The Japanese Government bans some imports of Australian barley after pesticides five times the normal limit are detected, with something expected to have gone wrong "between harvesting and shipping, perhaps during the cleaning process".

Warned she could become a quadriplegic if a dive went wrong, Taneka Kovchenko is forced to retire from the sport, just days before the start of the Commonwealth Games.

Australians love online shopping, but they're not so happy about the way parcels are being delivered by the national postal service, with the issue dominating the more than 1 million complaints made to Australia Post last financial year.

The South African Government is considering a statement from the Prime Minister to be a retraction of Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton's comments regarding "persecuted" white South African farmers, but Mr Dutton does not agree.

The South African Government is considering a statement from the Prime Minister to be a retraction of Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton's comments regarding "persecuted" white South African farmers.

The Australian Cricketers' Association questions the process that led Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft to face a press conference "minutes after leaving the field" over the ball-tampering incident in South Africa.

Iron ore has rapidly fallen into a bear market as worries about a trade war between the US and China add to concerns about expanding supply and cutbacks in China's steel industry.

Australia has seven wickets in hand after the penultimate day of its Test series against South Africa, with three sessions to survive for a draw. Look back at how day four of the fourth Test played out in our live blog.

The Eels are still without a win after four rounds of the NRL, as the Wests Tigers post a 30-20 victory at Sydney's Olympic stadium on Easter Monday.

The Tigers and the Eels bring round four of the NRL to a close with an Easter Monday encounter at the Olympic stadium. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary.