THE point of no return. The last point. The point that does you in. The point that knocks you out.

The New Zealand Warriors and Newcastle Knights meet at Central Coast Stadium. Later, the Gold Coast Titans host the Brisbane Broncos at Robina. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.

Humans and dogs have lived together for thousands of years, but we may be forgetting how to co-exist peacefully, writes Paul McGreevy.

The government has pushed back responsibility for the absentee Fair Work vice-president Micha­el Lawler.

The blind-box market is worth billions of dollars per year, and the most successful players in this industry thrive on loyal fans, social media and some clever marketing tactics.

ASADA has stressed the importance of two witnesses to its case against Stephen Dank and 34 current and former Essendon players.

TONY Abbott has heaped further pressure on doctors to impose a $5 price signal on doctors’ consultations.

ISLAMIC STATE has issued instructions on how to treat captured Yazidi women, and authorising them to rape prepubescent girls.

Google says burying links to some commercial news sites is an insignificant experiment, but experts argue the tech giant is throwing its weight around in retaliation to being asked to pay news organisations for original content.

For farmers these are very difficult times, seriously exacerbated by the drought. Those looking for a scapegoat for the recent tragedy of fish deaths below Menindee Lakes achieve nothing more than fuelling media coverage and unrest, writes Les Gordon.

China's foreign ministry says Australia is "purposely setting up obstacles" to make it harder for Chinese companies to invest.

THERE is a growing view that the working relationship between Julie Bishop and Peta Credlin has irretrievably broken down.

TWO Sydney men have been placed under powerful new anti-terrorism “control orders” following a series of raids across the city.

Kathy Jackson was overpaid 40 weeks of annual leave entitlements when she left the HSU, a Federal Court has heard.

Australia puts together a formidable first-innings score of 369 on day two of the must-win fourth Test at the Gabba. Follow live.

Western Australia will reclassify Victoria as "low-risk", while Victoria is declaring Greater Brisbane an "orange zone". Here are the current coronavirus border restrictions in place across Australia.

One of the nation’s most elite schools oversaw a culture of sexual and emotional abuse, a royal commission has heard.

WA’s faltering economy and escalating government debt have further dented Premier Colin Barnett’s popularity.

Australian police are monitoring two Indonesian pilots — one who visited Sydney — who may be a security threat, reports say.

The Federal Government will increase funding to youth mental health service provider Headspace by about 50 per cent next financial year, which Prime Minister Scott Morrison says will make a big difference in young people's lives.