National Cabinet has set a four-step path back to normal, but we won't get there unless we all get vaccinated.

The four-day lockdown in Perth and Peel will end at midnight tonight with some restrictions to remain, and those who have been stuck at home in regional Queensland are allowed to leave again, despite a late COVID-19 case identified on the S...

Queensland Health detects another community case of COVID-19, in addition to three cases announced earlier. Lockdown for the region still eased at 6:00pm.

National Cabinet agrees to halve the number of people allowed into Australia each week and to set up vaccination targets to prevent lockdowns and border closures.

From slashing international passenger caps, to giving the clearest guide yet of how Australia may begin to reopen, a fair bit came out of National Cabinet this morning. Catch up on the key moments here.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says a decision by her National Cabinet colleagues to reduce the number of people arriving in Australia from overseas will not stop "mistakes" that lead to future COVID-19 outbreaks 

Hundreds of people gather in Turkey to protest the country's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, a landmark international treaty designed to protect women from violence.

When Kohei Jinno was evicted from his family home for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, he was proud to contribute. When it happened again 50 years later, it felt like a bitter twist of fate.

Climate change policy and the knifing of Michael McCormack as the Nationals leader have deepened a rift between the federal party and the Victorian branch.

US President Joe Biden is gearing up to sell the 'post-pandemic' dream to Americans. There's a few lessons for Australia in what could happen when vaccines are freely available.

After days of uncertainty, lockdown orders are beginning to lift across Australia — but not for everyone. Here's your quick guide to get you up to speed.

The four-day lockdown affecting the Perth and Peel regions will end at midnight as planned but masks will remain mandatory as three days of post-lockdown restrictions take effect.

A COVID-19 outbreak which was sparked when an unvaccinated student nurse tested positive jumps to nine cases — including four other healthcare workers — as the state records 31 new infections.

With parts of south-east Queensland remaining in lockdown for another 24 hours there's a scramble on to re-organise weddings, festivals, concerts and other events.

A transgender woman was strangled and her killer was jailed for two years. Now the ABC can reveal crucial information about the night she was killed.

Bathurst Regional Council Mayor Bobby Bourke has stepped down, after the ABC revealed allegations of his involvement in an apparent blackmail attempt.

The owners of the Organic Store at Bowral have been arrested, along with a customer, over alleged noncompliance with COVID-19 public health orders.

Described as a "tricky bugger" and a "formidable foe" by some state politicians, the Delta variant is different to the virus we were dealing with last year. Here's some of your common questions about it answered.

The Warriors and Dragons battle for crucial competition points on the Central Coast, while the Panthers will be without star halfback Nathan Cleary when they come up against the Eels in Penrith. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live sco...

Leaders in the sexual assault movement say support centre hotlines are ringing off the hook as survivors react to the "deeply painful" decision to overturn the comedian's conviction. 

A Canberra man who shot another man after a misunderstanding is jailed for four years by the ACT Supreme Court. 

Wally Funk will become the oldest person ever to launch into space, thanks to billionaire Jeff Bezos, who is righting what NASA got wrong decades ago.

Bessemer Trust, a wealth management firm that has acted as co-conservator of Britney's Spears' $60 million estate, asks to be withdrawn from the case, which the singer described in her testimony as "abusive".

Joshua Horton is sentenced to 13 years in jail for the stabbing death of Melbourne teenager, Maaka Hakiwai, over a basketball cap.

Townsville residents are being urged to check their lotto tickets after the winning $60 million ticket was sold in the north Queensland city.