NSW has become the first state with 80 per cent of its eligible adult population fully inoculated against COVID-19. 

Victoria records 1,993 new cases of COVID-19 and seven deaths as the state nears its goal of having 70 per cent of those aged 16 and over fully vaccinated. 

NSW reaches another milestone in the COVID-19 roadmap, with 80 per cent of the population aged over 16 now double-vaxed. Here's what you can do from Monday now that restrictions have further eased.

A couple of weeks ago Scott Morrison announced he would reopen international borders without mentioning it to the states. He could hardly complain yesterday when NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet returned the favour, writes Laura Tingle.

Just a month after Alexandra Townes signed the paperwork for her new home, she got a call from her friend who lives next door telling her it had burnt down.

Police are conducting a major search for a 4-year-old girl missing from a campsite in Western Australia's North West.

Taking to Instagram, Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby launches a scathing attack on a Netflix executive who cited her comedy specials in a defence of the streaming platform's support for US comedian Dave Chappelle. 

A man is bitten by a shark on the leg while swimming about 45 minutes offshore in the Whitsundays.

With Prime Minister Scott Morrison bound for Glasgow for next month’s COP26 climate summit, Australian comic Dan Ilic shines the bright lights of Times Square on the federal government's contentious environmental policies.

A magnitude-4.8 earthquake strikes Indonesia's Bali island, killing at least three people, and injuring seven. 

Our freedoms out of lockdown are being borne by healthcare professionals who end their days with cuts on their faces from their PPE and who haven't had a break in months, writes Virginia Trioli.

A British MP is stabbed to death just months after standing in the UK Parliament to ask Boris Johnson what he planned to do about the escalating problem of "senseless" knife murders.

Townsville real estate agent Chelsea Stevens says her clients are so keen to buy a house, they are making offers from 2,500km away.

The first of the big three races in Melbourne's Spring Carnival is run and won, with superstar Incentivise taking out the Caulfield Cup for trainer Peter Moody — and winning jockey Brett Prebble is in no doubt what's next.

After promising to honour minority rights, local Taliban leaders evict hundreds of Hazara families, leaving many displaced in rugged mountain areas with no supplies.

From a Kylie and Dannii bombshell to a Satanic shout-out, can you sort the real news from the fake?

Tasmania's Premier has always said it was "inevitable" coronavirus would return to Tasmania; while few would disagree, the manner it which it has done so has angered and dismayed many, writes Emily Baker.

Western Australia has the lowest number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds on a per capita basis in the nation, with just six beds available for every 100,000 people according to a medical journal report.

With its technicolour sets, outlandish plot and wild costumes, Squid Game might seem like just another dystopian fantasy. But for Koreans who live with crippling debt, it hits closer to home. 

As climate change brings more protracted and severe bushfire seasons, protecting vulnerable people from smoke exposure will be a major challenge for health authorities.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association says the awards will go ahead in January despite US television network NBC deciding not to televise the event following criticism of the association's ethical conduct and lack of racial diversity. ...

Lloyd Baker took up the hobby of restoring self-playing pianos after buying one from his music teacher. Next, he acquired one from the local plumber.

Eleven students drown and 10 others were rescued during a school outing in Indonesia's West Java Province.

In a town where historic racial tensions were high, pastoralists and First Nations people have forged a brighter path towards reconciliation.

Al Wolf is used to clearing one or two snakes from under houses but recently was called by a woman who had seen more than 90 rattlesnakes under her house in Northern California.