Health and government authorities approved a COVID-positive family to fly in from overseas to Australia last week on a privately funded medevac flight, despite ongoing calls to limit the number of overseas arrivals. SA Health has confirmed t...

If you're struggling to keep up with all the coronavirus news today, let's bring you up to speed on what you've missed from across the states.

Jeannette Young says with so few deaths of people under 50 from COVID-19 it makes not sense to be giving anyone under 40 the AstraZeneca vaccine given blood clotting risks.

The Queensland and WA premiers speak out against advice issued by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, saying they do not believe the under-40s should be given the AstraZeneca vaccine. Follow live.

Nyadol Nyuon has shared powerful first-hand accounts of racism and called for a "bold" and "revolutionary" multicultural vision for Australia in a speech at the National Press Club today.

Tasmanian Labor leader David O'Byrne will stand aside while the party investigates allegations he sexually harassed a junior union employee more than a decade ago.

Queensland's Deputy Premier is doubling down on his criticism of the Commonwealth's overseas arrivals policy after it was revealed a person going between Indonesia and Australia had passed on the Delta variant to a 19-year-old hospital worke...

Relatives of workers in isolation at a Central Australian mine at the centre of NT's COVID-19 outbreak express their frustration at isolation conditions, prompting an apology from the mine's operator.

A student nurse who worked while infectious with COVID-19 on a number of days at both Fairfield and Royal North Shore hospitals was not vaccinated, NSW Health has confirmed.

Queensland records three new community cases of COVID-19 on the first day of lockdown as it is revealed the latest cluster of the virus stemmed from a person who had travelled in and out of the country "several" times during the pandemic. ...

Rare cases of heart inflammation could be linked to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, according to new research, but medical experts say the risk of the conditions is still far lower than the risks of serious illness or death from contracting...

Hundreds of deaths in Canada's south-west are likely linked to a gruelling heat wave, as the country records its highest ever temperature amid scorching conditions across British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest region. 

Tasmania Police officers raid two rural properties in the state's north, uncovering a hidden underground bunker and seizing thousands of rounds of ammunition.

The driver of a car that collided with a truck has died and a woman who was a passenger in the car has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The son of 68-year-old Anna Johnson, who went missing in WA's South West for three days, says words can't explain his relief at her being found.

Movie stars, monks and even rappers in China are all eagerly paying tribute ahead of the Communist Party of China's (CCP) 100th birthday this week.

Port Adelaide and Adelaide Crows are preparing to leave South Australia, ensuring all 18 AFL clubs will be temporarily based in Victoria.

The Sydney-based cast of American Psycho has been bussed to the national capital and placed in quarantine to ensure Canberra Theatre production can go ahead, while across the border a Queanbeyan Theatre copes at 50 per cent capacity.

How long will the Alice Springs lockdown last? Can you still buy takeaway? Which suburbs does it apply to? We answer your questions.

A South Australian mine worker and four of his household contacts have tested positive to COVID-19, but the state will not go into lockdown. The man in his 30s had worked at the Granites mine in the Northern Territory.

With lockdowns gripping much of the country and shifting rules around vaccines, you might be considering whether it's time to get the jab.

Western Australia records one new case of COVID-19 in the community, with a 37-year-old man testing positive after attending the same gym as two infected women.

An attempt to recoup more than $23 million Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick stole from her clients could be complicated until there is an inquest into her death, the Federal Court hears.

Two men appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court charged over the theft of a giant Big Bird costume worth $160,000.

The global central bank for central banks warns the economic path out of the pandemic will be "bumpy", with looming risks from ultra-cheap debt and surging house prices as interest rates eventually start rising.