Forget Biden vs Trump — it's Biden vs coronavirus from here on in. The new US President has a plan for tackling the pandemic, but there are many obstacles still standing in the way.

A 29-year-old man in Australia on a working visa is deported for his role organising an illegal three-day rave, which attracted more than 1,000 people to the Gallangowan State Forest, west of Noosa. ...

Cricket Australia doesn't intend to budge from its move not to use "Australia Day" as part of its BBL promotions, a stance that is at odds with Scott Morrison, who describes the decision as "pretty ordinary". ...

A man who was raped by a Catholic priest at the age of nine will be awarded what is believed to be a record payment of $2.45 million in compensation from Perth's Catholic Church.

Bernie Sanders and his mittens are a meme, the colour purple was symbolic, and Amanda Gorman is taking the world by storm. These are among the key moments from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' inauguration that you might hav...

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have not only moved into the White House. They've also taken control of government social media accounts — and they're already putting their own spin on official feeds. ...

The Defence Department will tear up a contract with an American company for crucial submarine search and rescue equipment, in a move expected to cost the Commonwealth tens of millions of dollars. ...

As those entering Australia from overseas face a fortnight of quarantine in designated hotels, exemptions granted to diplomats, air crew and even Hollywood celebrities are criticised by an eminent epidemiologist. ...

James Comey says Donald Trump eroded trust in America's institutions and that the Republican Party should "be burned to the ground".

International travellers coming to Australia will from tomorrow have to take a COVID-19 test and return a negative result within three days of their scheduled flight.

WA Police lay charges over a range of alleged offences including child sexual assault, physical assault and theft they say are linked to a tent city for the homeless in Fremantle.

With coronavirus clusters in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales seemingly under control, different states and territories have begun easing their coronavirus border restrictions. Here are the various restrictions a...

US President Joe Biden's press secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters she is focussed on "bringing truth and transparency back to the briefing room".

Refugee advocates say 46 people have been released from detention in a Melbourne hotel, but this does not mark the end of what has been years in Australia's immigration system. Here's what we know so far, and what still ...

Two men are fined for illegally lighting a campfire on Fraser Island (K'gari) which led to a major blaze that burnt through half of the World Heritage-listed island within two months.

Joe Biden says Donald Trump has written him a "very generous letter" for his transition into the White House. Here's what we know about the note so far.

China's move to sanction former Trump administration officials is "unproductive and cynical", a spokeswoman for President Joe Biden's National Security Council says.

Robust conversations about crowd behaviour at W-League matches are needed after Melbourne City goalkeeper Teagan Micah becomes the target of opposition supporters, writes Brittany Carter.

A small crayfish endemic to Tasmania that hasn't been seen for decades has been found near a Hydro Electric dam in the state's remote west, but climate change could pose a challenge to its survival. ...

Tom Starling was alleged to have assaulted police while defending his family at a Central Coast restaurant in December last year. Police have now dropped six of the seven charges against him.

Temperatures in NSW are expected to soar over the next four days with the mercury expected to reach between 35 and 45 degrees Celsius in parts of the state.

With a touch of religious revivalism, heavy on repair and restoration, each word of Joe Biden's speech was carefully crafted to point to the possibilities of the future and to draw on pride, patriotism and the decency of...

As the United States heralds a new political era, Donald Trump's final act as president is raising some eyebrows. So how do his administration's pardons and commutations stack up to those of previous administrations? And...

Police say a 31-year-old man allegedly involved in a carjacking produced an "edged weapon" shortly before he was fatally shot by officers in the Gippsland town of Drouin this morning.

Britain has registered a new record for daily COVID-19 deaths, with 1,820 people dying in the space of 24 hours. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the numbers are "appalling" but warns it is likely to keep rising in the ...

Daniel Andrews contradicts one of his own ministers when he says the discarded protective gear was strewn across the footpath because a garbage truck was late to pick up overflowing biohazard bins. ...

Mundingburra MP Les Walker, who was knocked unconscious at Townsville's Mad Cow nightclub and treated in hospital, is fined and banned from the city's nightclub strip.

Children as young as 10 can be convicted and sentenced for crimes in Australia. Dozens of countries have used a UN meeting to call for the age of criminal responsibility to be increased to 14.

Many of the long-forgotten pitches Les Everett finds are overgrown, and it's been decades since they last heard the echo of willow striking leather, but he says they all have a story to tell.