And the medals keep coming ...
Ariarne Titmus of Australia swims during the Womens 800m Freestyle Heats on day six of swimming competitio.
Mitch Larkin, Jake Packard and Grant Irvine of Australia celebrate after winning the Men;'s 4x100m Medley Relay Final on day six of swimming competition.
Nigeria's Blessing Ibrahim competes in the women's triple jump final at Carrara Stadium during the Commonwealth Games.
Australia's Cedric Dubler competes in the men's decathlon javelin throw at Carrara Stadium during the Commonwealth Games.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is seen with the Australian Swim Team on day six of swimming competition.
Emily Seebohm (right) of Australia is hugged by Holly Barratt of Australia after winning the Women's 50m Backstroke.
Caster Semenya of South Africa celebrates after winning the Women's 1500m Final.
Isaac Makwala of Botswana celebrates after winning the Men's 400m Final.
Ariarne Titmus of Australia (right) and Eleanor Faulkner of England celebrate after coming first and third in the Womens 400m Freestyle Final.
Anneliese Rubie of Australia gestures after finishing third in the Women's 400m Semifinal 3, on day six of the XXI Commonwealth Games.
Bralon Taplin of Grenada collapses following the Men's 400m Final.
James Guy of England is seen after the medal ceremony for the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final.
Ronald Levy of Jamaica (second right) crosses the finish line to win the gold medal ahead of Hansle Parchment of Jamaica (right) and Nicholas Hough of Australia (left) in the Men's 110m Hurdles Final.
Linden Hall of Australia (second right) during the Women's 1500m Final on day six of the XXI Commonwealth Games.
Melissa Courtney of Wales celebrates after her third place finish in the women's 1500m final.
Women's triple jump gold medalist Jamaica's Kimberly Williams, centre, stands with compatriot and silver medalist Shanieka Ricketts, left, and bronze medalist Thea Lafond of Dominica.
Kyle Chalmers of Australia is seen after Australia won the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final on day six of swimming competition.
Bronte Campbell of Australia (right) celebrates with her team mates Georgia Bohl, Emily Seebohm and Emma McKeon after winning the Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final on day six of swimming competition.
Scotland's Alasdair Fraser shoots for a basket during the Men's Qualifying Finals basketball game between Scotland and Nigeria.
Jessica Frotten of Canada recieves assistance after crashing during the Women's T54 1500m Final on day six of the XXI Commonwealth Games.
Alexandra Hulley (left) and Lara Neilsen of Australia celebrate after winning the silver and bronze medals in the Women's Hammer Throw Final.
Zoe Buckman (on ground, left) of Australia and Jessica Judd of England (on ground, right) react following the Women's 1500m Final.
Ghana's Nadia Eke competes in the women's triple jump final at Carrara Stadium during the Commonwealth Games.
(L-R) Kurt Fearnley of Australia, Alexandre Dupont of Canada and Jake Lappin of Autralia on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's T541500m Final.
Madison de Rozario of Australia recieves the gold medal during the medal ceremony for the Women's T54 1500m Final.
And still the medals keep coming for the host nation … from the pool, from the cyclists and from the athletics track.
And on day seven medals will be determined in diving, boxing, lawn bowls, rhythmic gymnastics and more!
But Commonwealth Games success is not just a day-to-day prospect for the Aussies.
Australian coach Andrej Lemanis is expecting plenty of tricks from old foe Rob Beveridge in Saturday's Commonwealth Games men's basketball semi-final against Scotland.
Lemanis and Beveridge are longtime coaching rivals in the NBL, and with the Scots' talent level well below that of the deep Boomers squad, the Australians are preparing for the unexpected.
"They show signs of being a Rob Beveridge-coached team in terms of they junk up their defences - show you different looks, show you zones, play you man-to-man ... they try to disrupt you with what they do defensively," Lemanis said.