A former Home and Away star takes to the witness stand at the legal appeal of a Melbourne woman who is accused of using his identity to hoodwink her alleged victims into relationships.

Facemasks will be scrapped indoors from December and unvaccinated people have been warned they face another two months in lockdown under NSW's latest roadmap to COVID normal.

The NSW government has revealed the freedoms people who are vaccinated against COVID-19, and those who are not, will get back before the end of the year. This is what you need to know.

A Northern Territory jury has been shown video footage of the moment Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann allegedly murdered a man in a Darwin car park.

The disability royal commission has described moves to open up the country before all people living with disability have a chance to get vaccinated as "unconscionable".  

Premier Daniel Andrews says increased confidence in vaccine supply means the waiting time between doses could be reduced for Victorians. The state recorded 705 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and one death.

Australians are busting to get overseas, but there is still a lot we do not know about what travel will look like when international borders reopen.

National Cabinet was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic but it's only now that debate has begun on whether its deliberations should be kept secret.

Transport Minister Andrew Constance says voluntary assisted dying is an issue of compassion and he will support the bill when it is introduced to Parliament next month, but will cross the floor if a conscience vote is denied.

Scott Morrison is yet to make a decision on whether he will fly to Glasgow later this year to attend major climate change talks.  

Two local cases have been linked to the visitor, and officials fear more infections could follow.

This year's Dally M Awards ceremony is getting underway at Howard Smith Wharves in Brisbane. Follow all the action in our live blog.

The Olympic C1 gold medallist rescues a disappointing canoe slalom world championships in Slovakia by taking out the extreme slalom event, which will make its Olympic debut at Paris 2024.

An adaptation of Australian director Baz Luhrmann's movie Moulin Rouge wins big at the Tony Awards, while Jagged Little Pill falls short amid controversy.

After "unprecedented" tides and storms caused serious erosion at Byron Bay's iconic Main Beach last December, experts say there are signs the beach is in a better position heading into this year's storm season.

A worrying trend is emerging of people dying at home from COVID-19 — and many are being diagnosed post-mortem.

An inquiry has heard the Currowan bushfire was so intense, it generated four thunderstorms during the two months it burned and, in some cases the only containment option was the Pacific Ocean as it hit the coastline. 

Police are cracking down on illegal cactus sales across New South Wales, fearing the weed could spread, causing harm to people and animals, and rendering farmland useless.

Millions of people have found solace during the pandemic in cuddling a dog or cat. For a few in Argentina, comfort comes in other forms — like a horse or a pig, or even a sugar glider or tarantula.

China's economy is experiencing serious growing pains. And for the first time, it must confront a future where there are no more easy gains to be had, writes Ian Verrender.

A 2.5-metre-long great white shark with red discolouration around its mouth may have swum too close to the shore while looking for a feed of salmon.

Links to an Indonesian executive jailed over a match-fixing scandal — and accusations of "sportswashing" by a wealthy Arab state — have been uncovered in an investigation into foreign ownership in the A-League.

A new German government may not be formed for months, with preliminary results showing no party has managed to win enough votes to rule without a coalition partner.

Everything in our homes gathers dust. But what exactly is it? Where does it come from, and why does it keep coming back?

The ACT will come out of lockdown on October 15. Here's how the months ahead are expected to look.