And why TV’s early weather reports indicated snow.

WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson said he had not received any advice from WA Health to suggest they stop using the hotel.

Vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca says it is awaiting fresh data on its ability to combat a new COVID-19 variant after clinical trials for rival innoculations showed reduced effectiveness against the emerging South African strain.

Rules for the airing of movie grievances.

An out-of-control bushfire in Wooroloo is threatening lives and homes, with an emergency warning issued for people in the Shire of Mundaring.

Police allege the man was not wearing a mask outside a shopping centre on Great Eastern Highway in Midland and refused to when directed by officers.

The strategy involves ordering close contacts of a case, and their contacts in turn, into self-quarantine for 14 days, regardless of whether they test negative.

The more the evidence is scrutinised, the “more compelling” is the case against Ian Macdonald, Eddie Obeid and Moses Obeid, Crown argues in criminal trial.

A 28-year-old man will appear in court on Tuesday after investigations led to an arrest over the slaying of a man.

There was more foot traffic in Melbourne’s CBD during the morning peak hour on Monday than on any Monday morning since the first coronavirus lockdown last year.

A man who stole $3.2 million from a Melbourne gold dealer during a staged hold-up has told County Koori Court he used to be racially abused and bullied by his former employer, whom he said was known as “the world’s worst boss”.

Thousands hit the baking jetty all at once on Perth’s favourite summer holiday island on Sunday, in a rush to get home before the lockdown began.

High-profile Mongols bikie president Toby Mitchell has been ordered to undergo intensive anger management and alcohol counselling before being sentenced later this year for attacking two men.

A security guard has contracted the virus in Perth prompting a swift lockdown and responses from eastern states.

As the proud parent of two transgender children, I feel it is my responsibility to call out the critics of the Victorian government’s conversion bill.

The Health Department has texted 1700 people who arrived in Victoria from WA over the past week, telling them to get tested and self-isolate until they receive a negative result, as Victoria extends its run of no local cases to 26 days.

Where do these variants come from? What risk do they pose? How will they affect our vaccines? And what can we do about them?

For the first episode of Please Explain Daily in 2021, Tory and new co-host Nathanael Cooper discuss what we’ve missed over the past six weeks. 

Electric cars will become a part of the power grid one day – and many countries are speeding ahead with uptake. So why is Australia stuck in the slow lane?

Australian media companies have pleaded guilty to contempt of court over the way they reported George Pell’s conviction on sexual abuse charges.

Homicide detectives are investigating at the house north of Brisbane where a mother found her son dead at the weekend.

Michael Bryce established his own company and turned to graphic and industrial design, winning multiple awards.

The high-profile and outspoken lawyer says he and a friend were illegally targeted by officers in south-west Sydney on Sunday night.

Gladys Berejiklian won’t shut the border with Western Australia after it entered a five-day lockdown over the emergence of its first case of community transmission in 10 months.

A woman charged with murdering Ballarat woman Kobie Parfitt has refused to appear before court and been remanded in custody to return on the same day as her co-accused.

Police recovered a body from the water on Monday morning after searching for a young woman who went missing while snorkelling at Altona beach on Saturday.

Chief Superintendent Mark Wheeler said the checkpoints had been lifted and barricades would be removed but there would be a strong police presence at Queensland airports.

Acting premier Steven Miles said Queensland businesses continued to struggle without international tourists.

Roads are quiet, schools empty and early morning exercisers are wearing masks as Perth wakes to its first day of full lockdown after previously being one of the few jurisdictions in the world to have avoided the harsh pandemic measure.

Victoria had already been doing daily saliva testing and Queensland enacted their testing regime three days later but Mr McGowan said on Sunday that WA had only just finished testing it’s new regime at the Novotel hotel last week.

The suspected case is currently awaiting results from a COVID-19 test. Initial information indicates that this is a historic case which was infectious overseas – not in WA

Arsiyanti Ardie arrived in WA from Jakarta on January 21 and was sent straight to the Four Points by Sheraton in Perth where she said hotel staff were being provided with poor quality PPE that was not being worn properly.

Police have charged a 42-year-old man over the death of a woman metres from a primary school in Geelong on Sunday night. 

Queensland has ramped up border restrictions with Perth, while travellers from Greater Sydney no longer need to quarantine from Monday.

Competition between universities and private colleges has heated up as the pool of onshore international students shrinks.

Small landowners say the compulsory acquisition process for the Western Sydney Airport rail line is taking an enormous toll.

Authorities scrambled to meet a flight from Perth to Canberra carrying federal politicians who will have to self-isolate after a sudden lockdown in parts of Western Australia.

The little people turned the tables and made money at the expense of the masters of the universe (aka hedge fund managers), prompting the grown-ups to cry foul.

The decision to push ahead with the Tokyo Olympics in July, as Japan struggles with a third wave of COVID-19, defies public health logic.

The newspaper columns in question made for spicy reading – and the issues this case raises make you confront what you really believe in.

Joe Biden has re-energised the climate debate in just a matter of weeks, challenging the world’s political leaders - including Australia’s - to share his sense of urgency for swift action.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the planned multibillion-dollar Beaches Link tunnel under Middle Harbour was an outdated transport solution.

Improvements to cancer prevention and screening have saved 107,000 Australian lives over 20 years, research from Cancer Council NSW reveals.

The prohibition replaces looser guidelines on dangerous cladding, with non-compliant builders now risking fines of up to $400,000.

The pool complex at Green Square is finally opening to the public two years after construction began.

Patronage on buses, trains and ferries is down 44 per cent over the course of a year as COVID-wary commuters choose to drive to work instead.

Medicare has teething problems, crime compensation doubled, and councils clash over airport

It’s a big week for Crown Resorts.

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