the mod cons at the North Queensland Cowboys’ new $250 million home — the spectator comfort, corporate facilities and even a working siren — the club left a bit of its soul across town. And, more than two years since the move, Townsville is still in the dark about the future of the […]

“Advice from the Coast Guard indicates the channel has continued to widen and deepen since the breakthrough. “As this breakthrough is a naturally occurring event in a dynamic coastal environment at the tip of Bribie Island, there are no planned remedial actions.” The Pumicestone Passage is in a marine park conservation zone as well as […]

Queensland’s Chief Health Officer has revealed how the current wave of COVID-19 is expected to wash over the state, as he admits there is likely over a million cases of the virus already. Queensland recorded 10 more deaths and 15,050 new virus cases on Saturday, with 884 people in hospital with COVID-19, 52 of those […]