While Victoria and New South Wales's daily tallies are still hundreds of cases apart, those watching the numbers closely say the shape of their infection curve largely tells the same story.

Prosecutors say James and Jennifer Crumbley bought their son the weapon used in the shooting as a Christmas gift and ignored warning signs as late as the day of the shooting. 

The Fair Work Commission says BHP's vaccine mandate at its Mt Arthur Coal mine was unlawful because workers weren't consulted properly, not because mandates are illegal.

Thousands of protesters calling for Victoria's pandemic legislation to be repealed march through the streets of Melbourne, as a similar demonstration takes place in Perth.

The Opposition's climate offering includes the sorts of tangible policies that voters can easily grasp, and limits obvious opportunities for political attack from the Coalition, writes Laura Tingle. 

Justin Langer speaks about his trip to Tasmania to visit a "shattered" Tim Paine and why he is pleased to see Steve Smith back in a leadership role on the eve of the Ashes.

Businesses and diners come out in defence of the initiative to hire dogs to scare away seagulls on the forecourt of Sydney's biggest attraction as Labor brands it an "extravagant expenditure".

Activists warned when the change was announced that it could be susceptible to misuse. That's exactly what's happening.

Queensland records seven new cases of COVID-19, four of which have been active in the community.

Celebrity cosmetic surgeon and social media star Daniel Lanzer retires amid an investigation into his conduct and performance by the national medical regulator.

Residents in Goondiwindi are breathing a sigh of relief after floodwaters stopped short of the 65-year-old levee that's once again saved them from catastrophic floods. 

Health authorities are conducting urgent genomic sequencing on 10 cases, part of a cluster at a western Sydney school. Three of the 13 cases are confirmed as the Omicron strain. 

When Chinese-Australian artist Jian Guo joined the People's Liberation Army during the peak of the Sino-Vietnamese War, he and his comrades used to listen to Radio Australia illegally. That's how he heard the song that changed his life. ...

Prosecutors say many of Jeffrey Epstein's encounters with teenagers began as massages before escalating, calling the term "massage" a "ruse" to get girls to touch Epstein.

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel becomes only the third player in history to take all 10 wickets in an innings, single-handedly bowling India out in the first innings of the second Test.

Chaz Mostert has produced the fastest-ever time around the famed Mount Panorama circuit in a Top 10 Shootout to secure pole position for the Bathurst 1000.

Women make up just 3 per cent of Australia's skilled trades sector. Those who have made it in the industry say change is happening, but slowly.

While the world was busy making other plans, Omicron had already begun its quiet evolution. Now scientists are frantically studying the mysterious new variant so we can understand what we're fighting. 

Tallulah Moon is one of only nine people in the world diagnosed with hereditary spastic paraplegia type 56. After initially being "crushed" by the news, her parents are fighting back by raising money to fund research into treatment and a cu...

After years of drought, a mouse plague and near-biblical deluges, Australia's wettest November has many wondering what's next for parts of the country already saturated.

The Isle of the Dead, the cemetery of Port Arthur, is a ghostly reminder of Tasmania's brutal past. But it also serves as one of the first sea level benchmarks — and the climate change story it tells is bleak for the future, experts say. ...

People sometimes stare at Helen and her husband Joel, who uses a wheelchair, but after a decade together the couple has come to enjoy challenging stereotypes about relationships and disability. 

South Australia's borders will remain open but all travellers from NSW, Victoria and the ACT will be required to have a test on arrival and isolate until a result is received. Five new cases have been reported in the state today.

The ACT records seven new COVID-19 cases, including one which is confirmed as a close contact of Canberra's first Omicron infection.

When Imran was swept up in a dawn terror raid, he thought he knew who the police were after. He had "no idea" it was him.