An unvaccinated worker at an aged-care facility in Sydney's north west tests positive after being a close contact of a student nurse. But health authorities say the man did not work while infectious.

The NT Chief Minister announces a new exposure site in Darwin after a positive case allegedly defies health directions.

Two new community cases of COVID-19 are detected on the second day of lockdown, including one outside known clusters.

Mark McGowan expresses his frustration at the "large group of people" leaving Australia during the pandemic to travel overseas, some of whom he says have been enjoying foreign holidays.

The coronavirus pandemic has flared up again across Australia. If you're struggling to keep up with the news, let's bring you up to speed on all the latest from across the states.

As the government reveals just under 8 per cent of the eligible Australian population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull describes the rollout as the clearest failure in public administration h...

The latest vaccine data from the federal government shows how many Australians in each aged group have had their first and second vaccine shot. Follow live.

Bathurst councillor Jacqui Rudge received an anonymous letter in the mail demanding she resign within seven days, otherwise details about her mental health would be exposed publicly.

For the first time since the early 1970s, Australia is consistently earning more from the rest of the world than it pays out, and a leading economist says that will set the nation in good stead to withstand any bumps in the pandemic recover...

During an address marking the Chinese Communist Party's centenary, President Xi Jinping vows to build up military power and reunify Taiwan.

Some of your most asked questions about China and the Chinese Communist Party answered by our experts.

An Australian citizen who spent time stranded in India says it is hypocritical that a family was allowed to return to Adelaide, despite testing positive for coronavirus. Authorities say it is "standard procedure" and medevac flights happe...

A 46-year-old woman is fined $5,056 for ignoring a stay-at-home order to travel to a remote township in Kakadu National Park.

Dalton succumbs to a serious cheek injury in the build-up to Australia's defence of the women's rugby sevens gold medal it won at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

Half of Australians consider themselves feminists, but for Muslim women the word can carry mixed emotions.

The latest discovery, near Cranbrook, British Columbia, is the third at Canadian residential schools in recent weeks, and Indigenous groups are saying they want accountability from the church.

A 22-storey twin-tower complex in Parramatta in Sydney's west is slapped with a serious defects  prohibition order, after the NSW Building Commissioner discovered major issues with the development's "load-bearing component".

Does netball need stronger leadership to restore its reputation after a string of public controversies?

Australia's house price surge continues into winter, but there are early signs momentum might be coming out of the market, and not due to snap COVID lockdowns.

Amid tensions between Prince Harry and the rest of his family, the Duke of Sussex will join with his brother in commemorating the 60th anniversary of their mother's birth.

Britney Spears's father asks for an investigation into the pop superstar's claims that she has been mistreated under a legal conservatorship by being denied the ability to make her own medical decisions.

Western Canada and north-western US face record temperatures and heat-related deaths as a heatwave that began on Friday continues, threatening to cause wildfires and even flooding in some regions. 

Co-creator and screenwriter Steven Canals reflects on the origins and legacy of a show that Time Magazine says changed the culture for LGBT people on and off-screen.

A surge in demand for cars during the pandemic coupled with global production shortages is causing increased wait times and rising prices for frustrated buyers.

After nearly three years in jail, Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction has been thrown out, allowing him to walk free from prison. Here's a look at the case against Mr Cosby and what the court's decision means.