Police say it was a miracle that nobody died during series of incidents involving a 27-year-old Mickleham man who sped at up to 200km/h in a stolen police car.

The plan being considered following the PA Hospital outbreak would reduce the risk of transmission through Queensland’s hospital system.

The weather bureau says up to 150 millimetres of rain could be dumped on the Brisbane region on Monday and Tuesday.

NSW Fire and Rescue launched a minor evacuation operation at the Opera House on Sunday afternoon after reports of a gas smell.

The Saturday night gathering moved to several sites around the Gold Coast, with one of the cars later crashing, leaving its teenage driver with serious injuries.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said details of a state funeral for Sydney designer Carla Zampatti would soon be released.

A special meeting has been called at Yarra City Council to debate a notice to rescind last week’s vote blocking development of social and affordable housing next to Collingwood Town Hall.

As the pandemic puts increasing pressure on young people’s futures, supporting our universities is more important than ever.

A team of Melbourne tower residents are working as “health concierges”, helping their neighbours get the right information on COVID-19 vaccines.

For almost 20 years Louisa Larkin has comfortably put the letter of the law to one side when walking her golden retrievers Lily and Pickles.

In a separate incident, four people, including two children, were injured when their car crashed into a pole in Capalaba.

Purr-fection: After 74 years finding homes for cats, the Cat Protection Society of Victoria finally has its own swish headquarters.

The teachers at the school are disputing claims of staff racism and say stress and overwork is leading to a teacher shortage.

The state’s Chief Health Officer Andy Robertson is reassuring West Australians the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe after a Melbourne man was hospitalised with blood clots after receiving the jab.

Brisbane was expected to be in the firing line of the offshore trough on Monday, with up to 120 millimetres forecast for the capital.

Police have arrested a man over a death that allegedly occurred in the hallway outside his room at the Oaks Sydney Castlereagh Suites. 

I believe there’s a secret chemical compound the general public don’t know about that makes everything look good - until you get it home.

If the Prime Minister thinks his cabinet reshuffle will refashion the way women feel about him, he should have another think.

A 69-year-old man has died days after he was hit in the head by a golf ball in a freak accident at the Portarlington Golf Club.

University campuses are returning to normal with students hanging out on the lawns, going for drinks at the uni bar and joining clubs and sporting teams.

Police are yet to determine what caused a light aircrash that killed an experienced 52-year-old recreational pilot in Victoria’s south-east on Sunday morning.

Health Minister Yvette D’Ath confirmed the state only had one new case on Sunday, believed to have been infected in Pakistan.

The sexual consent activist wants anonymous, informal statements that would make people more willing to report crimes against people they know personally.

Victoria has recorded another ‘double doughnut’ day, as new documents show Australia’s first vaccination phase could finish two months later than planned.

The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.

A man and woman allegedly used three stolen vehicles to travel nearly 500 kilometres from Molong to Sydney, ousting two families from their cars.

Have we won against COVID? It is too soon to declare victory. But for Christians like me, we declare victory every Easter.

Carla Zampatti believed that if you felt good in your clothes you could conquer the world and, with the clothes she designed, she empowered women.

The loss of international students is set to punch an $18 billion hole in the economy, placing state and federal governments under growing pressure to act.

‘I love it’: Worshippers are joyfully returning to churches this Easter, after COVID-19 restrictions forced 2020 services to go online.

As family violence rates hit record highs in Victoria, GPs say there is urgent need for 10-session family safety management plans to be funded under Medicare.

A banking IT consultant is suing for defamation after three ex-girlfriends allegedly banded together to send a letter to his fiancee telling her to leave him.

My experience of workers at supermarkets has had some highlights. I was once overwhelmed by a kidney stone in one. The young staff were sensational.

The widow of a prison guard who took his own life after being bullied and harassed by his colleagues for reporting the assault of a prisoner at a maximum-security jail in Victoria is suing the state government and prison authorities.

Quit Victoria is developing an anti-vaping resource for schools and parents, as teens use social media platforms TikTok and Instagram to buy e-cigarettes.

For years, the city has demonstrated a remarkable appetite for the party drug and the demand continues to grow. What is it with Sydney and coke?

Hotel quarantine, the vaccine rollout and our collective efforts to almost eliminate COVID-19 from the community have given us an opportunity this year to celebrate Easter as we always have - with each other. Life in all its joy is renewed.

It can be truly distracting and destabilising when, no matter what you do or say, there is a focus every day not on how you think and perform but how you look.

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

This year marks the return of two great Easter traditions - mass baptisms and confirmations for Catholics and the Royal Easter Show in Sydney.

The editors of Sydney University’s student paper have been accused of capitulating to Chinese Communist Party supporters.

Outdoor gyms have mushroomed across Sydney, but research suggests they deliver limited health benefits.

A $335 million grants program to help not-for-profit organisations build “community infrastructure” is increasingly being endorsed by MPs for private schools.

More than two dozen grassroots groups have formed around the country to either field candidates at the next federal election or to push for greater community engagement with their MPs.

Five people, including a young child, have been killed in crashes two days into the long weekend.

In a unique collaboration for Brisbane Street Art Festival, a mural is being planned for the airport to prompt discussion about the importance of AI.

The “chilling reality” comes despite a reduction in Indigenous offending over that time, a new report reveals.

As an Italian immigrant and a single mother forging a career in the 1970s, Carla Zampatti had reason to see herself as an outsider. But she quickly worked to the front and centre of Australian fashion, where she remained for five decades, right up un...

Metro hubs such Monash Health, Western Health, Austin Health and Barwon Health have closed all or some of their vaccination sites over the long weekend.

Police are investigating the death of the 58-year-old man, who succumbed to his injuries after Saturday afternoon’s brawl.