Students and staff will be given free RATs to self-test as part of the government's four-week back-to-school strategy.

COVID case numbers jump in WA and the Health Minister concedes the plan of attack is now to suppress and manage the virus, not eliminate it.

An effective pandemic response requires clear rules and thresholds that tell us how to judge COVID-19 risk. But that does not mean the virus always follows the script. 

Tennis Australia says Peng Shuai's safety is its "primary concern", despite police and Melbourne Park security confiscating a T-shirt and banner featuring messages in support of the Chinese tennis player.

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis storm into the quarterfinals of the men's doubles draw in front of another raucous crowd at Melbourne Park.

Belgian tennis player Alison Van Uytvanck says she tested positive for COVID-19 after playing at the Australian Open.

Students and teachers in NSW will be required to take two rapid antigen tests a week and be subjected to mask mandates when school returns for term 1.

The strange and complicated scam stretched across multiple countries over seven years. But when police arrested the Hollywood Con Queen, her hundreds of victims were shocked. 

World number three Alexander Zverev departs the tournament in an upset defeat, as Denis Shapovalov advances to face Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals.

Unseeded Madison Keys — who has been ranked as high as number seven in the world — reaches the last eight in Melbourne for the first time in four years, with French Open champion Barbora Krejčíková her next opponent.

Jie Tan's 30-year-old husband and five-year-old son drowned at Airlie Beach Lagoon in 2018. Now she's suing the council and the lifeguard service contractor.

Putting a massive build-up of troops on the Ukraine border with the threat of war is Moscow's clear challenge to the global order, writes Stan Grant. 

As Omicron spreads around the country, thousands of business like Adam Ellston's are being affected while some public health experts suggest more restrictions are necessary.   

Socceroos boss Graham Arnold is isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 and will miss the World Cup qualifier against Vietnam.

No one is reported injured in the blaze, which has been brought under control by firefighters.

If it was all up to Anthony Field, who wears the blue shirt, The Wiggles' Hottest 100 winning cover of Tame Impala's Elephant might never have happened. 

A 70-year-old man dies while crabbing with family and friends in the Swan River near Point Walter Reserve on Saturday night.

Four men and a woman will face court over a shooting spree in Adelaide's north, including in peak-hour traffic on a major road on Friday afternoon, with police seizing firearms including a gel blaster.

New Zealand will impose mask rules and limit gatherings from midnight tonight after nine cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant were found spread across the North and South islands.

Fifty years ago, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy laid an anchor for decades of protests for Indigenous rights. The battle is now shifting online as First Nations people re-imagine protest and its impact on non-Indigenous Australians.

Once the most-popular Tory Prime Minister since Margaret Thatcher, Boris Johnson is now facing a potential leadership spill. The next few days could determine his legacy.

French adventurer Jean-Jacques Savin, who had previously completed a trans-Atlantic voyage solo, is found dead at sea.

The Nine Network — whose broadcast deal with Cricket Australia ended in 2019 — is being criticised for putting popular Australian Women's cricket team games behind Kayo's paywall.

Some of the city's oldest, and grandest, buildings were among thousands pulled down by one demolition firm that became so well known that its name became part of Melburnians' vocabulary.

After starring in Netflix’s docuseries Cheer, Jerry Harris was embraced by the likes of Oprah and Ellen. Then he was arrested on child pornography charges. So, how should we process cases like this, when what's presented to us on reality T...