Melbourne’s current road out of lockdown hangs in the balance, Queensland remains on high alert and wild weather has lashed parts of NSW.

In photos: Gladys Berejiklian resigns as NSW Premier

NSW Police are preparing to crack down on banned gatherings this long weekend as the weather improves and people grow complacent about public health orders.

NSW has reported 75 deaths in the past week, including six who died at home and the majority of these were only diagnosed with the virus after their death.

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

While Treasurer Dominic Perrottet and Planning Minister Rob Stokes are favourites, Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Stuart Ayres, and Transport Minister Andrew Constance are also in the mix to replace Gladys Berejiklian.

While most retail businesses were forced to downsize or double down during this uncertain period of a pandemic, one iconic family business in Perth took the expansion plunge with adventurous results.

The salary for the CEO of the state-owned corporation, which has just 20 staff, was finally disclosed during a parliamentary inquiry on Friday.

This time 12 months ago, Gladys Berejiklian was the most popular leader in the country. Then, on October 12, she walked to the witness box at the Independent Commission Against Corruption and admitted to having a five-year secret affair with Darryl M...

The loss of control, the uncertainty, has been one of the biggest challenges during this pandemic. So for individuals or organisations to use what control they can muster to make a difference for themselves or for others can be inspiring.

There is almost certain to be a backlash against ICAC, but to its credit it has decided to investigate.

Melbourne has now endured 245 days in lockdown since the COVID-19 pandemic reached Australia's shores. This is how The Age's photographers saw it.

The situation has infuriated customers awaiting online orders and US businesses that regularly send mail to Australia.

Police say the young men killed in the “completely avoidable” crash were not wearing seatbelts when the sedan they were in collided head-on with a small truck.

The fine, for breaching strict interstate freight protocols, comes as authorities urge people to follow tightened restrictions in place to help manage multiple COVID-19 threats.

For the lockdown-weary, some good news: the city’s resident peregrine falcons have three new chicks and one egg still to hatch.

Mandatory vaccinations are about to be enforced for all authorised workers in Victoria. See our list to find out what jobs and workplaces will be affected.

Ms Berejiklian has resigned after the ICAC announced it was investigating whether she breached public trust or encouraged corrupt conduct by disgraced former MP Darryl Maguire.

Jarvie created an awareness of how bad radio reception was with AM and helped bring the industry to a world of high fidelity.

Health officials say authorised workers have until October 15 to receive a first doses as the state records another 1143 COVID-19 cases and three deaths.

From the late 1980s, a wave of brutal murders swept Sydney’s clifftops. The victims were gay men; police barely bothered investigating.

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Prospective premiers will work the phones on the weekend before a new leader is unveiled on Tuesday.

Today on Please Explain, sports reporter Michael Chammas joins Nathanael Cooper to look at what to expect from the 2021 grand final.

Former Moreton Bay mayor Allan Sutherland was charged with two counts of misconduct in public office in 2019.

The Liberal MP has demanded that his ministerial colleague revise the plans for a bus interchange at the fast-growing Macquarie Park.

Australia’s overseas arrival protocols reflect deep authoritarian parts of our national psyche, as one family who had longed to return from the US discovered.

The median value of a home in Perth has now risen to $524,589 which still makes it the cheapest capital city after Darwin, while regional WA values are up 19.9 per cent over the past year.

Faced with procuring fuel for a draughty country fixer-upper, a self-confessed pen-pusher discovers the upsides of swinging an axe.

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Gladys Berejiklian’s statement announcing she would resign as NSW Premier and also leave Parliament.

The NSW corruption watchdog announced it will investigate whether Gladys Berejiklian breached the public trust or encouraged the occurrence of corrupt conduct during her secret relationship with disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire.

Former independent Cathy McGowan says a letter from the AEC will galvanise supporters of the “Voices” campaign.

A sports club and several stores across the northern Brisbane suburbs of North Lakes, Chermside and Ascot are among 20 new locations identified by contact tracers.

An investigation is under way into how a teenage boy died and several others were rushed to hospital after they ingested an unknown substance in north Queensland.

The American insisted on the realism, humanity and universality of his characters.

A man with the last name Alameddine was assaulted by Khaled Hamze because he was overheard badmouthing the notorious family.

CCTV footage released shortly after the crash showed George Lin walking as he looked down at his phone before the truck rapidly approached from behind and ran him over. After Mr Lin was hit, Tuiniua Fine put on gloves, got out of the truck and dragge...

The tornado ripped through the region on Thursday afternoon, and more storms are predicted for parts of NSW.

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In the moments before he died, the man repeatedly mouthed to the policeman: “Help me, help me.” He couldn’t.

Drill and blast crew worker David Armstrong was killed when the ground collapsed underneath him while working at a mine in FMG’s Solomon Hub on Thursday morning.

The journalist and broadcaster discusses her concerns with politics, her media commandments, her ideal funeral – and why she views meat-eating as sexy.

The line between private and public is not only blurring for footballers.

There are currently 1055 COVID-19 cases in NSW hospitals, with 210 people in intensive care. Of those, 104 require ventilation.

A Melbourne couple have found unexpected success as online children’s entertainers, after the COVID-19 pandemic halted their stage acting roles.

A contact tracer needs to be curious, empathetic and prepared to ask the hard questions.

The southern Gold Coast is on alert after an infectious person spent four days at a resort, but the state has avoided another lockdown for the time being.

Synergy’s 101-page annual report mentions the word coal just a handful of times, but the impact of the electricity provider moving away from the dirty fuel has led to a $263 million loss.

Last week, four football-mad fans from Victoria showed just how easy it was to get into fortress WA if someone is motivated enough to risk the cross-country trip.