Epidemiologists express reservations about allowing more mixing in NSW despite the state recording 1,029 new COVID cases today.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard says the state's health system is under pressure with more than 1,000 healthcare workers in isolation, and compulsory vaccination will ensure they can continue to care for people. Follow live.

NSW is easing its COVID-19 restrictions for fully vaccinated people despite record numbers of new infections, and what you'll be allowed to do from September 13 depends on where you live.

British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey says there is reporting of an imminent suicide bomb attack by Islamic State militants on those waiting for evacuation from Afghanistan.

A man who identified himself as an Australian citizen is left bloodied in Kabul's streets, with his wife telling the ABC she fears for his safety. 

A former special operations intelligence officer and witness in the Brereton Inquiry is relocated by the Defence Force after a blast at her family home.

Federal energy minister Angus Taylor is battling to get support from the states and territories for his plan to get electricity retailers to pay coal and gas-fired power generators to keep operating.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian reveals new freedoms for adults who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on the same day her state’s outbreak grows by a record 1,029 cases.

The outbreak that began in Bondi, in Sydney's east, on June 16 has now seeded more than 15,000 cases state-wide, as NSW records its worst day of the pandemic.

Eight people have died at home after contracting COVID-19 since the beginning of the NSW outbreak in June. Health authorities are now warning people: "don't soldier on". 

Queensland is building a regional COVID-19 quarantine facility near the Wellcamp Airport, west of Brisbane, despite the federal government repeatedly rejecting the proposal.

Pawel Klosowski, the man who shot dead his teenage son and his son's girlfriend in SA's south-east last year, will remain behind bars for at least the full term of his 34-year non-parole period, after losing an appeal.

The NSW EPA has been ordered to prepare objectives, policies and guidelines to ensure protection from climate change.

A landmark trial that allowed a WA town to run on 100 per cent renewable energy is being heralded as a blueprint for electricity grids across the country.

The dog that attacked a seven-year-old girl at a Devonport home in Tasmania's north-west, leaving her seriously injured in hospital, has been euthanased, police say.

Some significant changes to how federal elections are run have been quickly passed through Parliament, ahead of the poll due early next year.

Adelaide Crows star Taylor Walker says Indigenous teammates have accepted his apology for his racist slur aimed at another player, but he did not elaborate on whether he would continue to play next year.

Following a shock loss on day one, Australia will look to get their campaign on track at 6:30pm AEST. Follow all the action on our live blog.

Australia adds more medals to its tally in Tokyo, with Darren Hicks and David Nicholas both reaching the podium in track cycling.

Ebony Robertson's partner was one of several patients diverted from Western Sydney hospitals to receive care, but paramedics say conditions in the queue at other hospitals are not up to standard.

Australia's vaccination program has rapidly picked up pace since local outbreaks in multiple states plunged millions into lockdown. 

National Cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss how children will get vaccinated against COVID-19. Here's what we know so far about how you can protect your child.

Ron Jeremy, an adult film star who has featured in more than 1,700 X-rated movies since the 1970s, has been formally charged with the rape or sexual assault of 21 women and girls.

Ty Garbin receives a reduced six-and-a-quarter-year prison sentence after agreeing to testify against the other five men who plotted to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer, including building a replica of her holiday home and practising an assault with ...

Bryan Coffey's victims say they don't understand why they had to fight the church every step of the way.