Australia's medical regulator will look at new data from Pfizer on COVID-19 booster doses on Monday, with health authorities hopeful of a November rollout.

A week after four-year-old Cleo Smith disappeared, a forensics squad is gathering evidence at the family's Carnarvon home. The ABC understands police are investigating the possibility of a break-in, but there is no suggestion that Cleo's ...

When the state government changed the date of when schools could reopen across Greater Sydney, it left thousands of teachers unable to get fully vaccinated and allowed to return to classrooms next week, the NSW Teachers Federation president ...

The 63-year-old actor says there are "no words" to convey his shock and sadness at the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, adding he is "fully cooperating" with authorities to determine how the incident occurred. 

Devastated colleagues and friends ask the world to focus on the immense talent of the cinematographer fatally shot with a prop gun by Alec Baldwin on a movie set.

A camper who was with the missing man has tested positive to the virus and five Queensland police are isolating or in quarantine, complicating the search for a man last seen almost a week ago.

At least 17 asylum seekers detained in a Melbourne facility test positive to COVID-19, with one person being treated in hospital.

The Matildas take on the might of Brazil in the opening friendly between the two women's football powerhouses, as they make their first appearance on Australian soil since early 2020. Follow live.

Queensland will throw open its borders to COVID-19 hotspots from December 17. But within 90 days the state will record about 200 deaths, according to the latest modelling — a big jump from the seven deaths in the past 20 months, writes ...

Squatters' rights claims are still regularly raised in some Australian courts and the results of some cases can be surprising.

As advisers suggest that acting early with lighter measures to cut rising case numbers would reduce the need for tougher restrictions later, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says a new COVID-19 lockdown is not on the cards.

The Wallabies are made to earn their 32-23 victory over Japan in Oita, as their spring tour kicks off in triumphant fashion.

Australia has been dubbed the 'new Hermit Kingdom' over its tough stance on borders, but as the country opens up there are a few more reasons to make the comparison, writes Laura Tingle.

The WA Health Minister says "announcements" about the government's plan to open up the state will be made before Western Australia reaches the crucial milestone of having 80 per cent of its population aged 16 and over fully vaccinated. ...

For months, Fox News hosts, podcasters and conservative politicians have claimed Australia is succumbing to tyranny. But a conspiracy theory that the nation is being ruled by dystopian overlords stretches back decades. 

As police continue to investigate the fatal shooting of Ukrainian cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by actor Alec Baldwin, we take a look at the use of prop firearms in film productions and the protocols in place.

Swan Hill Council's chief executive elicits a firm response from Mr Andrews about his reported "very strong views" on vaccine requirements and "personal choice".

Irish horse State Of Rest claims victory in Australasia's premier weight-for-age race after a protest — lodged by second-placed Anamoe's jockey Craig Williams — is dismissed at Moonee Valley.

A marine biologist called into to assess the 3.2 metre-long creature said his team first tried to put it on a 1,000-kilogram scale, but it would have broken it. See its inspection and release.

John Reginald Wright was flown to Brisbane after being extradited from Western Australia. Queensland police allege he indecently dealt with children on nine occasions between 1980 and 1986.

Former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid has entered a Sydney jail after a judge dismissed his application for permanent bail made on COVID-19 grounds.

The WA Aboriginal Legal Service urges police to improve relations with the Indigenous community after a police officer charged with murdering a Yamatji woman he shot dead is found not guilty.

As he penned a jest-filled memo quoting a Tom Cruise character to the NSW premier in 2016, a political strategist could never have known it would become evidence at a corruption inquiry.

When aviation enthusiast Chris Ryan couldn't afford flying lessons, he decided to invent his own simulator. His latest creations are now being used by US defence forces.

You may remember the headlines, but the story behind the community who rallied to provide support and funding in the aftermath of a man's death is not as widely known.