Slayde Ettridge, 21, was the first to return on Tuesday morning to see his family’s house and cars gutted by the fire that is still raging out of control.

Here’s how to understand the vaccine trial results – and what they really mean for the person on the street.

A surprising number of Sydney business owners have launched or expanded a business despite the additional risks and uncertainties brought on by the pandemic.

Health Minister Roger Cook said security guards in hotel quarantine did not need to wear masks at every point while carrying out their duties, even if a COVID-19 patient was residing on the same floor.

Bushfires have forced the evacuation of hundreds from suburbs in Perth’s north-east, so far destroying 7300 hectares of land and 56 houses.

Con Ange told a court his former employee stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his business while he was preoccupied with various personal matters, including being assaulted, fire-bombed, and diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

Workers are making their way back into the CBD more slowly than COVID-19 restrictions allow, as the state government clears the way for three-quarters of staff to head back into the office.

The laws regulating Australia’s free press are complex and controversial and none more so than the protections against defamation.

Guilty verdicts should be returned for Ian Macdonald, Eddie Obeid and his son Moses, the NSW Supreme Court has heard.

The fire emergency across 15 suburbs in the north-east of Perth, which is suffering through yet another summer heatwave, was described as an “immense tragedy”.

A man accused of inciting others to protest against Victoria’s coronavirus restrictions could have his criminal charges dropped if his legal challenge against the state’s laws is successful in another court, his lawyer says.

AstraZeneca says it is awaiting fresh data on its vaccine’s ability to combat a new COVID-19 variant after clinical trials for rival inoculations showed reduced effectiveness against the emerging South African strain.

The legislation before the Victorian Upper House is too important an issue to remain quiet.

A man has chosen not to appear before a magistrate after being charged with assault offences following the death of a woman in a Geelong suburb.

The 20-year-old from Melbourne was found face down in the sand in the coastal town of Tofo on November 9, 2016.

Queensland Health has poured water on a suggestion by Brisbane lord mayor Adrian Schrinner for an easing of lift capacity limits as the CBD recovers from its three-day January lockdown.

The Brisbane suburb of Eagle Farm copped 49 millimetres of rain in an hour on Tuesday morning.

In today’s episode of Please Explain Daily, Nathanael Cooper and science reporter Liam Mannix discuss what these mutant strains are and how pharmaceutical companies are battling them.

Tarses shattered stereotypes and ideas about what a female executive could achieve.

The head of the State Health Incident Coordination Centre baulked at the idea of releasing COVID-19 test result data to the public ahead of WA Premier Mark McGowan’s press conferences.

Why should Brisbane’s e-bike scheme, proposed late last year by Brisbane City Council, succeed where its predecessors in Brisbane and other Australian cities failed?

A protester who threw red paint towards Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a visit to the University of Queensland last year has pleaded guilty in a Brisbane court.

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The businessman sued the media outlets for defamation for suggesting in a Four Corners broadcast that he paid “bribes” in the form of political donations.

The man charged with the murder of his Bracken Ridge neighbour Stephen Mowchanuk, who was allegedly bludgeoned to death, has had his case mentioned.

At the centre of the coup in Myanmar are the presidential ambitions of the Commander in Chief, Min Aung Hlaing.

West Australian performance artists remain on the fringe of survival as Perth’s lockdown bites but festival organisers remain hopeful and proud that there is a show that must go on.

A large, slow-moving weather system has dumped rain on Brisbane and surrounding areas on Tuesday.

There are fears a wind change expected this morning could see the fire break southern containment lines, with thousands of people evacuated from the area overnight.

The death of an Alexandra Hills couple that were allegedly killed by a teenager behind the wheel has prompted fresh calls for action to address youth crime.

Victoria’s staged return to work will be accelerated this month with health advice allowing office-based workplaces to return to 75 per cent capacity.

A man has been charged with attempted murder, after allegedly running down his elderly step-father with a car outside their family home in north-west Sydney on the weekend. 

Planning the happiest day of their lives has turned into a whirlwind of emotions for one Perth couple who have had to postpone their wedding twice already.

Being a pizzeria in the heartland of the Perth exposure sites for the COVID-19 UK-variant is proving a risky business. But not everyone can afford to close.

From no mask wearing or social distancing on the airport drive to the hotel, to the hotel remaining full of holidaymakers, the system was ripe for a breach.

Universities have experienced an increased demand for university places from domestic students that is pushing their limits on the number they can accept for some courses.

Astronomers have analysed an unusual neutron star called a magnetar, giving them more clues about the origins of the strongest and strangest magnetic objects in the universe.

Australia must do better on the human rights front – it will benefit all Australians and carry a greater moral authority when criticising hardline regimes.

Government spending on the pension is likely to fall, not rise, as a share of the economy, over the next 40 years.

A new report reveals that vested interests keep donating millions of dollars to political parties to play their political games.

The NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes said some of the uplift in land values due to government-funded projects should go toward paying for the infrastructure required to support the extra development.

A solar panel safety device designed to protect firefighters from electric shock is behind an alarming increase in rooftop blazes, with incidents jumping more than 500 per cent in the past three years.

35 years ago, Sydney nurse Anita Cobby was abducted and murdered on her way home from work.

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

What’s better than a summer body forged in spring? A summer body forged in, er, summer.

The government’s push for graduates to choose STEM courses over humanities will not help young people navigate today’s world.

Police are yet to make any arrests four days after two men drove erratically onto the tram tracks at Bourke Street Mall in the middle of Melbourne’s CBD before fleeing the scene.

Experts say Queensland can’t expect pre-pandemic levels of tourists over Easter, with travellers changing their behaviour because of constant lockdowns.

At least one home has been lost as an out-of-control bushfire rages in the Perth hills.