Chelsea will face Tottenham in the Carabao Cup semi-finals after the London rivals both came through tough ties on Wednesday. A big London derby was guaranteed one way or another when the draw began after Arsenal,

Australian coach Justin Langer expects fast bowler Mitchell Starc will play in the Boxing Day Test as he battles a rib issue but conceded fitness would determine the rest of the bowling attack to face England.

Among other blows during the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump insulted Cruz's wife and implicated his father in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

The Home Affairs Minister is pushing to enhance counter-terrorism ties with Indonesia during a visit to Jakarta.

NSW has reported 5715 new Covid-19 cases and one new death on Thursday. There are now 347 people in hospital with the virus, with 45 of those in intensive care. Cases have increased by almost 2000 since Wednesday,

A brief look back at some of the stories and at times lighter moments from West Australian state politics in 2021. There was lots of bad stuff too.

Thursday, December 23 NEW CASES: 2005 (up from 1503 yesterday) DEATHS: 10 ( with 6 yesterday) ACTIVE CASES: 14,801 (up from

"This includes wearing masks where possible," she said. "When planning events or gatherings, we also encourage people to limit numbers where possible and put COVID-safe behaviours into practice." Ms Shanahan said new cases were coming in regularly but others were being cleared by the unit.

Prime Minister, Scott Morrison has urged Australians to "self regulate" around things like wearing masks to protect from rising COVID cases.

A new chapter for the shires of the South West Slopes as a swathe of new councillors – and a few not so new – find their seats at the table of local council chambers. The Hilltops community will know who occupies the big seats on 5 January with their …