Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the man who stabbed and injured at least six people at LynnMall in Auckland was known to police.

Jamila Yaghi, a mother-of-four, aged in her 30s, is remembered as an "amazing friend" and community advocate after dying at her Western Sydney home one day after testing positive for COVID-19.

Queensland Health confirms the girl was a close contact of a Logan truck driver who tested positive to the coronavirus Delta strain earlier this week. 

NSW Deputy Chief Health Officer Dr Marianne Gale says there are currently 979 COVID cases admitted to hospital in NSW, with 160 people in intensive care and 63 on ventilation. Follow live.

As the Victorian government abandons its COVID-zero strategy, was the state's effort to reach zero cases in 2020 worth it? A researcher behind the strategy says "absolutely".

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she expects COVID-19 infections will peak in the next two weeks after the state records 1,431 new cases and 12 deaths.

The Premier says planning is well underway to trial outdoor events and venues for vaccinated people only, as Victoria's cases continue to climb.

The Queensland Premier says she accepts it was "not the right look" and extends an apology to the public.

Forgoing a second dose, failing to turn up or not manually cancelling appointments, and an admittedly "clunky" booking system are identified as leading to waste in SA's vaccine rollout.

Australia's swimmers take to the pool for the sports final night with four gold medals hopes. Meanwhile, there is more table tennis gold on the line. Follow live. 

The comedy wildlife photography awards aim to celebrate the natural world and raise awareness about environmental conservation, all while putting a smile on your face.

Australia secures another 4 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, in a deal with the UK that Prime Minister Scott Morrison says will enable the country to reopen sooner.

Truck drivers entering Western Australia from high or extreme-risk COVID-19 states will be required to submit to rapid antigen testing unless they have returned a negative test result in the prior three days, or be refused entry at the bor...

Communication between the league and players was confusing and misleading in the the lead-up to the postponement of the NRLW season, according to Jillaroos captain Ali Brigginshaw.

A new report warns the Afghan economy could collapse amid the rapid withdrawal of US troops and the return of the Taliban, potentially leading to civil war and a failed state.

McGrath shows he is cool under pressure after claiming back-to-back gold medals in the Paralympic kayaking program, despite a hiccup in his heat.

Owners of the Bayview Apartments in Ryde say they’ve been forced to pay millions of dollars to fix defects in the four-building complex. The developer went into liquidation two years after completion.

Inspector Rolf Poole from the NSW RFS uses a helicopter to frighten off a bear, helping rescue crew members on the ground as fires rage in Canada.

Australia has just experienced its fourth hottest winter since 1910. "Like a frog in a pot" we're feeling the "slow creep of climate change", says a leading climate change expert.

"Significant hesitancy" and health staff shortages are major problems in this remote Aboriginal community, according to the local nurse.

Authorities act to seal off motel, concerned that infectious guests have been mingling and moving around the community.

From vaccination rates among children and Indigenous Australians, to the use of rapid tests and the capacity of state and territory health systems, the key players in the COVID health response have been grilled on a range of issues at a comm...

Music lovers who score a ticket to ABBA's new concert next year are being promised a unique experience — a chance to see the band exactly as they performed in the 1970s.

Mr Suga told reporters he will not enter the September 29 leadership race of Japan's ruling party even though he has only served one year in office.

Police call off a search for a 39-year-old fisherman lost overboard in waters off the coast of northern Tasmania on Thursday night.