Acting Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce defends Christian Porter's decision to remain in Parliament as a backbencher, saying he hasn't done anything illegal and is entitled to stay. 

As Melburnians prepare for another five weeks of hard lockdown under the state's new restrictions roadmap, building workers opposed to mandatory vaccinations stage a rowdy protest.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she is not ready to say that NSW's Delta outbreak has reached its peak after the state recorded case numbers below 1,000 for the first time since August 27.

Health Minster Greg Hunt says a million Moderna COVID vaccine doses have arrived in Australia and the TGA has approved the first batch. Follow live.

Plenty of Victorians are drawing comparisons with the New South Wales roadmap, as they push for a faster easing of restrictions. These are the key differences between the paths laid out by Australia's two most populous states. 

Australian diplomats are intensifying their efforts to reassure South-East Asian nations about the federal government's plan to build nuclear-powered submarines.

There were tears of joy and tears of sadness at the 2021 Emmy Awards, which were swept by series Ted Lasso, Mare of Easttown and The Crown.

The family of Ann Marie Smith have faced the care worker charged over her death. Rosa Maione was today arraigned in the Supreme Court ahead of her sentencing for manslaughter. 

A 23-year-old man, whose identity is suppressed, admits to murdering an Adelaide restaurant worker at the luxury home of two South Australian government executives in 2019.

A cold front will sweep across NSW this week, bringing back the frost of winter with gale-force winds, hail and snow.

Behind the daily case numbers, this is what our frontline health workers see day in, day out — but be warned, it's confronting, grim and exhausting.

Law enforcement authorities are now seeking Ms Petito's boyfriend, who went missing after returning from their cross-country road trip alone.

Gabby Petito's "van life" trip across the US ended in tragedy, but there are still more questions than answers about what happened to her.

A body modifier accused of manslaughter once planned to remove a client's wisdom teeth after watching YouTube videos about dentistry, a Sydney court has heard.

The conduct of some Victorian police officers is being probed after a female demonstrator and an Age newspaper photographer were pepper sprayed at a violent anti-lockdown protest in inner Melbourne at the weekend.

North Korea says a new security alliance between Australia, the US and the UK could trigger a "nuclear arms race" in the region.

The Supreme Court hears from Ms McBride's shattered mother as part of the sentencing of murderer Sayle Kenneth Newson, who insists he is innocent.

NBL player Tai Webster is now teamless, as the Breakers star's refusal to get vaccinated leaves him without freedom to travel between states and countries during the upcoming season.

More than 60 endangered African penguins have been killed by bees, with post-mortem testing finding evidence of multiple stings around the penguins' eyes. 

The Adelaide Magistrates Court has issued a warrant for Bitanya Sibeko after he failed to appear at his hearing today. Mr Sibeko was one of five people charged over a house party during SA's lockdown in July. 

Coronavirus cases are still spreading quickly in some neighbourhoods, even though restrictions have been eased. See how your postcode is faring in the fight to contain infections.

Raymond Noel Thomas was on his way to the supermarket to buy chocolate. Less than a minute later, the 30-year-old was dead. Now the coroner wants the police to change its policies.

Newcastle health officials worry people are losing enthusiasm for COVID tests but that risks spreading it to vulnerable family members and friends.

Initial investigations indicate a person had been infectious in the Byron, Ballina and Tweed areas between September 18 and 20.

The ACT records seven new cases of COVID-19, as ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr warns it would be "naive" for the ACT to "move to fast" and begin opening up when the territory reaches 70 per cent double-dosed.