A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a woman in Docklands earlier this month, after a lengthy stand-off with police in Point Cook.

Ten thousand people aged under 40 have come forward for AstraZeneca jab in NSW in the past week, as the state government moves to allow them to access to the vaccine without a GP appointment.

Australia’s competition watchdog will appeal a recent court decision over the NSW government’s controversial deal to privatise Newcastle Port.

Police responded to reports of a disturbance at a home in North Booval about 5pm on Tuesday after a man was shot.

Victoria’s border bubble changes, which involve excluding four NSW council areas, are set to cause headaches for businesses that have workers spread across both states.

Victorian schools are set to re-open, Sydney will give the green light to walk-in AstraZeneca jabs at mass vaccination clinics and there are now more than 50 high-risk exposure sites in Queensland.

New exposure sites have been listed after a number of people infected with COVID-19 were out in the community this month.

Struggling small businesses are expected to get some relief on Wednesday in measures underwritten by the Victorian and federal governments.

The story of the Games have inspired, terrified and unified. In a pandemic world, perhaps we all need a distraction – and something to cheer on.

The 2GB host is waging war on his former colleague over what Hadley says are “scurrilous, contemptible and undignified” comments to his viewers on Sky News.

All 10 local cases were in quarantine for their infectious periods as the state prepares for eased restrictions from 11.59pm Tuesday, although home visits will still be off-limits for at least two weeks.

Queensland police have fined two people behind one of the state’s latest COVID-19 scares after authorities reported no new cases but new details of quarantine hotel transmission on Tuesday.

Laboratories have performed 2.2 million tests since Sydney’s outbreak began six weeks ago and private pathology companies receive a Medicare subsidy of $85 per test.

The Parramatta-based school contacted police about a teacher who attended Saturday’s lockdown protest then confessed to it on a social media post seen by students.

An Afghan villager agreed during the war veteran’s defamation trial on Tuesday that people killed by foreign soldiers were martyrs.

Former world champion kayaker Nathan Baggaley and brother Dru have been sentenced over a failed drug-smuggling plan.

Victoria’s fifth period of remote learning was far from the longest, but for many families it was the hardest, with parents struggling to keep their children’s spirits up.

Gordon Copeland has been missing for more than two weeks. His family, including his heavily pregnant partner and three-year-old son, are desperate to find him.

Adriana Takara’s death from COVID-19 at just 38 should remind us that the best way to achieve “freedom” is to stay home and get vaccinated.

Treasurer Cameron Dick has hit out over possible job losses if West End factories are closed under the LNP lord mayor’s plan to make way for a Games broadcasting centre.

The end of a lockdown can still feel daunting, but there’s light there too, and pride, and more than a little joy. It’s the little freedoms that mean so much.

Today on Please Explain, sports reporter Sarah Keoghan joins Nathanael Cooper to take us through the highlights of the first few days of the Olympic Games.

Victoria’s COVID-19 response commander confirmed on Tuesday morning the Department of Health had issued a $200 fine to one of the movers for failing to comply with mask wearing rules. 

Mason’s death was ruled by a coroner as a “failure in nearly every possible way” after he was struck so hard in the abdomen, it ruptured the 22-month-old’s small intestine, leading to an infection.

A man who sexually assaulted four women in public places has been spared jail despite the profound impact his “despicable” crimes had on his victims.

The 5km radius and the five reasons to leave home will be scrapped, but home visits will still be banned under the new rules. There will be no crowds at the footy for at least two weeks.

About 50 units are locked down after several COVID-19 cases emerged.

Kristian Pulkownik’s lawyer claims he has not been able to speak to his client, who remains in custody after Saturday’s anti-lockdown protest.

NSW reported its highest daily case total since the start of Sydney’s outbreak as the state’s health ministry announced any adult would soon be able to be vaccinated at its mass hubs.

One of the country’s top infectious diseases physicians is growing increasingly concerned by the number of people under 55 becoming very ill with the Delta strain. 

The Supreme Court ruled the process for promoting officers to inspector was erroneous and went against police legislation.

Queensland’s hotel quarantine system has again been pointed to as the cause for a community transmission case.

Two young sisters who were last seen more than 24 hours ago in a town west of Melbourne have been found.

Damaging winds and buckets of rain overnight have caused traffic hazards all over Perth and cause flights and train services to be cancelled.

A teenager who was raped in state care after West Australian authorities knowingly forced her to live with an abuser could be entitled to millions of dollars in compensation claims for her ordeal.

The message of the government’s key advisory body on vaccines, ATAGI, is unclear as it grapples with competing concerns, considerable confusion and a changing landscape.

Advocates argue the move would help job-hunting youth, the elderly and families on low incomes get around regional areas, but country schools fear it could put children’s safety at risk.

Vaccine hesitancy is one of the major challenges community leaders face in Sydney’s west in their efforts to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

It is up to state governments to protect young people from being exploited by companies that profit from data about their lives, habits and interests.

As the nation cheers on champions in the pool at Tokyo, Victoria faces a dire shortage of swimming instructors to train the next generation.

Failure to condemn outlandish and extreme views, particularly from politicians, can give succour to those in the community who are seeking a cause for their anger.

After a domestic surge for Indigenous tourism made up for a lack of overseas visitors, Sydney’s lockdown is threatening to curb the sector’s recovery.

A simple walk, particularly for those of us who live alone during this lockdown, can offer moments of reflection, discovery, solidarity and peace.

What hypocrites. I refer to the demonstrators over the weekend in Sydney. If you want to help here in Australia – go and help the people on the land with fruit picking.

Unlike some of his predecessors, whose presence on the foreign influence list triggered substantial grousing, Turnbull signed up without complaint.

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

The wrong body, Republicans at odds, and Windies worried.

Walk-in AstraZeneca appointments will be available at five locations across Cumberland Council over the next two weeks in response to rising case numbers in the city’s west.

NSW is bracing for another day of high coronavirus numbers, Victoria is poised to ease restrictions tomorrow night and Queensland is on high alert after a travel breach.

Perhaps the only aspect of the Morrison government’s 2019 commuter car park scheme that is more stunning than the brazen nature of the Liberal Party pork-barrelling is that it was so ham-fisted.