Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack responds to an "unsourced, online report" about a potential challenge from former leader Barnaby Joyce, saying there is "no reason" for the Nationals party room not to be behind him.

Western Australia reintroduces "strict" new border controls with New South Wales, as the number of people infected with COVID-19 in the Bondi cluster grows to six.

The list of exposure sites, at first focused on Westfield Bondi Junction after the eastern suburbs breakout, now includes venues across Greater Sydney, and also a cafe in Fairy Meadow in the Illawarra.

NSW Health announces the eastern suburbs COVID-19 cluster has risen to six cases as a cafe in the Illawarra and the Birkenhead Point shopping outlet join the list of exposure sites.

Brett Sutton says Victorians must continue to be vigilant about wearing masks indoors and checking in with QR codes, but dozens of negative tests from key outbreaks are providing some confidence that the worst of the state's recent outbreak ...

The 24-year-old did not apply for bail after fronting court in Parramatta, where he is accused of collecting Islamic State material and allegedly pledging allegiance to the international terrorist group.

For the second time in six months, Australia will refer China to the international trade umpire, arguing tariffs of up to 220 per cent on Australian wine are unfair.

There was a certain pre-election nervous frisson abroad in Canberra ahead of the last sitting week before the Parliament rises for the winter break, writes Laura Tingle.

A towering Gothic church made from pink sandstone in the heart of Hobart is up for sale for $1.2 million, but any proposed changes would have to go through a rigorous application process, says an agent.

A teenager living out of home says a 2.5 per cent increase to the minimum wage will do little to ease the stress on young people like her.

Driverless trucks are hitting the highways and there's an Australian company building the tech to make it happen.

With just 26,631 tests administered yesterday, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard urges Sydney residents to take the "near and present danger" of the state's COVID cluster more seriously.

Executives of the pro-democracy paper have faced arrest on charges of colluding with foreign powers, in the first arrests of journalists under the new law.

China's most belligerent tabloid, the Global Times, is notorious for its fiery editorials. But now its own writers are at the centre of an internet firestorm over their loyalty and patriotism.

Ebrahim Raisi is Iran's judiciary chief and subject to US sanctions for alleged human rights abuses, including overseeing the execution of thousands of political prisoners in 1988.

The Australian Defence Force is helping deliver 200 generators to some of the 1,500 storm-struck Victorian households expected to remain without power for another three weeks.

There's been a shift in how young women in Australia see marriage, but it's not the only thing they view differently. Their attitudes towards home ownership and children are also different from men.

North Melbourne meets the Brisbane Lions in Tasmania, ahead of the GWS-Carlton clash at Giants Stadium. Earlier, Port Adelaide defeated Gold Coast by 50 points. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results.

The Dragons face the Raiders in Wollongong and later the Storm meet the Wests Tigers on the Sunshine Coast, after the Knights get home 10-6 against the Warriors. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.

Many Australian Indigenous languages use hand signs which help both the hearing and deaf communicate.

Research into mixing vaccines is in the very early stages, but experts say there's no need to change the guidelines just yet.

Four Australian golfers will make it to the weekend at the year's third major, the US Open, but Matt Jones, Marc Leishman, Adam Scott and Wade Ormsby all have significant ground to make up on the leaders.

As winter draws in, Australians don't just have to prepare for tax time — they must also be on the watch for scams, write Paul Haskell-Dowland and Nathalie Collins.

Despite his qualifications and experience, Chhhatra Shankar struggled to break into the media industry when he moved to Australia in 2017. Then, he started working on a multicultural podcast.

Days after the Murugappan family from Biloela were released from detention on Christmas Island, the Australian Human Rights Commission has called for facilities to be closed to safeguard detainees from a COVID outbreak.