Experts say as Australia's coronavirus vaccination rate climbs, the option of home quarantine may become more viable for low-risk returned travellers, as an alternative to the costly hotel quarantine program. ...

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds apologises to Brittany Higgins for calling her a "lying cow" after Ms Higgins went public with allegations she was raped by another staffer in 2019.

The independent inquiry will look at the workplace culture in all federal parliamentary parties and how to improve it, particularly the way it treats women.

A young woman has met with Sydney school principals vowing to improve sexual consent education, after more than 5,000 young people came forward with stories of being sexually assaulted by fellow students. ...

The detective leading the investigation into the disappearance of two people in the Victorian High Country says police have considered whether the pair were harmed by "rogue shooters."

The first locally produced doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be administered in just over a fortnight, Federal Health Department secretary Brendan Murphy confirms.

News of the blockage of a shipment of 250,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Europe to Australia has caused concern and outrage. But to avoid these types of shortfalls in future, it's important to address the underlying problems...

SBS suspends its daily broadcast of the Chinese government's Mandarin news bulletin after a human rights group accuses the public broadcaster of possibly airing forced confessions from prisoners. ...

An inquiry by the Attorney-General's Department into whether former High Court justice Dyson Heydon faced any complaints of workplace behaviour during his time as the trade union royal commissioner has handed back its re...

Nine great apes at the San Diego Zoo, where a number of gorillas tested positive for coronavirus earlier this year, are doing well after receiving COVID-19 vaccines.

One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the South Pacific in modern history triggered tsunami warnings throughout the region. But authorities say the threat has passed after only small waves are recorded. ...

The Federal Court dismisses an appeal by pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson against a landmark judgment for Australian women with faulty vaginal mesh implants.

One of the club's key fan groups is holding its season launch at a male-only members club one day after International Women's Day.

Disciplinary action taken against frontline Queensland child safety officers over the handling of 21-month-old toddler Mason Jet Lee's case was "manifestly inadequate", a review finds.

An unbeaten half-century to captain Aaron Finch, which included four sixes in the final over of Australia's innings, and a tight bowling display help the visitors level the men's five-match series against the Black Caps ...

The Northern Territory's Howard Springs quarantine facility will soon be responsible for quarantining 15 per cent of all Australians returning on international repatriation flights.

A young motorist who killed a teenage girl while "showing off" outside a birthday party in the southern WA town of Esperance is sentenced to more than seven-and-a-half years in jail.

The University of Wollongong is coming under fire from students for its lacklustre ceremony for the class of 2020 which featured a one-hour pre-recorded video.

See how a 1,200-square-kilometre iceberg breaks from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, the first large iceberg to calve from this shelf in 50 years.

A legal fight is brewing over the admissibility of "significant" evidence in the murder of Scott Johnson that could derail any future trial, a court is been told.

An Adelaide man who has admitted to filming himself sexually abusing children in Cambodia and publishing the videos online pleads with a Supreme Court judge to be "merciful" in sentencing him.

China's parliament is considering changes to Hong Kong's electoral committee, a severe blow to any remaining democratic hopes in the global financial hub.

The former captain of a Canberra women's rugby league team is told she should have known better, after she was convicted of punching the manager of the South Tuggeranong Knights in 2019.

A lack of regulation over private alcohol and drug rehabilitation treatment centres has allowed some unscrupulous providers to prey on people "at their most vulnerable", a new report finds.

Agritourism operators say Australia Post's decision to end a "crucial" delivery service could undermine online entrepreneurs, but the government-owned business says only a small number of customers are affected. ...