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There is no plan to expand the Queensland Tennis Centre for the 2032 Olympics despite federal Labor previously offering $18 million to expand the facility.

Queensland’s most vaccinated town has so far crushed its new COVID-19 outbreak. In its southern neighbour, cases have climbed by 78 in just five days.

Two weeks in hotel quarantine was a blessing for Sydney Thunder batter and HSC student Phoebe Litchfield.

Mr Millachip’s wife described her husband as a wonderful man who died doing what he loved the most, which was exercising.

The state government has rejected a commercial lease application to turn a remote Katoomba airstrip into a helicopter tourism hub after a dogged campaign opposed it.

The state has passed 80 per cent first-dose coverage of children aged 12 to 15. But in some areas fewer than two-thirds have had one shot.

The super-keen can’t wait to break out their workwear, those on the fence are sorry for what they’re giving up and some feel sick at the prospect of returning to the office.

The gap between house prices and wages is growing bigger, and women are doing it tougher than men.

All states have now released their road map out of the pandemic and some issues stand out. The most obvious is how out of kilter Western Australia is with the rest of the country.

A group of abseilers has been rescued from a cave on the face of the 20-metre cliff at Berowra Heights.

The twin girls have died after suffering from smoke inhalation after a fire began in a house near Byron Bay on Sunday morning.

They met as children in Afghanistan and later married. They had waited more than a year to be reunited before the Taliban uprising in Kabul threatened to separate them forever. Now they are together again.

Protesters held anti-vaccine placards with messages such as “No Mandatory Vaccination” and “Your Body Your Choice” as NSW recorded 244 new COVID-19 cases and one death.

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Victoria’s COVID-19 outbreak has reached an inflection point, with government modelling suggesting the state’s cases should now start to track up, while other experts point to NSW’s declining case load as evidence something unexpected is going ...

Learning Mandarin has surged in popularity at Victorian state schools over the past decade and now accounts for almost 20 per cent of total languages enrolments.

Peak tourism and hospitality groups are lobbying the federal government for a more straightforward way for returned travellers and international tourists to prove their vaccination status.

The Victorian government’s recent budget has been criticised as ‘vague’ and leaving voters in the dark on key questions.

Fisheries patrols resumed their search at 6am on Sunday for a 57-year-old man feared dead from a shark attack as he swam at Port Beach, a popular coastal strip in Perth’s south.

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A $44 million package of initiatives is aimed at revitalising the central city in the wake of the pandemic as the ambulance service struggles to cope with increased demand.

The legacy of all the pandemic disruption suffered by this year’s HSC cohort may be a reimagining of how university entry is managed.

Melbourne’s runaway population growth has been put on hold by the pandemic. Experts say we should use the time to ease its growing pains.

It is astonishing that any PM can make one of the most momentous decision without asking the Australian people first.

The idea for a cross-school wellbeing group started at a leadership summit of senior students in May. And the Student Wellbeing Action Group was born.

Close to a million mattresses are sent to landfill each year, but the industry is trying to change that.

Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello said the CTP reform had reduced the average premium by 27 per cent since 2016.

Robert Gregory, who directs entities with former Strathfield Liberal mayor Antoine Doueihi, is seeking options on property in residential Elliott Street, Belfield, where the latter has aided efforts to rename Strathfield South.

The state’s new Treasurer says his emphasis is on “prosperity not austerity”.

As a young constable, Russell Oxford met famed detective Roger Rogerson. Three decades later, he put Rogerson away for murder.

Assa wollumbin is a 16 millimetre-long frog that lives on one small mountain in northern NSW and the males carry tadpoles in a pouch.

Michael Hickie, who lives in Narrabeen, has had an extraordinary life, risking his life during World War II and taking a submarine beneath the icy depths of the North Pole.

The Bible does not back political philosophies or parties. The trend in Australia towards politicising faith is troubling, and a symptom of deepening divisions.

Australia’s decades-old history wars have flared again. This time, it’s over a revision of the national curriculum.

The price of a typical house in Sydney has multiplied by 17 times in the past 40 years, revealing that wage growth has failed to keep pace with the housing boom.

Political “insanity” on drug policy is failing to address the popular demand that fuels the trade in illicit substances, the former detective argues.

The controversial MP, once touted as a future leader of his party, has not sought preselection for his seat of Kew.

ICAC demonstrated that our longstanding political process is one of government by friends and frenemies.

“Delta is affecting the younger people, who in general have fewer comorbidities.”

Dr Mark Hobart of the North Sunshine Surgery is being investigated over allegations he falsified COVID-19 vaccine records.

Healthcare workers on the sharp end of the pandemic are not just fighting a war against coronavirus, but combating a never-ending scourge of misinformation about the disease.

Hailstones and heavy rain hit Melbourne and parts of Victoria on Saturday evening, with scores of calls to the SES for help.

Taking children away from their unsafe home or rushing a harmed child to hospital are only two examples of the challenges Queensland child safety officers face.

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‘Sexologists’ demonstrating sex, watching clients in bed, or getting very hands-on in the actress’ new series could leave both clients and patients at risk of danger, Australian practitioners say.

Many of us know a relative, friend or acquaintance who is refusing to take a COVID-19 vaccine. But what’s life like for their nearest and dearest?

Inner west residents have been urged to avoid walking on the tracks, as some trams are still operating to allow tests to be carried out.

Spring Racing Carnival, Stakes Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 06, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia.