The Prime Minister says he has no regrets about airing his "heartfelt views" on Barnaby Joyce's extramarital affair as well as introducing a ban on Cabinet ministers having sexual relations with their staffers, which he says he consulted his wife on.

We knew she was the MVP, but now there's no argument — Erin Phillips is the AFLW's superstar, capable of single-handedly lifting the Crows by her sheer presence.

Treasurer Scott Morrison says Malcolm Turnbull's comments about Barnaby Joyce's affair were appropriate, and puts ministers on notice that if they have sexual relationships with their staff, it will no longer be kept quiet.

The Federal Government says it is providing two new "enhanced" flu vaccines for free to people over 65 after more than 1,000 people died from flu-related symptoms last year.

Australia's Brendan Kerry gains redemption, American Nathan Chen makes history, but Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu takes home the gold in men's singles figure skating for the second straight Olympics.

An A-League coach fuming about the controversial VAR? No surprise there, except the one doing the complaining is a previous supporter, Jets coach Ernie Merrick.

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce meets with Malcolm Turnbull in Sydney and expresses concern about the forcefulness of the Prime Minister's statements on his private life, the ABC understands.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at Malcolm Turnbull's handling of Barnaby Joyce's affair with a former staffer, as one Liberal senator openly calls for the Deputy PM to quit.

Her six-month-old baby was looking up at her; she looking at eBay on her phone. That was the moment Catherine Price realised she had an unhealthy relationship with her smartphone. Now the author is helping others think critically about how they use theirs.

The former Australian of the Year says she needs time to take care of herself, and mourn her son Luke, who was killed by his father in 2014.

Malcolm Turnbull is the most powerful man in Australia, but when it comes to his deputy prime minister, his hands are tied. If he wanted Barnaby Joyce gone, almost all of his limited options would spell disaster for his own party and leadership.

Despite their losses, people in Tonga are coming together to rebuild their lives after Cyclone Gita battered the country earlier this week.

Junior players will be moved between age grades based on height and weight, making it the first football code in Australia to employ such a policy of its kind so comprehensively.

Education on sexual consent and ethics should be treated as a lifelong endeavour if we hope to generate meaningful change, writes criminology lecturer Bianca Fileborn.

People with acute and chronic pain say they are struggling to get the help they need since codeine-related medication was taken off pharmacy shelves.

Banning sex at work is likely to be ineffective and may result in disengagement, secrecy and resentment by employees.

First time property buyers looking to enter the market should be completely exempted from the largest tax they face but ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr says first home owner grants should also be abolished.

Malcolm Turnbull misjudged Barnaby Joyce's stubbornness — instead of quietly taking leave, the former bouncer who once lost his front teeth in an Armidale pub, simply shoved back, Andrew Probyn writes.

Have you been getting missed calls from overseas numbers or people pretending to be from the Australian Taxation Office? You're not alone, and the consumer watchdog has some advice for people being caught out.

An uncomfortable gulf is exposed between the Prime Minister and his deputy, after Malcolm Turnbull delivers a scathing dressing down in which he refuses to endorse Barnaby Joyce and tells him to consider his position.