Premier Gladys Berejiklian says while the aim is to quash the current Delta outbreak, authorities are looking at ways to "resume some level of activity". It comes after NSW recorded 105 cases and the death of a woman in her 90s.

Find out the which workers are allowed to travel outside three south-west Sydney local government areas if they are required to leave home for work.

Health authorities in Mildura in north-west Victoria brace for more cases of COVID-19 as the region records its first positive case in 15 months. 

It was supposed to be a regular teen birthday party. Instead, it led to a police investigation, two trials and an experience one expert says should "shock our moral consciousness".

Premier Daniel Andrews says a case emerging in Mildura, 540km from Melbourne, this morning will likely mean regional Victoria's lockdown will remain in step with the capital city.

Games organisers confirm the positive tests five days out from the opening ceremony, while members of Australia's athletics squad are qaurantined in Cairns following a COVID-19 scare.

The NSW Deputy Premier warns regional communities to "stay vigilant" in an effort to keep the highly-infectious Delta strain out — or face tighter restrictions.

Sydney Swans and GWS Giants players, including Toby Greene, withdraw from a match on the Gold Coast after visiting a COVID-19 exposure site in Melbourne last Tuesday.

Queensland records zero new community cases of COVID-19 as health authorities continue to closely monitor two separate outbreaks of the highly infectious Delta strain.

Australia is not in COVID crisis but trapped in a bubble of our own success and the true dilemma is working out a reasonable response, writes Stan Grant.

As England prepares to return to pre-pandemic life, the Netherlands serves as a warning for what happens when you abandon almost all restrictions. 

The far-right British media personality says she has been "lying in wait" to scare Sydney hotel quarantine workers when they deliver her food. 

NSW Police charge three men who allegedly knew they had COVID-19 but still travelled from Sydney to the state's Central West.

Just days before the opening ceremony, Tokyo has reported its highest number of new coronavirus cases in almost six months and experts warn it could get much worse from here.

WA Premier Mark McGowan says seven crew members aboard the BBC California are displaying "COVID-19-like symptoms" and the ship's captain has requested the crew be medically assessed.

Players and fans take cover as the sound of gunfire echoes through the stadium after an incident outside the complex that left three injured. 

A herd of gentle giants, lumbering across a south-eastern province in China, now appear to be finding their way home after wandering for over a year.

The Crows play the Eagles in Adelaide, while the Swans and Giants each have several players in isolation after being exposed to a COVID-19 exposure site in Melbourne. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results.  Â...

The Rabbitohs and Bulldogs face each other on the Gold Coast, while the Wests Tigers celebrate their victory over the Broncos in Brisbane. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.

The death toll continues to rise and scores remain missing as thoughts turn the lengthy job of rebuilding communities across Germany and Belgium devastated in minutes.

Moneyball was the book that changed the way coaches and recruiters think about sport, but it remains one of the most misused and little-understood concepts in the AFL world.

Dave Rennie accuses France of milking penalties after Australia loses Marika Koroibete in the fifth minute to a controversial red card in their 33-30 Test win.

A leading epidemiologist is optimistic that the state will be in a better position by the end on the month, but there's one condition— people must comply with the new orders.

Max Verstappen out-drags Lewis Hamilton in the inaugural Silverstone Sprint to take the pole for the British Grand Prix.

Thousands of flamingos have died at Turkey's Lake Tuz in the past two weeks from a drought environmentalists say is the result of climate change and agricultural irrigation methods.