Court documents show 12 drugs were found in a man with existing conditions of heart disease, cirrhosis and recent vertebral fractures.

To help schools make their own risk assessments, a proper study of the need for mask wearing in schools is needed.

Parents across NSW have rushed to have their teenage children vaccinated against COVID-19, with new data revealing areas in north Sydney, the inner west and Willoughby have recorded first dose rates of over 90 per cent.

Almost eight-in-10 identified bullying and harassment - including sexual harassment - as a corruption risk within their department.

A large storm front has swept through Melbourne, as a massive low-pressure trough brings large hailstones, damaging winds and heavy rain to western Victoria.

Unvaccinated shoppers in Victoria will be given a grace period, the Prime Minister plans to lodge a bigger 2030 emissions target and Gladys Berejiklian’s former boyfriend is set to appear at a NSW corruption inquiry.

All trams from Sydney’s Inner West light rail service have been pulled off the tracks due to safety concerns, the NSW government has confirmed.

Gavin “Capable” Preston, one of Melbourne’s most violent gangland figures, is set to be released from prison, with the notorious standover man about to be granted parole.

Co-ordinating a whole-of-school play involving more than 130 children is a feat in itself. But when cast and crew are locked down, it’s a logistical nightmare.

Long before there was an ICAC, Australia had a solid history - though not a proud one - of political pork-barrelling.

WA Police Superintendent Rod Wilde, who is in charge of the 100 officers making up Taskforce RODIA, has met with the parents of missing four-year-old Cleo Smith in Carnarvon and says he is hopeful and confident of finding out what happened to her.

Border controls and tougher COVID-19 restrictions kept methamphetamine usage low last year, but wastewater detections have since increased to pre-pandemic levels.

After another long stint in lockdown, Melburnians are itching to hit the road and see their loved ones in other parts of the state this weekend.

Hlker tells court a group of men, some armed with knives and dressed in black, attacked his car after he had filmed them on his phone.

Blood red handprints were left on the steps as around 150 people gathered, calling for psychologists to be posted to police stations and court houses to assess people in custody.

A man from the Ballarat suburb of Alfredton faced court on charges over hit-and-run death of cyclist David Thomson a week earlier.

Desic used hacksaw blades and a pair of bolt cutters to escape from Grafton correctional centre and built a life for himself on Sydney’s northern beaches before finally turning himself in.

The RSPCA has charged a man with animal cruelty and accused him of kicking a dog during a protest outside the head office of Victoria’s construction union.

There are two cases in the Queensland courts - one involves 24 police staff and the other involves seven.

The revelation comes just days before retiring Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young is due to be sworn in as Governor.

A person has died after a van and truck burst into flames when they collided at the intersection of two freeways in Melbourne’s northwest.

Today on Please Explain, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright joins Nathanael Cooper to make sense of the inflation conundrum.

Fremantle Detectives charged a 32-year-old man from Success on Wednesday after he allegedly threw a plastic bottle containing an accelerant at Cockburn station.

Epidemiologists have raised concerns about quarantine-free travel and a super-spreader Christmas.

This is the perfect opportunity for big corporations and big government to step up and give local musicians a platform to showcase and be paid more for their work.

Caleb Cox, 32, forged his driver’s licence and utility and phone bills using a South Australian address and used the fake documents in a G2G pass application to enter WA for the AFL grand final

The National Trust is best known for tending to our historic buildings, but it is fashion treasures that will be showcased at its new vintage clothing shop.

The Department of Health said a combination of high grass pollen levels and strong winds meant there was an increased chance people could develop asthma symptoms.

The move comes as Victorian Attorney-General introduces law change to allow Juries Commissioner to check vaccination status of potential jurors.

Some architectural projects never get off the drawing board. An annual prize for Unbuilt Work recognises these plans.

Acting Chief Health Officer Ben Cowie said authorities had received reports from doctors about people travelling from clinic to clinic seeking an exemption.

Detectives investigating the deaths of Salim and Toufik Hamze have seized firearms and a Ford Mustang believed to have been used as a getaway car.

The Kam family lost their house and all their belongings in the NSW bushfires that tore through the Southern Highlands in the days before Christmas two years ago. Since then, they’ve been fighting to rebuild their home.

The more things don’t change, the more they remain the same in this dangerously under-regulated industry.

The project will include a tunnel almost two kilometres longer than initially planned and will cost $11.1 billion.

James Balcombe wanted to be the kingpin on Melbourne’s jumping castle industry, so he embarked on a reign of terror against his rivals, including ordering a series of arson attacks.

Dr Maria Carmela Pau, 45, is accused of pretending to be a medical doctor and handing out fake exemptions for COVID-19 restrictions.

While friends of sewage pipe up.

Two patients were taken to Liverpool Hospital after their trucks, one containing lithium batteries, ignited following an accident on Victoria Street in Wetherill Park.

On one occasion, the man allegedly followed a woman back to her north Brisbane residence where he sexually assaulted her.

Queenslanders waiting to find out when they can travel overseas with no restrictions have been given new hope.

The GPS of a black Range Rover is being examined as part of an investigation into alleged cocaine haul financier Mostafa Baluch, wanted for breaching bail.

Internal documents reveal TAFE NSW is seeking to fully or partially sell campuses.

Tackling political text messages and misleading advertising will help to restore the integrity of our elections and our trust in our political processes.

Some private schools say up to a third of teachers in certain regional schools are reluctant to be vaccinated, which could exacerbate existing teacher shortages.

The fear and loathing seems to have quietened down a bit compared to last year’s conservative coup in the election of the Victorian Bar’s governing council.

The two-time federal Labor candidate doesn’t mind gloving up for battle

This under-regulated corner of medicine does not need to be killed off, but it does need serious oversight.

Morrison has artfully switched the debate from the environment to the economy, branding his “plan” as the uniquely “Australian Way”.

New major developments will be scored on how carbon intensive they were to build under a planning framework being developed by the NSW government to bolster the drive towards net-zero.