Victorians will be able to resume home renovations as early as next week, the NSW government has a $66 million plan to revive outdoor dining and the Morrison government is edging closer towards a deal on net zero emissions. 

Former premier Gladys Berejiklian and deputy premier John Barilaro are yet to resign from Parliament and continue to receive a taxpayer salary despite announcing their departures almost two weeks ago.

The NSW Department of Education’s plans to avert a teacher shortage include convincing people it’s a fulfilling job, as well as scholarships and incentives

Accountability to owners is sorely missing from the system.

Schools have been told to treat face masks as part of the uniform and teachers will wear protective gear to supervise some students sitting VCE exams as the state prepares for the staged return of face-to-face learning.

They were supposed to compete in the world cheerleading championships in Orlando Florida in front of a pumping crowd, but these Melbourne women did it in a buzz-free gym and still came out on top.

Without collective action we will miss out on a stampede of investment into new technologies.

Victoria remains on track to follow its road map out of COVID-19 lockdown next week, despite the state recording a national daily record of 2297 new local coronavirus cases and another 11 deaths on Thursday.

Three people have died after the sedan they were in veered onto the wrong side of a Gold Coast road, hit a street light and veered into the path of an oncoming truck.

The engineer also warned owners last year that he would alert fire and council officials if he could not get access to crucial document for his investigation.

Fully vaccinated punters returned to the Warrnambool races in the first test of a major event for the post-COVID economy. 

The accused allegedly pretended to be a doctor and sold fake exemptions for COVID-19 testing, vaccinations and mask wearing.

Australians risk jail by crossing a border within their own nation. But this strange federation has seen it all before.

A courageous 16-year-old boy who single-handedly saved the life of a young panicked girl and her pet dog from a house fire in Perth’s north-east has his sights set on making fire fighting his career.

The mantra of protecting Queenslanders has been a staple from the state throughout the pandemic. That language has started to change.

By the time the Brisbane Olympics come around in 2032, air taxis could be a 15-minute travel option for fans looking to zip between venues.

The latest job figures underscore the huge economic toll caused by lockdowns, but there are positive signs for recovery.

Magistrate Catherine Crawford will continue sitting as a full-time Children’s Court magistrate in Fremantle, Armadale and Rockingham courts.

Epidemiologists say the state is close to reaching the peak of its third wave despite recording a national record of 2297 new infections in one day.

It was a day that neatly packaged up the winning formula for WA Premier Mark McGowan even after his March election that involves picking an adversary and going for the jugular.

Perth sites are being tested for possible asbestos contamination amid union calls for Border Force to keep the banned fibres out of the country.

The rollout of third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to thousands of immunocompromised people has been limited by confusion about payment for pharmacists, who were only just given the green light to administer the jab a week after the extra shots were ...

Can I go trick-or-treating this year? Is archery allowed? Find answers to the questions readers have about the road map out of lockdown.

Perth Radio 6PR has a rich history of trying to solve problems and being a voice of the people to the powerful.

The former Wiggle’s class comes as experts call for children as young as five to be taught CPR skills at schools to help save lives.

Across the education sector, teachers and schools have gone way beyond their immediate duties to help families or students in need during lockdown.

Cash incentives for cyclists, higher kerbside parking fares and new charges for motorists could pave the road to recovery for the CBD, after suffering the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Today on Please Explain, business reporter Nick Toscano joins Nathanael Cooper to talk through the complexities of green hydrogen.

A serial fraudster who fleeced family and friends by lying that she had cancer has had her prison time extended for submitting a phony reference to a magistrate.

A Victorian mining company has been accused of taking legal action, including pursuing medical records, against a female employee who made a sexual harassment allegation against the firm’s boss.

Restricted by COVID-safe rules around physical gatherings and public protests, concerned young people will take their demands for climate action online on Friday.

Victoria Police has released CCTV of the altercation, which took place about five kilometres from the scene of the collision, about eight minutes before it happened.

The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils has bowed to community pressure after the proposed online event attracted major controversy.

In 1987, the 12-year-old Noosa girl had been riding her bike home when she was abducted by then 44-year-old Valmae Beck and her 34-year-old partner Barry John Watts.

Hendra had been thought to be confined to a few bat species in Queensland and NSW, but research has confirmed a new variant of virus in multiple parts of Australia.

The corporate titan, aged 84, was stripped of his knighthood after police discovered tens of thousands of child abuse images in his possession in 2019.

Queensland has again recorded no new local COVID cases.

The principal of an inner Sydney school has asked parents to not let their children watch the violent MA show.

More than 3200 people have already successfully isolated under the monitoring scheme being used in the latest trial for returning Queenslanders.

Western Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are rising – the only state in Australia currently on an upward trajectory. But a private members bill being tabled on Thursday will call for action this decade.

Step up Georgie Robertson, daughter of famous parents and celebrity debutante turned Princess Trot.

Bureau of Meteorology says the supercell threat also brings the possibility of tornadoes.

When Tony Smith leaves the Speaker’s chair there will be a huge responsibility on future prime ministers to find someone to match him.

Australia’s best-known online alcohol service delivered three bottles of wine to the man’s home daily, almost every day, in the weeks before he died.

The case brought by Peter Ridd was lost on the High Court finding he disrespected colleagues and violated university rules in a dispute over climate change

Frustrated doctors are urging state authorities to establish a blanket mandate for all healthcare workers to be vaccinated against coronavirus, warning the current exclusion of GPs, dentists, pharmacists and private health practitioners is putting pa...

If the allegations were upheld it would be a blow to the University of NSW and the field of anti-ageing research.

My wife did not have the option of “assisted” dying. She had to make that choice alone. The debate over the law to come before the NSW Parliament should not be confounded by political hyperbole.

For Pete Lennon, freedom feels like a 4am alarm. The Sydney hairdresser was one of the first through the doors of Darlinghurst’s City Gym on Monday morning, fitting in a tough training session before the sun rose.

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