Western Australia's 10-month coronavirus-free streak ends with a hotel quarantine security guard testing positive to COVID-19, sending much of the state into a five-day lockdown.

People in the Perth metropolitan area, along with the Peel region and the South West, will need to wear masks if they leave home for the four reasons permitted under the snap lockdown. Follow live. ...

As parts of south-west Western Australia enter lockdown, other states introduce mandatory quarantine or testing for travellers from WA.

Queensland police are expected to charge more men over the "sickening" alleged gang rape of two teenage girls on Brisbane's southside. Four men are already facing more than 160 offences.

Kevin Andrews becomes the first sitting Victorian Liberal MP to be ousted by members in more than 20 years.

Western Australia's Perth, Peel and South West regions will enter a five-day lockdown beginning at 6pm Sunday night. Here's what you need to know.

The departure of the lawyers, one of whom has close ties to Trump ally Lindsey Graham, has been described as a "mutual decision".

Close contacts of a Victorian man who has returned an "indeterminate" COVID-19 test have been sent into isolation "out of an abundance of caution", Victorian health officials say.

Long queues form outside supermarkets across the Perth metropolitan area despite the WA Premier urging people not to panic buy as the state heads into a snap five-day lockdown.

The third-placed Sydney Thunder meet Brisbane Heat for a do-or-die finals clash that will send the winner into a final qualifier. Follow all the live scores, stats and results in our ScoreCentre. ...

Fremantle forward Gemma Houghton has booted three goals from her 19 disposals to lead her team to victory over the Giants in scorching heat in Perth.

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg rules out the possibility of a JobKeeper extension beyond the end of March.

The first major music festival in Adelaide since the coronavirus pandemic began has been running at Bonyton Park this month, requiring patrons in groups of two-to-six to remain in fenced pens — or "pods" — to enjoy t...

Homelessness "snuck up" on 58-year-old mother and business owner Zoe who now struggles to stay off the street. She wants her story to be a warning to the next generation.

Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley says there were moments when he wondered whether all the effort in putting on the Australian Open was worth it, including when players repeatedly asked for cats in quarantine. ...

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says he has met with Mark Zuckerberg over plans to force tech giants to pay for news sourced from local media outlets, but the Facebook chief executive and founder is unable to shift the Governm...

SA Police thank members of the public for helping to locate a wanted woman whose name — shared with a town in Vietnam and popularised in an Australian rock song — sends a post seeking her whereabouts viral on social ...

Josephine Sukkar, president of Australian Women's Rugby and co-founder of Buildcorp, is named as the first woman to head the Australian Sports Commission.

Australians are expected to have the option of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine from their local pharmacy as early as May this year, with community pharmacies asked to help administer shots during the second phase of the nat...

After looking after her mother for six months in England, Ann is one of the thousands of Australians trying to return home.

Injured AFLW player Bríd Stack hits out at the AFL appeals board after Ebony Marinoff was cleared for the tackle that left the former Gaelic football star with a broken neck.

From Port Hedland to the Big Apple: Bobbi Lockyer is one of the Indigenous artists whose work is headed for the world stage.

Perth all-rounder Mitch Marsh will be $5,000 poorer, but he will be allowed to play in the Scorchers' next qualifying final after an outburst at the umpire.

When Karl Marx received a large bequest from a friend who had died, he used some of the money to gamble on the stock exchange.

As Joe Biden hits the accelerator on climate action, Australia remains stuck in climate policy paralysis, with both major parties treading nervously, writes David Speers.

A weekend for young would-be guide dog owners and trainee dogs is helping teens connect and discuss their experiences.