One, two, three ... simultaneous strenuous exercises without moving a muscle.

More than two-thirds of the 30 council areas lagging the state’s second dose average are unlikely to hit 70 per cent coverage before the first reopening trigger.

Gutsy advertisers are supporting the UN Women Australia’s Unstereotype Alliance.

Court documents claim that Paul Sukkar recruited 58 members to the Liberal Party over two months as part of a scheme that boosted the MP’s factional numbers.

They’re exhausted and stressed. But, for the HSC Class of 2021, it’s the beginning of the end as they prepare to sit their first English exam on Tuesday.

Leading political, church and community figures, including the Prime Minister, have paid tribute to Sir James Gobbo, who died on Sunday.

Fully vaccinated people in NSW can now have an unlimited number of household guests, Melburnians are being given $150 dining vouchers to boost the hospitality industry and the Singapore travel bubble is open from today.

He spoke not a word of English when, aged seven, he moved to Australia from Italy with his family. Yet he became a Supreme Court judge and Victoria’s governor.

The Bureau of Meteorology says the coming week could be the “wettest so far this warm season” as rain falls in central, northern and eastern Australia.

Suspension of the inner west light rail line will inconvenience commuters preparing to go back to their offices and schools.

Treasury has given an upbeat forecast for employment in the state, while bank data shows Victorians spent $2 billion shopping, going out and travelling in the week after Melbourne’s COVID lockdown ended.

Premier Dominic Perrottet said the commuters should pay their fair share despite the inconvenience of the suspended light rail service.

An “anti-vaxxer” Perth nurse accused of pretending to administer a COVID-19 jab to a teenage patient had previously vaccinated up to 25 people who allegedly specifically sought her out.

Public school principals will also start chasing up about 3100 unvaccinated teachers this week, after the vaccine mandate came into effect on Monday.

Police allege the man – who is also a bikie – ordered the hit on Mr Martin, which was allegedly carried out by a former soldier using a long-range sniper rifle at Perth Motorplex in December 2020.

A review of the vaccination status of NSW’s COVID-19 deaths found those who died after having both doses were either aged care residents or had significant comorbidities.

Former Victorian government minister Adem Somyurek gave evidence in a corruption commission hearing today after he was accused of overseeing an industrial-scale branch stacking operation.

After winning his fight against Bayside Council and local conservation societies, the star basketballer is taking the money and running.

The former police minister told the NSW District Court his father has experienced episodes of sleepwalking including trying to climb out his bedroom window.

Two experts hired to assess the danger to threatened species from raising the Warragamba Dam wall say their research was watered down.

The man, who is yet to be formally identified, died at the scene. The drivers of the ute and truck will undergo mandatory testing in hospital.

A former KPMG partner says he was humiliated, bullied and targeted by a hit squad that included the NSW Treasury Secretary.

Ms Beazley turned and walked away from the press pack as she was peppered with questions about allegations published in the Herald at a function at Town Hall.

The warnings, as Queensland became the only jurisdiction yet to reach an 80 per cent first-dose rate, come as all but one state MP confirm they will be double-dosed this week.

A boxer has allegedly been bashed outside the ring by several men following an event in Kensington last month. The incident has raised further concerns about the management of boxing events in Victoria.

In plans yet to be publicly announced, waste giant Cleanaway will apply to start processing asbestos at its tip at Ravenhall in Melbourne’s west, prompting council opposition.

Dashcam footage shows two young children running towards a busy Gold Coast road, before nearby schoolchildren ran and grabbed them, pulling them away from traffic.

E-scooter company Neuron has announced a trial of a suite of new safety features, as paramedics urge riders to take more care while using e-scooters.

Truck drivers are in short supply in Victoria after an exodus fast-tracked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The lack of drivers is putting stress on the state’s supply chain.

WA Police said they were alerted the 6.4 metre Chivers sports cab boat had overturned with five people on board around 1.45pm after departing from Derby jetty.

NSW Electoral Commissioner John Schmidt has said the polling body’s cyber security won’t meet the state government’s own standards in time for the council ballots.

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Douglas Brian Jackway, once the prime suspect in Daniel Morcombe’s murder, was granted a release from prison last year.

Meanwhile, parts of Queensland recorded their highest rainfall totals for the month in more than 20 years.

An insight into the early life of Cleo Smith’s accused abductor Terence Darrell Kelly has revealed the 36-year-old was removed from his mother’s care at the age of two. 

Queensland has recorded no new cases despite recent COVID-19 scares in the past week.

If antiviral pills for treating COVID-19 are approved, patients could be given one as soon as they test positive – or even earlier as a preventative measure.

A senior Catholic education executive pleads for critical thinking and the contest of ideas while responding to the federal Education Minister’s concerns for the national history curriculum.

Tens of thousands of at-home COVID-19 tests will be sent to schools across Victoria to help reduce the amount of time students spend out of the classroom when they are exposed to a virus case.

Tony Jones and Geraldine Doogue are just some of the big names who have turned out in support.

Former Chaser star Julian Morrow knows how to pull a top-rating crowd.

Hyperbole abounds but does all the screaming reach voters? Perhaps Labor has its chance by presenting a serious climate policy.

But the impact on the CBD’s economic recovery will be felt, the Premier concedes.

The Premier’s department has been quietly investigating a complaint against NSW Governor Margaret Beazley, but has not disclosed the outcome.

Unvaccinated children carrying the virus can infect even vaccinated family members who may then pass it on.

What we teach our children does require more balance. It is unfair to simply dismiss the federal Education Minister and his concerns that the draft national history curriculum has too little focus on Christianity and Western liberal democracy,

Savas Guven, a 41-year-old property developer from Mosman, had his $7m bail revoked after international travel restrictions were lifted and a judge deemed him a flight risk.

Just as the grandmothers feared, Indigenous child removals persist while our recommendations sit on the shelf.

This was the year of our collective mind. It taught you that laughter, empathy, decency and compassion were all more contagious than any virus.