An aged care home in Adelaide's north-eastern suburbs is urgently seeking staff over the holidays as 22 residents test positive for COVID-19 and paramedics are called in to work at the facility.

The pandemic's increased our love of online shopping. But brands and sustainability experts are urging people to think before they buy this sales period, warning of the environmental impact. 

Socially distanced seating in pews and sermons delivered through face masks mark another Christmas, with thousands flocking to church services around the country despite surging COVID-19 cases. 

States continue to report record case numbers, but there are less people in intensive care.

The Australian captain says he was angry after he was forced to miss the second test due to being a close contact of a COVID-19 case, but admits there is no-one to blame for his misfortune.

Police are trying to determine what caused three men to be "catapulted" off a jet ski in south Sydney on Friday, killing the only rider on board who was not wearing a life jacket.

Western Australia has recorded two new cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of locally acquired cases to seven, with all of them linked to a French backpacker. 

Since 2003, Padre Dave has been flying to some of Australia's most isolated communities to talk and listen to a scattered flock.

New satellite images show Russia has continued to build up its forces in annexed Crimea and near Ukraine in recent weeks — while pressing the United States for talks over security guarantees.

Queensland's Chief Health Officer says there will be "thousands of cases" of coronavirus in the state in coming weeks, so the state government is urging you to put together a COVID preparation kit.

We're spoiled for choice this summer, with awards-contenders, new movies from writer-directors Aaron Sorkin, Joel Coen and Paul Thomas Anderson - and the latest in the Matrix and Ghostbusters sagas.

When suicide attackers and gunmen massacred crowds flocking to Kabul's airport, they also severed the escape route that Ali Rezaie hoped would take him to a new life abroad, far from the Taliban and their suspicions of well-educated, middle-...

Willow and Maverick 49 withdraw from the 2021 Sydney to Hobart due to COVID-19, leaving 91 yachts to contest tomorrow's race.

The weather bureau says the tropical low strengthening off the Top End is likely to cross the coast as a category one system near Dundee Beach, south of Darwin, on Boxing Day.

The Victorian paceman will make his Test debut on his home track after being named in Australia's side for the Boxing Day Test.

Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says Queensland has recorded 765  new cases overnight — another daily case record — with 175 cases confirmed as the Omicron strain.

I'm spending Christmas in bed for the second year in a row. It's becoming tradition, but it's no protest. Last year, I was in bedroom jail as a close contact. This year, I have suspected COVID.

The Northern Territory has recorded 19 new coronavirus cases, eight linked to the local outbreak. 

Catherine hit the keys alongside Tom Walker in a performance for the Together At Christmas television event filmed at Westminster Abbey. 

A US parent creates an awkward moment when he calls out an anti-Biden slogan while the President is speaking with children as part of a Christmas Eve tradition. 

England husband and wife duo Mark and Roxanne Hoyle, going by the name LadBaby, claim their fourth consecutive Christmas number one song — a coveted spot in the UK.

Tim Nairne was meant to spend Christmas in Queensland with family. Instead, he will be stuck in a room in his Sydney apartment watching his daughter open her presents over a video call after testing positive for COVID-19.

French authorities have temporarily shut a zoo where a pack of nine wolves escaped from their enclosure during visiting hours, forcing members of the public to evacuate.

South Africa's Culture Minister says it is "unfathomable" the key to Nelson Mandela's former cell could be sold, arguing it belongs to the people of South Africa and should be in a museum. 

All around the world this time of the year the holiday lights go on. Here's a look at some of the best light displays around the world.