Australia's Emily Whitehead and Georgia Godwin add two bronze medals to Australia's tally after stunning showings in their individual routines, while English superstar Whitlock keeps his new move in the locker.

Gun cyclist Matthew Glaetzer gains some redemption for his "shocking day" on Saturday by winning gold in emphatic fashion in the men's 1000m individual time trial at the Anna Meares Velodrome.

It turns out many Australians are still confused about what can and can't be recycled. From what you should recycle to our biggest waste contributors, test your general knowledge with this quick quiz.

Commonwealth Games chairman Peter Beattie urges people to come to the Gold Coast, as some locals complain the lack of foot traffic has made business tough.

Learning how to hurl Shakespearean insults is all part of the script for this year's batch of teachers taking part in Bell Shakespeare's mentorship program, which helps educators make the Bard's work more accessible for students who feel it's "something smart kids do".

The torso armour Russell Crowe wore for his Oscar-winning role in Gladiator eclipses expectations at a Sydney auction, selling for $125,000, part of the movie memorabilia auctioned by the Australia-based New Zealander for his divorce settlement.

A Commonwealth Games official from Mauritius who has been charged with assaulting a female athlete has left Australia, police confirm.

ABC reporters Tom Forbes and Ashleigh Stevenson put south-east Queensland's transport network to the test to see who can get to the Commonwealth Games first.

Stephanie Morton successfully defends her Commonwealth Games crown in the women's sprint on Friday night, in the Brisbane venue named in honour of two-time Olympic gold medallist Anna Meares.

A complex and expensive redevelopment of the Australian War Memorial will be considered by the Turnbull Government, and the monument's director insists the country owes it to the memory of dead diggers to build it.

Australia nets six golds in the Commonwealth Games pool on day two, with Kyle Chalmers claiming two wins in a single evening and Emma McKeon leading a phenomenal one-two-three in the women's 100m butterfly.

The mother of a toddler fed a powerful antidepressant which contributed to his death says she is still searching for justice over her son's death.

Australia's biggest bank concedes to the banking royal commission it breached its obligations under the Corporations Act in selling some of its credit insurance products.

Former prime minister John Howard says he does not detect any desire within the Liberal Party for a leadership change, telling Coalition MPs to "bury their differences" and unite behind Malcolm Turnbull.

Horton takes gold in the 400m freestyle before the track cyclists join the party, with the women's and men's pursuit teams winning gold — the men in world record time.

Fathers who take on the role of primary carer in couple families are a diverse and growing group, with numbers steadily increasing in recent years.

The techniques used by fraudsters in online romance scams are similar to those found in domestic violence cases, write Cassandra Cross and Molly Dragiewicz.

If there is one thing that is clear from the banking royal commission, it is lending standards will rise and that could lead to a credit crunch and falling house prices.

Is it any surprise that women in both established and developing democracies feel that their governments are out of touch with their concerns, asks Cathy Hunt.

A woman accused of assisting with a fatal cosmetic procedure at a Sydney clinic has her student visa reinstated after a tribunal finds she is not a risk to community safety.