The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

The owners of some of Melbourne’s most renowned music venues say they’re losing money at their shows because of COVID-19 density rules.

Put up an electric fence, assemble a drench pump, haul a 200kg bail of fine New England wool more than 50 metres – these are the everyday farm tasks required to complete in the Australian Young Farmer Challenge.

A review into the Queensland government’s response to the 2020 bushfire is expected to be made publicly ‘in due course’ amid calls for compensation and a further inquiry.

Notable Australians have remembered Prince Philip, who died on Friday aged 99, as a man devoted to duty and service.

Ferdinand, an Indian runner duck from Dapto, rocked poultry history to win best bird at the 2021 Sydney Royal Easter Show.

NSW Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan received an application for a fresh inquest from a person “with sufficient standing” under the Coroners Act and now has the capacity to consider that request.

Restaurants offering $30 lunch specials include Supernormal, San Telmo, The George on Collins, Magic Mountain Saloon and Taxi Kitchen.

Authorities in Western Australia are hoping to get through the weekend without loss of life but have warned homes in the Mid West and Gascoyne aren’t build to withstand the cyclonic conditions set to hit the area on Sunday.

Experts say soaring values will hit the brakes in about six months once production of new cars ramps up again.

The bridges of Brisbane and City Hall will be lit in red, white and blue to pay respects to the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip who passed away at the age of 99 on Friday.

Footage released by WA Police shows the man being escorted to a police vehicle in handcuffs as officers carry several paper bags’ worth of evidence to the car. 

On Friday night, this photographer witnessed curtains of green and red dance across the heavens as the particles interacted with gases at an altitude of about 100 kilometres.

The Coalition wants more migrants, Labor want fewer. But which side will benefit from this apparent case of political role reversal at the next election?

Ahead of Good Food Month’s Young Chefs Lunch, mentor Anthony Yuill from Shadow Wine Bar and young chefs James Cole-Bowen from Le Rebelle, Amanda Yong from Cooee, and Callum Snares from Shadow, share their thoughts on the impact the pandemic has had...

For the second time this century, Australia may have successfully navigated its way through a global crisis only to founder on the rocks of recovery because of poor leadership.

The man is among hundreds of survivors have sought compensation in the wake of landmark legislation that allows victims to sue the church.

Let’s think big enough to forever change our nation and our parliaments, end the violence and sexism and deliver net zero gender inequity by 2030. It’s within our reach.

Nothing the NSW Building Commissioner can do to help recover Sydney woman’s life savings after she bought into a 300-apartment tower that had alleged defects.

One Nation rising star in the Hunter Stuart Bonds - who came close to unseating federal Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon - has delivered an ominous warning about the party’s future in the region, and his own membership, ahead of a crucial byelection.

The outgoing general manager of the Inner West Council has revealed the size of mayor Darcy Byrne’s staff cache comparative to those of other large councils.

The legacy of privates Harold West and George Leonard – “brothers in childhood, brothers in arms and brothers beyond” – will be remembered at the Anzac Memorial.

A raft of designs for Sydney Harbour Bridge’s long-awaited northern cycling ramp are being withheld from the general public partly because the state government can’t cope with the volume of expected feedback.

We don’t need to travel to the northern hemisphere to be enchanted by ancient standing stones - such wonders can be found in western Victoria.

What a marvellous and convenient distraction the extremely rare but manageable blood clotting disorder associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine provides.

They were shot dead by their abusive father despite many requests for help from legal authorities.

There needs to be greater transparency over how organisations deal with sexual harassment or the behaviour will continue unabated.

In the case of those protesting against ‘cancel culture’ , the rejection by the less powerful to perform their assigned roles is the real source of tension.

The rise of Craig Hutchison, founder of the Sports Entertainment Network, has been remarkable, and some say ruthless. Konrad Marshall is joined by sports writer Michael Gleeson to chart how a former journalist, by dint of hard work and dogged determi...

After the shock waves from that bombshell interview, deeper questions have emerged over the implications for the monarchy – and an Australian republic.

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

Doctors are urging people who are eligible to still get the AstraZeneca vaccine, while GPs in regional areas wonder when the Pfizer vaccine will get to them.

Combined community groups say both the Queensland government and Brisbane City Council are out of step with communities eager to protect character homes.

About 80 assaults have occured in Western Australia’s hotel quarantine system which lacks a singular workplace culture across its multiple sites, a review has found.

Sydney GP clinics on Friday said they experienced an increase in patients choosing to cancel or delay getting inoculated.

Victorian seated venues with fewer than 1000 patrons per space can return to 100 per cent capacity from midnight, while offices can ease density quotas.

Melbourne Health, one of Victoria’s major health service providers, has been fined $340,000 over a patient’s suicide, for a safety breach a judge said could easily have been prevented.

It comes as the co-chair of the taskforce behind the decision that has overhauled Australia’s vaccine strategy says there’s “no question” it will shake public confidence.

The national expert advisory panel’s recommendation that Australians aged under 50 not receive the AstraZeneca vaccine has slowed the rollout.

National cabinet will have discussions about the reopening of Australia when it meets on Friday after the Australian government announced it had accepted expert advice that Pfizer should now be the preferred vaccine for under 50s.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the mass-vaccination hub would have the capacity to administer the Pfizer vaccine, which has specific refrigeration requirements.

The Health Department has ordered the cancellation of appointments for under-50s at mass inoculation centres across the city in response to new advice about the AstraZeneca vaccine.

The highly paid head of local government in Western Australia’s gold mining capital has been stood down over allegations of workplace misconduct.

Tasmanian devils have had their numbers drastically reduced by aggressive facial tumours. Now, research has shown a common drug could be the key to saving them.

Commuters on the Frankston line and route 16 trams, which run through the city, St Kilda and Toorak, are the worst offenders when it comes to wearing masks incorrectly.

Australia has taken steps this week to make an extremely small risk of having a bad reaction to the vaccine even smaller.

Michael Sucking, 41, was found dead by cellmates on March 7 while in custody at Ravenhall Correctional Centre.

The family of Antony (13), Angelina (12), and Sienna Abdallah (8) and their 11-year-old cousin Veronique Sakr, who died in the tragedy said, no matter the length of the sentence, they would never be able to bring their children back.

A high-profile Liberal party power broker has been linked to an alleged campaign to remove sitting local councillors, in claims made to a corruption inquiry into Drummoyne MP John Sidoti.

Mojo’s Bar has announced its temporary closure and the resignation of owner Andrew Ryan in the wake of surging backlash and a slew of gig cancellations.