Some business chiefs and politicians keep telling us that restrictions diminish our lives and harm our economy but there is little indication that any of us want leaders abolish all controls and put our health at risk.

Melburnians will be able to go outdoors without masks, the 25-kilometre travel limit will go and two people can go to another home for a visit under eased restrictions announced by Acting Premier James Merlino.

An inmate who told police he was in a sexual relationship with a prison guard has refused to give evidence in court – potentially thwarting the prosecution’s case against her. 

The government has eased rules for Victoria’s latest lockdown, here’s everything you need to know.

Victoria’s acting Premier says police have made no applications to access QR code check-in data for help solving crimes, while Western Australia’s Police Commissioner has defended his force accessing the information.

The Coal Loader was the most advanced facility of its kind in Australia when it began operating as a depot for shifting coal from bulk carriers to smaller vessels in 1919, according to the National Trust.

The man in his 60s, who visited a number of locations at Bondi Junction and Vaucluse, is NSW’s first COVID-19 case in 40 days.

Hundreds of residents in a Melbourne townhouse complex are anxiously awaiting the results of coronavirus tests, Australia’s minimum wage will increase by almost $20 a week, and NSW recorded a COVID-19 case in Sydney after 40 days without local tran...

Police are searching for a spearfisher after gear was found about 150 metres off Narrawallee Beach Headland.

 An American man in Sydney quarantine who has been denied entry to Queensland is awaiting a call from Gold Coast doctors after his father was rushed to hospital overnight.

A man who planned with two friends to buy an assault rifle to gun down people in Melbourne lacked the fanatacism of other terror plotters, a court has heard.

Mostafa Baluch, a resident of Bayview on the northern beaches and former owner of Cervo in Northbridge, is the fourth man charged in the investigation.

A Federal Court judge presiding over a Twitter defamation case brought by Defence Minister Dutton has ordered the parties to attend mediation in person.

A Sydney airline freight worker who allegedly told criminal syndicates about law enforcement interests about particular consignments has been charged over his involvement in importing 156 kilograms of drugs in fabric rolls. 

Police visited Kath Potter a few days after she gave a statement and said she could only have seen two men, not three, she tells inquest into the firebombing.

Wesley Centre’s Surry Hills homeless centre has been upgraded to provide greater dignity to those seeking refuge.

Tolls will be waived on the Go Between Bridge and Clem7 tunnel while Brisbane’s new pedestrian bridge shuts down the Riverside Expressway.

After a life lived in the headlines, flamboyant businessman Geoffrey Edelsten’s death was marked with a subdued, small and simple funeral at a Melbourne cemetery.

Today on Please Explain, Europe correspondent Bevan Shields speaks with Tory Maguire about the G7 summit and Australia’s stance with China.

The average owner-occupier in 20 Brisbane suburbs will end up paying more than 5 per cent extra on their rates bill across the next financial year, analysis of council data shows.

The mining billionaire is representing himself in the high stakes constitutional challenge, which, if successful, could plunge WA into mass debt.

A man charged with arson over three house fires along the same road in an affluent Brisbane suburb has been granted bail.

A man is in custody after a woman was allegedly held against her will and lifted over a balcony in the inner west

A former Liberal opposition leader - and lapsed member of the men-only Australian Club - laments its failure to welcome women at last.

The NSW government proposes to ban two Sydney councillors being investigated by the corruption watchdog from attending meetings where their probe is discussed.

Lord mayor Adrian Schrinner handed down what he described as a ‘blue and green’ $3.6 billion Brisbane City Council on Wednesday, as the council shoulders more debt to meet its infrastructure needs.

The former special forces soldier told his Federal Court defamation trial that a family friend bought him a prepaid phone to speak to former comrades.

Have a look at where the $3.6 billion goes in this year’s Brisbane City Council’s budget.

If the controversy over Bruce Pascoe’s Dark Emu has revealed one thing, it’s that labels like ‘farmer’ and ‘hunter-gatherer’ have impeded our understanding of the Australian past.

Critics have accused Chris Dawson of being short-sighted and undermining the public’s confidence in the app, which has the potential to save lives if another outbreak occurred in WA.

James Crawford was only the second Australian to be appointed as a judge to the International Court Of Justice.

People in Kallista, Sherbrooke and The Patch in Melbourne’s outer east have been instructed not to drink the water at their homes – even after it is boiled – because of contaminants.

The harsh truth is that there will be no Western alliance to contain China.

Brisbane’s lord mayor has announced the popular kerbside collection would return in July in an interview ahead of the release of the council’s 2021-22 budget on Wednesday.

It is jarring to see the WA Premier so starkly at odds with a growing global alignment of friendly nations when it comes to addressing China.

The Bureau of Meteorology had warned that reduced visibility would make road conditions dangerous.

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

The tolling giant building the West Gate Tunnel claims the cost of the project has blown out by a further $1 billion to a total of $11 billion, more than double the original estimate.

Ultimo will be a place to collaborate, source inspiration and see the world’s best international exhibitions right here in Sydney.

NSW should be commended for attempting to reform stamp duty. But similar changes made in San Francisco show how a two-tier system can fail.

Minister Alex Hawke, “appropriate compassion” goes nowhere near addressing ongoing disproportionate cruelty.

The Australian Human Rights Commission has warned that a deadly COVID-19 outbreak remains a risk in immigration detention, particularly at Christmas Island and in its hotels.

As the Brisbane City Council budget nears, a decision on the city’s Olympics future will decide the make-up of the multibillion-dollar funding agreement for the region.

Supper for the fallen, rabbit extermination and railway to the city.

A profile on Strava, which tracks physical activity, shows that when Nuix announced it wouldn’t meet forecasts, chief financial officer Stephen Doyle did a 7.55km run.

The health department said a couple and a returned traveller staying in an adjacent room caught the same flight from Doha to Sydney on June 1.

Legislation to be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday afternoon aims to stop anyone other than WA Health being able to access Safe WA data and requires the destruction of digital and hard copy registrations within 28 days.

When getting the tap is a good thing.

A crowd of dozens of supporters holding banners and balloons chanted “let them stay”  as Nades Murugappan and his daughter Kopica arrived in Perth under the watchful eye of border officials on Tuesday evening.

The NSW government is urging members of a Sydney council in the grip of a corruption investigation to stop asking questions about it or risk being pushed towards administration.