Even Australia's allies will question if it can be trusted after the Morrison Government's decision to scrap a $90 billion French submarine contract in favour of a deal with the US and UK, former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has warned. ...

NSW and the ACT are quickly approaching levels of vaccination that will see federal government stimulus withdrawn, but will their economies falter without it.

WorkSafe says it has charged Victoria's health department with 58 breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act in relation to the state's hotel quarantine program.

Victoria Police suspends an acting sergeant and calls for witnesses as it investigates footage of a forceful arrest at Flinders Street Station which drew condemnation from lawyers last week.

As coal industry jobs emerge as a defining issue in negotiations over a net zero emissions target, some companies are dreaming up a future of fully automated smart mines.

Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young says she is prepared to "wait and see" if local transmission occurs in the state. Follow live. 

Hail and heavy rain has hit the outskirts of Adelaide, temporarily closing the main road to the Adelaide Hills and whitening backyards across the city.

The Victorian CFMEU head office in Melbourne is deemed a tier 1 exposure site, a week after violent protests erupted outside the building.

The federal government has outlined how the payments, which are designed to support people who have lost work during lockdowns, will be phased out as more Australians are vaccinated.

Teens are in Wagga Base Hospital facing multiple charges and several police are in isolation after drama on the Hume Highway near Gundagai.

China's foreign ministry spokesperson obliquely refers to Australia "stabbing [China] in the back" in remarks at a press conference. Relations are currently strained due to the AUKUS submarine deal.

If you are outside just after sunset tonight you may catch a meteor out of the corner of your eye if you are very, very lucky.

Police say there was no corruption behind a $33 million purchase of land for the Western Sydney Airport, which was valued at just $3 million.

Using its annual Zhuhai Airshow, China has showcased its military air power amid regional tensions over Taiwan and the South China Sea.

NSW Cross-border Commissioner James McTavish says the states could find themselves out of alignment if Queenslanders don't start getting the jab in greater numbers.

Local health regulations and the NBA's own COVID-19 guidelines are splitting the league, as some of the game's biggest names are being questioned about their vaccination status.

Australian comedian Dan Ilic will display billboards in Glasgow during the COP26 climate conference, and after receiving a deluge of donations through his crowdfunding effort intends to do even more.

Two women with COVID-19 plead guilty after attending a party in the NSW Hunter region despite being directed by police officers to return to Sydney.

Two Victorian men accused of putting at risk more than 60,000 people by attending the grand final in Perth after falsifying documents to enter the state appear in court.

Lieutenant Colonel Scott Holmes had barley stepped off the tarmac when he witnessed people being crushed and shot at close range.

Technology companies that led the charge into remote work as the pandemic unfurled are confronting a new challenge as the crisis winds down: how, when and even whether they should bring long-isolated employees back to offices.

NSW records the deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic so far with 15 fatalities, including two unvaccinated men aged in their 40s after the state confirmed 863 new infections.

While China is attempting to lead the narrative of tackling climate change on the global stage, local manufacturers and residents are crying out on social media as various provinces across the country experience power shortages.

Australians with rooftop solar are growing increasingly frustrated as energy retailers slash financial incentives. Some households are hitting back by installing batteries, potentially killing the retailer's own market.

Winds around the outside of Jupiter's Great Red Spot have picked up over the past decade, which may help explain why the giant planet's iconic feature is changing.