Australia's track cyclists have bulleted to three triumphs in London's Olympic velodrome in a golden start to their Commonwealth Games campaign.

Penrith halfback Nathan Cleary could miss the rest of the regular season after he was sent off for the first time in his career during the Panthers' 34-10 NRL loss to Parramatta.

Historic steps toward constitutional recognition and an Indigenous Voice to parliament will be taken at the Garma Festival, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recommending changes ahead of a referendum on the issue.

Daly Cherry-Evans claims only understanding and acceptance can bring Manly back together as he tries desperately to keep the club unified in the run to the finals.

More Australians are feeling lonelier now than before the COVID-19 pandemic, research has found.

Coal-fired power station outages, turning on expensive gas-fired plants to plug the gap and steep global fuel prices are driving Australia's record energy costs, the latest data shows.

Australian stargazers are being treated to three active meteor showers lighting up the night sky ahead of an expected peak this weekend.

Australia's biosecurity measures and response to diseases like foot and mouth and varroa mite will go under the Senate microscope.

The treasurer has revealed a gloomy outlook for the national economy dominated by a big spike in inflation, while asking Australians to trust Labor to build "a better future".

The country's chief medical officer has upgraded the federal response to monkeypox in the wake of the World Health Organisation listing the disease as a global emergency.