Olympic silver medallist Nathan Baggaley and his younger brother Dru are found guilty of attempting to smuggle about 650 kilograms of cocaine into Australia from a foreign ship more than 360 kilometres offshore.

More than a dozen new contact tracing locations have been listed in Queensland as some states and territories open back up to Greater Brisbane. Follow live.

The RBA is facing a bleak choice. The higher housing prices go, the greater the risk of a messy unwinding down the track, but to stop or slow the boom now could unsettle confidence and derail the recovery, writes Ian Verrender. 

By his own admission, Haseeb Hamayoon at his most radical ranked at a nine out of 10 in terms of his extremist views. A British cage fighter has helped him change his views and find peace.

Braxton Plant's body has been found by police divers in a dam on a remote northern New South Wales property a day after he was reported missing.

The low level of COVID-19 community transmission prompts and early end to the Brisbane lockdown in a bid to avoid congestion at one of the most dangerous times of the year on the roads. 

Several factors combined make Byron Bay's coronavirus outbreak particularly concerning, writes Catherine Bennett.

A man who shot dead his son and his son's girlfriend in South Australia's south-east will spend at least 34 years behind bars.

Queensland police clear federal government MP Andrew Laming over allegations he inappropriately photographed a woman while she was bending over.

Detectives have determined what caused Tiger Woods to crash his SUV last month, but won't release the details, citing unspecified privacy concerns for the golf star.

Some Victorian healthcare workers have been told they will be sent to 'the back of the queue' if they miss vaccine appointments, as some hold out hope of receiving the Pfizer jab instead of the AstraZeneca injection.

An inquest into the hit-and-run death of 15-year-old Braydon Worldon in rural NSW hears the only thing that will help his family cope with the tragedy is if the driver who killed him is found.

Play is abandoned due to rain in Australia's Twenty20 women's cricket international series decider against New Zealand in Auckland.

The officers involved could face charges of assault and false arrest after detaining the teen during a panic attack.

A child is among four people killed in a shooting at a Southern California office building that leaves a fifth victim and the gunman critically wounded, police say.

South Australia's Premier, Steven Marshall, tells state Parliament there has been no "deliberate" collection or retention of people's data by a campaign software tool used by the Liberal Party.

Research warns of a "shadow pandemic" of family violence, but strict stay-at-home orders made it harder for women to leave abusive households during lockdowns.

A byelection triggered by the resignation of former Nationals MP Michael Johnsen is set for May 22. Premier Gladys Berejiklian admits it will likely plunge the NSW Coalition into minority government.

WA's Premier claims the tourism industry is thriving amid another border closure, but Perth operators tell a different story — one marked by job losses, empty rooms and plunging revenue.

Greater Brisbane's lockdown is over, but Queenslanders will still be living with some restrictions for the next two weeks. Here are the current rules. 

More venues have been added to Queensland's growing list of possible exposure sites in the wake of one new case of community transmission. The full list of locations has now been updated.

Lake Pinaroo in the far west of New South Wales is full after heavy rains drenched the region last week.

National home values surged 2.8 per cent in March, growing at their fastest pace since 1988, according to CoreLogic. Capital city prices outpaced regional property markets for the first time in a year.

While restrictions are easing considerably in Brisbane, most of the country is still a no-go zone for people who have been in the city.

US President Joe Biden announces 'once-in-a-generation' infrastructure plan to be financed by reversing his predecessor's tax cut on corporations.