The outbreak that plunged Victoria into a seven-day lockdown grows by four cases, as thousands of people line up to get vaccinated in hours-long queues.

The Federal Health Minister hails the "early" lockdown in Victoria and high testing rate, saying the low COVID case numbers today provide hope for the state. Follow live. 

Victoria has entered a seven-day lockdown over concerns about a "highly infectious" variant of COVID-19. So what is that variant, and what do we know about it?

In a claim lodged in the Federal Court, the NSW Deputy Premier alleges he was defamed by YouTube comedian Friendlyjordies claiming he was corrupt.

Two missing Victorian teenagers who hitchhiked over the border to SA, sparking a COVID-19 scare have tested negative to the virus, as SA imposes a hard border with regional Victoria. The teenagers aged 15 and 16 have been arrested charged. ...

Anya Bradford, who was framed as a criminal after being brutally attacked by a senior police officer, is suing NSW for battery, unlawful imprisonment, and malicious prosecution.

Maree and Kevin have had two weddings called off because of COVID-19 lockdowns, one year apart. When they got the news this time around, they decided to try to give their flowers a second life while cheering up other Melburnians.

A Perth man was on methamphetamine and driving at more than twice the speed limit when he crashed into a car, killing a woman who was 38 weeks pregnant and her unborn baby, the WA Supreme Court hears.

Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games organisers have conducted a simulation exercise with medical and public health officials at the athletes' village amid concerns about the events going ahead during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alexi is one of many Australians swiping left on those who list a religion on their online dating profiles, due to experiences on dates.

The Warriors will be out to beat the Cowboys for a second time this season, while the Wests Tigers and the Dragons hope to learn from their mistakes after letting wins last weekend's slip away. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scor...

A Tasmanian man who shot and dismembered his friend and then disposed of his body parts in garbage bins across the state's north has been sentenced to 32 years in prison.

NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay is stepping down after holding a crisis meeting today — her position had been under pressure since the party was defeated at Saturday's Upper Hunter by-election.

Is Australia's slow vaccine rollout to blame for Victoria's latest lockdown? We've tracked more than a dozen targets, revisions and updates to the vaccine timetable.

New cats will be contained in all suburbs in the ACT under a new government plan, effective from next year.

More than 40 breastfeeding mothers and supporters held a protest at a Gold Coast shopping centre to prove mothers should be, and are legally allowed to, breastfeed where they like.

A man who allegedly delivered a fatal blow to another man outside a bar in Cairns in Far North Queensland was defending his sister after a slew of abusive 'jeering', a court hears.

The swells, combining with strong winds and high tides, are going to make for a wild weekend near, in and on the water.

A Brisbane property developer is in the running to buy the heritage-listed but dilapidated Lamb House with plans to turn it into "a showpiece".

A 33-year-old driver is arrested after a police pursuit across suburban Adelaide overnight. It only came to an end after the ute was road-spiked twice, hit a police car and a tree in the CBD.

The Health Minister appears fired up in an interview on breakfast TV where he was challenged on his figure that 20 per cent of Australians were vaccinated, given only 500,000 have received two doses of the vaccine.

In an Instagram post addressed to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Mike King says New Zealand's mental health system is broken and no-one is trying to fix it.

Indigenous singer/songwriter Mitch Tambo makes an impassioned plea for Australians to hear the Indigenous story and work together to heal past wounds.

Rare solar event sees Western Australia's north-west residents urge the state government to ramp up planning for an expected "mad rush" ahead of the upcoming occurrence.

Weary Victorians are now in lockdown number four. Here's what it will take to lift it.