Queensland and Western Australia have mostly escaped COVID-19, but there's mounting pressure on the state governments to spell out how they will reopen their borders and what that will mean for their health systems.

Saela, 17, nearly died of COVID-19 last month. She was not yet eligible for the vaccine when she caught the virus, but thought she would be safe due to her age. Then she had a relapse.

The last two infected people in the town have recovered and the community is celebrating a turnaround that seemed all but impossible just a few weeks ago.

Eleven-year-old Rory died from an electric shock after climbing his uncle's house in a remote community in the Northern Territory. His family want power authorities to be honest with NT residents about safety issues in the power network. ...

Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says if restrictions will be eased early when 70 per cent of those aged 16+ are vaccinated sometime next week, people will be told in the next few days.

Police say they are now searching for the body of an eight-year-old boy believed to have drowned after a kayaking incident in Western Australia's south.

Two men who breached WA's strict COVID travel laws to attend the AFL grand final are sentenced to 10 months in jail, but most of the terms are suspended.

NSW Police ask a court to order YouTube comedian FriendlyJordies to take down videos about a case against his producer involving former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro.

DNA and radiocarbon testing was undertaken after the discovery on the NSW far south coast, with an investigation now underway through the Missing Persons Unit.

A kangaroo seen being pulled from Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin in a viral video last month has been euthanased by an ACT government veterinarian. 

The winners of the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been revealed, with some Australians among the winners.

The state's corruption watchdog's inquiry into former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian will begin on Monday with her predecessor Mike Baird expected to give evidence on Wednesday.

WA's Vaccine Commander issues a 'sobering' message to the unvaccinated, saying COVID-19 can not be kept out of the state, and people will be infected and die.

Travis Head has smashed a stunning 230 off just 127 balls in a devastating knock in the one-day cup for South Australia against Queensland.

The US embassy in Bogota, one of the largest in the world, includes a strong contingent of agents working in both intelligence and counter-narcotics operations

A COVID-positive 31-year-old NSW man who arrived in Tasmania without a valid border pass left hotel quarantine and was found by police yesterday afternoon at an address in Hobart's northern suburbs, Premier Peter Gutwein says.

Aboriginal housing tenants in one regional community are locked in a tense standoff with their local land council over what they describe as years of neglect.

An independent probe into Victoria's under-fire gambling watchdog could not substantiate allegations that Crown exercised undue influence on inspectors, but recommends parliament ban junkets for overseas high rollers.

The auditor-general says government reporting on biodiversity protection lacks detail and accountability, as about a third of the state's flora and fauna are believed to be facing extinction.

Ray Wyeth, 65, was approaching retirement when tragedy struck. His friends and family say the world has lost "one of the most genuinely great people you would ever meet".

John Skipper turned 100 years old today, and even with a variety of appointments and official functions to attend his priority was his weekly golf round, a constant in 77 years playing the game.

With Beijing set to stage the Winter Games early next year, International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates says the governing body cannot interfere in humanitarian issues in a host country.

A former Victorian Labor Party worker tells IBAC hearing he was told to buy up to $14,000 worth of stamps with the electorate office budget, with a "fair number" of them send to support a state MP's re-election campaign.

Independent federal MP Zali Steggall is about to introduce a bill to ban misleading or deceptive material in political advertising, claiming it is currently 'perfectly legal' to lie. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

'It is a story with most of the early pages torn out.' Missing artworks to go on display in Adelaide for the first time after decades stashed in a shipping container.