Reinforcements on standby.

In February, the state government announced a youth crime crackdown, which included tougher anti-hooning laws.

Every day, on average, more than 200 children are in custody in Queensland and some are staying longer than judges deem necessary.

Science says children are learning important lessons and helping their brain development by believing in Santa.

Queensland faces a hard road ahead as it deals with rising cases, but it will be smoother than it could have been thanks to measures already in place.

Education officials will not have final numbers on how many state school teachers are vaccinated until after January 7.

Victoria has introduced the country’s toughest mask rules – covering children as young as eight – but turned down health advice that it should bring back density limits in hospitality venues.

Holiday makers at a Victorian beach are doing double-takes, and having a laugh, at the sight of a hen going surfing.

There was anticipation in the air as fishmongers readied themselves for the next 36 hours, with Sydneysiders rushing in to pick up prawns, fish and mussels to complete their Christmas Day meals.

NSW continues to resist mask mandates in most indoor settings as coronavirus infections hit record highs, but will reintroduce QR codes in retail and hospitality settings. Meanwhile, Victoria is expected to outline changes to mask rules today.

“This may be the event that provides us with community spread of the virus, very sadly and very unfortunately.”

The detection of a COVID-19 case in the WA community has led to new rules for everyday life to stop the spread. From 6pm on Thursday night these include the reintroduction of masks.

A former public servant is fighting for access to secret cabinet documents which may detail why the Commonwealth’s botched robo-debt scheme was introduced and which senior ministers were responsible for approving it.

Controversial former mayor commits to pushing for a demerger of the Inner West, the City of Sydney swears in a new council and Ryde looks set to change hands.

If you see a chicken surfing at Ocean Grove beach, you're not seeing things: Elaine Janes has been taking her hen Mrs Chook to catch some waves, to add to the many activities she does with her hens and roosters, like swimming, skateboarding and going...

The NSW public health system should not have to devote scarce resources to meeting the excessive COVID-19 travel testing requirements of other states.

The incident occurred after a heavy downpour of rain in Brisbane on Thursday afternoon.

Average temperatures across the state over the Christmas period are expected to break records across the state.

Paramedics across Sydney are reporting rapidly increasing call volumes, with reported wait times for the highest level emergencies of up to an hour.

Remote Queensland areas with lower vaccination rates are increasingly recording COVID-19 cases, as authorities work to investigate more than 520 active cases and what regions they were in.

A woman who is suing the church because she was abused by a priest in the 1970s says she’s shattered that the church’s lawyers are seeking her sensitive medical records.

Mr Perottett said new changes to indoor mask rules, indoor density limits and QR code check-ins would be implemented over the holiday period to avoid placing further strain on health workers.

The young mother of Zane Mellor has given an emotional tribute to her 12-year-old son, who died in last week’s Devonport jumping castle tragedy.

WA Health has sent text messages to attendees of the Geisha Bar warning them they were at the venue when a COVID-19 case was present.

The Federal Court has ruled the Morrison government’s decision to award $21 million in grants to a gas company to conduct fracking in the Northern Territory was invalid, but the minister at the centre of the dispute has also claimed the legal decis...

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has announced masks will be mandatory across the state in indoor settings from midnight Thursday, and workers are encouraged to work from home.

This is not the Christmas we wanted - or reasonably felt we deserved - after such a torrid year. But there is hope.

Throughout the entire pandemic Australian governments have relied on border controls, at an international and domestic level, and continue to rely on them, as an alternative to building up local health infrastructure.

Each week for 21 years David Blake published his analysis of Australia’s biotech and medical devices companies so investors could understand them and get advice on the best investments.

Deputy Premier Steven Miles will have the final say on whether political adversary Clive Palmer gets to build a power station in Queensland.

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The former Australian Test cricketer is set to spend Christmas in a hospital mental health unit, in accordance with his bail conditions.

After two years of lockdowns, some Victorians are looking to shake-up their Christmas traditions, but for those who stay in Melbourne there’ll be plenty to do.

Face masks will be required indoors for everyone in Victoria aged over eight, and at large outdoor events, the state government has announced.

Today on Please Explain, deputy culture editor Melanie Kembrey joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss the best summer reads.

Compulsory masks indoors and a request to work from home are among the changes to COVID-19 health rules.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk again held firm on interstate travellers needing PCR tests to enter Queensland, but said there would be further discussion about the requirement and how rapid antigen tests could work in January.

As we look into the crystal ball for WA in 2022 reopening the borders will be the biggest hurdle the McGowan government will overcome, but for the first time in nearly two years, there may be a time that the virus does not dominate the political disc...

All frontline police officers will be armed with Tasers following a $214 million funding announcement from the state government. But civil liberties groups say they have serious concerns.

Victoria recorded 2005 new coronavirus cases on Thursday and 10 deaths, and demand for tests is high as Christmas approaches.

A popular holiday destination just over 900km from Perth, the shacks at the Blowholes Campground recently received negative feedback from visitors.

One-time Australia’s Got Talent finalist Genesis Cerezo is facing the prospect of decades in prison, after allegedly sexually abusing a teenage girl over a three-year period.

COVID-19 modelling can make for grim reading, but leading epidemiologists say models aren’t meant to be precise predictions.

The border closures of the last two years have been disastrous for many. But they have also provided the opportunity to see economic possibilities that did not exist before the pandemic.

The community at Shore, whose founders wanted it to be a school “of the highest type”, is unified by tradition and history but divided over its future.

Created by Australians, the streaming service smash hit series bills itself as an “occasionally true” take on the history of Catherine the Great, but its essential true messages will be compulsory viewing for those who seek to understand power.

How did the Australian Christmas take on such a huge environmental footprint?

Most Victorian private schools froze fees during the pandemic, some even provided refunds for remote learning. But the COVID-19 pause is over.

Then finding yourself in no mum’s land.

I feel sorry for those people who have caught this damn thing despite all their sensible precautions.