It’s the day for it.

The event will start with a flag raising in Musgrave Park, followed by a rally at Queens Gardens and the CBD march that will feature face masks and QR codes.

Surf lifesavers have been unable to revive a man who died after getting into difficulty in the surf on Sydney’s northern beaches.

Seven people have died in the water this year in Victoria, prompting urgent pleas from authorities for swimmers and boating enthusiasts to take greater care.

May 9 would mark a truly national day – when a united Australia came into being.

Officers were called to Glen Brook Dam in John Forrest National Park just after midday on Monday.

Student accommodation providers face another year without a stream of international students to fill empty bedrooms.

Today marks exactly one year since the first cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Australia among returned travellers from China. Worldwide there have been almost 99 million cases confirmed, and 2.12 million deaths from the virus.

Workers escape injury after being evacuated from a commercial building in Sydney’s north shortly before a large part of it came crumbling down on Monday afternoon.

Accused paedophile Malka Leifer has boarded a plane for Australia just hours before Israeli borders were due to close due to coronavirus restrictions.

A parliamentary inquiry said the disparity between vice-chancellor pay and that of their staff who were in insecure work represented a “failure of leadership”.

Twenty-three people have already died on WA roads, the highest number of deaths by January 25 in a decade.

Support for Australia becoming a republic has slipped, according to a poll which reveals only a third of Australians are in favour.

Protesters are doubling down on their intentions to go ahead with the rally even in the absence of an exemption despite warnings of fines for those who breach health orders.

Further COVID-19 fragments have also been found in sewage samples collected at seven Queensland wastewater treatment plants.

A pregnant Victorian woman accused of inciting others to protest against the coronavirus lockdown could finalise her case next month because she is stressed at facing a criminal charge while waiting to give birth.

A long-time friend of a former solicitor who shot dead his partner has admitted signing blank documents that allowed the killer to dodge authorities before the attack.

The temperature in the city has already dropped by about 15 degrees after cracking 39.2 degrees just after noon, but gusty winds and extreme heat in the state’s north still pose the ‘most significant’ fire risk this summer.

The appeal judge criticised “tone deaf and inappropriate” comments about Denise Lee by the sentencing magistrate, along with media reporting of the case.

A desperate shortage of disability service workers has prompted calls for a campaign to attract employees made redundant in COVID-19-hit industries.

Aged 55, Jeff Thurlow was shocked to receive a diagnosis of early onset dementia. He is one of a growing number of people with the condition.

Instead of traditional school canteens taking spare change for Vegemite scrolls or Chiko rolls, many Perth families now order direct from this lunch supplier.

While a number of traditional Australia Day events, including the Ferrython, have been cancelled due to COVID-19, many events will still take place around Sydney.

In a sponsored Facebook post, WA Senator Sue Lines said the legacy of January 26 was “wrapped up” in modern racist policies.

Sakal went out and she helped do a job that was critical to people who needed COVID information.

Susie Maizels once mortgaged her own house to keep a mini-series in production.

A truck driver has escaped serious injury after the vehicle he had been driving exploded in flames, closing part of Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway and causing traffic chaos.

The woman activated her emergency medical alarm during the incident which alerted her son, who attended the residence and contacted emergency services.

Malik Hussain, 43, disappeared from his home in Logan Reserve, south of Brisbane, on the afternoon of Saturday, January 16.

None of Victoria’s six new COVID-19 cases in hotel quarantine are connected to the Australian Open; three of them are children aged under 10.

The 31-year-old is also alleged to have fired a gun at another car while at traffic lights on Brisbane’s north, before sparking the hours-long chase.

The first constable, who is from the eastern region, was on duty at the time of the alleged incident.

Any citizen with a council problem who approached the state government has been told that nothing can be done because local governments are autonomous bodies. The response to ‘tent city’ has busted that myth.

“It’s a bit like having a hardware store and you’ve got ten people who walk in and say, ‘I want a hammer’, and you’ve only got one hammer,” one Perth real estate agent said.

Protesters expected to gather in Sydney tomorrow will risk being fined if the event exceeds the cap of 500 people for outdoor protests.

The car in which the group were travelling had failed to negotiate a turn onto South Pine Road in Brendale about 11pm on Sunday when it left the road.

Robert Weber, 58, was found alive by a Queensland MP after his car became bogged 18 days ago about 170km north-west of Brisbane.

Deputy mayor of Alice Springs Jacinta Price says the living conditions of Indigenous Australians in remote and regional areas should be a “national crisis” and that largely “tokenistic” changes like changing the Australian anthem are misdirec...

Virtual Warrane is the work of Indigenous digital artist Brett Leavy, inspired by convict artist, Joseph Lycett, who captured not only the early settlement of Sydney but scenes of Indigenous people engaging in food gathering, ceremony and hunting.

There is clearly an appetite in this country to annually renew and celebrate our national spirit while simultaneously reflecting on the sins of our beginnings.

The former Australian prime minister has changed his mind about January 26. He writes why it cannot stand as our national day.

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.

In the midst of an influenza epidemic ravaging Europe, sixty Dutch migrants were placed into quarantine on arrival in Australia.

Spectators fall silent, national parks doubled and 'too chi-chi for words'.

CBD hears Senator Bridget McKenzie is not the only politician reporter Simon Benson has been spending time with.

Built during less-congested times, the city’s many heritage bridges now pose a raft of challenges as council tries to balance their preservation with traffic flow.

Opposition to Australia Day, known to many as Invasion Day, or Survival Day, or a Day of Mourning, goes back almost a century.

Many Australians are befuddled by what AOs, AMs, OAMs and ACs mean, or even their value.

It’s important to take a moment to recognise how lucky we are, and what we have in common.

Garry Thomas doesn’t support the push to change the date of Australia Day. “I don’t think it’s going to solve anything. It’s not going to do anything for the racism. So I really don’t understand why.”