NSW Health is conducting urgent genomic testing to identify the source of infection of a security guard who has tested positive for coronavirus. He is the first locally acquired case in NSW in 55 days. ...

Queensland has one new case of COVID-19, but it is likely historical and not connected to the case of a doctor at Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital who tested positive, the state's health authorities say. ...

Nearly 160,000 Australians have now had a COVID-19 vaccination but the figure is well below what the federal government had hoped to achieve, with a target of inoculating 4 million people initially set for early April. ...

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan says Labor ran a "very centrist" and "responsible" government — and plans to maintain its approach — following the party's historic victory over the Liberals on Saturday night. ...

Finger-pointing has begun among Liberals after a disastrous night for the party in the Western Australian election, with former Opposition Leader Mike Nahan describing the result as a "disaster" and a "shocking outcome" ...

Police storm in to disperse crowds at a memorial for London murder victim Sarah Everard after warnings that vigils and protests about violence against women would breach COVID-19 restrictions. ...

Days after a dramatic, single-take drone video shot inside a bowling alley goes viral online, another jaw-dropping creation by the same pilot is shared.

About 3,000 women have gathered in Perth's CBD for the first of a series of women's marches planned around Australia, demanding an end to gendered violence.

On an unforgettable night in Perth where even the most blue-ribbon heartlands turned red, the biggest losers of the WA election campaign formed a long blue line behind Zak Kirkup, who became the first WA party leader in ...

For so long the dominant political force in WA, the Liberals have been decimated. Now the tiny number who survived the election bloodbath must work out how to rebuild their shattered party, writes Jacob Kagi. ...

With just five words, Prince Harry revealed to the world that it was his relationship with his father that had suffered the most in the fallout of the couple's decision to step away from the royal family. ...

More than 1,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine were expected to arrive in the NT this week. The federal government says they haven't because the NT government failed to order them.

Fremantle comes back from the dead to beat Carlton by four points at Princes Park in an AFLW thriller, just holding onto top spot ahead of Brisbane, who sent Collingwood down to third.

Cronulla gets a win over the Dragons in its season opener, but even the victorious side would admit there is plenty of areas to improve on after round one. Earlier, the Raiders powered away from the Tigers in the second ...

Neither Prime Minister Scott Morrison nor Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack will attend a march on Monday to demand action on violence against women at Parliament House.

Mullumbimby has long been defined by its "live and let live" ethos. But for those left to grapple with the reality of lagging vaccination rates, this isn't a game of semantics — it's life and death. ...

Brandon Smith has been open about wanting to be a starting hooker, but says reports he is willing to pay six figures to get out of his Storm contract are not accurate.

North Korea watchers say the greatest threat to Kim Jong Un's reign is his love of expensive alcohol, imported cheese and cigarettes. And with his children still too young to rule, his sister has everything to gain — a...

Former undisputed middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler, one of the greatest pound-for-pound champions of all time, has died aged 66.

Daniel Andrews's deputy says discussions are underway with the Commonwealth to see if he can attend next month's National Cabinet meeting, when it is expected he will still be acting Premier.

China was buying goods from northern Australia long before 1788, with trade routes running through Indonesia to Arnhem Land, writes Gareth Hutchens.

Robert Wilson had his first operation when he was just three days old. Now advocates are pushing to outlaw gender assignment surgery on Tasmanian children until they're old enough to consent to the procedure. ...

Vaccinated people should be allowed to travel without restrictions while those yet to receive the jab should be allowed to travel with a negative COVID-19 test, according to the British Airways boss. ...

Rather than focusing on single foods for "gut health", we're better off having a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle, write Amy Loughman and Heidi Staudacher.

Until Lou Ottens invented the cassette tape the relationship between music and the audience was simple. You could listen to it when it was played live. You listened at home if you were lucky enough to have a record playe...