In this our third pandemic winter, government decrees telling us what to do to avoid the virus are as popular as a coughing fit in a lift.

The market operator has triggered the gas supply guarantee, allowing it to order Queensland suppliers to send more gas to NSW to free up gas for Victorian power generation.

The Federal Court is deciding whether the Commonwealth acted unlawfully by using two Melbourne hotels to detain refugees, asylum seekers, visa overstayers - and tennis great Novak Djokovic.

Sewage could be used to power thousands of homes in an Australian first trial.

Australia's energy market operator has warned there may be a gas shortage.

Developers have submitted a $211 million plan to build a tower at the rear of the Comedy and upgrade the theatre.

Hamdi Alqudsi, 47, is on trial accused of being the ringleader of an Islamic State-aligned group that allegedly began to plan attacks on home soil.

A Newcastle man accused of killing a baby has been convicted of manslaughter.

The lawyer for media outlets being sued for defamation by Ben Roberts-Smith has handed down a final pitch in the lengthy trial.

Jim Chalmers has warned that next week’s economic update will include some confronting figures, a new report says Australia’s unique habitats are rapidly crumbling and acting Liberal leader Sussan Ley has labelled Labor’s cost-of-living plan â€...

Australia has lost more mammal species than any other continent and more than a dozen ecosystems are collapsing.

School kids have their say on the new mask-wearing advice for students.

Six people have been rushed to hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Western Sydney.

Whether masks are mandated or not, trying to get an unwilling child to wear one is a real struggle. Here are some tips.

A group of Traditional Owners for the World Heritage-nominated Burrup Peninsula want recently approved site preparations for the Pilbara project blocked.

A dance class for seniors is giving pupils fitness, fun and friendship, as well as some unexpected benefits.

An inquest has begun into the death of a man shot by police, after he attacked and almost killed his mother in Gladstone Park.

A pedestrian has been killed on a road in Melbourne's north.

A plan to prevent the preselection debacle of the last federal election has gained unanimous support from Liberals in the Sydney seat of Warringah.

Potato prices are expected to rise over the next 12 months due to soaring farming costs.