Planning Minister Richard Wynne said he would be “appalled” if Yarra City Council walked away from plans to turn underutilised council land near Collingwood Town Hall into social and affordable housing.

A 37-year-old woman will face court on Tuesday charged with the domestic violence-related murder of a man in Sydney’s south-west.

Staff at a Melbourne health network are unable to access some patient records amid delays for elective surgeries after a ransomware attack earlier this month.

Anything that’s online can be hacked. But what do attackers want? And what can be done to stop them?

The Baggaley brothers, Nathan and Dru, finished telling their sides of the story in the Brisbane Supreme Court on Monday.

Long-time Melbourne newsreader Peter Hitchener suffered a migraine during the broadcast.

Transclean’s boss, who is accused of bribing senior public officials in exchange for lucrative work, allegedly laundered $40 million, an anti-corruption inquiry has heard.

The partnership between Alyce Tran and Tania Liu appears to be strained, with Ms Liu accusing Ms Tran of using company funds to both build her other business and to pay for her own personal expenses.

A teenage girl was killed when a 16-year-old boy lost control of the stolen car they were in and crashed after speeding at up to 130km/h, a court has heard.

The corporate regulator is set to withdraw the raft of criminal charges laid against fraudster Melissa Caddick in the wake of her presumed death.

Police will prepare a report for the coroner after finding a man’s body in the search area.

The baby was admitted to hospital with brain injuries on March 12, but died two days later.

Bees underpin 65 per cent of Australia’s food produce. To keep their greatest threat out, startups and beekeepers have joined forces to create AI-powered sentinel beehives.

Chief Health Officer declares Brisbane a red zone under the state’s travel permit system from 6pm, meaning Victorian residents in the Queensland capital can fly home but will have to quarantine for 14 days when they arrive.

Western Australia will bring up a hard border with Queensland at midnight on Monday as Brisbane prepares to go into three-day lockdown because of a COVID-19 outbreak.

The snap lockdown across Greater Brisbane is expected to have a detrimental effect on jobs and Easter business.

COVID testing for key Gladstone locations under way, but regional city will not join the three-day lockdown.

Michaela Dunn, 24, was stabbed to death by Mert Ney at an apartment in Sydney’s CBD on August 13, 2019.

In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire and economics correspondent Jennifer Duke talk about how the end of JobKeeper will affect the Australian economy.

Lawyers are arguing over whether 10 weirs Mr Forrest wants to install on a river in the Pilbara would ‘devastate’ Aboriginal culture or not.

The ICAC will consider whether Drummoyne MP John Sidoti purported to represent the concerns of his constituents, including shopkeepers in Five Dock, “while in fact pursuing his family’s private interests”.

The social nature of the event means health authorities expect they will have several close contacts to follow among the members of the party.

Queensland Health added new sites to the list on Monday morning, which included bottle shops, cafes, bars and Bunnings.

A man accused of murder has chosen not to face court after being charged over the death of a father of four who was shot as he lay in a car wreck near Geelong.

A collision between a car and a truck that pushed one vehicle onto train tracks is causing major delays, as police say the driver of the truck has tested positive to drugs and is assisting with their enquiries.

Olympian Nathan Baggaley and his brother Dru Anthony Baggaley are on trial over an alleged plot to import 650 kilograms of cocaine in 2018.

The racing identity was arrested in May 2019 alongside a Qantas baggage handler for importing cocaine from South Africa hidden in the holds of commercial flights.

The council’s failings in handling an asbestos crisis have been fixed and there is no reason for councillors to be sacked, an inquiry has found.

As residents return to the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley to count the cost of the floods, NSW Emergency Services Minister David Elliott said raising the height of Sydney’s largest reservoir could benefit the future growth of the area.

I’ve seen so many people on social media talk about how they’re running a few extra kilometres or doing extra workouts at the gym to “earn” their afternoon snack, and it’s concerning.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child star Nyx Calder has stepped up to boost the representation of transgender and gender-diverse people on stage and screen.

Greater Brisbane will go into a three-day lockdown from 5pm Monday.

As Perth’s rental market continues to tighten, an innovative program by Foundation Housing is using cheap Commonwealth finance to offer affordable homes to essential workers in a nation’s first.

The popular tourist town is short on everything from hospitality staff to housing, with an Airbnb-driven rental crisis only set to get worse as city slickers shore up their home away from home.

Almost 12 kilograms of methamphetamine worth $9 million was found by Australian Border Force officers after a man allegedly tried to import the drug from Canada to Brisbane through car parts.

Father Daniel Eagle was sitting in a car wreck near Geelong when he was fatally shot.

Cue the side glances and nervous chatter inside News Corp Australia’s Holt Street headquarters. Col Allan is back.

Warren Entsch, a staunch advocate for gay rights, says the dissemination of explicit images of a sacked government staffer should be referred to the AFP.

We can’t change what happened to us, but we can change what happens to younger generations.

The owners of historic Boydtown near Eden on the NSW South Coast are planning to change its name because of associations with the slave-trader Ben Boyd.

The mayor of Inner West Council dissects the NSW party’s 10 years of lost chances and offers a plan for rebuilding faith in Labor as an alternative government.

Luke Gosling MP: “Australian soldiers have been fighting for this type of recognition since the Korean War.”

Just over 200 people were diagnosed with HIV last year – 33 per cent lower than the average number of new cases over the previous five years, an HIV report shows.

Workplace sexual harassment trials are still relatively rare in Australia, and the vast majority of cases are settled outside of court.

The Herald’s decision to publish hundreds of first-person accounts of sexual abuse and harassment as experienced by Australian women has given some scale to the problem.

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.

A Frenchman named Stapp has built a monster car.

60 years ago, Stephen Leslie Bradley was found guilty of the murder of eight-year-old schoolboy Graeme Thorne. It was the climax to a crime that left a lasting mark on Sydney.

if most Australians are to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in 2021, it will be mainly thanks to locally made supplies of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

The Prime Minister has proved he can dodge responsibility on big issues. But he needs to take the lead on sexism - as we all do.