The AstraZeneca vaccine will now only be recommended for use in people aged 60 and over, after the federal government accepted new advice from the country's vaccine experts.

NSW Police and health authorities are trying to get to the bottom of the latest Sydney COVID-19 cluster, putting the testing and safety protocols of a limo driver under the microscope. Here's what we know about the case.

Most of us don't think a great deal about our superannuation until we reach a certain age but the government has just passed some pretty big changes to the way the system works. Here's what you should know.

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says nearly 3 million Pfizer COVID vaccine doses are expected to arrive in Australia next month to allow authorities to "expand the coverage". Follow live.

The COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney’s eastern suburbs grows to three cases, as police probe whether the first infection identified – a limousine driver – breached quarantine protocols.

Online services are being restored following a widespread outage affecting ANZ, Westpac and the Commonwealth Bank, as well as other businesses such as Virgin Australia and Australia Post.

Some parents have faced numerous hurdles in trying to return to their children in India - leaving them with no other option but to seek out other stranded Australians they don't know through social media.

Health officials say if you've already received one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, you should get a second regardless of your age.

Police say Kerry Rooney’s estranged wife was arrested at the scene and later charged with murder, two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and going armed to cause fear.

Homes in southwest Sydney are being swooped up faster than the NSW Government can release new land. But experts say a lot more homes need to be built, and fast, to meet the demand. 

A former spy known as "Witness K" pleads guilty to conspiring to reveal classified information during a hearing in the ACT Magistrates Court.

The trip of a lifetime for a newlywed couple cost them their lives. A three-year investigation has revealed why it happened.

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith tells a Sydney court Australian soldiers were permitted to use "whatever force was necessary" to arrest insurgents in Afghanistan, including punching those who were fighting back. 

A team of labradors is helping to bolster coronavirus detection efforts at Adelaide Airport as part of a trial to see if the dogs can sniff out COVID-19 cases among incoming travellers.

Mabelle Kayser has undergone treatment at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital after being diagnosed with a rare cancer, but her parents say she has been left "screaming out in pain" at times.

A jury in the Townsville District Court takes two hours to find Darren James Homan not guilty in relation to the death of Justin Scott (pictured) during the 2019 floods. 

There is growing unease within the Coalition over the federal government's proposed new agriculture visa, as experts warn it could undermine Australia's flagship labour schemes for Pacific Island workers.

Imagine being afraid to try on clothes in a change room, use the bathroom at a bar or even shower at a hotel. It's a daily reality for women in South Korea, where cameras are increasingly hidden in locations designed to capture people in the...

Jesse Matthews is sentenced to 10 years and six months in jail over a high-speed crash in the Perth suburb of Mahogany Creek that left Madeline Morgan and her soon-to-be-born daughter Lucy dead.

The United Nations, US State Department and European Union say there is ongoing discrimination and violence against Tamils in Sri Lanka — standing in stark contrast to the Australian government's assessment.

The Danish footballer, who is recovering in a Copenhagen hospital after suffering cardiac arrest, will be fitted with a cardioverter-defibrillator to monitor his heart rhythm.

Moviegoers and cafe patrons in Sydney's eastern beaches have been put on high alert after a Bondi couple tested positive for COVID-19.

From fears of mass unemployment to worries about labour shortages, Australia's jobs market has staged a dramatic turnaround since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Decades after a peace deal ended bloodshed in Northern Ireland, there are fears "The Troubles" are coming back. This time it's being inflamed by a "British betrayal".

Authorities say it appears to be a breach of requirements that health staff working in COVID wards do not work at other facilities.