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Queensland police can now access critical information for domestic violence jobs, including interstate protection orders, as part of Australian-first technology rolled out to officers, but there are warnings it may not be enough to help victims. 

A man is in hospital in a critical but stable condition after an assault in a Fremantle suburb left him with life-threatening injuries on Sunday night.

Caroline Wilson, who is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, caught the virus amid a surge of cases in Europe that spurred many countries to reintroduce restrictions.

Shane Warne believes David Warner should have also been in the running for a leadership position in the national team given Steve Smith was instated as vice-captain.

The plan to bring international students and skilled migrants flying into Australia on Wednesday has been deferred over concerns about the Omicron strain.

Journalist turned businessman Trevor Kennedy had an eye for a deal and a habit of leaving a “bigger than life” impression on those he met.

The Omicron coronavirus variant has been discovered in Australia, NSW and Victoria are considering bringing back extended quarantine for all international arrivals and Queensland’s December reopening remains on track. 

The drama unfolded as officials back home grappled with contingencies for Super Rugby Pacific, the trans-Tasman and Pacific competition slated to kick off in February.

The government has cited concerns about the council’s governance and its ability to make decisions in the interests of the local community.

Mark Bosnich has predicted Australia will miss qualification for next year’s World Cup if they are forced into the intercontinental play-offs, urging coach Graham Arnold to spend the next two months refreshing his tactics.

Should Perth lose its Ashes Test nothing is stopping Cricket Australia from scheduling a second day-night match of the series, in a slot that has delivered huge crowds to the MCG.

Energy prices in Europe are repeatedly breaking records even before winter really kicks in and the region returns to being the epicentre of the pandemic again.

Julian Morrow told a court he was left feeling “deeply distressed” after learning a production partner had called him “the new millennium’s Steve Vizard”.

The former senior constable accused of taking the photo of former AFL coach Dani Laidley being interviewed by police and then sharing it with a group of fellow officers will contest the charges.

Another two international arrivals in Sydney have tested positive to the Omicron variant, bringing the number of cases in NSW to four.

Lawyers for the news outlets being sued by Ben Roberts-Smith have been accused of belatedly approaching a former soldier about him giving evidence against the Victoria Cross recipient over the alleged murder of a farmer in Afghanistan.

Two of Pat Cummins’ closest confidants say the new Australian captain needs to accept feedback while in the field.

“The entire process has been so deflating and heartbreaking ... I just broke down.” Readers’ lives have been upended, again, by border changes.

Next year’s parliamentary sittings calendar suggests a May federal election. But does anyone believe anything in Canberra these days?

Marcel Leereveld, who is turning 104 on Saturday, co-hosts a community radio show in the international language Esperanto.

The NSW Industrial Relations Commission has ordered teachers to call off their strike but their federation says it will go ahead.

Where did the idea for the controversial bill come from? How would it work? And what happens next?

Duncan Gay, who was NSW roads minister between 2011 and 2017, appeared before a parliamentary inquiry into speed cameras on Monday.

The Australian sharemarket was bracing for the worst as fears of the latest COVID-19 strain - Omicron- gathered pace. But traders haven’t let their anxieties get the better of them, yet. 

The early indications from South Africa are Omicron could be the virus variant epidemiologists have been hoping for.

Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General Amanda Stoker says the government could use a community legal service model to enforce proposed laws designed to unmask trolls.

Australians could go to a federal election in early May under a plan revealed on Monday to bring forward next year’s federal budget.

Lightly raced five-year-old Danza In the Dark is set to make a statement at Tuesday’s feature Tamworth meeting.

An eight-race card continues the week for Racing NSW.

Fingers pointed in every direction at the downfall of Tim Paine as Test captain, but it was first of all a matter of personal responsibility.

Private Daniel Garforth hanged himself at a base in 2014. His mother has told his story to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

Queensland so far remains committed to existing border reopening plans amid the COVID variant concerns, as the state reported five new cases in hotel quarantine.

Ms Bishop said Australia had “really alienated a very strong partner and friend in France” and it needed to be doing everything in its power to repair the relationship.

Banks will be required to set aside more capital for higher risk interest-only and investor mortgage under long-planned changes to the capital framework.

Rebuilding Dustin Martin from serious injury involved a plan to cleanse and rejuvenate his body inside and out to add games at the end of the star’s career.

Police were told the Toyota Yaris - with five occupants including a 12-year-old - had been shot at in Condell Park by a man who was driving in the area.

A local council is imploring ratepayers to avoid Airbnb and put their properties up for long-term rental instead.

The new Omicron variant has already begun to surge among South Africa’s young and unvaccinated, and experts are concerned about the effect it might have on the elderly.

Mounting concern over the latest strain of the virus prompted Australian authorities to reintroduce a 72-hour isolation period for all international arrivals, as state authorities say travellers will need to isolate interstate before transiting to Vi...

Alan Jones, John Howard and Mark Taylor spent Monday morning at a public memorial service recalling the wonderful feats – on and off the field – of Australian cricket icon Alan Davidson.

The head of the Accountability Round Table is concerned the federal government is putting its political benefit over the merits of building commuter car parks and is issuing “implied threats” on funding.

Strict lockdowns to stop the spread of Delta may have hit the economy harder than expected, fuelling fears the recovery from the pandemic could be derailed by the new Omicron variant.

Ovidia Yu’s stage play is a brutal and blazingly funny examination of the role of women in society,

Are we doing everything in our power to end this pandemic? Right now the answer is no.

Liza Carver has been appointed as a member of the ACCC amid speculation over who will be the eventual successor to current chair Rod Sims.

Experts say there is no current need to alter Queensland’s reopening plan despite the emergence of the Omicron variant.

A popular YouTuber has broken, or at least bruised, the internet by hosting a real-life Squid Game.

As the Western Bulldogs confirmed they will continue to play home matches in Ballarat, Marcus Bontempelli had words of encouragement for emerging forward Jamarra Ugle-Hagan.

Between August 2003 and November 2004, there were separate assaults on women across the Sydney metropolitan area, many of which occurred in their homes.