Australian Medical Association president Omar Khorshid says a lack of appropriate personal protective equipment and a slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine led to the infection of a female doctor at a Brisbane hospital. ...

WA has cast its vote in an election where the WA Labor Party has polled strongly. Follow all the action of the count and the commentary live.

The Victorian Premier is moved from The Alfred's intensive care unit into a ward, with "no plan for surgery at this stage", as he recovers from a fractured vertebra and several broken ribs following a fall on Tuesday. ...

The WA election campaign has been one of the most unusual in recent history, but after five long weeks the last day to vote has finally arrived. Here's everything you should know about casting your ballot in the 2021 sta...

It's arguably the country's most famous steam locomotive, and the only surviving engine of its kind … and after years of repairs the whistles and smoke are back as the Locomotive 3801 begins a series of trips across NS...

When Brisbane man Daniel Baker set about finding a contractor to paint the outside of his Queenslander, he thought it would be relatively straight forward. More than $20,000 later, he's learnt some costly lessons. ...

A sexual violence handbook, My Body = My Consent, is helping culturally diverse women understand their rights and know where to look for support.

In a statement submitted to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on behalf of a group of unnamed countries, China has hit out at Australia's detention centre operation and says human rights are being violated. ...

British police charge an officer with the kidnap and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, whose disappearance last week has sparked anger and fear among women about their safety.

Five dingoes die after reports of intimidating behaviour near residents and attacks on pets. But experts say the dingoes were doomed when people started feeding them.

Beaches stretching for 30 kilometres around Merimbula are closed after a shark attack at Main Beach leaves a woman in hospital.

Hundreds gather at a national remembrance service in Christchurch to remember the 51 people who were killed in 2019 when a gunman opened fire at two mosques.

Queensland is easing even more of its COVD-19 restrictions today, with great news for holidaymakers. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the Easter long weekend.

The Giants move to within one game of the top six with two rounds left thanks to a 20-point win over St Kilda, who dropped to 11th spot.

The Queensland Premier says contact tracing is underway after a Brisbane doctor tested positive to COVID-19, triggering a lockdown of Princess Alexandra Hospital.

The Sydney Roosters may have finished 2020 slowly, but they've exploded out of the gates in 2021 with a record-breaking win over the Sea Eagles at the SCG. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats. ...

Ben Richards is one of many Australian expats who, a year into the pandemic, feel they don't have the money or stamina to continue their battle to come home.

They have hundreds of legs, give off a pungent odour, and have been known to cause train crashes. If you have observed an influx of millipedes out in your backyard or inside on your walls lately, you are not alone — an...

A boutique blend of honey from Australia becomes sought after as an aphrodisiac in the Middle East.

It's hardly a new phenomenon: the ramping up of positive government announcements just before the weekend when Newspoll is due to go out. But this is perhaps the first time a nervous government has offered half-price hol...

Queensland is in the midst of its biggest screen boom in history as the promise of a coronavirus refuge lures A-list stars and big-budget programs.

Pigeons were once used as communication between Tasmania's remote island lighthouses and the Tasmanian mainland, but occasionally this communication failed. Sometimes tragically.

People in search of Margaret River's good life have flooded the property market and pushed families out to the fringes, say local housing advocates.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle both received protection prior to stepping back from royal duties last year. But contention over their security detail appears to have began much earlier.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison joins the leaders of Japan and India in a video-link with US President Joe Biden in a growing alliance seen as a way to counter China.

The International Olympic Committee says it is "closely monitoring" human rights issues in China, as the push continues for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games to be boycotted in Beijing.

Mount Druitt in Sydney's west is known for its "dark side". But a Pacific Islander community, who practise a Persian faith, are changing the narrative — through hip hop.

Thirty-five years after renowned Australian war correspondent Neil Davis filmed his own death, his life story is adapted for the stage.