Labor leader Anthony Albanese uses a campaign-style rally in Sydney's inner-west to detail a $1.2 billion education and skills policy, sharpening their message ahead of the 2022 election. 

As the world rushes to understand how Omicron will impact global control of COVID-19, new research suggests the virus may be changing shape again.

Chaz Mostert overcomes a tyre delamination early in the race to win his second Bathurst 1000 title and co-driver Lee Holdsworth's first. 

The Northern Territory's top cop says police have to get better at combating spiralling rates of family violence as the murder of a woman by her partner is described as "about as horrific as it gets".

The body of missing man Travis Davis is pulled from surf on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

When can kids get Pfizer? Is it the same vaccine adults receive? And should all kids be getting it? Here are the details of the rollout of vaccines for children aged five to 11.

Australian Values Party founder Heston Russell lied to the charity about his use of the website OnlyFans and handed over less than a third of the money he claimed to have raised, according to the charity's staff.

Much-loved Tasmanian broadcasting and gardening identity Peter Cundall has died after a short illness, with his family releasing a statement saying he died surrounded by loved ones.

Australia finalises its Test team for the opening match of the Ashes series at the Gabba, with Travis Head getting the nod ahead of Usman Khawaja to bat at number five against England.  

Dozens of businesses close their doors as 1,000 protesters arrive in Ballarat in another day of demonstrations against the state's vaccine rules and pandemic legislation.

The office of Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce confirms an apology has been received after an incident at a Canberra pub where one witness told the ABC that Senator McMahon threw several punches towards Nationals federal director Jonatha...

The federal parliament spent its last fortnight generating eye-rolls from all and sundry. For the rest of Australia, it's a spectacle that confirms the institution's shocking disconnect from real life, writes Annabel Crabb. 

Doctors are pushing for Western Australia's hard border to stay in place until 90 per cent of the population over five is fully vaccinated, but Premier Mark McGowan is not keen.

The Premier's gift to Queenslanders this Christmas is opening the state's borders, bringing an influx of people as well as COVID-19. It means 2022 will look very different to the year that was.

There are now five Omicron cases connected to a cluster at an indoor climbing gym and two Western Sydney schools, bringing to 15 the total number of confirmed cases of the  COVID-19 variant across the state.

A Springvale grazier says he spotted the woman while he was using a jet ski to check on his cattle in the flood. More rain is expected in parts of southern Queensland later this week. 

Six new COVID-19 cases are reported in South Australia, including one whose source is being investigated. SA Health also lists six new exposure sites in the Adelaide CBD and Glenelg.

The Opals will almost certainly enter next year's Women's World Cup in Sydney without superstar Liz Cambage.

US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin they will hold a video call on Tuesday, with the two leaders set to discuss the tense situation in Ukraine.

In recent weeks, insiders have exposed the behind-the-scenes tactics used by both royals and reporters to own the narrative of what really goes on behind palace walls. Is this a sign that the invisible contract between the royal family and t...

Guns used in United States school shootings have often come from the homes of young perpetrators but parents are rarely charged for the violence that occurs, experts say.

The death toll from Indonesia's Semeru volcanic eruption on Java island has risen to 13, a spokesperson for the country's disaster mitigation agency says, as ten trapped people were evacuated to safety.

Parliament House is shut after one of Adam Bandt's staff members tested positive for COVID-19. 

It's a 15-minute drive to world-class coastline, attractive to first home buyers, and one of Victoria's fastest-growing suburbs. But there's one issue that families are so fed up with, and they're breaking leases to move out. 

Its hunting strategy sounds messy, but is so stealthy, rapid and brutally efficient that nobody knows precisely which species are being caught in its terrifying trap.