In silencing and condemning young men, we risk them becoming enraged and reclusive.

Father-of-five and postman Cain Bettenson was going for a beer on Sunday afternoon when he witnessed a boat explode on the Hawkesbury River.

Motorists heading home after the Easter long weekend are facing significant traffic, following recent extreme weather which has closed several roads.

A survey of universities has found they are continuing to lecture online in many of the lessons that were remote last year, with on-campus classes mostly limited to small tutorials.

The Queen’s favourite dogs, Pembroke Welsh corgis, have done absolutely brilliantly despite the sweltering heat in the colonies at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.

Plans for a tower to be built near Shell House in Melbourne’s CBD have sparked debate over protection for public space and modern architecture, amid fears it will “set a dangerous precedent”.

Our universities are vital cultural and public institutions but they are at a profound juncture, and not just because of the pandemic.

A car fire on Kwinana Freeway has caused chaos for thousands of commuters travelling home from Easter long weekend festivities.

After months of lockdown, it’s now kind of weird to be around people again.

“If sighted, members of the public should not approach Mr Bennell, as he may be armed with an edged weapon, but contact police immediately on 131 444,” Gang Crime Squad Detective Senior Constable Jacinta Keane said.

A man has died on the Gold Coast after his vehicle veered from the road, crashed into a tree and was submerged in water while he was trapped inside.

The 68-year-old female passenger and 69-year-old male driver died in hospital after their SUV slammed into a tree on the Sunshine Coast on Easter Sunday.

Police investigating the death of a Fraser Coast man are calling for anyone who might have seen a couple driving a 2011 Hyundai Accent sedan.

The family of a father-of-three who was killed on a notoriously dangerous road in Perth’s north remembers their loved one as a “wonderful man” whose loss has caused their most painful grief.

Elias Natano, 27, faced court charged with dozens of offences, including attempted murder, over a stabbing and a dangerous chase in a stolen police car across Melbourne’s north.

The Deputy Premier said the federal government was picking fights on vaccines to distract from its issues around the treatment of women in Canberra.

Restrictions including mandatory masks indoors and 30-person caps on household gatherings will be removed for the Byron, Ballina, Lismore and Tweed shires at 11.59pm.

A trough over Fraser Island could bring flash flooding, heavy rainfall and hazardous surf conditions to the Sunshine Coast on Monday, the weather bureau predicts.

Queensland recorded four new COVID-19 cases on Monday, all in hotel quarantine, giving more hope the state has squashed the PA Hospital clusters.

He has lived in the dense jungles of Malaysia, joined the gypsies in the streets of Barcelona, and died for a few minutes on the operating table. Now Fremantle’s most iconic character has decided to withdraw from the world to embrace creativity.

All hotel quarantine workers in Victoria who will have face-to-face contact with returned travellers will have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine by the time international flights into the state resume on Thursday.

Heavy rainfall could cross the Queensland-NSW border from Monday, with showers predicted for Sydney this week before a cold front arrives.

It is believed the lid of the shopping centre charity bin struck the 43-year-old Burleigh local while she was reaching inside.

Two men have died while surfing in unrelated incidents in northern NSW despite the efforts of other surfers, rescue crews and people on the beach.

Police are calling for witnesses to come forward to assist with investigations.

A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder after a man died in the hallway outside his room at the Oaks Sydney Castlereagh Suites. 

Prison inmates are refusing treatment for life-threatening conditions to avoid being taken to the maximum security prison at Long Bay.

I love living in a leafy suburb but some of the native wildlife are just downright spiteful.

The only times in my life I’ve been made to feel like a criminal have been the two times I’ve suffered miscarriages. This time, I can’t help but wonder if things would look the same if men were the ones to suffer them.

We’ve delivered a jab to only about 2 per cent of Australians, while Britain and the US are at 46 per cent and 30 per cent. There’s simply no time left to waste to get this right.

Government approval to shoot hundreds of Mornington Peninsula kangaroos has sparked fears for the future of local mobs.

It seems likely that voters in the Upper Hunter will have no candidate advocating for employment that extends more than the next few years.

Two inner west train stations will receive $40 million in upgrades before being linked directly to the eastern suburbs line by 2024.

A review of paracetamol for 44 common pain conditions found no strong evidence to support its use in many instances.

NSW Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello says any money left over from the state’s $500 million Dine and Discover program could be redistributed into other struggling sectors.

A Commonwealth heritage protection order has placed an obstacle in the path of the state government’s plan to revitalise Sydney’s historic precinct.

Experts slam the federal government’s draft road safety plan, saying it could move Australia’s ranking from 15th in the OECD to 25th by 2030.

Public hospitals inundated with rising numbers of patients needing emergency surgeries are relying on private hospitals to clear their COVID-induced backlog of elective operations.

Pleas fail and Bhutto hangs, Australia bans whaling and drink advertising ban urged.

If we are to see Australia become a republic, we need to ensure everyone is on board.

On his father Kirk’s 50th birthday, the family found out Oli had medulloblastoma, a fast-growing and aggressive cancer which about 25 children are diagnosed with in Australia each year.

Residents of Brisbane’s oldest suburb are questioning how two ultra-modern towers proposed for Gregory Terrace will match its lowrise tin-and-timber homes.

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

Police are looking for any witnesses to a terrifying early morning sexual assault on a 60-year-old woman in Pakenham in Melbourne’s east last month.

The independent inquiry into how and where the COVID-19 virus originated made its first report last week but the controversy around the issue continues.

Vegemite acts as gruel for the modern Twist.

Melbourne’s Catholic Archbishop said in his Easter Sunday homily that “the path of violence is darkness for our humanity, and nothing else”.

One woman remains in a critical condition after a 28-foot-long Bertram boat exploded at Brooklyn near Dangar Island, north of Sydney.

The charity regulator has been called on to investigate the Church of Scientology after it posted multimillion-dollar profits.

Parents have been empowered to use their own observations to understand their children’s academic progress since the pandemic.