The Australian government's vaccine supply agreement with AstraZeneca is being withheld from public release on the grounds it poses a "real and substantial risk" to national security if it were released.

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Australia needs to move away from worrying about COVID-19 case numbers to focus on preventing hospitalisation, fatalities and serious illness. Follow live.

The NRL fines 13 St George Illawarra Dragons players $305,000 and hands out match suspensions after they attended a barbecue at a home in breach of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Tasmania will remove the high-risk declaration for Western Australia and the Northern Territory on Monday afternoon, as authorities in WA continue to search for a Tasmanian man who fled quarantine.

Crown Melbourne chief executive Xavier Walsh knew about the gaming giant's potential tax underpayment in 2018 but only started investigating it the day after Victoria's royal commission into the company was announced, it has been revealed....

A Victorian man who looted the coffers of Australia's disability insurance provider and used the cash to pay for investment properties is jailed by a judge who says he craved recognition.

You might not have the time — or the inclination — to watch every press single conference and compile case numbers from every state. Let us catch you up.

Restrictions will be eased further in the Perth and Peel regions at midnight as scheduled after Western Australia recorded no new COVID-19 cases on the third day following the end of a snap lockdown.

A man in his 20s is being treated for a serious arm injury after being attacked by a shark on the Mid North Coast.

The NT's anti-corruption watchdog finds the former remote Arnhem Land school principal abused the trust of residents with "frivolous" spending of public funds and nepotism.

A controlled explosion brings down the unstable remains of the collapsed apartment block in Florida ahead of a threatening tropical storm.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard compares the chase for available vaccines to The Hunger Games — a film in which the characters must fight to the death.

Former Liberal MP Julia Banks alleges she was subjected to an unwanted sexual advance at work from a cabinet minister in the Turnbull government, and warns that similar inappropriate touching by other men is probably happening "every singl...

Could we cut the time between the first and second dose of AstraZeneca from 12 weeks to eight weeks?  We look at the pros and cons of getting the shot early.

A 48-year-old man has drowned on the NSW South Coast after trying to save his 9-year-old daughter from a rip.

From this week, the number of GP clinics delivering the Pfizer vaccine will swell to around 500. There are hopes it'll help set the nation up for when bulk shipments of the vaccine begin to arrive around October.

A man and a woman accused of contributing to a months-long reign of terror against residents of a suburban Adelaide street have been arrested for alleged rock-throwing — but police say investigations into the spate of incidents are ongoin...

Density restrictions at hospitality venues, along with restrictions on singing and dancing, will be removed in South Australia after the state recorded no community coronavirus cases.

Gough Whitlam made a significant trip to China in 1971. Now, with tensions between the two countries showing no signs of abating, it may be time to look to his example, writes Tony Walker.

Cybersecurity experts are continuing to work to stem the impact of what may be the single biggest global ransomware attack of its kind on record.

A gruesome outbreak in a Brisbane suburb in 1994 sparked a hunt that might help us uncover the origins of COVID-19.

As Australia tries to vaccinate its citizens while managing a constricted supply of the Pfizer vaccine, Israel is facing the opposite problem. It is racing to give the vaccine away.

Excluding insurance premiums, Australians spend more than $30 billion in superannuation fees every year — about double what we spend on electricity bills. Here are some tips on how to find a lower-fee, higher-performing fund.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has criticised people for "doing the wrong thing" after three COVID-19 cases were confirmed from a party in inner Sydney that breached public health orders.

A thunderstorm warning is issued for parts of Western Australia's South West and Great Southern regions as a cold front reaches the state's south coast today, after Perth receives 44 millimetres of rain in 24 hours.