NSW is now halfway to its target of having 70 per cent of adults fully vaccinated — the milestone in which the state will start to open up —  with 834,000 people receiving a vaccine dose in the past week.

SA Health names eight new tier 1 COVID-19 exposure sites in connection with two infected truck drivers who visited the state from NSW twice in a week.

After a false start, crowds cheered and hugged after the successful launch of Binar-1, an Australian satellite no bigger than a vegemite sandwich.

Victoria records 92 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, the highest daily figure since the middle of 2020's deadly second wave. 

US officials issue a security alert for its citizens to immediately leave Kabul airport citing a "specific, credible" threat, hours after President Joe Biden warned another attack was "highly likely".

The maverick politician announced in April he would be retiring at the next election. Now the LNP has appointed his successor as the party's candidate for Dawson. 

Pressure and history will weigh on Novak Djokovic this fortnight in New York, but if he withstands it, he will be the greatest men's player of all time. He just won't be the most loved.

Bathurst Jail is locked down as wardens test positive and contact tracing gets underway.

Australia's Nicola McDermott defeats her Tokyo Olympics conqueror, Mariya Lasitskene, to win the women's high jump at the Paris Diamond League meet.

Authorities are announcing additional positive detections of COVID fragments in sewage in southern NSW, with possible connections to the ACT's outbreak.

Australia goes down 60-52 in the bronze medal match against host nation Japan. Follow all the action in our live blog.

The Wilcannia community pins its hopes on news that the town might get more housing to ease its overcrowding crisis, in a move that could stem the COVID-19 outbreak.

When internet shoppers want their items yesterday, who pays the price? This is what it's like to deliver parcels for the world's biggest online retailer.

An Illawarra MP says health officials are seeing the number of COVID cases "suddenly explode" after reaching the same case numbers the Illawarra is recording now.

COVID has become a numbers game and every day we compare rates of vaccination and transmission, testing and new cases. But the number we are all waiting for is the one that tells us everything is going to be OK.

The ACT records 13 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases associated with the current outbreak to 250. But Chief Health Officer Kerryn Coleman says 20 of those people have now recovered.

The Western Bulldogs prove too strong for Essendon in Launceston, winning by 49 points in their elimination clash to book a semi-final berth against the Brisbane Lions.

The federal opposition appears to be backing proof of vaccination requirements for access to places such as pubs and restaurants, but only once every Australian has been offered the shot.

Penrith stays in the race for the minor premiership after downing the Wests Tigers 30-16 in Redcliffe, while Manly claims a top-four spot after defeating Canterbury 36-18.

After a horror 2020, an astonishing number of Brits have been vaccinated against coronavirus. But a large group left unprotected could threaten the UK's fragile recovery. 

Australia's Lauren Parker wins silver in the women's PTWC triathlon after a stunning head-to-head finale, with United States athlete Kendall Gretsch getting past her in the shadows of the line for gold.

The total number of cases in the current outbreak now sits at 511, after a further 82 cases were confirmed on Sunday. 

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says 1,500 people a day could be vaccinated at the Boondall centre when it opens in September, with border authorities also meeting today to flag some "reasonably rapid" changes ahead.

The Gold Coast has become a safehaven for Sydney professionals fleeing the Delta outbreak in New South Wales.

Hurricane Ida intensifies over warm Gulf of Mexico waters, prompting tens of thousands to flee coastal areas.