Victoria’s outbreak has grown by 11 cases as schools, aged care facilities and shops join the exposure site list.

As Victorians rush to get protection against the COVID-19 outbreak, the state government has insisted its vaccine hotline is improving following a widespread meltdown of the booking system last week.

A man has died after he was found unresponsive on his boat when it ran onto rocks at Bundeena in Sydney’s south on Monday afternoon.

As the sun set, beachgoers continued to reminisce, pray and search for answers about what happened to the 18-year-old.

Naomi Osaka says she does not want to attend press conferences on mental health grounds. But her decision raises questions about the relationship between the media and public figures.

Victorian contact tracers are scrambling to find the source of a ‘mystery’ case of COVID-19 in aged care, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is holding diplomatic talks in New Zealand and Naomi Osaka could be thrown out of the French Open if she conti...

Educational experts and activist Chanel Contos have welcomed measures announced by the NSW Education Minister on sexual consent, but say they do not go far enough.

Schools are taking a week of remote learning in their stride but already making plans for a possible extension of time out of the classroom beyond Thursday.

It’s a bit like “what school did you go to?” or “which footy team do you barrack for?” The answer “I like both” doesn’t really cut it.

Thousands of workers have been sent home as cyber attack hits Australian meat processor.

The average basket of goods for a WA family will be increased by 1.6 per cent for the coming financial year.

Residents at four aged care homes in Melbourne were confined to their rooms on Monday after the federal government allowed staff to once again work across multiple sites.

Mathew Dunbar’s psychiatrist told a court the Walcha farmer did have depression, but it was caused by Ms Darcy, who would make “cruel comments” and even goaded him to kill himself.

Emergency services are concerned an 18-year-old worker who fell at a construction site in Perth may have suffered spinal injuries.

The ex-cop who was found to have fabricated a same-sex relationship to claim a $6m inheritance was found guilty of taking funds within hours of the deceased’s death.

We need to crank up the incentives so Australians take up vaccination as it becomes available.

The ABC said no damages would be paid to the federal Liberal minister after he discontinued his defamation proceedings against the broadcaster.

Today on Please Explain, The Age’s state political editor, Annika Smethurst, joins Tory Maguire to discuss the latest on Victoria’s snap seven-day “circuit-breaker” lockdown.

The excuses and obfuscation around what happened in aged care has the same pattern we saw last year with the horrific situation of the second wave of COVID.

Twenty-seven years after an audacious heist in Richmond, Pasquale ‘Percy’ Lanciana has been found guilty of armed robbery and other charges after an Armaguard van was hijacked by men posing as road workers.

Three men have been arrested after police released footage of a group climbing on the Martin Place Cenotaph at the weekend.

Superintendent Michelle Stenner faced the first day of her perjury trial on Monday. She has pleaded not guilty.

A short guide on how to work out what vaccine you’re eligible to receive, how to book an appointment, and where to go for a walk-in vaccination.

The government has warned it faces a difficult task reining in the current outbreak after six additional cases were added to the overnight tally.

Investigators believe that two 2017 killings related to the Comanchero bikie gang were innocent young men who were mistakenly killed, saying the attacks resulted from “callous stupidity” and “utter incompetence” after a gunman went to the wro...

Mobile phone that involve players going outside had a positive impact on the mental and physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scathing analysis claims only South Australians are poorer than Victorians.

As an Asian-Australian ALP member, I cannot in good conscience vote for Daley.

A positive wastewater detection in Emerald, along with the growing cluster in Victoria, has Queensland health authorities urging locals to get tested.

The satellite city south-west of Brisbane gets 174 new hospital beds in facility built as part of an upgrade to the Mater hospital.

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

Students are dealing with reduced support and teachers are having funding requests dismissed while the heads of the uni are parading a modern new logo.

You aren’t likely to lose custody of your child because of damage to your property, but some families do.

Jordan Kelly went missing after he lost hold of his ski at North Stradbroke on Saturday night.

A former Bandidos bikie has been charged after police allegedly uncovered a clandestine drug lab, weapons, jetskis and two classic cars during raids at a home and storage sheds in Sydney’s west.

In 24 hours the petition was signed more than 10,000 times, but the government said there were no simple solutions to the issue of repeat youth offenders.

The vehicle rollover occurred about 4.30pm on Sunday when the driver lost control of the vehicle, police believe.

Investigations are continuing into the fire that gutted a home in Hamilton.

Bosses in regional Victoria cannot find all the workers they need as the bush jobs market streaks ahead of the city.

Rhiannon Jorgensen is strongly resisting arts body Montsalvat Trust’s bid to evict her from its Christmas Hills farm.

A sampling program by the NSW Environment Protection Authority has not yet substantiated long held suspicions that cotton chemicals are damaging the vegetation west of Dubbo.

I’m pro-vaccination and have been eligible for my first COVID-19 jab for weeks. Yet, like a lot of the Australian population, I found myself hesitant to get it.

When it comes to persuading doubters about the benefits of vaccination, Scotty appears to have lost his mojo.

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

Okan Yesilhat claimed he had a clandestine 14-year relationship with a pharmacist to cash in on his $6m estate.

None of the Labor politicians who have appeared with controversial YouTube comedian Jordan Shanks have condemned racist language he used about a senior Nationals MP.

Malcolm Turnbull’s support of independent Kirsty O’Connell in the Upper Hunter has stretched his relationship with some Liberals to breaking point.

When I was growing up, doctors were seen as having a noble profession. But some are ruining that reputation.

Endeavour Foundation launched the new tool after identifying a need to help people with mental impairments safely navigate the online world.

Thirteen pockets and a clear conscience, plus a sample from the real centre for excellence.