It’s dispiriting when I hear people in Australia talk about borders like it’s purely a tourism problem. It’s also a humanitarian one.

The 52-year-old’s Sydney arrest was the result of a years-long probe into complaints against two migration agencies he was allegedly running at the time.

With fewer school-leavers taking a gap year to travel, the state’s beleaguered universities are enjoying strong demand from domestic students filling places left by international students.

More than two months after the revamped hotels program began, taxpayers have fronted at least $20 million for international returnees to quarantine in Melbourne.

A man has been charged with 11 offences relating to a 26-hour siege in Brisbane’s south and his alleged actions leading up to it.

A petition has been swamped with stories of schoolgirls as young as 13 allegedly being sexually assaulted by their male peers. They have called for sexual consent lessons to be taught much earlier.

A two-year-old boy was hit by a car at Fairfield this afternoon and is in a critical condition.

A week in photos from the award winning Sydney Morning Herald / The Age / Financial Review photographers.

The federal government has revealed the who, what and where of Australia’s initial vaccine rollout, but there are fears the nation’s supply is at risk due to a worldwide shortage of suitable syringes.

The Holiday Inn coronavirus cluster grew to 22 cases on Friday, with one person in the cluster admitted to intensive care.

The family of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, who suffered a fatal fall in a police cell, said it was a ‘long overdue day’ for Aboriginal people in Victoria.

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The new directions, formalised on Friday, add to existing rules requiring frontline workers to take a PCR test once a week and a saliva test during each shift.

Tarek Zahed is being pursued by police after his parole was revoked because of the incident at Crown’s new Barangaroo complex.

The independent sector might be Australia’s smallest but it is recording the fastest growth, mostly in low-fee suburban schools.

Analysts say there has been a drift to private schools in Victoria, particularly at the secondary level.

The 57-year-old Melbourne man is accused of sharing child abuse material in an online chat group called ‘Sharing is Caring’.

A Queensland scientist hopes to find signs of “life as we know it” in an ancient lake on the red planet.

The 17-year-old male is alleged to have been in a stolen car chased by vigilantes who lost control and killed motorcyclist Jennifer Board in early February.

Having escaped from Hungary to Vienna, Lenart was sent a copy of The Sydney Morning Herald and he applied for an engineering position.

WA Police say they intercepted coded messages between the killer and his accomplice, who were allegedly plotting to sneak guns into Casuarina Prison and stage an armed break-out.

Owners who unwittingly found themselves at the centre of a COVID-19 outbreak copped abuse and brand damage and are still having to reassure customers they are COVID-safe.

Given Tasmania’s fraught First Nations history, some are deeply unhappy with Emma Lee’s controversial approach to reconciliation. Others say she’s getting results.

The beauty of the written word in a world of emojis: a one-time letter-writer and mail sorter reflects on how the art of communicating has changed.

The rejuvenation of Kings Cross - Sydney’s original party precinct - will require good ideas, government and council support as well as a new drawcard.

Christian Brother Rex Francis Elmer will be classified as a serious sexual offender for the rest of his natural life after being sentenced for “abhorrent” and “depraved” historic abuse of children at a Melbourne orphanage.

In this episode of Please Explain national editor Tory Maguire and media and telecommunications journalist Zoe Samios talk through Facebook’s spectacular throwdown.

Only a defeat to Ken Rosewall in the semi-finals of the Australian Championships denied Trabert the grand slam in 1955.

Senior constable Harry Little was on trial after his highway patrol car crashed into the car of Gai Vieira on The Kingsway at Cronulla in September 2018.

Normally orca pods would not attack a humpback of this size, or in this region. But watchers were treated to an epic four-hour battle off WA’s south coast. 

Tony Mokbel’s appeal against drug trafficking convictions could be held within six months and will be spearheaded by the same barrister whose success in the High Court led to George Pell’s acquittal and release from prison.

Though grateful that Bill Gates is not planning to flee to Mars, support among environmentalists for his foray into climate action has been mixed.

Police revoked an exclusion zone around the Sunnybank home after the man walked out to awaiting officers in an end to the overnight stand-off.

Returning to Australia after being imprisoned for 13 months in Cairo, journalist Peter Greste arranged a drink with a fellow reporter. The sparks flew.

The former independent federal MP discusses why she has given up on the Catholic Church, the government’s treatment of asylum seekers and why being a farmer is better than sex.

When stores and shopping centres were closed, consumers had to go somewhere. And many went online. To auctions.

Melbourne lord mayor Sally Capp says the decision to cancel the 2021 Moomba Festival was ‘a mistake’ and the City of Melbourne is now pressing ahead with ‘Moomba 2.0’.

A man remains holed up inside a Sunnybank home with other people in a standoff that has passed the 24-hour mark.

The Premier was joined by the Prime Minister for a tour of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital’s coronavirus vaccination hub to watch a simulation of the facility’s processes, which will begin on Monday.

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium curator Mark Rigby - who organised for a minor planet or asteroid to be named Brisbane - is stepping down after 36 years inspiring astronomy in Brisbane and Australia.

Investigators allegedly found terrorism plans in Tuki Lawrence’s cell and linked him to convicted Islamic State sympathisers.

Mark Thompson was in a psychotic state when he walked up behind a police officer and shoved a large hunting knife into his back. Afterwards, he said he wanted police to shoot him dead to stop the voices in his head.

His comments came after Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said health authorities were “working through” what percentage of the population would need to be vaccinated.

Mary Fenelon is not shy about telling people they should be wearing a mask and socially distancing during the pandemic.

The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1292 on Thursday were 13, 25, 30, 3, 19, 16 and 22. The Powerball number was 10.

After 10 months without a community case, it took WA’s contact tracers less than 48 hours to identify and quarantine those who had face-to-face contact with Case 903 during the five days he was potentially infectious.

As the race heats up to charm Riverton’s Chinese voters, Labor’s advertising in a pro-Beijing newspaper linked to China’s United Front has raised eyebrows.

The once bustling strip has had a tumultuous few years, as rent rises, roadworks and a raft of other minor setbacks all reared their ugly heads.

International education supports at least 250,000 jobs around the country.

Police were called to the Dyson Street address in Sunnybank about 10.30am on Thursday and established an exclusion zone.