Victoria has not altered its minimum standards for remote learning for schools since they were first required to send children home in March last year.

A new analysis of the Doherty Institute modelling found if daily case numbers were in the thousands it would be prudent to keep “medium” public health safety measures in place in locations of concern until that target is reached.

Australia has tipped past 70 per cent of the eligible population vaccinated with at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Meantime, authorities in NSW have announced some LGAs are going back into lockdown, and Melbourne construction workers have take...

Richmond have locked in ruckman Ivan Soldo for three more years as Sydney retained Dylan Stephens and Hayden McLean.

Fully vaccinated people returning to NSW will be able to quarantine in their homes by December if a new trial into the state system proves successful.

The Wallabies can climb to third on the world rankings if they register another win over the Springboks, whose status at No.1 is under threat.

The bank is being challenged by a 17-year-old for promoting products supporting the reef, while funding fossil fuel operations including the Adani mine.

Birds of Tokyo and Eskimo Joe are among the headline acts for the AFL grand final entertainment, which will have a theme of Australian anthems.

A leading economist says private ownership is worth examining for a Tasmanian club requiring at least $20 million a year to run, coming as club presidents continue to debate the Carter report.

Everything you need to know to find a winner on George Main Stakes day at headquarters.

The state agency responsible for child protection repeatedly placed a young Aboriginal boy in unsafe and culturally inappropriate environments.

Melbourne lawyer and activist Piers Mitchem has spent years researching global efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, and now he wants the Treasurer’s job.

Indonesia was alarmed by Australia’s plan to arm itself with nuclear-propelled submarines, but the leaders will not meet next week as Scott Morrison had hoped.

The Industry Minister’s cabinet position is on the line as he waits for advice, commissioned by the Prime Minister, to determine whether he breached ministerial standards by accepting money through a blind trust from unknown donors for legal fees.�...

The week in photos from the award winning Sydney Morning Herald and Financial review photographers.

While emergency first responders; military, police, nurses, paramedics and firefighters can take solace that most of the community appreciate their efforts, prison officers are on their own.

The two people who died are an 85-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman, both from Cowes.

It has a budget of $15 million per episode, but the Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon series doesn’t deliver hard-hitting drama.

Tim Tszyu could have sat back and waited for his guaranteed title shot, but will instead face Japan’s world-rated Takeshi Inoue in Australia in November.

Baby Jesus had to be painted as a fully formed ‘little man’, which led to some creepy interpretations. Other artists have deliberately chosen truth over beauty.

Actor Brenda Blethyn, filming her 11th series as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope, says there are increasing similarities between the two of them.

Vaccine commander and WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson confirmed he was looking at suitable buses that could handle refrigeration units needed to keep the vaccines cold.

The United States and the European Union are expected to announce a goal of reducing methane emissions, a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, by a third by 2030 and push other countries to join them in the effort.

The French expressed their outrage at America by cancelling a soiree at their Washington embassy to celebrate 240 years of friendship between the nations.

Despite the spring carnival fast approaching, the NSW racing fraternity are finding it more lucrative to stay home.

The coach was in no mood to talk about his war of words before and after Penrith’s first finals loss, and was just as coy about his team make-up as the Panthers fight to stay alive.

Marine biologists warn that dredging to build a motorway tunnel will disturb toxic chemicals contained in sediment on the floor of Sydney Harbour.

The return of Australia’s favourite TV family after eight years away is welcome, heart-warming, and well-judged for the age we find ourselves in.

Ashleigh Barty is undecided about playing in next month’s prestigious Indian Wells event, on top of doubts about her appearance at the season-ending WTA championships, meaning the world No.1’s 2021 season could end abruptly.

From the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack on the World Trade Center to the first SpaceX private crewed mission to space, these are the best photos from around the world in the past week, as chosen by The Age's photo editors.

Verry Elleegant and Nature Strip are the best of the rest for Chris Waller, and the master trainer is enjoying them all the more because of his retired superstar.

The Western Bulldogs understand how important Max Gawn is to Melbourne’s premiership bid, and Tom Liberatore has explained how his team must set up to hinder the star big man’s exit.

Worlds imagined or otherwise are still within reach.

Adelaide trainer Gordon Richards likes that Gytrash continues to be underrated against Australia’s best sprinters heading into The Shorts on Saturday.

It’s not often a group 2 race overshadows a group 1, but Nature Strip plus a Masked Crusader-led list of dangers have relegated Verry Elleegant and the George Main.

Two former journalists, now hugely successful crime writers, have created new, thought-provoking mysteries.

In Jennifer Mills’ latest novel a ghost invades people through their airways.

Harry Saddler’s investigation into the fate of the eastern quoll is a deeply philosophical book.

David Frazer engraves images into blocks of wood, inks them up and runs them through a press onto fine-quality paper.

Pat Barker relishes the stories in her second novel about the Trojan War.

Lunch at the local burger joint seemed like a good idea. Turns out, it wasn’t.

More than half of the NSW population aged 16 and over is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with the rate rising to 50.58 per cent on Friday.

Melbourne Storm is one of the city’s most successful sports teams, but very few of us follow them closely. What’s it like being one of those who do?

Qantas boss Alan Joyce will wait for at least a year to decide whether he will accept performance bonuses worth $3.7 million awarded to him during the biggest crisis in the airline’s 100-year history. 

The hearing that will determine whether former school principal Malka Leifer stands trial on sex abuse charges will continue in a closed court on Monday.

With former Diamonds captain Caitlin Bassett still unsigned ahead of the 2022 Super Netball season, some fans have criticised what they perceive as the prioritising of international players.

For all his achievements in the game, it’s Michael Holding’s advocacy against racism where he has spoken loudest, his message heard well outside the boundaries of the cricket field.

Father and son Darren and Michael Greenfield allegedly took payments from the owner of a building company in exchange for preferential treatment.

Clem Morfuni built a business empire from scratch in Sydney nearly 30 years ago. Now he’s plotting a similar rise at Swindon Town, the club he has just taken over.

The Facebook and Instagram accounts spread content linked to the so-called Querdenken movement includes vaccine and mask opponents, conspiracy theorists and some far-right extremists.