This is a COVID-19 live blog with coverage of major developments in Australia and overseas.

Clinical research has shown it can help reduce anxiety, insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder and pain – and it’s most commonly used by middle-aged women.

The 15-year-old girls allegedly met the men on December 28 in a Calamvale park, in the city’s south, where they were repeatedly sexually assaulted.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

A 16-year-old boy is in a serious condition after he was stabbed during a robbery in a western Sydney park.

The officers were injured when a stolen Landcruiser with seven children inside sped through Townsville, forcing motorists off the road and trying to ram police cars.

The rider suffered serious injuries when his bike collided with a car at Peachester, west of Beerwah, just before 10am on Saturday.

The bright red 2017 Holden VF was the last vehicle to be assembled, welded together and painted in an auto body shop on Australian soil.

As many industries bounce back from pandemic lows, travel and tourism employees remain among the most likely group to need to change jobs - but they are adapting.

The federal government has arranged repatriation flights for residents and visitors stranded on the island after Air New Zealand withdrew its services.

How a boy undergoing treatment for cancer helped form a rap group - and filmed their story.

A search is under way for a snorkeller who went missing near the pier on Altona beach on Saturday.

Inspections on new home plumbing jobs revealed more than half were non-compliant and needed to be fixed.

New crowd capacity rules mean the final matches of this year’s Australian Open will be watched by crowds close to full capacity.

Authorities believe the species responsible for the bite could be a wobbegong, the common name given to carpet sharks. 

All five teenagers have been refused bail and will appear in court on Saturday.

From next week, people travelling to WA from Queensland and Victoria will no longer need to self-isolate.

The woman was allegedly driving with a suspended licence and an unrestrained baby in the back seat, who was miraculously unharmed.

The lure was removed from the young wongari – as the island’s wild dingoes are known by the traditional owners – which will be monitored by parks staff for infection.

No new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Saturday, amid growing concern from the state’s top doctor about viral fragments found in wastewater.

A secretive businesswoman has drawn the ire of neighbours over plans for a helipad at an “ultra-luxurious” retreat which attracts an eye-watering nightly rate of $11,000.

Their past two years have been rocked by COVID-19, economic uncertainty and consequences of climate change. But year 12 leaders in the class of 2021 are starting the year with clear goals to improve their communities.

Critics of proposals to allow long leases of some trust assets say there is not enough protection against developers.

If ever serious consideration is given to changing the date of Australia Day from January 26, dare I suggest August 15 as an appropriate replacement?

Monty Foster was a strong man who boxed in tent shows, split posts and trapped eels to put food on his family’s table. And then his children were taken away.

Nations at the UN have once again lined up to give Australia a performance review on human rights. So where do we stand on the world stage? And do we need a bill of rights?

Many are punting on the PM calling an early election, but do we want our government focused on campaigning or governing?

The University of Sydney has called for another research bailout, warning the $1 billion from the federal government last year won’t be enough

The pandemic has forced us to recognise the immense value of the public realm, but we need to define it and also the private realm - and to value the demarcation.

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

Adapting to a world of social distancing is complicated when your age-old profession depends on the personal touch. Video calls are just the beginning.

Despite our seemingly endless capacity for outrage, we seem almost resigned to the notion that poorer kids with big ambitions have the odds stacked against them.

For millennia, people like me have been mocked and insulted. It’s time we took a stand.

Forecasting anything is tricky in the age of COVID and despite the positive early news about Victoria’s recovery, 2021 remains fraught with risk and uncertainty.

Victoria and other states have asked federal government to continue to prop up some struggling sectors after the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme ends in March.

A review of security measures in Melbourne’s CBD will examine whether more should be done to stop vehicles accessing Bourke Street Mall, with transport and security experts divided on whether retractable bollards could be a viable solution.

It has ravaged the world for 40 years and killed about 33 million people. But the calls for an AIDS vaccine or cure have not been loud enough.

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A record number of drownings and packed beaches have put unprecedented demands on Life Saving Victoria.

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.

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.