Dominic Perrottet is set to become NSW's next Premier. Even though Liberal MPs are set to vote for a new leader on Tuesday, the ABC understands the current deputy has struck a deal that will see him take the state's top job.

Two senior nurses say patients with COVID-19 are arriving at hospital unvaccinated and requesting a shot once it's too late.

New South Wales records a "dramatic drop" in COVID-19 cases, with 667 infections and 10 deaths as the state announces an easing of self-quarantine rules for the fully vaccinated.

The Penrith Panthers are looking for grand final revenge after coming so close last year, while Wayne Bennett's South Sydney Rabbitohs are out to cause an upset in Brisbane. Follow live.

A fully vaccinated Australian diplomat has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Perth, and authorities say 12 crew members from an oil tanker docked in Fremantle are also positive for the virus.

South Australian authorities will reduce the state's border bubble with Victoria after a woman from the south-east returns home and tests positive to COVID-19.

The ACT records 38 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, with Chief Health Officer Kerryn Coleman saying numbers are unlikely to drop back below 20. 

As speculation over Evergrande's future continues, there's a growing belief among analysts that the world's second-biggest economy is heading for a slow wind-down that will be painful but predictable.

Businesses won't have to take an "enforcement" role if unvaccinated people enter their premises, and fully vaccinated people will have their isolation time halved if they become a close contact. Here's what will change in just over a week. ...

Passengers on Air New Zealand's international flights will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the airline announces, in a move the company says reflects the "new reality of international travel".

An aggressive declaration from Meg Lanning raises the spectre of an unlikely result on the last day of Australia's Test match against India on the Gold Coast. Follow live.

Victoria is inching closer to its vaccination goals, with 51.9 per cent of the 16+ population now having received two doses, but there is concern about the healthcare system's ability to cope.

Queensland records no new community cases of COVID-19, clearing the way for the NRL grand final to go ahead at Lang Park tonight.

ICAC insider Geoffrey Watson SC describes the NSW corruption watchdog's mid-pandemic scrutiny of Premier Gladys Berejiklian as "a great moment", as debate rages about the timing of its investigation.

The Transport Minister confirms he is quitting state politics and that he is not contesting the NSW Liberal leadership, as he says it was heartbreaking to see what happened to Gladys Berejiklian.

If we want a more stable region, France must be at the table. Rather than alienate France, Australia should be getting closer to it, writes Stan Grant.

When the beatings and the verbal abuse became too much, Phoebe sought refuge at her local hospital. What came next almost cost the mother of two everything.

Situated on the outskirts of the regional town of Wagga Wagga, just behind a truck rental lot, is a hulking clubhouse and convention centre that has unexpectedly ended the career of one of the most powerful political leaders in Australia....

The Infowars host and conspiracy theorist is now liable for damages in the three defamation lawsuits brought by the parents of two children killed in the Sandy Hook school massacre.

Almost two decades ago, when Somali-British author Nadifa Mohamed was interning for a film company in London, she didn't realise a discovery that would change her life was just around the corner.

When policymakers turned their backs on full employment in the 1970s, what did they leave behind?

The first Women's March of the Biden administration rallies outside the US Supreme Court in Washington DC, as part of nationwide protests demanding continued access to abortion.

After the flames go out Australia's volunteers and firefighters are fighting a new battle: the risk of cancer.

It's been 15 years since racing legend Peter Brock was killed at the Targa West Rally in Western Australia. His good mate Peter Champion once held Australia's largest collection of Brock's race cars, but now only one remains – the Daytona ...

To escape conflict in Ethiopia, Ahmed made a perilous journey to Egypt before coming to Australia as a refugee. He's passionate about making the world a better place and sharing his story to inspire others.