A miner from the Northern Territory becomes the third case of community transmission in Queensland — meaning the list of exposure sites is about to get longer.

WA Premier Mark McGowan says the husband of a COVID case who returned from Sydney has tested negative, as the state waits for results from mine workers who have returned from the NT. Follow live.

The WA government announces new COVID-19 restrictions for Perth and the Peel region after a woman tests positive for coronavirus after potentially being infectious while in the community.

Gladys Berejiklian says she "does not regret a single decision" after 30 new COVID-19 cases are confirmed. The state was plunged into lockdown yesterday after the number of cases linked to a Bondi cluster increased.

New Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has reshuffled the party's frontbench, promoting supporters such as Bridget McKenzie and booting detractors like Darren Chester from Cabinet.

Gladys Berejiklian has been forthright in her criticism of other states for shutting down while holding her own government up as the model to manage outbreaks. Now NSW has been plunged into a two-week lockdown just five days after the possi...

Snap restrictions imposed on the weekend mean million of Australians are on alert for COVID-19 while contact tracers work through dozens of exposure sites around the country.  See how you're affected.

The Nationals frontbench has a makeover after last week's leadership spill saw Barnaby Joyce oust Michael McCormack as leader of the party.

The Virgin Airlines flight attendant who visited three east coast cities before she tested positive for COVID-19 was a household contact of an infectious worker at a seafood wholesaler in Sydney's inner west.

From travel restrictions to mask-wearing, here's what the 48-hour lockdown means for those impacted in the Greater Darwin region.

South Australia closes its borders to Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and the ACT because of a "very significant deterioration" in the COVID–19 situation across Australia, the state's Premier says.

Queensland is hoping for a Lang Park miracle in State of Origin Game II after the Blues' record victory in Townsville and a shocking build up. Follow all the action live from Brisbane in our live blog.

Queensland police release the identity of the person they believe was the driver of the car that hit and killed a police officer on the Bruce Highway north of Brisbane yesterday.

Perth and the Peel region are subject to a host of new restrictions — here's a rundown of what we know.

The former US president repeats some promises and slams his opponents, but it's what he says about the 2024 White House race that excites his adoring supporters.

The wife of Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says she thought her husband might die on the day he broke several ribs and fractured his vertebra.

Canberrans have been ordered to wear masks for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirms two new community cases of coronavirus, in Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast.

The Sky Blues lose Luke Brattan to a red card, while Melbourne City leads in the second half of the season decider following goals to Nathaniel Atkinson and Scott Jamieson. Follow our live ScoreCentre.

Symptoms can be unexpected and can seem disconnected — they can break you or your marriage — and while menopause is a normal stage of a woman's life, its onset can be early and confusing.

Two schools, an IKEA store, supermarkets and a brewery are among the sites in Perth's northern suburbs visited by a woman with COVID-19.

NSW Health removes Casula's Crossroads Hotel from its list of COVID-19 exposed sites after an error, and adds the Crossways Hotel in Strathfield South plus number of venues in Coogee.

Police say people are willing to "dob" in others not following COVID-19 restrictions after a man and woman are fined for leaving Sydney to visit a pony club in the Hunter Valley after a tip-off.

The Greater Darwin region enters a 48-hour lockdown after the NT detected five new coronavirus cases linked with an outbreak at a remote mine.

Miami-Dade mayor Daniella Levine Cava says the identification of victims lowers the number of unaccounted residents to 156, adding that crews also discovered other unspecified human remains.