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A day of dramatic water rescues has put emergency services on alert as thousands of Victorians flock to the beach to avoid the heat over Australia Day long weekend.

As counting continued on Sunday evening, councillor Tony Williams held a healthy lead in both the official and unofficial count.

There were no local cases of coronavirus across Australia on Sunday, but NZ authorities are on alert after reporting its first community case in months.

Robert Weber, 58, has been found alive after his car became bogged 18 days ago about 170km north-west of Brisbane.

Although security guards were present, police had to be called in to quell the commotion at Couran Cove Resort.

Melbourne is expected to swelter through an “oppressive” Sunday night, with temperatures rising further on Monday.

Rainfall is aiding the firefighting efforts of Rural Fire Service crews responding to multiple fires in the Blue Mountains, two of them out of control.

A new learn-to-swim program tailored for men from diverse communities was launched on Sunday at North Cronulla Beach.

A man has died in a fiery car crash in Melbourne’s southeast after losing control of his vehicle while fleeing police in the early hours of Sunday morning.

It’s been a bumper summer for tourism on the coast but a series of challenges may yet threaten the survival of tourism-dependent businesses.

Police say Bruce Green, 62, wasn’t riding but assisting with an event at the Tamworth Rodeo Roundup.

WA Premier Mark McGowan says people living rough in Fremantle’s ‘tent city’ were abused, violated and exploited by the camp’s organisers.

The combination of hot weather and large swells are putting pressure on emergency services over the coming days after at least four people drowned in NSW this week.

Police are investigating after two people who had been fishing made the grim discovery.

A transgender doctor explains why she cannot keep her award while tennis legend Margaret Court is honoured under the same system.

Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said the coronavirus pandemic had highlighted the importance of being able to visit a park close to home.

Police will be cracking down on any large public or private gatherings over the Australia Day period, as NSW recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 for a seventh straight day on Sunday.

The state also reached 12 straight days of no locally acquired cases since the Hotel Grand Chancellor cluster.

Members of the homicide squad have again visited a Norlane property where a skull and other bones were discovered in 2019.

King was married eight times to seven women, a gambler and twice declared bankrupt.

The raids followed the shutdown of DarkMarket and the arrest in Europe of a 34-year-old Australian man accused of being a site administrator.

The five accidents followed police warnings on Friday to take extra care on the roads leading up to Australia Day.

According to results from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Oliver has been the most popular name for new parents since 2013, except for 2019, where it came second after Jack.

International travel bans have led to a boom in summertime trade for Australia's alpine regions – and resorts are screaming out for staff.

Georges River Council’s proposal to take over parts of neighbouring councils has provoked an outraged response.

Victoria has recorded no new locally acquired cases of coronavirus, and one case in an international traveller within hotel quarantine.

A firefighter is alleged to have deliberately lit more than 30 spot fires in the state’s south-west between November last year and January.

The former US president’s reality television background could soon become a lucrative family affair.

Every year, the Australia Day debate sails into view in January and then, with little achieved, glides away forgotten for 11 months.

Contention continues to swirl around Australia Day. Why has it become a focal point for ongoing culture wars?

The coronavirus crisis has hampered international travel for the past 10 months and countries all over the world are feeling the effects.

The long weekend for our national day is a heatwave in more ways than one.

Is there is enough to fill up our days if we give up on social media?

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A mental health emergency among Australian children is being inadequately addressed, say experts, as “shocking” numbers of children present with symptoms.

NSW Health granted about 1300 exemptions to hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals at the height of the coronavirus pandemic and rejected a further 10,000 requests.

Students from Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview faced the prospect of commuting to school on buses, which would have added up to 20 minutes to journey times.

Love, career opportunities and safety are among the reasons people apply for Australian citizenship.

Australia Day continues to provoke lively debate and controversy even as COVID-19 crimps celebrations.

Preschool enrolments have dropped for the first time in years in NSW, as health experts warn children may be missing out on the benefits of early education.

Congratulations on the story of transgender Olivia Stewart who came out so publicly.

Are Sydney homes "uncomfortably hot" or do our expectations of comfort differ from our parents and grandparents?

Bondi Rescue lifeguard Anthony 'Harries' Carroll reflects on three decades of protecting beachgoers.

Tse Chi Lop is the most important alleged drug importer to be nabbed by the federal police in two decades. His syndicate is allegedly responsible for up to 70 per cent of all narcotics entering Australia.

Like so many short-stay residents, Ly Thi Thu Tran was swept up in Australia and its opportunities. Instead of going home, she decided she would very much like to become an Australian herself.

It’s supposed to be a celebration of a nation, but many Indigenous Australians find January 26 a deeply troubling day. They explain why.

Australian Medical Association president Omar Khorshid says high-rise hotels were never designed to keep people locked in their rooms without fresh air and exercise.