Bringing forward booster shots and reinstating some safety measures may be needed to ward off the worst of the Omicron wave.

Lockdowns have been ruled out and the Boxing Day Test will go ahead as planned, but Victorian officials may bring in density caps on events such as the Australian Open.

Two more people test positive to COVID after flying in to WA from Brisbane.

“It’s like the most vulnerable people that need the most support are the ones that tend to miss out.”

A former vet was diagnosed with postpartum depression and possible psychosis the day after her three-month-old child’s death, court documents show.

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Craig Whitall had racked up enough demerit points to lose his licence, but an inquest has found that might not have stopped him.

The NSW government is urging Queensland to reconsider travel testing rules as coronavirus swab turnaround times blow out, clinics are “stretched beyond belief” and infections hit record highs.

“It doesn’t happen by magic.” Peering through a microscope in her laboratory at the Doherty Institute, Professor Deborah Williamson saw the glowing orb for the first time.

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation will consider whether three doses of a coronavirus vaccine are required to be fully vaccinated, as the Chief Medical Officer and his state and territory counterparts push for masks in all indoor...

Kiersten Fishburn’s shock departure on Tuesday as secretary of the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment means the agency will have had three bosses in three months.

At Bondi Junction, where Sydney’s outbreak emerged earlier this year, most people wore masks as they did their Christmas shopping but were split over a potential mandate. 

The 52-year-old male officer has been charged and suspended from duty over the alleged rape in 1999.

The health department recorded more than 500 exposure sites listed across the state on Tuesday, with businesses impacted from the south-east to as far north as Cairns and Mt Isa.

A judge has found in favour of the former NRL star’s ex-wife in a civil dispute where she accused him of verbally and sexually abusing her.

An outright Labor majority has been thrown into question following requests for a recount in two wards, while Parramatta looks set to govern with a Labor-Greens coalition.

The images of devastated emergency personnel at the scene of the fatal accident at a primary school has highlighted the gruelling work faced by first responders.

Australian Medical Association president Omar Khorshid said he believed the state government would be closely watching rapidly rising COVID cases in Sydney to determine if WA can safely reopen with minimal restrictions as planned on February 5.

A man who stabbed to death his partner and one-time childhood sweetheart after she told him she wanted out of their relationship has been jailed for murder.

Today on Please Explain, retail reporter Dominic Powell joins Jess Irvine to discuss the outlook for shopping in 2022.

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At every juncture in the COVID crisis, the changing fortunes of Victoria and NSW have brought a fresh outbreak of theorising about what has happened and why.

Case numbers in Queensland continue to double every two days as Omicron becomes the dominant strain in the state.

Survivors of the cult The Family are seeking proceeds from the sale of a Dandenong Ranges house. 

Rogers enhanced many cities around the world, including Sydney.

Testing sites are struggling to cope with huge demand, partly from interstate travellers who require asymptomatic tests to get border permits.

The West Australian parents grieving the tragic death of their daughter were stranded in New South Wales after their G2G pass was denied following the heartbreaking trip to deal with their child’s death.

The Acting Premier hasn’t ruled out a mask mandate at the Boxing Day Test match on Sunday, and wants the wait for booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine to be slashed.

The legal basis of Woodside’s $16.8 billion Scarborough gas project is being questioned in the WA Supreme Court as a green group takes on the state’s environmental watchdog.

The heist would have left the thieves with heavy pockets, given there were 192 bars each weighing five kilograms.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg unveiled his mid-year budget update last Thursday, and I still have a few things I’d like to say about it.

As state borders open across Australia, we have seen real-life reunions that look like scenes from Love Actually – albeit with a dash of caution.

We need a partnership between health authorities and the community to control the spread of Omicron.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet must restore discontinued public health measures now or face much harsher choices down the track as Omicron takes hold.

Mayors from eight local government areas say the booming region has been abandoned after a City Deal, flagged in the lead-up to the 2019 election to build infrastructure and create jobs, was put on ice.

The neglect of the arts by politicians makes no sense, even in their comfort zone of economic realities and hard figures.

The cost of building a home is rising faster in Victoria than anywhere else, and the closure of some leading construction firms has left a glut of projects in limbo.

It was a shortchanged deal that sealed a Shadows of Hope sniper’s fate behind bars, constantly looking over his shoulder while condemning his family and girlfriend to a life in hiding.

I agree that federal government candidates should stand for issues that will serve all Australians. However, we have seen how federal pork barrelling by the current government has led to the unfair distribution of government funds.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants Australians to be able to travel without fearing they will end up in quarantine.

The attack began after the accused and his girlfriend left a rave in a Woolloongabba industrial estate.

The Queensland government has asked Queenslanders to step up their efforts in the face of rising COVID-19 cases but has not changed its official response to the virus.

While a semi-aquatic resident gets brassed off.

Annette and Bob Simpson, aged 82 and 86, wanted to protect themselves from catching the COVID-19 from family members over Christmas.

There is a growing call for the immediate reinstatement of face masks in all indoor settings and a rethink on crowd numbers in bars and at the Boxing Day Test, to stem a potential massive spike in COVID-19 cases.

Boxing Day is going to be almost as hot, with 41C the Bureau of Meterology predicting a maximum of 41C and a minimum of 27C, with no sea breeze.

There’s been a narrative that Omicron may be milder than previous strains. But scientists say they don’t actually know this yet. And even if it is, we could still be facing a big problem for the health system.

Four ministers will be responsible for the NSW roads and transport network after Premier Dominic Perrottet split up the portfolios citing the need for more accountability of the state’s massive infrastructure pipeline.