The WA Health Department confirms a positive COVID test result has been returned from a person within the community.

A woman who witnessed a crash that killed two more Targa Tasmania competitors a day after another fatality says the car involved left the road on a straight section and crashed into gum trees.

Victoria's health minister orders an investigation into how and why a woman died while waiting more than six hours for an ambulance.

The orphanage superintendent faced two police investigations 50 years apart over alleged sexual abuse at the Ballarat orphanage, but he’s never faced trial. 

People in Perth and the outer-metropolitan area of Peel are waking to the first morning of a three-day lockdown sparked by COVID transmission at a quarantine hotel.

A second man is charged with the murder of two men who were gunned down at Caboolture, north of Brisbane, last weekend.

The four close contacts of a man who contracted COVID-19 in a Perth quarantine hotel return negative tests, with about 200 results from people on board his flight to Melbourne still pending.

From living the good life to surviving on Centrelink, this family say the JobSeeker payment entrenches poverty.

A string of countries including Australia is continuing to assist Indonesian authorities in their search for a missing submarine and its 53 inhabitants, whose prospects of being found alive are running thin. 

The US will urge its G7 allies to increase pressure on China over the use of forced labour in Xinjiang province, a top White House official says.

Emma received international recognition for her scientific work at the age of 19. Yet, she still feels like an impostor, and the experts say she might for her entire career.

Two men who allegedly stole a valuable Big Bird costume from a Sesame Street-themed circus in Adelaide will face court in June after being charged with theft and trespassing.

Carlton is at home to the Brisbane Lions, as Geelong enjoys a 97-point thumping of West Coast, and Gold Coast celebrates an upset victory over the Sydney Swans. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results.

The Bulldogs are still chasing their first victory of 2021 when they come up against the Sharks, then the Raiders will be out to redeem themselves against the Cowboys in Townsville. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats. ...

The United States can resume use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine immediately, top health regulators say, ending a 10-day pause to investigate the vaccine's link to extremely rare but potentially deadly blood clots.

Prosecutors reveal Welsh national team coach and former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs faces charges of assaulting two women last November. He will not take his team to the Euro 2020 finals.

News of Perth and Peel's snap three-day lockdown has forced the other states and territories into action — here's what it means for your travel plans.

China is New Zealand's biggest trading partner and at the top of the export list is dairy. Farmers want to keep the status quo, but the country has a decision to make.  

The remains of the mysterious Somerton Man, whose body was found on an Adelaide beach almost 73 years ago, will be exhumed by police in the hope that DNA samples could identify the man whose death has baffled detectives, researchers and ...

The mother of murdered Gold Coast woman Tara Brown is calling for a wide-ranging review into Queensland's domestic violence system after Kelly Wilkinson's death, as new police data reveals an almost 20 per cent spike in protection order brea...

Australia talks the language of competitive advantage when discussing reducing carbon emissions. But it doesn't actually have a comprehensive strategy to achieve it, writes Laura Tingle.

It took only a few weeks for COVID-19 complacency to turn into an overwhelming sense of despair, anguish, and anger. Now India, drowning under a surge of cases, "feels like a country that is broken".

Tasmania's picturesque north-west coast takes in some stunning Bass Strait views, but when it becomes to political views, Braddon voters are not found wanting, writes Erin Cooper.

Private George Littleboy disappeared in France in 1917 and, for over a century, his family didn't know what happened to him. But now his oldest living relative, his niece, finally has the closure her elders longed for.

Police say initial investigations suggest a 48-year-old woman is likely to have been killed more than a week ago by her long-term partner, also her carer, before he took his own life.