A group of 20 young activists told MPs from across the spectrum they want consent training of much more than one hour made mandatory for everyone who works in parliament.

After several days of high anxiety, coronavirus has come once again to the Flemington public housing estate, with the confirmation of eight cases in one of the towers. But the response this time is different.

Once a memorandum of understanding with the Queensland government is signed, work will begin in October to transform Pinkenba’s Damascus Barracks into a 1000-bed COVID-19 quarantine centre.

It’s enough to make the blood run cold. Lisa Blair was the first woman to sail solo around Antarctica - and she’s about to repeat the treacherous journey that nearly killed her.

Plans to move south-east Queensland out of hard lockdown by Sunday afternoon will swing on the Delta numbers reaching the CHO’s inbox overnight.

NSW has been told it must learn to live with COVID, Victoria is entering its second full day of a statewide lockdown and Queensland’s outbreak is being supercharged by children.

Police said the tram driver, who has been stood down pending an investigation, had a blood alcohol reading of 0.07.

Five patients have now died after catching COVID-19 within Liverpool Hospital’s geriatric and neurology wards.

Whatever you think of YouTube’s decision to suspend Sky News, it is clear social media platforms can control the message while being accountable to no one.

Five teenagers have now been charged with murder after the alleged attack in Sydney’s west. 

The state’s top homicide detective said he cannot discount that a fatal shooting on Friday was linked to gang violence involving the Alameddine organised crime network.

One of the soldiers was injured trying to rescue his colleague.

Public housing advocates are bracing for more cases in high-rise towers after Victoria recorded 29 new local COVID-19 cases and at least 38 new exposure sites on Saturday.

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It was a jubilee celebration for the then-revolutionary strategy for Sydney turning it from a “concrete jungle” to a liveable, vibrant and global city.

Queensland’s CHO was heartened by Saturday’s figures because all 13 new cases had been in home quarantine throughout their infectious period.

Students will have to make their own way to vaccinations rather than being bussed in, raising fears many won’t bother.

NSW has recorded 319 new local cases of COVID-19, with most cases in south-west and western Sydney.

The former Dancing with the Stars contestant has spoken out to prove even a free spirited, barefoot and bra-less free range mum of many like herself can be pro-vaccine.

There’s a lot to try to explain about the world right now. On the explainer desk, our rule of thumb is that if we’re curious about something, there’s every chance you will be too.

Vaccination rates are speeding up but the way forward is still plagued by logistics, messaging, hesitancy and reach of the program into hotspot areas.

In a single week we witnessed the power of Australian politics when it works well, and its ugly pettiness when it doesn’t.

The famed Olympic spirit - often uneasily spruiked by blazered men - has been shining brightly in Tokyo, delivering a psychological balm to an uneasy world.

The pandemic has reminded us that we are often less protective of others’ freedoms and livelihoods than our own.

More than 100 years ago, Sir John Sulman designed a Sydney that would have been lined with grand boulevards including one that would have swept down to Circular Quay.

An attempt by the government to give clarity to year 12 by sending them back to class ended up creating more stress and uncertainty.

After Labor’s drubbing in the 2019 election, I was drafted to help rewrite its policy platform. Here’s how it happened.

Now, more than ever, the Pacific needs a champion. The Pacific desperately wants Australia to assume this role. The rest of the world expects it of us.

“Hot Scot’“and celebrated chef Jock Zonfrillo has a fascinating, drug-fuelled backstory to rival that of Anthony Bourdain. But not all the subjects in his new memoir share his memories.

Medical experts say the dual threats of Sydney’s worsening outbreak and the infectiousness of the Delta variant mean Victorians are likely to spend a large portion of 2021 in lockdown.

I cannot believe the Premier’s dishonesty in saying NSW has had the toughest lockdown measures.

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

Sexual assault-survivor advocates including the Victims of Crime Commissioner believe laws that allow for interpretation of victims’ actions should be upgraged with “affirmative consent”.

NSW is reeling after the deadliest day of its current outbreak, Victoria has gone from recording zero cases earlier this week to a statewide lockdown and Queensland’s outbreak continues to grow.

This has stopped an estimated 500 tonnes in carbon dioxide tailpipe emissions.

Queensland’s child-driven COVID-19 outbreak has travelled along predictable social networks and may be instructive for future school-based clusters.

Experts have given advice on the best way to deal with the mental toll of lockdowns, and the uncertainty of what’s to come.

Bendigo is leading the nation in the vaccine take up race, but how did this regional city manage to do it?

Sydney’s 2000 Olympics may have been the best games ever, but Tokyo’s delayed games might have been the best timed in history.

A police taskforce has moved to shut down one of Melbourne’s largest strip clubs after accusing the venue of facilitating prostitution and breaching liquor and planning laws.

The week in photos from the award winning Sydney Morning Herald and Financial review photographers.

It can be confusing figuring out what support is available during the pandemic. Keep reading for a rundown of what business owners can claim.

Researchers have confirmed what any beer enthusiast will tell you - craft beer is fundamentally different to mass market varieties on a molecular level.

The NSW government has promised to review its biodiversity offsets scheme, following criticism from Deputy Premier John Barilaro and lobbying from developers and the mining industry.

A QAS spokesman said one of the men had critical injuries to his head and neck, while the other suffered serious injuries to his wrist and arm.

Marcus Reubenstein, who runs the news website APAC news, says he was defamed by the suggestion his website was run by the Chinese Communist Party.

New close contact sites include the Park Run at Rocks Riverside Park in Seventeen Mile Rocks, and the Lions Rugby Union Club in Karana Downs on Saturday, July 31.

The former Darling Range member is facing a jail term after pleading guilty to a string of fraud-related charges which came to light after he wore a fake medal to an Anzac Day service in 2017.

The board of the megachurch has offered comfort to members and criticised media coverage of Brian Houston’s handling of his late father’s sexual abuse of children. 

A range of federal and state payments are available to people who are unable to work due to lockdowns or who are experiencing hardship. Here’s a rundown of the various kinds of support available.