While students mount a campaign.

The next stages of the Bruce Highway western bypass are shown in a map sent to property owners impacted by the middle Caboolture West section.

About 200 hundred resilient demonstrators are braving the frigid Melbourne weather to voice their dissatisfaction with the Victorian government’s proposed pandemic laws.

The reworking of bail and sentencing laws has been put on the backburner in an apparent bid to avoid a law-and-order election battle with the Coalition.

Police and external experts will search three new areas in Kendall on the state’s Mid North Coast in a renewed search effort for the missing boy.

More than 96 per cent of Victoria’s residential workers employed at federally run aged care homes have been immunised against coronavirus.

Kym Cobby’s body was found in the street 200 metres from her Gold Coast home.

Queensland’s call to let a man out of hotel quarantine before knowing the result of his test has sparked a rare COVID scare in Tasmania.

Jenny Lloyd refused to retreat as the Mallacoota fires bore down on her home and village. Since then, she has fought to ensure everyone in her community has a voice in the town’s recovery.

An inquiry has heard that Rodd Staples was so concerned about the safety of the rail network that he sought a special meeting with Gladys Berejiklian last year.

Children aged 5 to 11 are expected to be eligible for vaccination against COVID-19 from January. Meanwhile, the Morrison government says its 2030 climate target is “fixed” despite the Glasgow climate talks favouring further action.

The comeback for the scheme enabling CBD diners to reclaim some of their bill is taking place as the peak Christmas hospitality season nears.

Plans by the NSW government to ship toxic waste from the construction of the Northern Beaches Link to Newcastle have been thrown into disarray.

China’s decision to halt imports of Australian rock lobster is continuing to make the seafood delicacy more affordable for locals, with prices forecast to drop to a six-year low this month.

After going on a drug bender, the driver was speeding and driving erratically in the minutes before he hit and killed a cyclist on Beach Road, and then abandoned his car and his passengers.

The state government has announced a free rapid antigen testing regime for early childhood services, bringing them into line with schools.

The accused posted on his Instagram a beach picture with the caption reading in part: “F--- that lockdown is a fowl joke.”

Darren George Towle has been charged after allegedly crashing into a 72-year-old pedestrian. The man’s injuries were so severe his leg has since been amputated.

Police officers discussed arresting Nick Newman, who was wanted for child sexual abuse, in a group chat called SEAL Team. When they pounced, he pulled out a knife.

The figures are higher than the statistics provided to the same inquiry by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.

Thousands of HSC students never got to sit their trial exams this year. For many, Monday’s maths exams were their first experience of a three-hour test under strict conditions.

The body of the 10-year-old girl was found at a property near Gunnedah in July last year.

Unseat your lingering lockdown torpor - go dancing.

Among the legions of stories revealed when you delve into Museums Victoria’s clothing and textiles collection is the life of Bernice Kopple - Scottish immigrant, model, showgirl, snake handler and zookeeper.

WA and Tasmania are the only two Australian states which will remain shut off from the virus until the target is reached, with other states following the national plan which allows for reopening from 80 per cent with minimal restrictions.

Today on Please Explain, national environment and climate editor Nick O’Malley joins Bianca Hall to discuss the Glasgow Climate Pact and what happened behind the scenes at the UN summit.

Since 2000, 17 people have been killed in shark attacks off the WA coast.

The number of officers and staff not complying with the mandate have risen.

From dockside escapades in Fremantle and dancing on the sand at City Beach, to oceanic orchestral concerts, heart-pumping theatre and a magical lighthouse set to captivate the young-at-heart, Perth Festival promises to be spectacular. 

The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.

The judges said WAtoday reporters won prizes for sifting through significant government spin, scrutinising relationships between government and business and telling stories that every Western Australian should read.

Temperatures generally dropped between nine and 11 degrees below the November average on Sunday.

Queensland is easing border restrictions after hitting the 70 per cent vaccinated mark, as the state recorded no new community cases on Monday.

The victim, believed to be aged in his 30s, made his own way to hospital and is undergoing surgery.

More illegal vessels have been intercepted in the past three months than an entire seven-year span before the 2020 pandemic. Exclusive drone footage obtained by WAtoday shows crew members walking on the coral reef.

New concept designs for the Toowong to West End and St Lucia to West End bridges were unveiled by Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner on Monday, with both projects expected to take about two years to complete.

A positive DNA match has been made for the unknown sailor, the only body recovered when HMAS Sydney sank off the West Australian coast during World War II.

Sludge containing a cocktail of toxic chemicals and heavy metals will be dug up from Sydney’s Middle Harbour and barged to Newcastle during construction of the Northern Beaches Link.

News Corp at Aunty? You better believe it.

A Sydney judge has ruled that a 2018 fire was deliberately lit to cover up the theft of imported cigarettes and alcohol valued at $34 million.

Leaked documents from the police investigation provide graphic new details of the disaster, ahead of a six-week coronial inquest into 45 COVID deaths at St Basil’s aged care home in Fawkner.

As Australia heads into a COVID-19 honeymoon period, keeping infection rates low in children remains important.

The unvaccinated outnumber the vaccinated in Boggabilla and Toomelah, where only the fully jabbed are allowed over the border to shop for the bare essentials.

Employment data reveals fewer than a quarter of public service agencies have First Nations employment rates of at least 3 per cent.

Only a series of hundred-million dollar plus funding bailouts has allowed Victoria Police to fund its crime-fighting operations as expenses exceed their budget.

Premier Dominic Perrottet is entitled to oppose the assisted dying bill before the NSW Parliament. What he is not allowed to do is misrepresent the plight of those who want it.

Our Prime Minister is now dumping the blame for our country’s lack of progress on climate action onto the technology sectors he and his xxxx have held back.

Victorian CHO Brett Sutton and health economist Stephen Duckett say the national cabinet’s road map out of the pandemic is missing a phase to address economic and mental health impacts.

Burning fury over Dili deaths, Column 8, and the telling imperfection.

Germaine Greer’s new book The Change had sparked debate about menopause. Colleen McCullough, Clover Moore and Geraldine Doogue spoke out over lunch.