The F-35 was touted as the ultimate war machine, and Australia committed to spending $16 billion on buying up to 100 of them. But there are growing concerns the combat aircraft is nearing its use-by date.

Government communications with Pfizer reveal the Health Minister's office didn't meet with the company until weeks after other countries had started signing deals, despite Pfizer's requests.

The five reasons to leave home will no longer apply, but businesses that reopen will have strict density limits and gathering caps.

It may soon be commonplace for your tonsils to be tickled to test for COVID-19. So when will rapid antigen testing be rolled out?

An ex-serviceman who sent Facebook messages to the Queensland Premier has been found guilty of threatening Annastacia Palaszczuk and Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young.

Trade Minister Dan Tehan says Australia will support an international push to waive intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, something that would make it easer for less wealthy countries to manufacture and sell cheaper generi...

Six people, including a couple from Kangaroo Island and another pair who crossed fields to enter the state from Victoria, have been arrested and charged after separate breaches of South Australia's COVID-19 restrictions.

With key parts of the economy poised to reopen, venues and businesses are calling for the government to mandate vaccination requirements to avoid them running the risk of a legal or public backlash.

Danny Hodgson is fighting for his life in hospital with significant head injuries after allegedly being attacked in Perth's CBD by a 15-year-old boy, but his UK-based parents are unable to be by his bedside because of a lack of flights. ...

Health authorities in NSW say they are worried about rising COVID-19 cases in inner city suburbs in Sydney including Redfern and Glebe as the state records 1,480 new infections and nine deaths.

Vaccine passports for international travel will be available from next month, but it's still not clear when most Australians will be able to use them and head overseas.

No female CEOs were appointed to ASX 200 companies last financial year, according to CEW data. Having more women in top jobs and stronger laws could help stamp out sexual harassment, writes Nassim Khadem.

Tasmania's rivers are under increasing pressure from climate change, agriculture and industry. Yet a state department had been sitting on a report exposing the problem.

The arrests came after the group declared its refusal to cooperate with a national security investigation.

Western Sydney and the state's west are leading the nation's vaccine uptake, while two regions in Victoria rank among the top 20.

Rika Aprianti, a spokeswoman for the law and human rights ministry, says the fire at Tangerang prison started in the early hours of Wednesday morning when many of the inmates were sleeping.

Monica Lewinsky read the scripts, gave notes on scenes and worked closely with the actress who plays her in the upcoming series, Impeachment: American Crime Story.

Animals across the world are changing the shapes of their bodies, developing bigger beaks, legs and ears. No, this isn't an episode of Animorphs — this is the impact of climate change.

From Friday morning, the state's lockdown will lift in regional Victorian areas, apart from Shepparton. Contact tracers have so far linked just 98 of the state's 221 new cases to existing outbreaks.

Alex's Bible study classes started taking over his life. Then, he found out who was pulling the strings.

The deadly quake struck near the beach resort of Acapulco, causing power outages in several states as well as rock falls and damage to buildings.

Ben Roberts-Smith's lawyer says his ex-wife lied about giving a close friend his email password but Emma Roberts's legal team denies there is any evidence of her doing so and it is purely speculation.

The High Court rules on whether media outlets should be legally responsible for comments left on their social media pages in a landmark case.

Protests for women's rights around the country are posing a challenge for Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers. 

As another group of evacuees from Afghanistan exits hotel quarantine in Perth, Australian Afghans welcome them into the community, far away from what they call an "extremely dangerous situation".