Headmaster Nicholas Sampson said his students would instead return on Monday, July 19, and have their next school holidays cut short to make up for the four lost teaching days.

Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Olympics trip is coming under increasing fire amid claims of hypocrisy, with 70,000 people now joining the chorus of criticism.

The fraudster asked an associate if she could use her financial services licence but was rebuffed by her husband, a court heard.

A $1 million NSW government reward has been announced as part of a renewed appeal to the community to come forward with any fresh and compelling information that may assist authorities.

While proceedings in the ex-soldier’s case are on hold until the threat of coronavirus recedes, the danger is advancing for three men and one woman who are set to give evidence from Afghanistan.

NSW health authorities have urged an extension of stay-at-home orders until July 16, masks will no longer be mandatory in Victorian offices by the end of the week and Ash Barty is through to the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time.

Billy Krey was found guilty of manslaughter over the unprovoked stabbing of Ioakima Sini at Whalan in Sydney’s west in 2017.

The decision for NSW Health to vaccinate year 12 students at St Joseph’s College sparked fury from vulnerable adults and teachers who argue they should be given priority in the rollout.

The NSW government is debating whether to include mandatory masks for high school students when COVID is circulating in the community.

With term three starting next week, there are growing calls for all of Victoria’s 138,000 school staff to be recognised as front-line workers and fast-tracked for vaccination.

A Perth man who murdered his wife, hid it from her family and tried to flee the country has been jailed for a minimum of 21 years.

Victorians can work in the office mask-free from Friday, but the government is being urged to do more to get public servants back into the city.

The Singaporean man, aged in his 50s, was transferred to the regional hospital after falling ill on an international bulk carrier travelling down WA’s coast.

On this episode of Please Explain, senior reporter at The Age Wendy Tuohy joins Tory Maguire to discuss the rise in women wanting to freeze their eggs during the pandemic.

Allan Miller, 49, did not appear before the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday because he is under police guard in hospital.

Top epidemiologists say health authorities had no choice but to extend Sydney’s lockdown and the extra time should be enough to crush the latest outbreak.

Staff who were not wearing personal protective equipment rushed to help save the patient on Tuesday.

Monica Elizabeth Young taunted her 14-year-old victim that he “did not have the balls” to touch her, a court has heard.

You, like anyone in the state of Victoria, can pay $85.70 and issue a criminal charge in the courts under a little-known, but deep-seated private prosecutions scheme.

The Queensland rights group says any further extension to the chief health officer’s powers could make measures such as lockdowns seem normal, and open to abuse.

A former GPS schoolboy hopes this Pfizer controversy is a lesson: privilege must have its limits.

About 450 people were lined up outside one Lygon Street cafe in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the “difficult decision” to extend the lockdown was largely due to the presence of the highly transmissible Delta variant in the community.

The lockdown of Greater Sydney, which includes the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour, will continue until 11.59pm on Friday, July 16 – as will the existing restrictions for regional NSW.

Tightening access is likely to result in cost-shifting to state-funded hospital and health systems, or Medicare services and ultimately, escalating care costs.

Masks are off in some workplaces and crowds will increase at public events under the new rules.

A week after a Queensland policeman was killed while he was trying to stop a vehicle with tyre spikes, new protocols over the use of the devices were rushed out with “no notice”.

Queensland has recorded one new case as the state continues to grapple with the aftermath of several COVID outbreaks.

Victoria’s Ombudsman has found almost 10,000 disciplinary hearings occur every year, in which back-room deals are negotiated with prisoners who have little means to appeal.

Tristan Cockman is seeking damages for expenses incurred and opportunity costs in seeking preselection for Cowan as well as the loss of a parliamentary salary.

While Australia’s individual wealth is rising to record highs, the number of West Australians staring into the homelessness abyss has skyrocketed.

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has vowed to make the City of Perth contribute to the $100 million WACA redevelopment despite the council voting not to back the project.

After being shot in the head, police officer Ron Fenton suffered an ongoing battle with PTSD, until he got his assistance dog Yogi, who he says saved his life.

This is no time to die in Sydney if you want your loved ones with you.

The problem with the nation’s default elimination strategy is that the disease cannot be eliminated.

A steering malfunction that caused a Sydney ferry to veer into a larger vessel’s path on the harbour was not reported until it occurred again months later.

In a society that looks to its future productivity and social cohesion — plum jobs should be available to all who strive, irrespective of their postcode or school.

The identity of a Melbourne man who raped, bashed and abused women over two decades can now be revealed after a court order concealing his name was lifted.

New Australian research suggests that infection with COVID-19 may not provide effective immunity against new variants of the virus. Researchers say the findings suggest vaccines would provide stronger and broader protection.

The federal government’s relentless bluster and spin about the pandemic response cannot disguise the mismanagement of the vaccine program.

Fourteen men and six women have been awarded the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation’s Rhodes-style scholarships, which will pay postgraduate students up to $85,000 to study abroad this year.

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

30 years ago, a group of high-profile founder members launched the Australian Republican Movement, intent on persuading the nation to cut ties with the British monarchy.

QC not shocked by increased divorces, Fischer apologises to Spassky, and the band plays on while the Star burns.

Commiserations to Belinda Neal, who has missed out on her dream of becoming a board director of human rights charity Amnesty International Australia.

Sydney’s hospital system is on “red alert”, with visitors restricted, children blocked from entering and hundreds of nurses and healthcare staff in isolation.

A replacement paean for the pandemic.

The grim discovery was made around 5am Tuesday after a member of the public noticed someone who appeared to be stuck inside a Good Sammy’s bin.

The hunt for Alan Lace ended on Monday when he was arrested on the Gold Coast and charged with drug offences.

A machine learning program can now detect glaucoma, leading to the discovery of 100 new genes linked to the condition.