NSW will not receive any additional doses of the Pfizer vaccine, but the state will speed up the delivery of first doses, Scott Morrison says.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the wait time between receiving Pfizer doses in NSW will increase from three weeks to six, in an attempt to deliver more first doses sooner. Follow live.

The NSW COVID-19 outbreak is declared a "national emergency" after the state records 136 new cases and another death.

The Tokyo Olympics are finally about to kick off with the opening ceremony due to start at 9:00pm AEST. Follow all the action in our live blog.

The trans-Tasman travel bubble arrangement is changing as New Zealand moves to protect itself from the COVID-19 outbreak affecting several Australian states. 

A Brisbane-based Qantas flight attendant travelled on routes to regional Queensland during her infectious period.

A court is told that a man charged over an over an alleged child exploitation network in north Queensland had sought out single women with female children under the age of 10. 

Pregnant women are now eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine, after a decision to include them as a priority rollout group.

Australians won't have to stay up late to watch most events as we share similar time zones to Japan. Here's how you can watch the Tokyo Olympics.

WA Premier Mark McGowan says the state is not prepared to hand over any of its Pfizer doses to NSW after he and other state leaders rejected NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian's plea for more supplies. 

Australian comedian John Cornell, known for his work with Paul Hogan, dies aged 80 at his Byron Bay home after battling Parkinson's disease for 20 years.

South Australia records just one new case of COVID-19 linked to the Tenafeate Creek winery, with Premier Steven Marshall saying he is optimistic "that this will just be a seven-day lockdown".

The Therapeutic Goods Administration approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 12 to 15 — though they won't be part of the rollout for a while.

As Sydney's COVID-19 crisis escalated, NRL players had to decide if they wanted to relocate to Queensland. Some put their stuff in storage and went, while others couldn't leave their families.

A jury has been urged to set aside their emotions in a gruesome murder trial in which a slaughterhouse worker was knifed by a mate.

As the NSW government asks for more Pfizer vaccines from other states, the head of the Commonwealth's vaccine taskforce says the call is being considered, but cautions that it won't "immediately" solve the outbreak.

It's been a demoralising week for NSW, with the numbers of new locally-acquired cases, cases infectious in the community and cases under investigation all reaching new highs.

It's the Power's home game but they face the Magpies in Melbourne. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results.

The Roosters "host" the Newcastle Knights at Sunshine Coast Stadium, before the Storm take on the Cowboys in Townsville. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.

Samoa's first female Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, is legally recognised in a court decision that ends a three-month political impasse.

Federal Court Justice Darryl Rangiah deems the advertising claim that Lorna Jane activewear is a cure for the spread of COVID-19 to be "exploitative, predatory and potentially dangerous".

The Premier says the state is moving in the right direction towards containing its COVID-19 outbreak, but wants a "ring of steel" around Sydney to prevent further outbreaks.

As the International Olympic Committee adds a handful of new sports in Tokyo, which sports should be getting the heave-ho?

From kid talents to history-making veterans: the athletes of the Tokyo Olympics have some incredible stories. 

Queensland's Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young says repeated quarantine breaches are "too risky" and she is "very close" to kicking the NRL out of the state.