Police were called to the fast food outlet on Lauderdale Road in Narre Warren about 2.45pm after reports people were causing trouble. 

The Transport Workers’ Union’s Queensland branch will be investigated and its secretary has stood down after the National Council received complaints regarding the governance of the branch.

Georgina Harrison, who was named as the new secretary of the NSW Department of Education on Monday, is a career bureaucrat who has spent 20 years working in government agencies in Australia and the United Kingdom.

A Sydney-based disability care provider is facing allegations of physical abuse and neglect of vulnerable clients under its care.

Victorian health authorities say four positive cases of coronavirus have been detected in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, noting one case attended Highpoint Shopping Centre last week.

Party and union figures close to the negotiations say there is a desire for a smooth transition to a new leader, which would start with Jodi McKay stepping aside.

Bob Dylan’s body of work is a legacy beyond eclipse.

Four people have tested positive to COVID-19 in Victoria, NSW Labor MPs are vying for the leadership after a ‘devastating’ weekend byelection, and BBC bosses will be hauled before UK parliament over Diana interview fallout.

The Premier announces new restrictions in the wake of a potential new outbreak in the Victorian capital, as the government prepares for wider vaccine rollout.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said it was always the plan for over 50s to visit a GP for their vaccination.

The Andrews Government has rejected calls to establish a register for informal sperm donors, despite fears about the growing risks of women using social media to find men to help them conceive.

A man in his 40s has been taken to hospital after he was trapped in rock crushing machinery.

A former NSW Labor minister and general-secretary finds lessons for the party in the Upper Hunter byelection loss.

Bizarre details about the notorious fraudster’s offending were aired in court on Monday, as the 32-year-old entered guilty pleas over crimes that spanned more than 18 months.

Metro Tunnel’s builders prepare to remove massive tunnelling machines and extract them from underground after they finished excavating twin nine-kilometre rail tunnels beneath the city.

The NSW government will push ahead with a $2.5 billion motorway tunnel between Kogarah and Arncliffe but doubt remains whether it will ever be extended south.

A NSW District Court jury found Gregory Douglas committed sexual and indecent assaults against five young women who stayed on his farm after subjecting them to unwanted massages.

Today on Please Explain, Tory Maguire is joined by International Editor Peter Hartcher to discuss what’s next for Australia’s relationship with an increasingly energetic Chinese leadership.

Regional councils are moving forward with property sales and loans in response to desperate housing shortages.

Lawyer Campbell MacCallum’s car was bugged by anti-corruption officers. He was later charged with a string of offences.

Six Queensland Fire and Emergency Service employees have been stood down and their matters have been referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission to investigate. 

The IT consultant suing his ex-girlfriend for calling him a sex addict claims she hacked into his email and signed him up to porn sites, as a new witness emerged alleging he was a predator.

The Lord Mayor has moved to deliver one of his key election commitments, which he says could improve police numbers and therefore safety in the central city.

Fancy retiring on just $45,000? It’s not quite the recommended half a million but if you’re a West Australian woman your prospects are looking a bit grim.

The court heard that a barrister friend of high-profile defamation barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC had attempted to dissuade her from acting for the federal Liberal minister.

She was found dead by a Mount Cotton neighbour who had been asked to check on the girl while her father was away.

Zay Canters has come out twice to their parents, first as a lesbian at 23 and five years later as gender fluid. Now the family are part of a major campaign promoting pride, respect and equality.

Former AFL coach Dani Laidley has faced court after being charged with breaching a court-imposed order.

Skilled events workers hit hard by the end of the JobKeeper wages subsidy may be permanently lost to the ailing sector, putting at risk its ability to recover from the pandemic.

Several people immediately rushed to help Trevor Badger, whose light plane crashed on a paddock of his property in WA’s Great Southern region.

Baggage, check-in and security systems at the domestic terminal were affected, with passengers having to check in manually.

The woman died after she was allegedly stabbed in the neck with a hunting knife.

Infectious disease experts are calling for a less panicked response to small outbreaks after an analysis revealed two-thirds of the past 17 breaches have been managed without a lockdown.

Police said two men untied the vessel, towed it to a nearby boat ramp and loaded it onto a trailer attached to a white ute.

A horde of medical staff from across the state is expected to attend a Perth rally on Tuesday to show their support for the nurses and doctors they feel are under fire from the Perth Children’s Hospital executive in the wake of Aishwarya Aswath’s...

A multinational company that secured a $121 million contract to support asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea boosted its profits by billing the Australian government $75 an hour for local workers it paid just $8.

Wariness about public transport after COVID-19 is prompting people to drive their cars more for short local trips. Without investment in active infrastructure, lobby groups fear this behaviour will become entrenched.

On Monday the memorial will be unveiled after extensive restoration, 183 years to the day after Welsh-born immigrant David Jones opened his first premises in Sydney’s CBD.

As the 1967 referendum on Aboriginal recognition shows, if people are presented with a clear choice in a non-partisan way, they will overwhelmingly back progress.

Australia is almost alone in asking its citizens, including dual citizens, to acquire a government exemption to travel overseas.

When 16-year-old Kyla Joy was imagining her life-changing surgery in Australia, getting stuck in the wrong city was not part of the plan.

Australia can reopen its international border, and allow its many foreign-born citizens to reconnect with loved ones overseas, with a responsible travel plan that incorporates measured risk.

Hospital staff lack clear guidelines for treating diabetic patients, leading researchers to recommend development of a single framework.

A group of University of Sydney students have developed a new app to help young lawyers record and report sexual harassment and bullying.

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

Man of history, the way we were, and 40c phone calls rejected

The need for up to $20 million a year extra comes as the state government aims to create an overarching trust to oversee six of the city’s parks.

Has Jacqui Lambie’s relationship with Qantas hit some turbulence?

Of Zacabags and latter-day omissions.

Police believe a man who was stabbed in his western Sydney home by a gang of three intruders who then set his house on fire was attacked by mistake.