WA Police are urgently seeking the public’s assistance for information regarding the whereabouts of Cecil John Edgill and his five-year-old son Romeo.

There were more people than expected at one of Melbourne’s mass COVID-19 vaccination centres and confusion at others as inoculation clinics in the state officially opened to everyone over 50.

Smoke from hazard reduction burns settled across Sydney and southern NSW ahead of forecast wet weather which could suspend planned burns “for some time”.

Gymnast Alliance Australia welcomed the release on Monday of an Australian Human Rights Commission investigation into the sport.

The 16-year-old boy was killed during a finals race of the 2021 Queensland Dirt & Long Track Championship.

Victoria Police has confirmed body-worn camera footage of the incident is being reviewed after the Chief Commissioner said the man was in handcuffs for only a short time before.

As demand for perinatal anxiety support hits an all-time high, two common emotions mothers report are fear and shame, according to Gidget Foundation CEO Arabella Gibson.

Today on Please Explain, Tory Maguire and investigative journalist Adele Ferguson discuss how millions of dollars of mining royalty payments are spent.

It’s been a long time since I worried about catching coronavirus. I’m just impatient. Every needle in an arm slowly turns the key that will unlock this country.

The debate has left some men and boys feeling confused, defensive and angry. How do we go about making them into better men?

John Barilaro says people in the state are not ready to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. “Once you are eligible, please do your bit,” he says.

The Polaris 3 sailed from the Port of Townsville early on Monday morning, leaving 12 of its crew behind.

Perth had barely emerged from its three-day lockdown when another hotel quarantine breach sparked fears the city would be plunged into its third snap lockdown in less than 100 days.

Who can get a vaccine now in Victoria? Where do you book and what should you expect on the day?

New data shows the ninth consecutive month of house price increases in Perth’s racing property market, however the monthly rate of growth appears to have slowed. 

Annastacia Palaszczuk has written to federal health planners asking them to expand the network of GPs able to give jabs as vaccine volumes increase.

Noel Olive was a “big ideas” man who was good at rallying others to any cause.

It’s great that Andrew Laming has been open about his ADHD diagnosis, but having this condition linked with dubious conduct is less ideal for other Australians dealing with ADHD.

The man became extremely controlling and violent when the woman moved in with him in Sydney’s south-west 2018, including referring to her as his slave.

The longest road tunnel in Australia would be constructed between Lithgow and Katoomba within the next decade under a plan being considered by the NSW government.

Opponents say plans to build a concrete batching plant on Glebe Island are at odds with the government’s plans to revive the area as a waterfront destination.

There have been no new community cases of coronavirus detected in WA overnight, despite Mr McGowan revealing two positive cases delivered food to 100 households while potentially infectious.

Judge Nicole Noman told the jury that if the woman didn’t act in a way they would have expected a person to behave after being sexually assaulted, then that didn’t necessarily mean she was unreliable.

Thousands gathered in Brisbane’s CBD, with workers from several unions congregating to demand better working conditions, in what was reportedly the country’s biggest Labour Day event.

And no – it doesn’t involve mining them.

A mother has been charged after allegedly running over her 27-year-old daughter while drink driving during her son’s 21st birthday party.

A crew member of a live exports carrier that arrived off Townsville who reportedly absconded on land and breached quarantine rules has given himself up.

People who did not join the National Disability Insurance Scheme before the age of 65 are not eligible and that, according to former business titan Bill Moss, is discrimination.

When the Adnyamathanha people of South Australia struck deals with a uranium miner over their traditional lands, hopes of significant community benefits were high. Instead, there has been division and questions over where the money has gone.

The amount of money victims lost from scams in the March quarter jumped from $37.8 million in 2020 to $63 million this year.

A two-storey spiral cycleway at the northern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of two preferred options under consideration by the state government.

Scrutinising federal judicial appointments would be made easier under measures being considered by the country’s top law reform agency.

A University of Sydney law professor is disputing a $1000 on-the-spot COVID-19 fine in court.

An aged-care home could be forced to move out of fast-growing Rhodes if plans for the suburb’s redevelopment go ahead.

Grace’s Place in Sydney’s west will provide accommodation for children and guardians while offering counselling and recovery services, including a music room and play facilities.

The Coalition’s response to the situation in India is horrifying.

The big party at the gallery had an extraordinary centrepiece.

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

Today the Sydney Morning Herald launches a major new section – The Guide.

With almost as many causes as people, thousands of marchers enjoyed perfect weather for the annual May Day procession from the Haymarket to the Domain.

Scott Morrison fought an election not on beliefs, but on who he was. No politician in Australia has wielded their identity as effectively as Morrison has.

The state’s newly announced emissions goals are politically bold but scientifically inadequate.

More people and more journalists need to question their intuitive assumptions and those of their peers.

According to Nine News, the Pakistani national disembarked on Saturday night after the ship, Polaris 3, docked at the Port of Townsville following a 17-day journey from Huanghua in China.

Queensland has unveiled a new regime to manage interstate outbreaks, in a step back from the total border shutdowns that devastated businesses and led to travel chaos. 

While others dine out on the wrong bird call.

The University of Queensland has not expressed a preference on the location of a new green bridge from St Lucia to West End, despite a major increase in cycle trips to and from the institution.

There is much ground to be made up in Australian schools in learning about the full gamut of our past. We must be better informed about all sides of our history.

After smaller, COVID-curtailed celebrations last year, the Menidis family - like many Orthodox Christians across Victoria - dined in style on Orthodox Easter Sunday.

Alex Eleftheriou broke every bone in his body, was in an induced coma for 21 days, and in hospital for about 12 months recovering from the nightmare crash of September 19, 2012 when he was only 17.