NSW records 97 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, with health authorities concerned there are still large numbers of people infectious while in the community.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a four-step national vaccine target to enable the country to open up is still in progress even as NSW and Victoria battle large COVID outbreaks. Follow live.

States will continue to make their own deals with the federal government after a simplified plan Scott Morrison said he would take to National Cabinet is left for a future meeting.

In a statement, Liz Cambage says she has been having panic attacks about the prospect of heading into an Olympic bubble.

A lunar cycle first detected centuries ago is forecast to significantly exacerbate the effects of climate change on sea level rises, driving major tidal flooding events within about 15 years.

A 40-year-old man is charged with starting a massive bushfire which engulfed the Perth Hills earlier this year and destroyed 86 homes.

New cases have emerged on Friday, linked to two Victorian schools, after Premier Daniel Andrews warned the state's latest outbreak would be "running wild" without strict lockdown measures.

Since March, nine Aboriginal people have died in police or prison custody — with the most recent death just last week.

NT Police say the pair were found in the Kings Canyon region near Alice Springs.

Cement, iron, steel and aluminium are in the crosshairs of a "bold" new climate plan by the European Union, according to industry experts.

The man, who has no formal medical qualifications, performed the surgery for two men, claiming he didn't think it was breaking the law if they consented.

Dr B Marika AO was among the first Yolngu women to paint ancestral creation stories, and helped win a landmark copyright battle over illegal reproduction of Indigenous artworks.

US movie producer Dillon Jordan, who worked on 2018's The Kindergarten Teacher, is arrested over allegations he used a movie production company to operate an international sex work business.

The Titans face the Eels before the Sea Eagles meet the Dragons, with both matches being played in Robina after the NRL shifts the premiership to Queensland for the next month. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.

The chance of regional Victoria getting out of the state's lockdown is slipping away with two confirmed cases. 

Newborn John Ghanem had no chance of surviving after he was given nitrous oxide instead of oxygen at a Sydney hospital, an inquest hears.

A policy that allows WA's state-owned entertainment venues to reject hiring requests from persecuted groups is under fire with experts saying it amounts to censorship, while the government says public venues must not create division in the ...

A police operation in Canberra overnight found a hotel guest had commercial-grade explosives, ammunition and a homemade gun in his room.

Mixed messaging has left many young people unsure about whether they should seek out an AstraZeneca vaccine or wait until they're eligible for a Pfizer jab.

ASIO launches a new recruitment campaign on the popular social media platform Instagram, as part of its shift to move "out of the shadows".

The news helped America survive the 2020 roller-coaster. But in 2021, they're getting off the ride faster than ever before.

Over 1,000 people are unaccounted for in one German region alone as unusually heavy rains and floods lash western Europe.

Health authorities apologise for locking a stroke victim out of a regional hospital, despite fears she had suffered another stroke.

The Taliban's spokesperson says the organisation "respects" women and that stories about repression are propaganda. But a leading female Afghan politician says the Taliban are brutally targeting women's rights.

Agriculture Victoria warns all dog owners to be alert to potentially toxic raw meat from Gippsland after the death toll climbs to 12.