On December 31, 2017, pilot Gareth Morgan and five tourists boarded a Sydney Seaplanes aircraft for a flight from Cottage Point on Sydney’s northern beaches to Rose Bay.

Three lives took a tragic turn on Tuesday, as the temperature dropped and parents-to-be Kate Leadbetter and Matt Field stepped out with their dogs for a walk in Brisbane’s suburban bayside.

Remains police believe belong to Ms Parfitt were found at the bottom of a mineshaft last month at Snake Valley, a town 27 kilometres west of Ballarat.

Corrections Victoria’s vetting process under question after it was forced to remove a chaplain after it was revealed she knew two of Malka Leifer’s alleged victims.

Officers launched a probe into Regis Nedlands last week amid allegations the treatment of two men contributed to their deaths, but the probe found no evidence of wrongdoing.

Melbourne has recorded its wettest day since last March with the SES receiving more than 600 calls for help as damaging winds and heavy rain crossed the state on Friday.

Australia’s third coronavirus vaccine has shown promising results, while Germany has warned about a lack of data around the AstraZeneca vaccine for older people.

A veteran road safety expert says police made the right call not to pursue a wayward driver as he careered through the Bourke Street Mall on Thursday as officers now hunt the missing man and his runaway passenger.

The family of Broome man Josh Warneke hope a coronial inquest into the circumstances surrounding the 21-year-old’s death will provide answers.

Repeated viral fragment finds at two SEQ sites not connected to hotel quarantine hotels, after a spate of other positive tests, have health authorities increasingly concerned.

Victorian fertility operators should be forced to get patients to agree in writing before providing expensive and unproven ‘add-on’ treatments.

The editor who published The Age’s initial article about George Pell’s conviction on child sex abuse charges has rejected a suggestion it was aimed at motivating readers to search online for more information about the case.

NSW authorities are still contacting people who stayed at an Auckland hotel where a highly transmissible coronavirus variant is believed to have circulated.

Mr Ashby asked the Commonwealth for an “act of grace” payment to cover legal expenses incurred in his case against Peter Slipper.

A week in photos from the award winning Sydney Morning Herald and Financial Review photographers.

The WA opposition leader stepped in front of a candidate and refused to let her answer questions about her husband’s views during a car-crash press conference on Friday morning.

Valerie Taylor has spent her life studying and defending Sharks.

Traces of COVID-19 were discovered in Gisborne in the Macedon Ranges, Hamilton in the state’s south-west and Leongatha in South Gippsland on Friday, as the government extended the state of emergency for the 12th time.

Claremont killer Bradley Edwards has just days remaining to appeal his double-murder conviction after the state rejected his application to provide him legal aid.

The pests are thought to have been arrived in NSW from Queensland through freight, green waste or loads of timber.

The parents of Kate Leadbetter and Matt Field have shared their first public comments since the couple were hit and killed by an allegedly stolen 4WD on Tuesday.

Two men and eight teenage boys are now awaiting trial on charges of murder over the death of 15-year-old Solomone Taufeulungaki, who was stabbed during a brawl outside a Melbourne shopping centre.

A German man has had his visa cancelled after he pleaded guilty to state drug charges.

Search crews have located a waterlogged life jacket and fuel tank in the search for three men.

Australia has gone 12 days without any locally acquired coronavirus cases, as Germany decided against using AstraZeneca’s vaccine in people over 65, citing a lack of trial data.

Malka Leifer has finally been brought before Australian courts to face charges of sexual abuse relating to her time as principal of Melbourne’s Adass Israel School.

Sydney takes on a day of wet weather and mask wearing.

Sections of Sydney’s rail network have been thrown into chaos after a train broke down near Redfern station, causing services to be cancelled and others delayed.

Cameron Wrathall was swimming at Blackwall Reach in Bicton on January 14 when the attack occurred.

Michael Caine: “We were very, very lucky to get Rémy Julienne [and his] stunt driving team.”

Queensland’s Police Commissioner says they are looking into the “full history” of the teen charged over the deaths of a young couple.

Even if you’ve done your research, you’ll need advice on how to best get through hotel quarantine. Here are some survival tips.

An inquest has found Tyrell Cobb, 4, died from two abdominal injuries in a Gold Coast unit but it still remains unclear as to who delivered the final blow.

Police say they are closing in on the two men who were in a car that sped along Bourke Street Mall on Thursday evening, forcing pedestrians to flee for safety.

Detectives hope CCTV of a dark coloured Jeep Cherokee found burnt out after crime figure Amar Fattule was gunned down earlier this month will lead to information on his killers.

The fashion designer whose work has been loved around the world has slammed the state government for only providing mental health services once someone is in crisis.

Heavily pregnant, with nowhere to go, Erika Polak sleeps in a swag at a Subiaco park, Meanwhile the government has added only 24 social housing properties in a year.

The SafeWA program will be expanded to cover most shops and venues from February 12 with SmartRider users also encouraged to register their contact details.

What does Australia’s vaccination timeline look like? And where will you get yours?

An independent panel will decide if a historic home in Sydney’s north can be turned into a new school.

On this day 12 months ago, I was filled with dread as a yet-to-be-named coronavirus was looming as the most disruptive health threat in living memory.

Australia is embroiled in two major showdowns with superpowers. One is with China. The other is with Google and Facebook.

Most thinking people could not fail to be alarmed by John Hewson’s article about Australia’s emissions targets’ catastrophe.

If we were talking about a Melbourne tram, there would be protests in the streets. But we are in Sydney, and the sun is shining.

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive Superquiz and target.

The traditional owners of the land set to be inundated by raising the walls of the Warragamba Dam have launched a federal bid for the protection of the area.

There will be a different flavour to the first day of school this year. A COVID-safe drop-off awaits the parents of kindergarten, year 1, 2 and 7 students, who are allowed back on public school grounds this term.

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has seized on record high Sydney housing prices as proof sweeping changes to the state’s property tax system must be introduced as soon as possible.

Shortages of two popular contraceptive pills made by Pfizer will now continue until April, the Australian regulator has said.

Look left, look right, look up, AMP builds Australia’s tallest skyscraper and cherry beer.