A former Liberal staffer who alleges a colleague raped her in Parliament House in 2019 says she was only made aware about some of the details of the incident after going public with her story.

Japan starts giving coronavirus vaccines to frontline health workers, but the country is behind schedule after asking Pfizer to conduct clinical trials with Japanese people, in addition to other trials. Follow live. ...

Victoria's snap "circuit-breaker" coronavirus lockdown will end on schedule tonight, Premier Daniel Andrews confirms, but masks will be mandatory in most indoor and outdoor settings and caps on gatherings will be in plac...

Victoria's five-day lockdown ends from midnight on Wednesday, but there will still be some rules in place that you need to know.

With the COVID-19 vaccine soon to be rolled out in Australia, there are situations where proof of vaccination may be required. Let's consider the implications, writes Rick Sarre and Sarah Moulds. ...

A Melbourne mother who killed her three children in a murder-suicide was not a victim of family violence, investigators reveal, as harrowing new details about the tragic incident are aired for the first time. ...

Former winner Rafael Nadal faces the challenge of Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in what promises to be a blockbuster quarter-final in Rod Laver Arena. Follow the live score.

Ash Barty says Karolína Muchová has the right to seek treatment from medical officials, but acknowledges it as a "massive turning point" in her three-set defeat in their quarter-final.

Police charge a 38-year-old Victorian woman with failing to obey the direction of an emergency management worker, as footage emerges on social media showing a person climbing down from a hotel awning. ...

Australian Open organisers confirm that Melbourne Park will reopen to spectators, with a maximum of 7,477 fans per session, from tomorrow, after a five-day Victoria-wide lockdown in response to the spread of the UK varia...

Deals between publishers and Google announced this week are "fair" according to the Treasurer, even though a code forcing media companies and tech giants to the negotiating table has not yet been passed by Parliament. ...

A jury hears one of the six women allegedly sexually assaulted by Joseph Williams had accepted his offer to treat her with traditional methods after he learned she and her husband were trying to conceive. ...

Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt says the public reaction to the report into systemic racism at Collingwood must not overshadow the work that's needed to address the issue at the club.

Celebrity chef Pete Evans is permanently booted off Instagram after sharing misinformation about coronavirus and vaccines.

China will pay a price for its human rights abuses, United States President Joe Biden warned, responding to queries on the Asian nation's handling of Muslim minorities in its far western region of Xinjiang. ...

The mother of missing teenager Hayley Dodd tells the trial of a man accused of murdering her daughter that a triple-0 operator told her "it wasn't an emergency" when she rang to report the disappearance of her 17-year-ol...

The fallout from Brittany Higgins's rape allegation has prompted a flurry of 'sorries', wounded defence minister Linda Reynolds and put the heat on Scott Morrison, writes Michelle Grattan.

Citigroup says it will appeal a US judge's ruling that it is on the hook for almost $1.1 billion in mistaken payments it sent out to 10 financial companies, instead of $10 million worth of interest payments. ...

More than half a century after Neil Armstrong declared a "giant leap for mankind", Europe's equivalent of NASA is going on a recruitment drive aimed at women and people with disabilities.

The consumer watchdog raises fresh concerns about tech giant Google's digital advertising dominance, vowing to pursue its potential misuse of market power.

An Indigenous man has told his lawyer he "feels no one cares about what happened to him" after a NSW police officer convicted of assaulting him in custody successfully appealed his conviction.

The sister of a Sydney woman who decapitated their mother tells a court she will "never forgive nor forget a single thing about that evening". WARNING: This story contains graphic content some readers may find upsetting....

Artist managers, booking agents, stage crew and musicians, from Archie Roach to Courtney Barnett, say the industry is in crisis and needs a continued wage subsidy.

The WA Department of Communities says it will provide alternative accommodation to a group of vulnerable homeless people at the centre of a stoush between an inner city hotel and the state government. ...

Former US president Donald Trump takes a vicious stab at previous colleague and ally, Mitch McConnell, despite the Senate Minority Leader voting to acquit him in his second impeachment trial.

A ride which caused the death of Adelene Leong at the 2014 Royal Adelaide Show had been "plagued by complaints", and the victim's mother had asked ride staff to better secure the girl before she was killed, a coronial in...

Thick snow covers Greece's capital Athens as a cold spell sweeps through the country, causing blackouts, disrupting travel and halting COVID-19 vaccinations.