We like to believe that we move forward through a clash of ideas. We argue, and then we reach consensus. I’m not sure the evidence supports that ideal.

A new reports warns there may be some level of student and teacher discomfort when temperatures rise, but that will be necessary to help mitigate COVID-19 transmission.

Faith leaders are keen to avoid awkward encounters where they’re forced to turn unvaccinated people away, so most are waiting another two weeks to open.

NSW’s double-dose vaccination rate hit 75.2 on Tuesday, and 90.7 of the population have now had their first inoculation, creating the possibility the state could hit 80 per cent full vaccination by Sunday, in time for restrictions to ease on Monday...

A 22-year-old Victorian man has joined the growing list of AFL fans to be arrested and charged after sneaking into the Perth grand final on September 24.

Record iron ore prices gifted the heirs of Lang Hancock’s business partner Peter Wright $436 million in royalties last financial year.

The state’s Attorney-General has confirmed money-laundering and integrity allegations against the operator of casinos in Queensland are being investigated.

Almost 33 per cent of aged care residents infected with the virus died during Victoria’s second wave. In NSW’s current outbreak, the figure is closer to 11 per cent.

Queensland Health announced the non-restricted border zone rules would be reinstated to all northern NSW local government areas from 1am on October 13.

A young man was infectious with COVID-19 when he twice escaped from a supposedly secure recovery facility in Melbourne inside three days, a court has heard.

Bradley Dillon, 25, was shot and stabbed multiple times in the back at an underground carpark in Sydney’s inner west in August 2014.

A Queensland firearms dealer has been slammed for listing two guns with Nazi markings for sale, worth several thousand dollars.

Entering an alternate universe via virtual reality is helping people overcome needle phobia at four Melbourne COVID-19 vaccination centres.

Residents impacted by noise complaints near Brisbane Airport say they have been vindicated by the findings of an eight-month study by the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman.

A fly-in, fly-out worker accused of murdering a colleague at a Pilbara mine site has been found fit to stand trial over the charge.

The group of police officers and health workers fighting their employers’ COVID vaccine mandates will have their case heard in Brisbane Supreme Court next week.

Mark Irwin groped an 11-year-old boy during a singing lesson in 2000, and the following year violently sexually assaulted him when the pair met by chance at a park near the Barwon River.

Perth Children’s Court president Hylton Quail is defending an action brought against him, with his barrister painting a very different picture that went to the heart of the administration of justice.

While major news investigations and even a formal police inquiry have highlighted the dangerous rise of the far-right in Australia, we have yet to see any coherent public policy response.

The union said it was unclear how many construction sites could be affected, but the contaminated imported product was “used widely”. 

Ombudsman Deborah Glass tabled her report into the Patterson Lakes development on Tuesday, finding the Kingston City Council was “dysfunctional” but no evidence of corruption.

Can I go trick-or-treating this year? Can I travel from Melbourne to prepare a second bush property for fire season? Find answers to the questions readers have about the road map out of lockdown.

Investigative journalist Nick McKenzie joins Bianca Hall to discuss the shocking allegations levelled at Star Entertainment.

Under the plan, up to 1000 healthcare workers living overseas, including Australians overseas, will be recruited and have their relocation costs reduced.

Premier Dominic Perrottet announced small businesses could claim $2000 under an expansion of a support package launched in March.

Many have paid tribute to the celebrated centenarian, including Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, who said Mr Jaku educated others about the dangers of intolerance and the importance of hope.

NSW is on track to hit its 80 per cent double-dose vaccination target before the end of this month, the Victorian government has lost its fourth minister to a branch stacking scandal and the Nationals are preparing to back net zero emissions.

When it comes to the rhetoric around vaccines and lockdowns, something odd has happened.

As NSW opens up and enjoys the freedoms of a post-lockdown world, Melbourne continues to bear the brunt of the heavy lifting.

The body of missing 22-year-old Aboriginal man Gordon Copeland was found in a river outside Moree last week. His family say they are devastated by his death.

“More than two dozen sites have been identified across the state, so families can get their Bunnings sausage and a dose of the vaccine,” the Premier says.

Responding to the same Delta crisis, NSW and Victoria have cut different paths. But it’s now evident which state - and which leader - adopted the wiser and more successful strategy.

Field took Qantas 707 into Vietnam war zone to airlift servicemen home.

In addition to the lingering rain, thunderstorms and potentially severe storms are also forecast.

A 22-year-old man was charged with a string of serious offences after he was arrested on Monday night.

Since tensions between Australia and China began to simmer, WA Premier Mark McGowan has dipped his toes in foreign policy by continuing to seek close relationships with Beijing.

Two teenage boys have been charged after allegedly killing 14 kangaroos on NSW’s South Coast during the weekend.

Cricket NSW and Queensland Cricket will agitate against the re-appointment of Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings at the upcoming AGM.

The boss of iProsperity, Michael Gu, whose company collapsed owing $325 million, is accused of laundering millions through Crown and Star casinos - and offered a job to a man who was a manager at both.

Featureless glass towers, blank car parks at street level and poor-quality developments will be targeted by a group of experts appointed to safeguard Melbourne’s architectural integrity.

Scientists used low-frequency radio waves to detect distant red dwarf stars giving off a unique pattern that suggested a planet orbiting them.

Since 2000, more than 7.2 million hectares of threatened species habitat, mainly for farming. But farmers are now looking for compensation for the land they have not cleared.

Hawke to US: hands off, Joh faces sack: Sparkes, and go eat an ashtray

Two people in an ambulance have died after the vehicle was hit by a truck and forced off the road at Stanwell, west of Rockhampton in central Queensland.

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

Details have emerged of the efforts Queensland authorities took in the early days of the blaze, eventually burning more than half the World Heritage-listed site also known as Fraser Island.

Several submissions to the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce have detailed how the police response was failing female victims of violence, including one instance where police informed a victim that because she was wearing a G-string she would �...

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WA Police said the boy had been on the water with his family when he became involved in a “boating incident” but there was little detail about what happened.

A group of lawyers who claimed $19 million in fees and commissions from elderly investors in a civil action against a collapsed financial lender have been referred to Victoria’s public prosecutor to investigate possible criminal offending.