Australians over the age of 50 could soon receive the AstraZeneca vaccine earlier than expected after the states and territories agreed to bring the COVID-19 vaccine timetable forward.

A royal commission into veteran and serving Defence personnel suicides is announced after the government relents to pressure to support the broad-ranging and powerful inquiry.

Hundreds of passengers land in Auckland on an international flight as the travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand opens, enabling quarantine-free travel.

As National Cabinet meets to discuss speeding up Australia's vaccine rollout, ABC analysis shows that at the current rate it would take until August 2023 to get enough jabs into enough arms. Follow live.

New Zealand's Foreign Minister sends the clearest signal yet that she will chart a more independent foreign policy as she distances the country from the expansion of the Five Eyes intelligence sharing group.

New national education materials designed to teach school-aged children about consent, using examples related to tacos, milkshakes and going for a swim, are slammed by campaigners for "trivialising a serious issue".

The silence surrounding sexual harassment in Victoria's court system is perpetuated by power inequalities in the court setting, a new report has found. It's accepted as "part of the job".

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the vaccine rollout needs to "crack on" using the AstraZeneca vaccine for people over the age of 50 who are most at risk from COVID-19.

The NSW government reveals a new Mad Max movie, starring Chris Hemsworth, and set to be released in mid-2023, will be the biggest ever film made in the state.

A two-vehicle crash that left "pools" of chicken innards "baking" on the Mount Lindesay Highway has given clean-up workers a markedly unpleasant task to kick off the week.

The pace of Australia's vaccination campaign has slumped below 46,000 doses a day from a peak of nearly 62,000 in early April, as the nation's leaders scramble to get the rollout back on track.

Fewer than 100 critical care beds are available in New Delhi, a city of more than 20 million people, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal says, as social media is flooded with complaints about lack of beds, oxygen cylinders and drugs in the Indi...

Murdoch, who was last year sentenced to life in prison for the 2013 murder of a mother of three, is found dead in his cell at the Melbourne Assessment Prison in West Melbourne.

A second breach involving the same COVID-19 positive patient at Royal Perth Hospital has sparked a full review and forced a staff member into self quarantine.

The family of a soldier who was killed while on duty in Afghanistan thank Defence Minister Peter Dutton for overturning a decision to strip him, and others, of their military honours.

A Perth woman is accused of posting on social media about how she wanted to change the 'life status' of her 91-year-old grandmother before giving her medication—that led to her death—and had been prescribed to a deceased cancer patient...

An inquest into the death of Broken Hill teenager Alex Braes hears he was in so much pain in the days before his death that he looked for answers on the internet about it.

As the country deals with a surging third wave of infections and hospitals in the country's most populous area come under threat of being overwhelmed, Canadian authorities announce plans to broaden the cohort who can receive AstraZeneca's v...

As planes begin ferrying passengers between New Zealand and Australia in the first quarantine-free trans-Tasman travel since the pandemic began, the government is eyeing more deals with neighbouring countries.

The rugby league community pays tribute to the former New South Wales player and coach, who died earlier this month, at a public memorial in Sydney.

Stephen Stewart was born before records began, but he is thought to be 109 years old. The bushman, champion horseman and lore-man has been instrumental in improving working conditions for Aboriginal people — but that is just part of his r...

Sydney lawyer Chris Murphy, who describes himself as a "robust alpha male", successfully sues the Daily Telegraph for a story that suggested the 72-year-old was "too old and deaf" to represent his clients in court.

The proposed breakaway competition — set to feature 12 rich European clubs — is an example of big business and powerful politics wrestling with the heart and soul of the globe's biggest game, writes Tracey Holmes.

It may have looked like a bargaining chip at first, but the European Super League seems like it may really be happening. So what do we know about this new competition that has sparked such an intense backlash?

Paula and Bridgette Powers might just be the most identical twins you will ever meet. Everything from their clothes to their hair is the same and they speak in unison. To most of the world they’re known as "the Twinnies” and their life's...