An inquest has heard flesh-eating bacteria may have been behind the “excruciating death” of a teenager after a hospital turned him away three times.

All workers in quarantine hotels must be vaccinated by May 10. If they refuse they will be denied entry into quarantine facilities.

Senior Constable Catherine Nielsen described her late on-duty partner Senior Constable Brett Forte as “a very good friend”.

As we celebrate 190 years of The Sydney Morning Herald here are some of the amazing historical and recent photographs of news events covered by our fantastic photographers past and present.

Families have told how the virus has swept through their homes, first with the children, then on to the parents.

The size of Victoria’s infrastructure pipeline has more than doubled since Premier Daniel Andrews took power in 2014, growing to nearly 100 projects and costing taxpayers a total of $81 billion.

The man convicted of the gruesome murder of a Pakenham mother nearly eight years ago has been found dead inside his cell in a Melbourne prison.

A man who broke into a cannabis crop house was shot dead as he left the property after his entry triggered a silent alarm, a murder trial has been told.

The woman was recalled to court to give evidence about the night she was allegedly assaulted by de Belin and another footballer, Callan Sinclair.

The state government has been accused of acting too slowly on the removal of dangerous cladding from 214 apartment buildings in Sydney and other parts of the state.

The civil lawsuit comes after prosecutors were able to recover just $95,000 as part of a deal that saw Nino Napoli plead guilty to two charges last year.

It’s farewell to one of Gladys Berejiklian’s longest serving members of staff.

A two-week coronial inquest will delve into the deaths of Queensland Police Senior Constable Brett Forte and his killer, Ricky Charles Maddison.

The federal government could send some of Victoria’s share of AstraZeneca vaccines to GPs, under a recalibrated program aimed at speeding up the vaccine rollout, Acting Premier James Merlino has suggested.

The East Metropolitan Health Service has launched a full review of its policies and procedures following the breaches.

On this episode of Please Explain, Tory Maguire is joined by the Herald’s editor, Lisa Davies, to celebrate a milestone: 190 years of The Sydney Morning Herald.

Quarantine-free travel a big step in pandemic recovery.

The man accused of killing two men in a shooting incident north of Brisbane at the weekend has been remanded in custody.

Nine News Perth journalist Darius Winterfield tells of the moment he realised he was in imminent danger as Cyclone Seroja came down on top of the tourist enclave of Kalbarri, wrecking the town but not its community spirit.

Quanne, 12, was last seen near her family’s Granville home in July 1998. A NSW Coroner found on Monday that she died by homicide.

The Federal Court found criminal defence lawyer Chris Murphy was defamed by a column claiming he was battling the “ravages of age” and deafness.

In what appears to be a perfect storm, domestic violence is reported to have worsened while affordable housing options became less available and homelessness increased.

The two-way quarantine-free travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand has lifted off with the first flight leaving the Brisbane Airport.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the country must change its COVID-19 vaccine rollout approach to become less rigid or risk getting left behind.

The report to police from the US indicated a person, believed to be in Queensland, was uploading child abuse material using a Google account.

Defence Minister Peter Dutton says 99 per cent of special forces troops who served in Afghanistan should not be punished “for the sins of one per cent”.

Former human rights commissioner Helen Szoke  has called for changes to how judges are appointed and policed.

The office I work in sits on the second floor of a building that began life as a 19th-century hotel.

It felt like everyone had a baby in their arms at Melbourne Airport on Monday morning. But it was the adults shedding tears.

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

Two boys have died after the car they were in - carrying seven teenagers, including two in the boot - crashed into a tree near Busselton on Saturday night. 

Home building is booming in WA. The only problem is there are not enough trades or supplies to meet demand, and the ones left holding the bill are home owner hopefuls.

Two brothers have been charged with assault after an Ola ride-share driver was knocked unconscious during an alleged confrontation in north-west Sydney early on Sunday morning.

This is not an ideological argument – it is an economic one. The business benefits for universal paid-parental leave are clear and compelling.

Lawyers and accountants are questioning the Berejiklian government’s strategy of replacing stamp duty.

More than 50 years after the boot factory floor fell silent, work is set to begin on a project to turn the Bondi Junction site into a “civic innovation hub”.

Despite changes in advice for the AstraZeneca vaccine for under-50s, a survey shows vaccine hesitancy has actually decreased in recent months.

Recent regressions in gender equity mean women must unite in a global movement for justice, says the former Australian Human Rights Commission president.

The federal government has a chance to “put its money where its mouth is”, rights groups say.

The long-awaited findings from an expert panel about what products owners should use to replace flammable cladding are expected to be released on Monday.

No region has been spared in the latest wave of COVID-19 cases, which are increasingly infectious, harmful to young people and possibly immune to vaccines.

When it comes to woman’s rights, Pentecostalism was from the beginning far advanced of mainstream churches and broader culture.

Re-opening our borders must happen sometime but let’s be guided by the scientists, not by politicians with self-serving agendas.

Who’s our hot tip on a replacement for State Library of Victoria chair John Wylie?

The state’s work safety authority has warned delivery companies of the significant risks posed to untrained riders who are often working on student visas.

The parliamentary education committee says textbooks should be mandatory in classrooms and postmodernism should be cut from the NSW syllabuses

Tartare bravado, two staff for every customer, a rough time for Robin.

65 years ago, the scientific officer-in-charge of the trials at Woomera rocket range died and four others were badly injured after the premature explosion of a missile.

Afterpay co-founder Nick Molnar displayed an entrepreneurial streak from way back. Just ask his schoolmates.

My latest scientific breakthrough will help you avoid red traffic lights forever.