Striking gold while mining for Aussiewood.

Power had to be switched off, impacting the network, while emergency services were trying to contain the blaze at Hornsby.

In a late-night media conference, the Premier said “we have to assume that this person has infected others” as he announced a return to masks indoors, a household-gathering cap of 15 and a pause on plans for the return of 75% of office workers.

A 33-year-old man has been charged with a string of serious offences. Police said further arrests were expected.

Three large aerial water tankers filled with retardant were what stood between Perth’s out-of-control inferno and disaster.

Testing rates have plunged to 7767. A high rate’s crucial to ensure the virus isn’t lurking; Victoria recorded 13,000 in the same period to find its new case.

Vaccines do have limitations. They need to be paired with effective, safe drug treatment. This immunologist writes that two candidates are safe, cheap, available and effective, but Australian authorities say there is not enough evidence to support th...

The chair in epidemiology at Deakin University argues why our authorities are right not to back drugs such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin as COVID-19 treatments.

People in the coastal town of Yeppoon, near Rockhampton, are being urged to get tested for COVID-19 after the state’s sewage surveillance program found traces of the virus in a sewage treatment plant.

In the space of 40 minutes, the message from the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service had changed.

New crime scene images of the 2018 Bourke Street terror attack have been released by the coroner, as statements from the killer’s family reveal Hassan Khalif Shire Ali was “losing his grip on reality” before his murderous crime spree.

A former St Kevin’s maths teacher sacked last year over his behaviour towards a student says he should be reinstated as the risk of further misconduct is low.

The tragedy has triggered a review of any potential improvements that could be made to the Youth Justice system.

A plan for coming out of a five-day lockdown in Western Australia will be announced on Thursday night or Friday morning depending on whether there are more cases of COVID-19.

Police have arrested a 20-year-old man after he allegedly drove a car down Bourke Street Mall a week ago, sparking panic among shoppers.

Many people have decided to leave Sydney for regional areas after finding they can work from home because of COVID-19.

Workers have demolished part of the existing train station in Brisbane’s inner north, one of the first steps towards a new stop servicing the suburb and multibillion-dollar Cross River Rail project.

Premier Daniel Andrews has once again hit pause on ramping up the number of workers returning to city offices after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive for COVID-19.

Masks indoors, fewer people at your house and a pause on the return to work: here’s a look at all the new rules

A US military expert has told the NSW Supreme Court that notes seized from Chan Han Choi’s apartment were “unlikely” to be those of a mere hobbyist. 

Research has shown the device can reduce mosquito bites by 90 per cent in areas where diseases they spread continue to be a major health issue.

It certainly wasn’t a quiet weekend on the couch for the infected hotel quarantine worker who broke Victoria’s four-week run without community transmission.

There will be a crucial COVID detective game, but we will learn so much.

The beautiful home she built and moved into just three years ago, not to mention the community she joined, came after many years of hard work and long commutes.

The businesswoman’s lawyer told the Federal Court on Thursday that her settlement offers were rejected.

In today’s episode of Please Explain Daily, Nathanael Cooper and chief AFL writer Jake Niall discuss the recently released report into racism at Collingwood Football Club.

Mr O’Keefe was charged in January after he allegedly assaulted his partner in Sydney’s east.

More than 500 firefighters were faced with the perfect storm of hot and windy conditions and a fire burning in steep terrain as they tirelessly battled through the night to save further houses being razed by the flames.

Just imagine trying to navigate the challenges of last year without news publishers informing the public about the bushfires or pandemic.

State health authorities are probing the possibility of aerosol transmission of COVID-19 in hotel quarantine as two close contacts of Victoria’s new community case return negative test results.

Two women were charged after police pulled over a Holden Commodore in the southern highlands and found another woman in the boot, suffering from stab wounds.

The eastern suburbs doctor was suspended for six months after he was found to have inappropriately prescribed drugs and was found in possession of the drug ice.

NSW has recorded no local cases for the 18th consecutive day as Victoria’s 28-day streak came to an end with a hotel quarantine guard testing positive for the coronavirus.

A courageous batsman, Colin McDonald despised the sledging in modern cricket as “an abomination”.

As the sun set on Perth’s third day of lockdown, Victorian authorities received news one of Melbourne’s hotel quarantine workers had tested positive to COVID-19.

Collingwood star Jordan De Goey has appeared before court for the first time on a charge of indecent assault.

Queensland Health Minister Yvette D’ath says an investigation into the Hotel Grand Chancellor cluster has ruled out airconditioning and deliberate quarantine breaches as sources.

Researchers will investigate whether methane-producing microorganisms in the guts of kangaroos can give clues as to how emissions of the gas could be reduced.

A Williamstown man is in hospital with life-threatening stab wounds after an intruder allegedly attacked the 53-year-old inside his bayside home.

The nation’s office vacancy rate has tapped its highest level in more than two decades, increasing over the past six months to 11.7 per cent – a mark not reached since January 1997.

A lawyer for one of the Russell Street bombers has flagged seeking an injunction that would prevent the ABC screening a series that includes a recreation of the deadly blast, to protect against potential juror bias in a criminal trial.

Epidemiologists are warning Victorians to brace for more coronavirus cases after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive to COVID-19, prompting the state government to tighten mask and gathering rules.

Opinions among scientists are split on the effectiveness or benefit of WA’s short, sharp lockdown.

A Fraser Island dingo has bitten a school-aged boy at the island’s popular Orchid Beach, with residents now fearful the animal involved is a pup that will be culled.

Thinking you can keep politics out of sport is naive. It is already there. Arguing it shouldn’t be – particularly when you don’t agree with the political statement being made – is a political act in itself.

A man is fighting for life in hospital after a single-vehicle crash in Brisbane’s north that emergency services believe was the result of a medical episode.

The man has been charged with six counts of importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug.

The man was fighting for life after a crash at Noosa Heads. He remains in hospital following the incident on Wednesday night.

The early commute into the city worsened, with two incidents causing further traffic inbound.

Latia Henderson, 18, and Kayley Lee Ketley, 24, will appear in court on Thursday after the car was reported to police by a truck driver, who spotted a woman in the boot waving her hand through a hole created by a missing tail-light.