The treaty villagers of remote western Papua New Guinea have relied on access to Australia to thrive. The pandemic has ended that, leaving our closest neighbours in a dire situation.

Egypt’s Railway Authorities said the accident happened when someone activated the emergency brakes of a passenger train, which stopped abruptly and was struck from behind by another train.

Dominion argues the cable news giant falsely claimed in an effort to boost faltering ratings that the voting company had rigged the 2020 election.

Lions coach Chris Fagan refused to blame the COVID-19 chaos or a controversial umpiring decision late in the game for their one-point loss to Geelong.

Apsley, a village in Victoria’s western Wimmera, was dying. But the community bought the pub and saved the town. Now the Border Inn is for sale again.

Climate modes, scientists and the insurance industry agree Australia will be hit by more disasters, prompting debate over how and where we live.

Lobster sales across Australia have continued to surge as restaurants and pubs put them on the menu. Taiwan says it wants to work together as it weathers a trade strike on its pineapple growers.

The Prime Minister said he was listening, so we asked women to tell us their stories. And they have - in the hundreds. It’s over to you now, PM.

Take a dip, have a chat or plug in a laptop - an aquatic centre on the city fringe is a much-needed beacon to the community.

Sporting goods retailer Ultra Football is creating a huge sports-themed complex in Abbotsford.

Former Wallaby and veteran publican Bill Young picks up the Royal Hotel in Ryde in a deal that suggests the sector is bouncing back to life.

The week in photos from the award winning Sydney Morning Herald and Financial review photographers.

Hugh Bowman is confident Profiteer will run out the 1200m, but it might come down to whether the favourite settles in Saturday’s Golden Slipper.

In isolation, the actor’s routine was hilarious to read. But for health professionals, it has subtle murmurs of a long-running predicament.

As Lance Franklin returns from his 18-month injury hiatus to begin his penultimate AFL season, his successor Logan McDonald is just beginning his own journey.

Irish trainer Willie Mullins will be out to repeat history, not with star Addeybb, but with travelling stablemate Favourite Moon in Saturday’s 2400-metre Manion Cup at Rosehill.

At 17, Lech Blaine was in a car accident in which three of his friends died, and one was left with a permanent brain injury. He walked away, physically unharmed. Mentally however, it was a different story.

The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation is at the centre of fresh controversy over its planned divestment of a key Aboriginal hub in Redfern.

This time last year, jockey Luke Currie was recuperating from a broken neck. On Saturday he will be out to win a Golden Slipper on Artorius.

Indigenous groups are accusing the government of breaching their faith on a $40 million commitment to recover water rights from voluntary irrigation sellers.

James Charisiou allegedly used faked documents to dupe two major investment houses into thinking he was working with Lendlease and CBUS Property.

Fenella Souter’s reflections on the trials, tribulations and pleasures of the domestic arts are gently humorous.

Multi-sensory exhibitions exploit the progressive decay of the public attention span and the need for instant experience.

As Viliame Kikau explained his remarkable effort to somehow save a memorable win for Penrith, Storm centre Justin Olam was blaming himself for the loss.

During filming for his Oscar-nominated performance as a dementia sufferer in The Father, the 83-year-old acting legend was suddenly aware of life’s fragility.