Health Minister Greg Hunt says he'll "throw the book" at a GP clinic in Campsie, in Sydney's south west, that's been asking patients to pay hundreds of dollars for vaccine consultations before receiving their Pfizer jabs.

Jess Fox finally has the Olympic gold medal that had thus far eluded her as she wins the canoe slalom competition at Tokyo 2020.

Izaac Stubblety-Cook continues Australia's run of form in the Olympic pool, snatching gold in the men's 200 metres breaststroke.

Australia's women's rugby sevens team is back in action as it looks to defend its title, while Ash Barty and John Peers are back in action in the mixed doubles. Earlier, Jessica Fox wins Olympic gold after so many near misses. Follow live...

Grattan Institute has released modelling that shows incentives like a national lottery could help Australia improve its vaccination rate.

Several Sydney suburbs now face the "harshest" COVID-19 lockdown in Australia after NSW records 239 new infections — the highest daily number of cases ever recorded in the state.

Despite being the fastest qualifiers and the heavy favourites, Australia has fallen short in the 4x200 metres women's relay.

Members of Australia's athletics squad in Tokyo are cleared to return to their regular routines after isolating in response to US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks testing positive to COVID-19.

Australia's Kyle Chalmers has come within 0.06s of defending his Rio Olympics 100m freestyle title, taking silver behind American Caeleb Dressel at the Tokyo Games.

NSW asks the Australia Defence Force for an extra 300 personnel as police ramp up their COVID compliance operations with extra powers and increased fines.

Justen Orford was stood down from his position at St Joseph's Catholic School in Mundingburra when questions were raised about his conduct.

There may be no live crowds, but a friendly time zone, working from home and endless options for watching the events of your choosing is making us feel like we're there, writes Paul Kennedy.

For the first time, astronomers have caught a glimpse of light being reflected from behind a supermassive black hole, 800 million light years away from Earth.

A man murdered a woman whose family he paid $15,000 to marry, during an argument at their Perth home about their "loveless" six-week relationship, the WA Supreme Court hears.

Simone Biles faced criticism from some quarters over her Tokyo Olympics withdrawal, but few can understand the weight she carries for black athletes. 

China's actions exposed a weakness in Microsoft's email servers, according to Australian Signals Directorate chief Rachel Noble, while Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo says intelligence agencies urgently need more powers to intervene. ...

Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles says the support she has received has made her realise she is much more than just her athletic achievements.

A man infected with the Alpha variant of COVID-19 flew from Brisbane to Perth, where he was refused entry and returned to Queensland.

A man accused of punching a police horse during Saturday's anti-lockdown protest in Sydney will remain behind bars after a court hears he is refusing a COVID-19 test in prison.

Search your postcode to see how many active COVID cases there are in your suburb and track how the situation has changed over the last 14 days.

An Australian exporter says its live export sales to Jordan has been stopped due to "unacceptable conduct" in a breach of animal welfare rules.

Dawn was in the best shape of her life. Months later, she was having fungus cleaned out of her spine.

Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says genome sequencing has confirmed that a man who travelled to Brisbane from the Philippines acquired the Alpha variant of COVID-19 while in transit and not in hotel quarantine. But masks are required for anot...

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian told a corruption inquiry she had no knowledge of a business championed by her former partner, Daryl Maguire. The ABC has learned her office was warned about the company three years ago.

The cases include the drive-through testing site traffic controller whose infection was revealed by authorities yesterday and who had visited a Newport apartment complex in Melbourne's south-west. All other cases were isolating.