Science network OzSAGE said schools should be given the same treatment as NSW Parliament, where the upper house’s ventilation system has been upgraded to ensure eight exchanges of fresh air every hour.

The Andrews government will announce the closure of the building industry after a day of violent protests outside the Victorian headquarters of the CFMEU.

Carly McBride was killed by Sayle Kenneth Newson, who brutally assaulted her and dumped her body in bushland in 2014. She was found two years later.

Joseph Hitchcock and Luke Sheahan were charged with affray over the brawl but did not have direct involvement in the teenager’s death.

Australia’s corporate boardrooms, like its parliaments, remain too “pale and male”. But diversity in leadership is still a goal worth chasing for business and politics alike.

Chana Rabinowitz told a court she was advised against making a statement to police about former school principal and accused child abuser Malka Leifer in case she was later sued.

The Metro Trains chief executive says mandatory vaccinations should be considered for public transport workers.

Video footage of police knocking a female protester to the ground before dousing her with OC spray during Saturday’s anti-lockdown protest is being investigated by professional standards officers.

Many questions remain about what vaccinated and unvaccinated Victorians will be permitted to do in the coming months. We’ve attempted to answer the flood of questions readers have asked us to investigate.

A coroner is calling for a major overhaul of Victoria Police’s pursuit policy after an Aboriginal man was killed during a pursuit for a minor traffic offence.

The figures come after Premier Daniel Andrews outlined a more cautious path out of COVID-19 lockdown than NSW.

“No thongs, no singlets” is a common rule for pubs, while nightclubs refuse entry to those who are too intoxicated. Vaccine mandates would significantly reduce health risks.

Just after 1.40pm on Monday, Edensor Park year 8 student Dylan Nguyen Ton became one of the first people in Australia to receive the Moderna vaccine.

Just days before his arrest, Jareth Harries-Markham was advertising his babysitting services to Perth parents on babysitter and nannying Facebook groups.

Today on Please Explain, sports reporter Peter Ryan joins Bianca Hall to talk about the crisis hitting club competition.

Dozens of calls have already been made to a complaint hotline set up at the start of September.

Police believe last year’s the shootings of underworld figures Mejid Hamzy, 44, and Fares Abounader, 39, may be connected and have released footage linked to their deaths. 

Luay Sako is accused of killing his former colleague after breaking into her home. His case will now continue in the Supreme Court of Victoria after he waived his right to a hearing to test the evidence in the matter.

Before lockdown, it would not have occurred to me that people would take photos of strangers so they could put them on social media to criticise them.

Victorian government modelling suggests the state’s hospital system could be overwhelmed in the coming months, people in 12 Sydney LGAs are waking up to greater freedoms and former attorney-general Christian Porter has resigned from federal cabinet...

NSW has reported 935 new local coronavirus cases on Monday, its lowest daily case figure since late August.

More than 50,000 Queenslanders rolled up their sleeves at walk-in hubs for the “Pfizer weekend” acceleration of the vaccine rollout.

More than eight hours later, police are still trying to identify the body and determine whether the death is suspicious.

Smoke lingered on Monday morning due to hazard reduction burns being conducted around Sydney’s fringe.

Andrew Forrest’s green hydrogen team has thrown out the HR rule book to attract talent in its quest to decarbonise the economy.

It’s a case of will-they, won’t-they for Sydney’s golf clubs after a swag of Victorian golf clubs mandate jabs at courses

After Saturday’s violence and similar clashes at a demonstration on August 21, Victoria’s police chief has flagged the use of specialised riot officers at anti-lockdown rallies.

Some of Victoria’s most marginalised citizens are caught up in a dispute as rival disability accommodation and support businesses fight for the right to access their funding packages under the NDIS.

An eight-year investigation into major drug importations climaxed with the extradition of two men from Dubai last week. But investigators raised questions about organised crime infiltrating authorities.

A shallow understanding of identity politics among many on the Left is a significant threat to progressive politics.

The real potential of AUKUS lies in how the new grouping can be leveraged in the long term to help Australia deal with the profound technological disruption about to sweep the world.

The number of people living with dementia - the biggest killer of women in Australia - will double by 2058, putting pressure on budgets and carers.

The plans for an area next to the new football stadium clear the way for a permanent end to the parking of vehicles on fields at Moore Park during events.

Are you a homo impatientus? Does standing in a queue – any queue – feel like torture? Get ready for the post-COVID world.

V/Line is in the throes of a disaster scenario. The regional rail system has been largely shut down for 10 days, with about 300 drivers isolating over several days, and disruptions are expected for weeks.

Sydneysiders will be aware that they will have nuclear-powered submarines in the harbour in the distant future.

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target.

Mrs Barbara Mackay, wife of missing Griffith businessman Donald Mackay, was yesterday named Mother of the Year.

Amid the background of government inaction on emissions, climate litigation is on the rise.

Some discipline required for the tin eared.

As careful as the road map is, this level of reopening will allow the virus to spread, the modelling says, and the toll of new cases, hospitalisations and deaths comes with it.

Strata communities cannot understand their risk profile unless the state government and NSW Health share more information about positive cases of COVID-19.

After missing friends, sport and face-to-face chats with teachers, students start to head back to class next month.

Harry Brooke was all dressed up for his first day at work - which should have been in a city office. The 21-year-old tells what it was like beginning his first career job in lockdown.

The Australian Medical Association has cautiously backed the national plan for reopening, Victoria will release its re-opening plan and NSW has eased outdoor recreation restrictions for people in hotspot LGAs

The Burnet’s modelling predicts a first peak in daily average infections of between 1400 and 2900 in the last two weeks of October. In a quarter of simulations, hospital capacity is exceeded despite Melbourne being in lockdown. 

The education department is preparing COVID-19 mitigation measures for when school resumes but public school classrooms will not be fitted with air purifiers or carbon dioxide monitors despite them being part of the plan in Victoria.

There is a road out of this – a long, slow and at times bumpy one to be sure. But we are heading in the right direction.

Queensland schools are being urged to sign up for a new citizen science program in which children will collect insects to help discover new species.

New emails reveal a major reason why a water resource plan for a NSW river wasn’t accredited was because of inadequate consultation with Aboriginal people.