There has been widespread criticism of the modelling Australia has relied on during this pandemic. But has the flak been justified?

Crown will today learn whether it will retain its Melbourne casino licence, the Prime Minister will unveil green energy policies as soon as today and NSW’s anti-corruption inquiry continues.

The hearings took a dramatic turn when Sarah Cruickshank revealed Berejiklian had misled her about the status of her relationship with Daryl Maguire.

Coles will be the first to stock the 15-minute rapid antigen tests across 700 stores nationally. Woolworths will start stocking tests from early November.

Patients must be empowered to make informed decisions about cosmetic surgery and the regulator must immediately step up to ensure providers have been properly vetted.

Lawyers representing an Afghan asylum seeker who caught COVID-19 say his detention in Carlton’s Park Hotel is putting him in danger.

Barely out of lockdown, there are plenty of seriously good reasons to be distracted from house cleaning.

Abdul Nacer Benbrika is appealing a court’s decision that he poses an unacceptable risk to the community if released.

Melbourne’s CBD is showing signs of coming back to life as the city emerges from lockdown, but some traders will be hoping for further increases in visitors.

Two new and similar court cases challenging vaccine mandates will be heard in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Researchers set out to show how much heat hurt students’ test results, but found the opposite; cold had a greater impact.

David Thomson, 60, was riding his bike in Ballarat in the early hours of last Thursday when police allege he was struck and killed by a sedan.

“If we have any restrictions brought in, which we expect we will, they’re after the school holidays,” WA Premier Mark McGowan said on Tuesday.

Ben Tondeleir, who suffered from severe epilepsy, has undergone brain surgery while completely awake, in a first for Queensland, through Brisbane’s Mater Hospital.

The NSW government says it will consider extending assistance to apartment owners who have already been forced to pay for the removal of combustible cladding.

Two seemingly contradictory conclusions stand out in the final report of the royal commission into Crown Resorts.

The independent police watchdog says officers did not commit misconduct after an arrest in Sydney’s west left an Aboriginal teenager in need of surgery last year.

A caravan park is now allowing people without a home to stay long-term at their site in the Perth Hills. The owner is hoping to combat the “through the roof” demand for accommodation.

Melburnians share their experiences as the city reopens. Today, on the second day of the series, Yael Schwartz writes about the joy of having her nails done again.

Investigative reporter Adele Ferguson joins Bianca Hall to discuss her months-long investigation into a chain of clinics founded by cosmetic surgeon Daniel Lanzer.

St Paul’s decision to become co-residential - partly driven by waning popularity of all-male colleges - was opposed by some students and alumni.

Senior field technician Paul Fogarty, 49, died in 2017 after he and two colleagues were required to walk 16 kilometres in temperatures over 37 degrees during an exploration reconnaissance.

Mostafa Baluch, an alleged financier of a major cocaine importation syndicate, is missing after allegedly disabling his ankle monitor.

The operators of Love Machine nightclub in Prahran will face court following three separate investigations by police.

Norfolk Island’s resident population could provide more clues to the genetic causes of common diseases, with a 20-year study starting its next phase.

Queensland will provide services to the island once a commitment from NSW to provide education and health services ends in December.

Ellie Smith said she would never wish for anyone to wake up and feel the “feeling that went through her” when she realised her daughter was gone.

New legislation being introduced on Tuesday could see the Chief Health Officer stripped of the power to sign health orders, although their advice would remain central to decision-making in a future pandemic.

Tasmanian devils, snow leopards, otters and a zebra were among the eye-catching attractions that greeted families when Victoria’s three zoos reopened.

The sites relate to two truck drivers who had been infectious in the community, with more linked to a Gold Coast teenager likely to come throughout the day on Tuesday.

Queensland has reported two new local cases, in addition to a COVID-positive truck driver who travelled to a regional centre.

Wandana Flats resident David Basell, 53, knows only too well the plight of looking for shelter on Perth’s bitter cold nights.

As businesses like Sorrento Restaurant in Northbridge reel from a surge in rough sleepers, a $6.7m government-funded CBD homelessness facility is operating at roughly a quarter of capacity. 

Researchers and epidemiologists are questioning the need and ethics of seeking to exclude unvaccinated people from most venues and events.

As we all enjoy taking the first steps towards living with COVID, it’s time for us as a nation to say “Never again” to a return to Fortress Australia.

The former deputy premier is selling up.

Young people’s mental health deteriorated the most during the pandemic, and now they are asking for a seat at the planning table as community life rebuilds.

While COVID is free to run rampant, mutations are more likely, but the rich are failing to vaccinate the poor.

The Nationals support for the government’s newly-adopted net zero by 2050 position evidently comes at a high price for the taxpayer.

Victorian judges would be given increased powers to give an accused person an indication of what their sentence would be if they pleaded guilty in legislation to be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday.

Environment Minister Matt Kean will on Tuesday announce the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service has acquired two properties in NSW that will be given national parks status.

Sydney artist William Dobell, has sold his Archibald Prize-winning portrait of Joshua Smith.

Beards were sprouting all over Sydney: the French Consul-General’s was dividing opinion, and actor Leo McKern had grown one for a play about Ned Kelly.

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target.

Corruption really does have a stench.

As Queenslanders turn out for first jabs at greater pace before December, authorities remain concerned about regional areas, but confident targets will be reached.

Melburnians will be able to travel to regional Victoria from Friday, the Nationals have accepted a net zero target by 2050 and NSW’s anti-corruption hearings resume this week. 

As useful as it has been in lockdown, remote learning has been difficult for parents and students alike but further research is needed for a more accurate picture of any residual educational gaps.

Reopened schools are increasingly having to juggle face-to-face and remote learning simultaneously as high case numbers force students into isolation.

Arona Peniamina was found guilty of manslaughter after he stabbed his wife more than 20 times and bashed her skull with a bollard at their Kippa-Ring home.