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‘This is what we can anticipate in the coming decades as sea levels rise permanently’, a coastal geomorphologist says.

An official inquiry with royal commission-style powers is needed into the nation’s response to COVID-19. If we can learn from past mistakes, we will be better equipped to deal with future global health emergencies.

The clean-up begins as massive surf lashed Sydney's coastline.

New analysis reveals the virus has shifted to infecting people with higher socio-economic advantage as restrictions eased.

Plans are afoot to help ensure Sydney’s iconic Oxford Street retains it queer identity during a phase of redevelopment.

The much-loved Blues Train at Queenscliff is back on track after a two-year hiatus.

The mega-region is being promised faster rail, better digital connectivity and more affordable homes under a long-term strategic plan.

The City of Sydney has suggested businesses adopt a charter that would outline employment targets for LGBTQI+ workers, diversity training and requirements for gender-neutral bathrooms.

The call comes after stories revealed how the Mormon Church’s donations policy claimed tax deductions for massive charitable giving.

The two-year ban on cruise ships will be lifted in WA this month with the MS Queen Elizabeth tipped to be the first of the larger vessels to visit Fremantle later this year.

Victorian hospitals will be cranked up to 125 per cent of their pre-pandemic levels in an effort to clear an elective surgery backlog.

40 years ago, the threat of “mutual assured destruction” sparked protests around the world. In Melbourne, as many as 40,000 people marched for nuclear disarmament, the biggest crowds the city had seen since the Vietnam moratorium marches.

Thousands of COVID-positive Queenslanders are being monitored in their homes, but authorities hope the school holidays and coming long weekends will slow transmission.

The striking workers include Health Services Union members who are ambulance, cleaning, allied health, admin, security and catering staff. 

East Gippsland and parts of south and west Gippsland are under severe weather warnings and some rivers face flood warnings as intense rainfall continues in the area.

Can’t get out of bed, have trouble remembering words and food tastes like garbage? You may be one of the tens of thousands of Australians experiencing long COVID.

The study by researchers at the Australian National University found nearly 60,000 children under 15 are exposed to the most severe level of parental gambling.

At one point on Thursday night there were nine major Melbourne hospitals with significant ambulance ramping, with up to 22 crews ramped at Monash Medical Centre, a senior paramedic said.

The Shore School Council has written to the school community to affirm support for embattled headmaster Timothy Petterson and his leadership, in response to a Herald article about Dr Petterson’s long apology to staff last month.

A new report reveals the extent of harm to children who grow up with problem gamblers, adding weight to calls for reform of an industry that takes more than $22 billion off Australians each year.

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said she was fearful about the emerging technologies being developed by large corporations to power the metaverse.

I was one of many who dismissed her as a policy lightweight. Instead, she has proven that minor parties and independents can have a serious impact.

Both Labor and the Coalition have reason for hope as they face voters - and both have reason for fear.

Lieutenant-General Peter Francis Leahy says the invasion has changed assessments of the Russian army’s capability.

An Independent candidate for the federal seat of Mackellar has called for an inquiry into the health impacts of climate change.

We are supposed to be motivated by injustice. It is not un-Christian to be angry; sometimes, as with Putin’s brutality, it would be wrong to be unmoved.

Sue Given’s break with Mormonism started when her 13-year-old son overdosed. “That was when he first came out to us - on the gurney, in the hospital.”

The Mormon Church is involved in a significant alleged tax rort, allowing its adherents to collect hundreds of millions of dollars in tax exemptions not lawfully available to followers of other religions.

Friends of a man who died in immigration detention in Sydney last weekend say he took his life after being bullied and bashed by other detainees.

Nice try, John Alexander, but you’ve been comfortably ensconced on government benches for 11 years without too much jumping up and down about a federal anti-corruption commission.

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.

A massive swell has hammered Sydney's beaches, with authorities searching for people missing in the swell.

Police say they have smashed a transnational ice importing syndicate, with the arrest of the alleged ringleader and a freight forwarding worker who allegedly used his role to help import the drug and its precursor.

Cryptocurrency advertising is becoming commonplace in sports, but it is largely unregulated. Should we be alarmed?

Artists and musicians say a universal basic income would be a “dream” as they struggle to get back on their feet after the pandemic.

The council’s ambitions to give everyone a say over the future of the Northcote Golf Course this week hit a roadblock when it missed a key deadline.

A Queensland lawyer previously disqualified for creating a “sham” diamonds trade to evade consumer credit laws and sell payday-style loans to vulnerable people has had his appeal for the renewal of his practicing certificate rejected.

The 10-year construction program for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games begins next week with the first meeting of the Brisbane Organising Committee.

The Omicron BA.2 sub-variant could potentially lead to “several hundred” extra hospitalisations a day in Victoria, the state government has warned.

South-facing beaches such as Bondi copped the brunt of the swell on Saturday.

One historical death, a woman in her 80s who had tested positive to COVID-19, was reported to WA Heath on Friday.

Police found the bodies during a welfare check on Friday but have since identified several potential hazards at the home. As a result, an exclusion zone was declared. 

Steven Miles has called on the Morrison government to decide before the election whether it will fund 50 per cent of the assistance grants to flood victims.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Experts say it will cost as much as $2m to win a marginal seat as candidates are expected to raise a record half-billion dollars trying to get elected this year.

Lawyer and father of three Nicholas Vasudeva has been identified as the fifth victim of a tragic helicopter crash at Mount Disappointment on Thursday.

For many members of Australia’s Russian diaspora, campaigning vigorously for Ukraine is not just an option, it’s a necessity.

As Melbourne eases into post-pandemic life, The Age has asked five innovative under-35s for their “big idea” to bring the city back better. Here’s what they came up with.

The bureau has also issued a separate warning to communities between Kurnell near Sydney airport to Narooma on the state’s south coast about likely winds of 55-60km/hour, with gusts up to 100km/hour.