The Prime Minister criticises what he describes as "crazy, rubbish" conspiracy theories about COVID-19 a day after the views of one of his backbenchers were formally condemned by Parliament.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian says NSW's COVID crisis is likely to get worse as the state records 344 new cases and two more deaths.

Queensland Health says it picked up the mistake quickly, but can only narrow it down to six people out of a group of 66, meaning all of those people will need to get another injection.

Victoria's lockdown will be extended for another week following 20 new COVID-19 cases being recorded in the past 24 hours. But it's not just the raw figures that has authorities concerned.

Premier Daniel Andrews says "too many mysteries" remain for the city to safely exit lockdown. Fifteen of the state's 20 new cases are linked to current outbreaks and 14 have been in quarantine throughout their infectious periods.

The remote community is the latest western NSW town plunged into lockdown after a man tested positive this afternoon.

The sixth assessment report from the IPCC does not make for particularly uplifting reading. But if you are keen to delve further into the details, it does say quite a bit about Australia.

The Australian Olympic Committee hits out at a decision to force 16 South Australian athletes currently quarantining in Sydney to undertake a second 14-day quarantine period on arrival in Adelaide.

The Australian census is meant to provide a detailed snapshot of the nation, but some ethnic communities in Australia say it fails to recognise them.

Former Australian prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull have warned the federal government not to raise fears of China for political gain.

With Andrew Cuomo on his way out of the New York Governor's office, his Lieutenant-Governor will step in to lead the state through the rest of his initial term. Here's a look at Kathy Hochul's career, what she makes of the allegations her ou...

The platform is launching the Limits tool and stronger warnings to users in response to the racist abuse of athletes. Will they help and what else can be done?

If the climate becomes drier, farmers in some parts of SA's Eyre Peninsula could find it harder to make a living. But they're already adapting to an uncertain future of climate change and dwindling townships.

A Tasmanian man found guilty of starting a major bushfire in 2019 told police they should investigate a man who had been kicked out of the alternative community he was trying to set up for people "sick of their government".

It could become a lot easier for skilled workers to be granted permanent residency in Australia under recommendations set out in a new Parliamentary report. 

Some people experience brain fog and memory problems long after COVID. Here's what the science says so far about how the disease can affect the brain.

Police charge Sydney man Zoran Radovanovic, who travelled to Byron Bay with his two children and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19, sparking a lockdown in the area.

Cases of COVID-19 are surging in a Newcastle aged care home with 12 people testing positive to the virus as the Premier says the region is unlikely to come out of lockdown at midnight tomorrow.

Community leaders in Cairns welcome the easing of lockdown restrictions with no new cases of COVID-19 in the city, but masks will now be mandatory.

Sara is 15 months old, separated from her parents and sick with COVID-19. She has no idea what's happening or why her masked nurses can only spend short periods of time with her. 

An overweight weapons system is threatening to delay a multi-billion-dollar army project, prompting alarm across government, the military and defence industry.

A man caught on camera slapping a young woman across the face in a crowded Adelaide cafe is convicted of assault but spared jail, after a magistrate declares him to be a "good man" of "excellent character".

ABC journalist Louise Milligan agrees to pay Federal Liberal MP Andrew Laming $79,000 in a defamation case over a series of tweets she sent earlier this year.

Paramount+ is the latest streaming service that wants to capture the attention (and wallets) of Australians. Here's what you need to know about it.

For more than a year, face masks have been a wardrobe staple for millions of Australians. With experts warning us to expect to wear one "for years to come", the question remains — cloth mask or surgical mask?