Jason Griffiths was walking back to the tour boat when he was fatally injured in the White Island volcano eruption. But because he wasn't already on the boat, insurer Chubb is rejecting his family's loss of life claim.

NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant says vaccinating the 16-39 age group will "break the transmission chain" as the state records 919 new COVID cases.

The Prime Minister expects National Cabinet to agree to the expansion of the national vaccination program, with school children aged 12 and older to be offered a COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the school year. Follow live.

A respiratory specialist at two of Sydney's major hospitals says many of her COVID-19 patients are "overwhelmingly fatigued" from just walking or talking and anybody who wants to avoid this fate must get their "suit of armour".

The AFL hopes to make a final decision next week, with the league yet to confirm the MCG is unavailable despite Melbourne being in the midst of a lockdown.

An Afghan journalist who has been crucial to ABC Investigations stories on alleged war crimes has an Australian visa, but can't get into the airport at Kabul.

EXCLUSIVE: The Drum has seen evidence that interpreters who worked with ADF personnel had their visa applications rejected — despite promises from government that Afghan translators would be accommodated. 

Canberra's lockdown will not be ending earlier than September 2, as the territory's number of cases grows to 176 after recording nine new locally acquired cases.

Australia takes the first two gold medals in the swimming at the Tokyo Paralympics. Follow all the action in our live blog.

In the early 80s, the Rolling Stones' frontman picked up the phone in frustration and shouted, "Where's my drummer?" Charlie Watts's response would go down in history. 

Spencer Elden, who as a baby appeared on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 album Nevermind, is suing the band, alleging he was "sexually exploited" by the nude picture, which has become one of the most enduring images of alternative music. ...

The Deputy Premier says he never meant to compare Sydney partygoers he referred to as "dickheads" with mourners at a funeral in Wilcannia.

Families could soon get vaccinated against COVID-19 together under a plan being put to governments this week, as the Prime Minister all but confirms the rollout will expand to include 12 to 15-year-olds.

The nation's pharmaceutical regulator is warning people against using Ivermectin for COVID-19 after a rise in importation of the anti-parasitic medication. 

Almost $50,000 in fines are handed out to churchgoers who broke public health orders by attending a service in Sydney's west last weekend.

The US retail giant's decision to push ahead with training 250 staff for its new store in Newcastle has sparked a COVID outbreak that could keep 600,000 people in lockdown.

A man accused of kidnapping two children from their home in Melbourne's east faces court sporting a black eye and appearing emotional. 

Queensland records zero new COVID-19 cases but Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says interstate arrivals are putting pressure on the state's hotel quarantine system and those coming from NSW, ACT and Victoria hotspots will be locked out for two...

Victoria will fly in 350 medical staff from overseas to ease the pressure on its weary health system, as doctors warn hospital staffing plans are urgently needed to prepare for the next phase of the pandemic. The state recorded 45 new local...

One staff member is about to give birth, one has quit and another has had a "nervous breakdown". Phil Turner needs to get home from NSW — but he hasn't heard a word from SA Health.

When Adelaide disability advocate Betty-Jean recently attended the Women's and Children's Hospital with her teenage son Max, who has cerebral palsy, she wasn't expecting to be asked to help lift him, nor for him to be examined in a toilet. ...

A movie stuntman who rode a horse at Sunday's lockdown protest on the southern Gold Coast is fined more than $7,000 by Queensland and New South Wales Police.

A New South Wales man who escaped hotel quarantine in Adelaide to get fast food and visit the pub will spend another week behind bars. His 14-day sentence will be backdated to August 18, when he was taken into custody.

"Rambo" avoids 3,000 baits, hunters, sniffer dogs and seems to pose for 97 cameras in his own fenced-off wildlife reserve. "He's no typical fox," says a frustrated wildlife officer.

Twin babies are among 18 victims of devastating floods in the US state of Tennessee over the weekend.