Face masks are now mandatory in several indoor settings if you are in certain parts of Sydney — this is what you need to know. 

Nationals leader Michael McCormack instructs critics to focus on communities not party politics as speculation grows of impending leadership spill

As contact tracers scramble to track venues visited by COVID-19 cases, the list of venues which at first was focused on the eastern suburbs, has now expanded to include Drummoyne, Castle Hill, Campbelltown and Merrylands in Western Sydney. ...

Australia's first locally designed and manufactured COVID-19 mRNA vaccine could be within sight, with the first candidate due to start Phase 1 clinical trials by around October or November. 

A woman who tested positive to COVID-19 in Queensland overnight after 14 days of quarantine does not have the Delta variant. 

A four-year-old Tamil girl is discharged from a Perth hospital to community detention with her family, after receiving treatment for a blood infection during the past fortnight.

Australia's Foreign Minister says it is "sensible" to work towards reaching net-zero emissions as soon as possible but, asked about the government's policy on the net zero by 2050 target, the senator skirted around a definitive answer. ...

United Petroleum is at war with former franchisees as accusations fly of underpayment and ruined lives. And it all started over a meat pie. 

Police recover a body from Moreton Bay off Brisbane, believed to be a woman who went missing when the boat she was on with her husband capsized late on Saturday.

Depending on what relationships he still needs to repair, there's every chance Willie Rioli will play at AFL level this season — if the Eagles consider themselves a genuine chance of a premiership.

Western Australia is set to remove its remaining COVID-19 capacity restrictions at restaurants, bars, hotels and other venues. 

While we may be looking forward to the end of the coronavirus crisis, health experts warn there may be more pandemics ahead of us.

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.

Vladimir Putin quoted Tolstoy after his summit with Joe Biden. Analysts have spent days since puzzling over what he meant, but we've been here before, writes Stan Grant.

The Essendon forward produces a dominant performance, kicking four goals to help his team notch a nailbiting 13-point victory over Hawthorn in Launceston.

Reuben Garrick scores four tries and Tom Trbojevic claims a hat-trick in Manly's heavy defeat of Gold Coast, while Parramatta enjoys a 36-10 win over Canterbury.

What is tithing and why are some devout Australians practising this ancient custom?

Sue* lost her 21-year-old son Dallas in a car accident last year, but the online response to the tragedy created further trauma for the Gold Coast mother. 

In a difficult week for Australian swimming, there has been plenty of attention on allegations of a toxic culture in the sport, but we are still waiting for much of the evidence, writes Tracey Holmes.

The doctor, who was one of the inventors of a low-cost portable ventilator, is among the latest coronavirus casualties in Indonesia where hospitals are reaching breaking point.

Mai thought getting married at 17 would help her parents' financial strife, but what happened instead was not what she expected.

Over two gruelling days of cross-examination, Ben Roberts-Smith's exhales grew louder and his answers firmer in court — but this assault is less than halfway through. 

Chris Reichstein's family has farmed in Western Australia's south-east for more than half a century, but now he's giving the property away because he wants to share his good fortune to the community.

These stunning "beehive" formations amaze visitors but a standoff between groups claiming native title may be stopping the site from reaching its full tourism and cultural potential.

The case of who should inherit Ashleigh Petrie's superannuation has raised questions over who controls the super balances of Australians and why you might have less control than you think.