• 2 mins ago

Raiders captain backs young gun to be physically ready for NRL, but unsure about round one.

• 3 mins ago

The Brumbies will throw some new faces into battle at one of Super Rugby's most daunting venues.

• 11 mins ago

"I am one of very few people to see the water flowing in this natural amphitheatre. Seeing this with my own eyes basically left me speechless."

• 12 mins ago

Tony Abbott has laid out a five-point plan for the Coalition to have a chance at the "winnable" next election.

• 15 mins ago

Scarborough beachfront businesses struggling to keep their doors open amid heavy construction have appealed to the state government for help.

• 18 mins ago

Over 26,000 workers in the ACT will be effected come July by the penalty rate cuts announced by the Fair Work Commission on Tuesday morning, with some welcoming the decision but workers disappointed by the changes.

• 20 mins ago

Gareth Widdop, the other half of what was one of the game's most maligned halves pairings, knows it's time to lift.

• 24 mins ago

Four teenagers accused of extorting men using the gay hook-up app Grindr allegedly threatened to "out" their targets as paedophiles.

• 34 mins ago

Influential player manager Craig Kelly has taken a swipe at the growing trend among AFL clubs to push for reduced payout terms for sacked senior coaches.

• 59 mins ago

The elderly man was taken to hospital with facial fractures and cuts.

• 1 hr ago

A Melbourne council is removing gates from 12 enclosed sporting grounds and reserves going to extraordinary measures to address the scourge of dog poo on its ovals.

• 1 hr ago

David Lockyer Harman has a long criminal history, including a 2004 conviction for raping another inmate at Greenough Prison.

• 1 hr ago

A man trapped in a vehicle after a crash at Ngunnawal will receive treatment at Canberra Hospital for serious injuries.

• 1 hr ago

Many Richmond families are up in arms after discovering they will be zoned out of the prestigious Melbourne Girls College, which is located in their suburb.

• 1 hr ago

Five Australian Catholic archbishops have given a scathing assessment of the church's past response to sexual abuse victims.

• 1 hr ago

A leaked NSW cabinet document related to the privatisation of the land titles registry shows hundreds of NSW jobs could eventually be sent out of the state.

• 1 hr ago

Friends and family have given tribute to a teenager who died after falling from a tree at a swimming hole south of Sydney on Wednesday afternoon.

• 1 hr ago

There have been another 231 reports of Ross River virus infections in a week as the outbreak that has already caused some Victorians months of pain and fatigue continues to grow.

• 1 hr ago

The time you spend working on a Sunday is still worth more than it is on a Saturday, but not as much as it was in the past, according to the Fair Work umpire.

• 1 hr ago

Police have been called to the scene of a drive-by shooting in Airport West on Thursday evening.

• 1 hr ago

Establishing Karen Ristevski's cause of death will be crucial in charging her killer, one of Melbourne's top criminal lawyers says.

• 1 hr ago

Pressure is mounting on Premier Daniel Andrews to overhaul politicians' generous entitlements after Labor Speaker Telmo Languiller admitted claiming almost $40,000 to live in Queenscliff failed "community expectations".

• 1 hr ago

DFO Essendon will allow members of the public to pay their respects at the site of a plane crash which killed five people on Friday.

• 1 hr ago

A 16-year-old girl with autism who has been living in Australia for eight years could be deported within weeks because she failed immigration medical assessments and the Assistant Immigration Minister has refused to intervene.

• 1 hr ago

Jigsaw the giant bullock is proof there is more than a tonne of fun await visitors to this year's Royal Canberra Show.

• 1 hr ago

Ford's Mustang, the first of the "pony cars" that dominated the American performance market in the 1960s and 1970s, were the dream wheels of a generation. We talk to local baby boomers about their love affair with the iconic machines.

• 1 hr ago

Government procurement processes in the ACT will be reformed in a bid to boost productivity, transport and health minister Meegan Fitzharris has told the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia.

He was supposed to be the human face of the thousands of weekend workers affected by the cut in Sunday penalty rates.

Most Canberrans can remember the feeling of having to pick just one showbag when there are halls of hundreds to chose from. 

Grey, industrial and choked with cars and trucks, Spencer Street in West Melbourne would be few people's idea of a pleasant place to stroll along or stop and spend time.

Question: Why is it so hard to swat a fly?

"By all means, scrap penalty rates. But you better be the ones who start tipping me when you've changed your mind about what drink you want for the third time, or when I've returned your meal to the chef because you didn't read the menu properly or be polite when I've refused to serve you because you've thrown up outside- which I'll also be cleaning later."

This singer is not afraid to show his true self for his music.

• ANALYSIS

Former Treasury chief and National Australia Bank chairman Ken Henry is far from a zealot on cutting company tax rates.

Nine Entertainment Company has reported a $237 million loss in the six months to December after reducing the Nine Network's goodwill from $422 million to $162 million. 

The seat of Dalrymple will be scrapped and new electorates created along Queensland's coastline under a proposed redistribution.

The head of Australia's peak medical body has branded a petition that claims changes to cervical screening will put women's lives at risk, as well intentioned but  "woefully misinformed and misguided".

Arts diary – February 24

The NRL has indicated for the first time it will consider granting the players a fixed share of the game's revenue following a landmark meeting with the stars of the game.

Welcome to our new Evening Express. We know many of you lead busy lives and don't have time to keep track of the news through the day. So here is what you might have missed.

• Art review

This exhibition is full of subtle and contemplative works executed in a subdued pastel palette.

• Art review

The veteran artist's paintings are beautifully structured, highly personal, with a touch of whimsy.

Shares in diversified miner South32 have tumbled to their lowest level in more than three months after Australia's competition watchdog expressed concern over its proposed deal to take over a coking coal mine in NSW.

The Vietnamese woman accused of poisoning King Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader Kimg Jong-un, posted Facebook photos of herself attending parties, in hotel rooms and blowing kisses. 

As a casual waitress, Erin Gibbons doesn't always know when she will be working each week, or how much she will earn.

The outpouring of support comes after Deputy Premier Liza Harvey appeared on Gareth Parker's Morning Show, and said the City of Stirling had 'thrown the book' at the small business.

• EXCLUSIVE

A group of federal Labor MPs have urged Australian recognition of a Palestinian state, echoing the high-profile interventions of party elders ahead of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Supplements and health food supplier Mr Vitamins is facing a backlash after it promoted an event featuring David "Avocado" Wolfe, who is known for advocating the false claim that vaccines cause autism. 

The AFL has fined Sydney and stars Lance Franklin and Luke Parker a total of $30,000 for breaches of the league's strict treatment rules.