Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Paul Kelly, says coronavirus is still a threat and the situation in Greater Brisbane is not yet under control, as he lauds the country's vaccination efforts. Follow live. 

Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital is placed in lockdown and the nearby Mater Mothers' Hospital has sent staff home amid "escalating" concerns over two COVID-19 clusters that also prompted the Commonwealth's Chief Medical Officer to decl...

Crystal White has made a formal complaint to Queensland Police about Liberal MP Andrew Laming for allegedly taking a photo of her while she was bending over.

A critical teacher shortage today at some schools on the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast left the schools unable to open due to staff being prevented from travelling to work.

The Byron Shire Mayor says the community is on high alert as positive COVID-19 cases emerge in visitors who partied in Byron Bay over the weekend.

NSW politician Michael Johnsen offered a sex worker $1,000 to attend state Parliament for sex and sent the woman a string of lewd text messages and an obscene video while Parliament was sitting.

Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski warns Greater Brisbane residents they must stay home over the Easter period until the COVID-19 lockdown ends — and it could still be extended.

Seven men face trial in WA's Supreme Court accused of involvement in the importation into Geraldton of 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine in 2017, conservatively valued at $160 million.

A new coin will enter circulation next month, designed to recognise the military service of Indigenous men and women.

China reduces the number of directly elected seats in Hong Kong's legislature in a setback for the territory's already beleaguered democracy movement.

A mother who has campaigned tirelessly for a royal commission into veterans' suicides following the loss of her own son comes under stinging attack from the RSL's national president.

As the La Niña that's dominated our climate for the past few months officially dies, we're back in the hands of local climate drivers.

Discussions surrounding a possible future return to the Australian captaincy by Steve Smith will take place at the next Cricket Australia board meeting.

Brisbane's lockdown was triggered by two separate clusters that both originated from the same hospital at different times. Here's how the infection has spread.

Around 5 per cent of reports are classified as false - but that doesn’t always mean an allegation has been maliciously made up.

The Luna Park Ghost Train fire that killed six children and one man was engineered by the underworld figure Abe Saffron, former senior police say for the first time.

Brisbane's lockdown is now in full effect and with it comes new rules to follow. Here are the answers to some of your top questions about them.

Salvage teams finally manage to free the colossal container ship stranded for nearly a week in the Suez Canal. Here's how they did it, and what happens next.

Gladys Berejiklian says she is not going to put up with the "unacceptable" behaviour of Michael Johnsen, who invited a sex worker to have sex with him in Parliament, and has spoken out about the sexism she has experienced in the top job. ...

Queensland's COVID-19 outbreak is growing with more cases probable as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces eight new locally acquired cases, leaving Easter holiday plans up in the air. 

Hundreds of protesters have disrupted the opening of the new Chinese consulate in Adelaide's eastern suburbs, raising concerns about national security and alleged human rights abuses by the Chinese government.

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines reduced the risk of infection by 80 per cent two weeks or more after the first of two shots, according to data from a new real-world US study.

Crescent Head is reemerging after being cut off by floodwaters for almost a fortnight. The town's surf club volunteers used their rescue boats to transport food and medical supplies to isolated residents.