A woman who contracted the mutant UK strain of COVID-19 and flew into Brisbane from Melbourne after clearing hotel quarantine has since tested positive to the virus again. The rules have since been strengthened — here'...

NT health authorities say the woman returned to Australia on a repatriation flight from London and tested positive for coronavirus on December 31 before genomic testing confirmed she was infected with the highly contagio...

Queensland Health issues an urgent health alert directing anyone who visited two supermarkets in Brisbane's south to immediately get tested and quarantine at home.

Another peerless performance from Pat Cummins enhances his edifying summer, confirming his statistical pre-eminence, writes Russell Jackson.

The social media giant says it conducted a close review of US President Donald Trump's tweets and determined they were "likely to inspire others" to replicate his supporters' violent occupation of the US Capitol. ...

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan apologises to travellers from Queensland for the "heartbreak" caused by the reimposition of WA's hard border with the state, saying the "draconian" COVID-19 measures are necessary. ...

NSW records one locally acquired coronavirus case linked to the Berala cluster in Western Sydney, and health authorities say they will now handle overseas quarantine cases differently due to the new COVID variation. ...

A cybersecurity expert called on the Tasmanian Government to replace its ambulance communication technology to prevent future breaches of confidential patient information.

A Republican politician who livestreamed himself rushing into the US Capitol building with a crowd of President Donald Trump's supporters is among those facing federal charges stemming from the incident. ...

Police officers warn they will be out in force tonight in the wake of large crowds gathering to watch illegal driving at several sites across the Canberra region.

Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of the first Asian country to receive shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, gets his first coronavirus vaccination shot, saying he hopes his fellow citizens will do the same. ...

Steve Smith says some of the things written about him in the press drove him to succeed on day two of the third Test against India, where he notched an impressive 131.

A report into the Defence Department's handling of a $1.3 billion dollar military contract has been fully released, nearly three years after the ABC exposed a high-powered legal effort to keep some details secret. ...

Images of MAGA rioters occupying the House of Representatives, ransacking Nancy Pelosi's office and flying Trump flags over the Capitol Building leave an indelible stain on the Trump presidency, and on the stock of democ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un threatens to expand his nuclear arsenal and develop more sophisticated atomic weapons systems, saying the fate of relations with the United States, "our biggest enemy", depends on whether ...

A deadly day in waters off the coast of Western Australia results in three deaths in the space of several hours.

The NFL playoffs get underway this weekend with an expanded wildcard round featuring six matches for the first time. Here's what to expect.

Members of Melbourne's Ethiopian community raise the alarm over the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, where they estimate 80 Australians remain stuck.

Nine people are killed and another injured as gunmen open fire at a wake in central Mexico as a gang turf war escalates.

Tottenham stars including Gareth Bale will be getting ready in a bar transformed into a makeshift changing room when they face Marine AFC in the FA Cup, a team of part-timers who play in the eighth tier of English footba...

In the hot mic gaffe, Australian cricket greats Shane Warne and Andrew Symonds are heard discussing Test batsman Marnus Labuschagne's quirks at the batting crease.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan begs Londoners to stay at home as the UK records an all-time high death toll alongside Germany, but those figures pale in comparison to the US which records a staggering 4,000 plus daily deaths...

Brian Sicknick, an Iraq War veteran, died in hospital after "physically engaging" with pro-Trump rioters who stormed the US Capitol building to disrupt the certification of Democrat Joe Biden's presidential election win....

A beachgoer's sighting of two dugongs close to the shore may be a sign that the population of the usually solitary marine mammals, considered vulnerable in Queensland, may be recovering.

A Queensland company that has developed technology to keep milk fresh for 60 days says the product is almost ready for consumers.

Many had hoped the approval of coronavirus vaccines meant the new year would prove better than its predecessor, but Mark McGowan is fast discovering that is not looking likely, writes Jacob Kagi. ...

The announcement of harsh new punishments for sexual offenders in Indonesia is met with mixed responses from women's and children's advocates.

A lot of us are missing international travel right now, but are we looking at it through rose-coloured glasses? How even life-threatening experiences can become 'a great story' when you're looking back over holiday photo...