Using his butterfly breaststroke, Davies set an Olympic record in the 200-metre breaststroke at 2:34.4.

Many of Sydney's beaches are closed to deter weekend crowds, while one council says the Bondi to Bronte walk could shut if social distancing rules are ignored.

In most states, George Pell could have requested a judge-alone trial, but not in Victoria. It's time that all Australians were entitled to this protection from trial by media.

The No.1 pick is happy to cool his heels while the community gets on top of COVID-19 but he will be ready to fire when the ball bounces again.

Our pick of what's new to streaming services this week.

Join us for thorough coverage on day eight of the Australian Open.

Veteran Stan Wawrinka upsets Daniil Medvedev to advance as Dominic Thiem also wins

Queensland law does not "expressly" require an accused rapist to take reasonable steps to check whether the victim is consenting.

Fish don't speak, but the sounds they make can tell us a lot about how healthy a river system is, scientists say.

The $98.7 million Fortitude Valley State Secondary College was built on the site of the former Fortitude Valley State School, closed in 2013.

Marc Leishman and Lucas Herbert would make it a memorable Australia Day for our golfers as Tiger Woods mourned the loss of a fellow global sporting giant.

The fact Mount Fuji was beaten so far, finishing in a distressed state, must concern connections, but has a parallel with the champion Kingston Town.

It's a blooming miracle.

Kobe Bryant had a monumental influence on Australian basketballers, past and present.

Court was presented with the trophy on court at Rod Laver Arena ahead of the blockbuster Nick Kyrgios versus Rafael Nadal match and was received well by the crowd as she posed for pictures in front of press photographers. 

Firefighters are battling a number of blazes threatening lives and properties amid deteriorating weather conditions on the last day of 2019.

The five-time grand slam champion says retirement was never on her radar despite a persistent shoulder complaint that limited her appearances last year.

RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said it is "absolutely" the worst bushfire season on record in NSW.

Tests of China's new upstream Jinghong dam on January 1 to 3 are expected to lead to a drop in the Mekong's water level by as much as one metre.

Food outlets including restaurants and supermarkets convicted of offences relating to WA’s Food Act were fined between $10,000 - $125,000 in 2019.

The CFA fears many people have lost their homes after yesterday's horror bushfires.

Whoever stole a brightly coloured prime mover and accompanying white trailer from a south-east Queensland service station at the weekend is yet to be caught.

Brisbane's mystery millionaire was revealed on New Year's Eve.

Despite losing 1.8 per cent in the final day of trade for the year, the ASX has still had its best year in a decade.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the actions as "a clear example of terrorism," and a top militia leader vowed retaliation against US forces in Iraq.