The Victorian Department of Health says with case numbers continuing to increase in New South Wales, it is concerned about the risk of transmission beyond current red zones in Greater Sydney and its surrounds.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says it’s “highly unlikely” lockdown will end on Friday after the state recorded 77 new COVID cases and its first death since December.

Northern Territory health authorities relax the remaining coronavirus travel restrictions for Queensland, but Territorians in New South Wales are being urged to return home amid the state's worsening coronavirus outbreak.

Tennis legend and Wiradjuri woman Evonne Goolagong Cawley has paid a heartfelt tribute to "little sister" Ash Barty, saying she just sensed it was "her time" to win Wimbledon during NAIDOC week.

Older residents in NSW are urged to get their second shot of the AstraZenica vaccine six weeks after their first jab despite national guidelines recommending a 12-week gap between injections.

Police say first responders will be counselled after a five-week-old boy was mauled to death by an American Staffordshire terrier in a quiet suburban street on the NSW Central Coast.

Following an emergency meeting of the ARLC, the NRL is poised to temporarily relocate clubs to Queensland due to the growing COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says a number of today's new COVID-19 cases are tradies who worked at multiple properties. Ms Berejiklian has singled out essential workers who work at multiple sites, saying they should "assume that you ha...

If her French Open win was her arrival, then Ash Barty's Wimbledon victory may well be the start of a dynasty, writes Paul Johnson.

A revamped advertising campaign encouraging Australians to “arm yourself” against COVID-19 has been unveiled by the federal government.

The image of a modest Melbourne home swamped by a sea of cars in 1970s Camberwell has become something of a faded Melbourne legend. But there was nothing faded about the woman who dwelled within.

Queensland has recorded its third consecutive day of zero community cases, as the Origin moves its last fixture to the Gold Coast to prevent Sydney's COVID outbreak from spreading to regional NSW. 

Police in South Australia have uncovered what they suspect is a drug lab operating out of a business in Adelaide's north-west.

As Haiti descends into further unrest, the widow of the slain President gives a graphic account of his final minutes.

They were made famous by a parable in the Bible, but today there are only 800 Samaritans left. Now they must find willing women to keep their ancient way of life going.

As mutant strains of the COVID-19 continue to appear, scientists and researchers are working feverishly behind the scenes to find the next vaccines. And Australia is part of the search. 

Ash Barty's Wimbledon dream is finally achieved — but what does it mean, how did she do it, and what's next for the new champion?

Private Jack Greaves was one of thousands of Anzacs sent on a mission to help save Greece from Hitler's menace. But instead, it was the Greeks who would end up saving Jack.

Whether football is "coming home" or heading to Rome, the Euro 2020 finals are shaping up to be a colourful event, with fans of boths sides taking to the streets of London to support their teams ahead of the big game.

Fiji has made vaccination compulsory for all workers, but refuses to impose a national lockdown. As cases linked to the infectious Delta strain surge, is the strategy working?

Richmond's premiership defence takes another hit after a shock 16-point loss to Collingwood, while Sydney beats the Western Bulldogs, and Gold Coast pips GWS by a point.

Top-eight side Cronulla rebounds from last weekend's shock loss to Brisbane, scoring three tries to two against the Warriors at Kogarah Jubilee Stadium.

NAIDOC Week is a now a firm date in the corporate calendar, but Indigenous academics and artists warn that support for Indigenous Australians cannot be tokenistic.

Parishioners who have found themselves caught up in the rift between traditionalist and modernist Catholics say they've called on their Archbishop to help the community heal, but he hasn't responded to their requests.

Firefighters struggle to contain an exploding northern California fire under blazing temperatures as another heat wave hits the US west.