Novak Djokovic has confirmed he will contest this month’s Australian Open, revealing he has been granted “an exemption permission” to play. Prime Minister Scott Morrison will take a proposal for “support” for rapid antigen tests for low income earners to national cabinet  today, Sydney property prices jumped an extraordinary 25 per cent during 2021 – ­capping off an incredible year that also saw the highest number of sales on record in Australia. Australia has made one change to the team that beat England in Melbourne for the fourth Ashes Test at the SCG that gets underway today .