And the weird turn pro in the Illawarra.

A domestic violence order, issued by the Beenleigh Magistrates Court this month, would form part of police investigations as crews worked through the extensive damage.

The Victorian government will launch a royal commission into Crown Resorts in order to test the gambling giant’s suitability to hold its Melbourne casino licence.

The vaccine will be start being given to high-risk Australians and essential workers from today throughout the country.

About 1200 frontline quarantine and healthcare workers received the COVID vaccination on Monday.

Ann Bodkin scrambled under a desk when the quake struck. Twenty-two hours later, a rescue crew from Australia heard her cries for help.

Dozens of flight crew and other airport workers joined the first Victorians to become vaccinated against coronavirus at Melbourne Airport on Monday.

Having finally called an independent inquiry, the Victorian government must also ensure it has the power, resources, terms of reference and time to do its job properly.

A bankrupt diamond dealer forced to repay $66,000 to Geelong captain Joel Selwood after a legal dispute vows to fight fraud charges.

St Vincent's Hospital's, Wards Person Supervisor Eliza Attwood and Incident Disaster Manager Rachel Macfarlane, were among 1200 frontline quarantine and healthcare workers to receive the COVID vaccination on Monday.

The alleged mastermind of a multimillion-dollar money laundering syndicate has been arrested in Sydney after his car was stopped by police.

Westpac economists say low rates, the banks’ battle for new customers and the successful rollout of the coronavirus vaccine will super-charge the national property market.

The latest public health directive from the Chief Health Officer has moved to plug the few remaining gaps in the state’s hotel quarantine system.

Former NRL player Sam Burgess will face court in May after allegedly driving an unregistered vehicle without a licence in the Southern Highlands.

Danny Whitton, 25, died in November 2015 from organ failure due to suspected paracetamol toxicity after being airlifted to a Sydney hospital.

Future coronavirus outbreaks in aged care are unlikely to be dealt with by transferring residents to hospitals, despite concerns about a lack of health professionals in facilities.

Man whose wife and youngest son were killed in a road crash recalls the ‘deafening silence’ after the moment he lost half his family.

Police on Monday returned to bushland in Melbourne’s north-east to search for missing Epping mother Ju Zhang.

Replacing tailored support packages with standardised care will leave many people on the National Disability Insurance Scheme without the funding that enables them to live independently.

The new research, led by the scientists who developed the vaccine, lends support to Australia’s decision to recommend a three-month wait between jabs.

A suspended nurse who injected cosmetic fillers into a woman’s face, causing an abnormality that could last for years, has been fined $5000 but been spared a criminal conviction.

Eastern suburbs schools will introduce co-educational sex and consent initiatives in the coming months, after a petition started by 22-year-old Chanel Contos unveiled hundreds of sexual assault claims.

Domestic violence academics, community workers, police and legal experts will front the parliamentary inquiry into coercive control in domestic relationships.

WA Chief Health Officer Andy Robertson said it was expected around 1000 frontline workers in high risk COVID-19 environments would get their first jab by the end of the week, with 331 booked in for Monday, and a further 238 on Tuesday.

A market garden called The Dairy, planted last July by a group of locals at a farm near Ocean Grove for their own consumption, has yielded bumper crops of vegies

In this episode of Please Explain, health reporter Rachel Clun talks us through how the vaccine rollout will work, and what it could mean for restrictions.

Anthony Koletti has already had his $300,000 blue Audi repossessed. Now a court has been told he and his stepson have been cut off from their weekly allowance.

Each of the first half-dozen people to be vaccinated against COVID in Queensland encourage others to roll up their sleeves when their time comes.

Almost 40 schools have partnered with the University of Melbourne in a radical project that aims to expand assessment metrics beyond NAPLAN scores and ATAR rankings.

A “joyful” NSW Premier said she she felt an enormous sense of relief as the first frontline quarantine and healthcare workers received their Pfizer vaccine injections on Monday morning. 

Anyone who might have seen the couple involved in the attacks should call Triple Zero and not approach them.

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 Pfizer vaccine rollout has begun in Victoria as the state recorded no new coronavirus case in the past day.

And Jacqui Lambie has a new addition to her office.

Corruption watchdog asked to look at leak concerning missing millions, but council stops short of saying ICAC should look at the actual missing money.

A more fitting stage couldn’t have been set for Tim Minchin’s new album debut, Apart/Together.

The local government watchdog has accused Labor mayor Darcy Byrne of a conflict of interest for using a council vote to quash allegedly defamatory comments about him and others on social media.

The scandalous repsonse of the government to the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins in a ministerial office betrays a lack of leadership and decency.

This cunning virus has brought illness, deaths, lockdowns and job losses. It has separated families. There are challenges ahead, but today we start to turn that around.

Young people are right to demand the protection that comprehensive relationships and sex education affords.

When the Defence Minister heard her staffer had allegedly been raped in Parliament House, she gave her all the appropriate support.

People with brain injuries and intellectual disabilities may be forced to appear in NSW courts without a qualified support person unless the state government guarantees funding.

Ginger Rogers made a triumphant debut on the British stage last night in the official first night of the Broadway hit musical, Mame.

With Commonwealth troops due to take over the occupation of southern Japan from the Americans, the Herald visited the recruits in training near Bathurst.

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

Facebook’s decision to pull the plug on news was both foreshadowed and preventable.

As we continue to live with this virus, let’s accept the public health advice, and only ever close schools as a very last resort.

Jayne Hrdlicka was forced to pause at times during her presentation speech after constant crowd booing when she mentioned the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and the Victorian state government.

Brisbane Council received 721 complaints about food safety in 2020. Was your suburb in the top 10?