Residents in Geraldton's north have been told to act immediately to survive as a bushfire inches closes to lives and homes in Wonthella. 

A fire raging in Perth's north is merely kilometres from homes at Ocean Farms Estate, despite the efforts of more than 200 firefighters to bring the blaze under control over the past four days.

NSW recorded no new locally acquired COVID-19 cases on Monday, but two cases were logged after the recording period closed and will be included in Tuesday's numbers.

The museum was due to close forever on New Year's Eve but a 10,000-signature petition has led to a trial reopening to test its viability.

The developers want more time to start the Albert Street tower after its basement edged into the Cross River Rail tunnel's territory.

Travellers are going bush to avoid NSW border issues, but the trend has prompted warnings from seasoned locals.

The Health Department exposure site list has changed rapidly over the past few days, with new sites added and then sometimes removed – sometimes erroneously. Dates, exposure times, and in some cases venue names have been changed up to five times qu...

Some have already taken the long way round - via the Birdsville Track - but Victorians will be allowed to drive home through NSW, provided they don't dawdle

People have been urged to come forward for testing at Broken Hill and Orange as western Sydney's Berala cluster continues to grow.

The last review was conducted before the invention of Facebook, Twitter and smart phones.

Health authorities vow, from now on, to be "upfront" if official warnings send people "down the wrong rabbit hole".

Victorians with dead or dying relatives have found themselves trapped in NSW and ignored by health authorities.

The PM's office says he won't talk to either Donald Trump Joe Biden, but that is a mistake.

NSW Police said two children died, while two other children and an adult were injured and being treated by paramedics.

A teenage boy is in a critical condition after being run over by a car in Kellyville on Monday night.

The decision to block the extradition of Julian Assange to the US was made on the grounds of his mental health, leaving important wider questions still at issue.

Cyclists will be diverted along a temporary cycleway through Millers Point for two years, drawing the ire of residents who say there is a better solution.

A cryptocurrency founder charged with trafficking cocaine, ice and other drugs has had his bail adjusted so he can go to his brother's wedding and oversee his chain of souvlaki stores.

The judgment must concern anyone who believes in the oversight role journalists play in a democracy.

After fierce debate and major changes to cut the size of government, we've lost control of the reform caravan.

The first police officer dived into the water five minutes after the emergency call and nearby surf lifesavers raced to the scene on jet skis.

Victoria’s testing chief has apologised for mistakes and corrections that have cropped up on the official list of Victoria’s coronavirus exposure sites.

A faster-spreading strain of coronavirus detected in the United Kingdom has hit West Australian shores.

Anorexia and bulimia were little-discussed disorders at the time.

A young man associated with the Berala cluster travelled to locations in regional NSW and will be reported in tomorrow's figures.

Victoria's Police Minister says an alternative hotel is close to being secured to host Australian Open players, who are due to quarantine for 14 days after they arrive on January 15.

Sinatra in Australia in 1961 told Lee: "I want you to come over to the States. In fact you have to do that, because you’re a talent we want to foster."

A young father accused of shaking her newborn daughter so hard it caused life-threatening injuries could have his charges upgraded after the child died in hospital just days after Christmas. 

Victoria has recorded another three local cases of COVID-19 and one international arrival has tested positive. Police Minister Lisa Neville has called for other states to start quarantining and testing international flight crew.

Queensland police are searching for a 38-year-old woman who disappeared three weeks ago in Capalaba.

Freedom did not last long for alleged quarantine breacher Jenny D'Ubios, who is behind bars again after "an issue" with the address on her bail application, according to her lawyer.

Almost 2800 applications for exemptions to enter Victoria from NSW have been made and just 57 have been granted, Victorian Police Minister Lisa Neville has said. 

Widespread showers of up to 40 millimetres are forecast for Brisbane, but six-hour totals of 300 millimetres are possible in far north Queensland.

A Townsville prawn fishing family have questioned why their crew had to enter hotel quarantine after spending 18 days at sea without any human contact.

A volunteer-driven camp for homeless people in the heart of Fremantle will not be shutting down any time soon according to organisers.

The appeal process could take another three years.

Sarah-Jane was having dinner with some school mums when the call came. Scott used to work for Qantas. And Paula had been there from the start, in RPA emergency.

Allowing the SCG Test to go ahead with spectators puts the city, the state and, possibly, the country at increased risk.

If you ever feel the urge to tell me where to go, please refrain from using dirty four letter words like 'east' and 'west'.

Given the fragility of our control of the pandemic at the moment, we should be embracing all known risk-reduction tactics.

Two decades ago, Australia was one of the leading education nations in the world. Not any more.

Sex and drugs on the syllabus, 1,000 flee floods and Madonna under fire

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.

Complicating the transition back to the office are new rules that came into effect on New Year's Eve requiring the use of masks in indoor workplaces.

Federal police have alleged David Savage helped cover up corruption when he was a high-flyer at one of Australia's largest multinational companies.

The council issued 850 notices over the past two years over issues with private and commercial developments.

Health authorities in NSW say thousands of customers who visited a Sydney bottle shop may have been exposed to COVID-19.

Alleged quarantine breacher Jenny D'Ubios let her T-shirt do the talking as she left Bandyup prison, nine days after she carried through with her public threats to walk out of hotel quarantine.

And an old trend that took guts.

The number of postal votes rejected by the Electoral Commission of Queensland in October's state election has sparked a call for better voter education nationwide.