Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic's lawyers launch a Federal Circuit Court challenge to the government's decision to deport him from Australia, but he faces a wait to see if and when he will be required to leave.

Ghassan Amoun, the brother of notorious gang leader Bassam Hamzy, is shot dead in Western Sydney in what police say is a "targeted attack" with "obvious connections to criminal networks".

Former Sydney schoolboy James Kondilios died at St Vincent's Hospital. He was double-vaccinated and had no underlying medical conditions. 

Australian Border Force officials investigate another player and an official granted medical exemptions by Tennis Australia following Novak Djokovic's visa cancellation.

The NT has been plunged into a lockout as its daily COVID-19 numbers soar to 256. It means unvaccinated people will only be able the leave home for three reasons, and soon there will be a new vaccine pass system. We explain the new rules. ...

Usman Khawaja has always been his own man, and the same self-assuredness that underpins his late-career brilliance also makes him one of Australian cricket's most beloved figures, writes Dean Bilton.

The world number one men's tennis star has found himself caught in a back-and-forth political tussle between Australia's various levels of government, writes Jack Snape.

Supermarket shelves are empty once again, but retailers say a COVID-induced supply chain crunch is to blame, not panic buying.

All over Australia, people have been travelling between pharmacies and shelling out big bucks for rapid antigen tests to provide peace of mind in an ever-growing COVID-19 outbreak. Now, they'll be more important than ever. 

Scott Morrison says Australian schools are on track to return on day one of the first term, with vaccinations for children aged five to 11 due to start next week. 

Heavy rain and flash flooding are on the cards as yet more rain drenches the south east. 2021 saw slightly above-average rain but stubbornly above-average temperatures. 

Unvaccinated people in the NT will be subject to tough new lockout rules after the Territory recorded its highest number of COVID-19 cases to date.

Scott Morrison says Novak Djokovic is not welcome in Australia and will be deported, after the defending Australian Open champion was detained by Border Force in a stoush over his COVID vaccine status.

Some medical experts are concerned Australia will no longer be able to provide accurate COVID-19 case numbers following a decision by national cabinet to scrap the requirement for PCR testing. But others aren't as concerned.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison hold a virtual summit to seal a pact that has been in the works for years.

National cabinet has agreed to extend the availability of free rapid antigen tests to some Australians — but supply shortages remain a serious issue across Australia. 

As  Omicron spreads across Europe, statistics find one in 10 Londoners had COVID after Christmas, while the French President lashes out as his country faces its own record rise in cases. 

Police have thanked members of the public who chased and held down a man who ran from the scene of a car crash in Adelaide today.

Comedian Paul McDermott tested positive to COVID-19 before Christmas and says he and his family were hit hard by the symptoms. 

More than 20 acts boycott this year's Sydney Festival because of the board's decision to accept a $20,000 donation from the Israeli embassy to stage a dance performance.

The Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Herat confirms the order that has gone viral on social media.

Mandatory rapid antigen test reporting is introduced and hospitality and entertainment density limits tightened as Victoria grapples with a sharp increase in coronavirus cases.

Tasmania's remote King Island records 60 new COVID infections from over 100 tests after managing to stay virus-free until the first case arrived last week.

In Central Australia, Alice Springs pharmacies are selling rapid antigen tests (RATs) only to locals, and have committed to a fixed price, amid interstate demand.

The ACT records 992 new cases of coronavirus, as NSW Health confirms a Canberra man in his 20s, who was being treated at St Vincent's Hospital, has died from COVID-19.