Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles questions why Scott Morrison is commenting on the state's borders while he is in the US dealing with important issues of international diplomacy.

The Victorian government will conduct trials in businesses and events across highly vaccinated parts of regional Victoria to help the state open progressively.

Victoria's COVID-19 restrictions will ease slightly from Wednesday, with Premier Daniel Andrews confirming the state will hit a vaccination target before that date.

From tomorrow, outdoor pools are reopening across the state for the vaccinated and unvaccinated, in areas of concern and those with stay-at-home orders.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the government will release the full details of its freedom roadmap this week, including how and when the unvaccinated can come out of lockdown.

Nationals backbencher Darren Chester confirms he is taking a break from the party and will not attend partyroom meetings because of growing frustrations with party leadership.

The boss of WA Cricket says the order of Test matches for the upcoming Ashes series needs to be revisited to avoid issues around border restrictions.

After 26 consecutive victories and nearly four years, Australia finally loses an ODI match, falling to a spirited India by two wickets in Mackay.

Fifty years ago, crocodiles had been shot to near extinction in the Northern Territory. Now the apex predators again dominate the waterways, raising questions about their coexistence with humans.

How did an elitist yachting event capture a nation's imagination and boost its shattered sporting confidence? On the 38th anniversary of Australia II's victory, Jason Dasey recalls his night inside the New York Yacht Club when the America'...

The Geelong man in his 30s tested positive earlier in the week, COVID commander Jeroen Weimar says, and may have been infectious while at the protest.

Herat official says four men kidnapped a local businessman and his son, but were caught by patrols before one of their bodies was hung in a bustling square.

Mediterranean holidays, mask-free dance floors and a life that feels somewhat "normal". After emerging from long winter lockdowns, these Australian expats shed light on what "living with COVID" looks like and what it took to get there.  ...

Nick Kyrgios flags the end of his playing career could be coming sooner rather than later, saying he has nothing left to prove to himself.

Australian Alex Volkanovski remains the UFC featherweight champion after a gruelling but unanimous victory over Brian Ortega at UFC 266.

The Warriors' teenage fullback Reece Walsh, among the favourites to claim Dally M Rookie of the Year honours on Monday, has been charged with one count of possession of a prohibited substance.

Indigenous men and women do not live as long as non-Indigenous Australians, and many will die before they finish working. That is why Uncle Dennis is taking on the fight to get earlier access to the age pension.

Now the saga is finally over, Meng Wanzhou's release back to China this weekend is a big victory for Beijing, taken on face value, writes Bill Birtles.

Nirvana's Nevermind is still regarded as a trailblazing album — and, three decades after its release, an Adelaide cyclist follows in its wake with a street art tribute act like few others.

It is a cause of angst for many parents — the worry that their children will face pressure to try alcohol and illicit drugs. But parents can make more of a difference than they think.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex join music stars performing around the world for Global Citizen Live, a "once-in-a-generation" 24-hour concert aimed at raising awareness on climate change, vaccine equality and famine. 

All passengers who were initially trapped inside the carriages have been safely taken out, after five carriages of the train came off the rails.

As Melbourne players and fans get used to life as AFL premiers, Demons' coach Simon Goodwin warns the rest of the competition his young side will be hungry for more in 2022.

It's something many Melbourne fans have waited their whole lives to see and they're celebrating in style.

China's property giant Evergrande has not really done anything to fix its debt problems but financial markets do not seem to care