Pubs and brewers want the government to help out Aussies slammed by the pandemic - by freezing tax hikes on beer and spirits.

Very soon into my first year as teacher I learned about the many educationally vulnerable students in our community. I decided to change tack.

It follows the death of five delivery riders on Australian roads in a three-month period last year, prompting a NSW parliamentary inquiry and calls to enhance protections and safety regulations.

West Coast premiership player Willie Rioli will be able to return to play on August 20 after receiving a two-year ban for a doping infraction.

Police have made an emergency declaration and set up an exclusion zone after a hazardous chemical was located at a Gold Coast home.