Follow along on our free live blog as Melbourne enters the second week of the latest COVID-19 lockdown.

Glenn Dodds had worked in a more senior role for more than two years, but the department he worked for refused to increase his pay grade.

The federal government will provide extra vaccine doses to Victorians and maintain existing supplies for other Australians.

The seaman was at the centre of a suspected Pan Pacific Hotel leak in May and recently tested positive on release into the community. On Sunday, WA Chief Health Officer Andrew Robertson set about reassuring the public he was a “very low risk” cas...

Researchers say frogs, birds, crocodiles and other creatures seem able to sense and use sound while they’re still embryos, and that prenatal sounds affect everything from their behaviour to their chances for survival.

Resources committed today to combat COVID-19 will deliver a healthy return in years to come.

The jobs fund will kick off with a $20m cash injection into research at a PA Hospital institute, in a bid to boost Queensland’s vaccine development capacity.

The parents of former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith have said they are proud of their son after arriving in Sydney to attend his defamation trial set to begin on Monday against The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.

From learning how to cut hair to swimming every day in chilly Port Phillip Bay, the lockdowns of 2020 allowed some people to try new things. And they’re still going.

Adopting the practices of high-performing nations on PISA will not, on its own, improve Australia’s educational performance.

NSW Health would have to first approve the proposal, the Treasurer said. And a leading epidemiologist says while the plan is statistically sound, it might have some ‘wobbles’ in it.

I saw A Quiet Place II a week and a half ago, and the next morning I was plunged into my very own real-life horror movie called A Quiet Place II: Return to Lockdown.

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

A 58-year-old man is expected to face Parramatta Bail Court on Sunday for allegedly stabbing a woman multiple times in a domestic attack.

In one coastal region, lifesavers performed 500 rescues where they had made 145 the previous year.

Victoria has confirmed two new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and viral fragments have been discovered in Melbourne’s wastewater system.

The large mass of cold air from the Southern Ocean will push into southern states, bringing chilly temperatures, rain and snow to parts of NSW and Victoria.

Father Joseph Kolodziej, the parish priest at All Hallows Catholic Parish Five Dock, was asked to step down from his public role at the parish and its neighbouring primary school this week.

Complacency by the public but more so by bureaucrats and political leaders has been our weakest link.

The cornerstone of a legitimate vaccine mandate is that you don’t mandate until you’ve exhausted other options.

When women dare to speak out, the haters pile on. Would they prefer them to shut up? Do they think them liars, or merely guilty of the offence of open complaint?

Responding to Michael Kroger’s outrageous outburst this week, Ita told me she has deep concerns about the tone of public debate.

Raids on journalists provoked public alarm and a parliamentary inquiry – all to little effect.

Victorian authorities have also stepped up testing and isolation requirements for the Delta outbreak in efforts to prevent a third wave of infections taking hold.

Hyper-local support groups are helping locked down Victorians stay connected and mutually supported with empathy and fun.

My grammar obsession dates back decades. In previous lives I lectured theology students on grammar so they could learn Greek, as well as newspaper sub-editors.

We’ve done the right thing and still not all is well. This lockdown means many are feeling a sense of futility and fear.

Resort managers and the ski industry are hoping the ski season will go ahead in full this year after it was wiped out almost entirely in 2020.

It’s not right to permit the rich, privileged and famous to come and go from Australia whenever they want to amid a pandemic.

It’s frustrating for younger families to think there are empty-nesters out there sitting on property goldmines they don’t really need.

Structural reforms and improved technology have transformed contact tracing and outbreak management in Victoria.

A maths war is erupting as traditionalists and progressives argue about what students should know, and the best way to teach them.

Data from Services Australia revealed a 62 per cent jump in Victorian applications for Jobseeker and Youth Allowance in the fortnight in which the state-wide lockdown was announced from the two weeks prior.

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

Sydney’s A-list will asked to open their wallets and Bitcoin accounts for a good cause at the annual Gold Dinner fundraiser for sick kids.

Forensic experts have found a steep increase in children being sexually assaulted by offenders who found them online and have warned of reduced awareness of stranger danger online.

The ABC’s flagship current affairs program vows it won’t be swayed by “intense bullying” on social media.

The idea that behavioural differences between the cities explain COVID transmission is seductive, but doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.

The Sydney lord mayor believes she can win an unprecedented eight out of the ten seats on offer.

Once male-dominated, obstetrics is increasingly a specialisation practiced by women.

Even in the middle of the city, there are still empty blocks of land where there is ... well, nothing.

They’ve been used for millennia for everything from snake bites to contraception, now traditional bush medicines sold by Indigenous groups in the Northern Territory are providing jobs and income.

Eat the cheese and biscuits in the tub on the phone to a friend, or have raspberry cake for breakfast. I recommend both.

Victorians are struggling to use strategies that worked in past lockdowns, according to psychologists.

Big businesses such as Justin Hemmes’ Merivale were among 162 recipients of a state government program to support struggling live music venues.

Victoria small businesses are continuing to struggle under the weight of another lockdown, with owners taking to the streets of Melbourne’s CBD on Saturday.

A new coronavirus outbreak discovered in Melbourne has dashed hopes of an early end to the city’s lockdown.

Townsville is Australia’s largest northern city and rugby league is a religion there. Hosting the State of Origin is very much a big deal.

The MP’s chief of staff Frank Zumbo, 53, was arrested at Sutherland police station shortly before 6pm on Friday.

Three teenagers were arrested in Crows Nest after the car crashed into three other vehicles and the driver allegedly punched and headbutted a police officer.