Senior government sources say Victoria's public health team has been asked to look at options for increasing COVID restrictions.

Greater Sydney's lockdown is extended until the end of September and a curfew is introduced in several local government areas as NSW records 644 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths. 

WA will reclassify NSW as an "extreme risk" state from Thursday, ushering in the most severe state border restrictions seen in Australia since the start of the pandemic. 

Declaring New South Wales an "extreme risk" zone, Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan says the NSW government has been taking "half-measures" and would be over this outbreak already if they had followed the lead of other states. Follow ...

The Prime Minister says as the Taliban moves through the city of Kabul it is impossible for defence forces to help anyone not already inside the airport.

For decades, Taliban militants fought in Afghanistan with Kalashnikovs, improvised explosives, and ground missiles, but the fall of Kabul has vastly replenished its armoury and it's mostly all care of the United States.

Four men stopped by police at 2:00am told officers they were out and about for "exercise". Hours later the NSW Government announced curfews for residents of Sydney's 12 local government areas of concern.

Curfews, more mask rules, and limits to exercising — the NSW government has introduced a raft of new restrictions as the state's COVID-19 outbreak continues to balloon. This is what you need to know.

A baby with a brain cyst on the NSW north coast has missed a crucial MRI scan due to Queensland's tougher border restrictions. Her mother says they are "in limbo".

Australia closed its embassy in Kabul back in May, but China, Russia and Pakistan are staying put for now. Here's why.

Human remains are found in a submerged 4WD owned by Caboolture mother Amy Schulkins, who vanished on December 30, police sources tell ABC News.

BHP reveals in the past two years it has sacked 48 workers in relation to inappropriate sexual behaviour.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says they still don't know the extent of their Delta outbreak, which has been linked to a traveller from Sydney.

The ACT records an additional 12 COVID-19 cases — 11 of those linked to other known cases. One person is in hospital in a stable condition after testing positive to the virus this morning.

Victoria's strategy remains squarely focused on returning to zero cases, while NSW's message is that it's learning to live with Delta "earlier than others".

Former Wallabies star Toutai Kefu says his family is "on the road to recovery" after an alleged home invasion on Monday morning.

Wallabies coach Dave Rennie is left furious after New Zealand Rugby decides not to send the All Blacks to Perth for the Bledisloe Cup Test, as coronavirus wreaks havoc with the Rugby Championship schedule.

OnlyFans, a subscription-based social media platform known for adult content, says it will ban "sexually explicit" content. Here's a SFW explanation of what you need to know.

An Aboriginal mother hopes a coronial inquest into her teenaged daughter's suicide while in state care will shed light on any missed opportunities to prevent the death.

Right now, a CCTV camera inside the pen of an English farm is broadcasting a live feed, its owner determined to capture the fate of the UK's most controversial farm animal — Geronimo the alpaca.

After Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Australia had secured 1 million Pfizer doses from Poland, a slew of misinformation spread online about their safety and provenance.

If current weather trends continue, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology says it's possible a new La Niña system could develop, meaning another wetter-than-average year.

The Veterans Affairs Department reaches out to hundreds of thousands of ex-service men and women outlining mental health services available to them.

Police are still investigating the cause of this morning's collision on Flemington Road in Parkville that killed a 35-year-old woman and her two children.

This week has seen the UK, the US and others pile onto Australia during a virtual conference on climate action. Why now?