Auslan appreciation one of the only good parts of 2020.

South-eastern Australia should expect more extreme hot and dry conditions and fire-induced weather without significant efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, researchers say.

Walking across his stumps and turning a straight ball behind square leg, the Test debutant was on the scoreboard and on his way. How many more runs to come in his career?

The results from the Georgia election will determine how much of Joe Biden's agenda he can pass in the early years of his presidency.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has urged Queenslanders to reconsider travelling to NSW or Victoria.

Republicans launched their most fierce attacks on Trump since his election, accusing him of inciting violence by falsely claiming widespread election fraud.

Scott Morrison has called a national cabinet meeting for Friday to discuss whether to tighten precautions on international arrivals in response to fears that travellers from the UK will spread a more infectious mutant coronavirus strain.

DFES' Greg Muir says firefighters are entering the worst fire weather in recent days and can't risk sending people home.

Blending museum with conservation zoo, a puppetry experience takes viewers into the wild.

Australian cricket's next big thing made his belated arrival to the game's grandest stage with an impressive half-century that gave Tim Paine's team the kind of start it has been lacking all summer.

Days after their future was secured, the Newcastle Jets are facing a showdown with a player and a coach who stand accused of betraying the club in its darkest hour.

The world might be witnessing not only the death throes of the Trump presidency but of US democracy.

Genomic testing has confirmed a casual cleaner at a Brisbane hotel quarantine site to be infected with the more contagious strain, as authorities rush to trace her movements across the city.

There was plenty of emotion in the audience when musician Dan Warner stepped onto the stage at the Lomond Hotel after a nine-month hiatus, but the pub's live-music resurrection has hit a hurdle.

Families locked out of Victoria by the state's sudden border closure have told of continued confused messaging and incorrect advice from the government as they desperately try to return home from NSW.

Will Pucovski posted a half century on debut but he's been trapped plumb in front, leaving Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith at the crease.

Lawmakers are questioning whether an "embarrassing" lack of preparedness allowed a mob to occupy and vandalise the US Capitol.

Australian debutant Will Pucovski oozed class in his maiden knock of 62 from 110 balls, but it was a roller coaster in many ways.

Investors have priced in a Biden-backed COVID stimulus boost but analysts expect the ebullience to ease as markets grapple with his tax and regulatory regime.

The Department of Health has confirmed the woman in her 80s, who had returned from the United Kingdom on January 2, has the new strain of the virus.

The Democrats' victories in Georgia will have significant national and global ramifications.

Stranded Australians are worried tighter rules on travellers from the pandemic-ravaged country could make their efforts to return home even harder.

Australia rolled the dice on their star opener on Thursday and it didn't pay off, although it could have been worse.

Travis Head was dumped for generational batsman Will Pucovski, the second occasion in nine games the South Australian has lost his place in the Test XI.

At a park, with Congress about to reject the protests he had nurtured about the Electoral College outcome, Trump urged his supporters to take another step to back him.

The biotechnology giant says it is working 24/7 to clear the path for producing 50 million doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine.

A cleaner at one of Queensland's quarantine hotels has tested positive to COVID-19.

The government has outlined its plans to start vaccinating people against coronavirus from late February, with the aim of having about half the population covered by the middle of the year.

New VRC boss Steve Rosich was familiar with a packed house when he worked for the Dockers, but a top of 15,000 at the races would be OK this Covid summer.

NSW Police have handed out a dozen fines in two days to people across Sydney’s suburbs for failing to wear face masks on the city’s public transport network and in shopping centres.

The pair discovered the body of the 28-year-old Toowoomba man in Preston, about 10 kilometres southwest of the city, just before 9am on Thursday.

Mr Mehajer faced Parramatta Local Court on Thursday, where his lawyer said he has "no control over what his sister's texting".

The 24-year-old Spring Hill man, who was employed at the Capalaba massage practice, allegedly touched a 21-year-old woman 'inappropriately' during a session.

Australia has taken strides to defeat disinformation but Scott Morrison must be able to counter it from his own MPs and Australia's allies too.

As the possibility of a boycott of Brisbane and a full-blown tour crisis remained, Cricket Australia was seeking answers on Thursday from the top brass in Mumbai.

An alleged murderer went from playful posing to slapping a table minutes later when he learnt of the delays in the case being prepared against him.

The United States Senate and House of Representatives have been evacuated after furious supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol Building to halt the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory.

There was a lot happening on day one of the third Test, what with COVID regulations, an early dismissal and the rain off and on, mostly on until the afternoon.

Australian Capital Territory MP Mark Parton 'unwittingly' breached Western Australia's travel restrictions by briefly visiting New South Wales prior to flying west on a holiday.

Thousands of people were unable to check in at venues across NSW on Thursday after a statewide outage on the NSW government's signature Service NSW app.

Among the winning bidders is an affiliate of 88 Energy, an Australian oil company that has an interest in a drilling project on state-owned lands in northern Alaska.

The Ipswich suburb of Amberley recorded 100mm in two hours as a "wall of rain" swept through the region.

Brisbane lord mayor has urged residents to prepare their homes and belongings for any future floods during a high-rainfall La Nina weather event.

Doses ready to ship as attention shifts to meeting the logistical challenges of delivering the Pfizer and Astra Zeneca vaccines across the country. 

A pop-up art show at Portsea takes works by some of Australia's top artists to holidaymakers.

The jam-packed summer of tennis in Australia will continue deep into February after the WTA confirmed that another event will be played after the Open.

The Scottish novelist's Summer completes a four-book series that is rich and witty.

Gemma Carey's memoir of childhood abuse is confronting.

Leaders around the world have expressed shock at the storming of the Capitol in the United States, a country they once relied upon for global leadership.

Premier holds out hope for stranded Victorians as he pushes national cabinet to adopt tougher rules for flight crews and hotel quarantine employees.