WA Premier Mark McGowan and NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner question the extra doses of Pfizer vaccine being allocated by the Commonwealth to NSW, saying the entire country needs more vaccines.

NSW health authorities confirm two more COVID-19 deaths. Ten people have now died during the current outbreak in the state since it began on June 16.

Australian Ariarne Titmus produces one of the great moments in Australian Olympic history, beating the legendary American Katie Ledecky in the 400m freestyle final.

Dieter Brummer, who starred in Home and Away as the hugely popular heart-throb Shane Parrish in the 1990s, is found dead in his Sydney home.

George Christensen was just metres from QAnon supporters at a rally in Mackay,  North Queensland, as photos seen by the ABC reveal. 

She may describe herself as happy and giggly, but Ariarne Titmus is more Terminator than she likes to let on, as shown in her epic showdown with US rival Katie Ledecky, writes Paul Kennedy.

Ash Barty will look to put her singles disappointment behind her in second-round doubles clash with Storm Sanders, after Ajla Tomljanovic bravely succumbed to Elina Svitolina. Follow all the action in our live blog.

More than 150 days into Australia's vaccination rollout, no age group is yet to reach a first dose vaccination rate of 80 per cent.

NSW Police say a second anti-lockdown protest in Sydney will "not be tolerated" after thousands of people marched through the CBD on Saturday.

The recommendations of a review into the Parliament's workplace, ordered in the wake of the Brittany Higgins rape allegations, have been accepted by the government.

Jamie Cust's defence team argued that Jesus Bebita had sexually assaulted him while he was sleeping and that he had acted under "extreme provocation".

Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley says officials have drawn "some comfort" from two consecutive days where new local cases were not in the community while infectious, but notes the 22 cases found over the weekend is still a "significant...

An Afghan villager tells a Sydney court a radio device was planted on the body of a dead farmer the day he was allegedly killed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan.

Tax relief for people earning between $45,000 and $200,000 is locked in for 2024, as Labor agrees to keep the final stage of the government's legislated tax cuts.

Accused murderer Sebastian Ruiz testifies he punched and kicked a 76-year-old stranger in the elderly man's own home because he wanted to make a point about how to treat women. 

Five people are arrested and a further eight are fined for allegedly breaching South Australia's current strict lockdown, after police were called to another house party at an address in suburban Adelaide.

An accounting student in her 30s is being remembered as "hardworking" and "an amazing friend" after her death from COVID-19.

Lashing out against the game's governing body on Twitter, pop star Pink says she is "proud" of the team for protesting against the "very sexist rules about their uniform". 

Two police officers have spent the night in hospital after their patrol car was rammed by a stolen government firefighting vehicle near Lakes Entrance in Victoria's east. 

Beyond the dances and skits there's a darker side to TikTok. The app's algorithm is exposing users to dangerous content while controlling which people and political movements get attention.

The United States is seeing more COVID-19 cases fuelled by unvaccinated Americans and the Delta variant, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert says.

Australia's Beach Volleyball team is going up against athletes representing ROC this afternoon at the Tokyo Olympics, but you'd be forgiven for thinking no such country exists — it doesn't.

Norway comes out on top with a dramatic finish as Australia's top ranked triathlete Jake Birtwhistle leaves battered in a Tokyo 2020 men's triathlon to remember. 

Women's dress codes in sport are determined by "traditions" that are both outdated and gendered that have turned women into objects to be admired rather than being valued for their sporting skills. However, there is recent rebellion in the ...

The lure of the Snowies proved irresistible to the family, who were promptly fined $2,000 and sent back to Blacktown. But they weren't the only ones caught in the state's south on the weekend.