Thirsty visits in the wee small hours.

The fight comes amid bitter and destabilising factional warfare between forces aligned with disgraced MP Adem Somyurek and the groups that took over the party after his demise.

Updated projections are expected on Monday to indicate when Qld should hit the key vaccine milestones that will trigger major changes in restrictions.

Shell is pulling 150 workers off its Prelude floating LNG vessel off the Kimberley coast after both its main and backup power systems failed in a repeat of an evacuation in early 2020.

The World Naked Bike Ride is an annual international clothing-optional bike ride in which participants ride together to peacefully protest issues including body image, cyclists safety and alternative lifestyles.

With a twinkling eye and a cheery smile, Peter Cundall was like everyone’s perfect granddad.

When Shaun Resnik found himself single at 40, with a lot of love to give and deep yearning for a child of his own, he had an epiphany.

NSW and Victoria say they will not be altering plans to further lift COVID-19 restrictions and will not pursue an “Omicron zero” strategy to try to eradicate the new variant of the virus from the community.

The man claims he was bashed, became suicidal and woke to his cellmate strangling him after being “falsely imprisoned” by judge.

Harrowing stories of veterans and serving personnel who took their own lives were last week recounted to the royal commission, which resumes on Monday.

Police believe the 17-year-old Kangaroo Flat boy got into difficulty at around 5pm on Saturday.

Look Mum, no clothes: cheeky naked cycling enthusiasts rode again through inner Melbourne on Sunday.

The tests, used by police nationwide, might not be the best way to determine whether someone’s driving is affected by cannabis, new research has found.

Premier Daniel Andrews has said Victoria and NSW will do “everything we can” to ensure travel between the two states at Christmas.

The much-loved former host of the ABC’s Gardening Australia has passed away following a short illness, the broadcaster confirmed.

The outpouring of community support could not stop the inevitable on Sunday, when the Sydney yum cha institution served up its last prawn dumplings, mango pancakes and barbecued pork buns.

When the finals of the Sydney Sun Aria were held in Sydney in 1956, a young singer from Mosman was placed eighth. His name was Clifford Grant, who went on to perform with Joan Sutherland.

Ballarat’s traders have been forced to shut their doors, hire extra security and set up barriers as they braced for ‘freedom’ protesters.

Protesters supporting the Victoria Freedom Movement gathered to protest against vaccine mandates and passports, calling to 'Stop the Pandemic Bill' and 'sack Dan Andrews'.

The Liberal Party’s abdication of Sydney’s second city leaves the door open for their political opponents to control the council.

Each year my wife and I watch 50 Christmas movies. This is what I’ve learnt.

The best way to get rid of online abuse and misinformation is to regulate the business model that amplifies this.

About 800,000 caravan and campervans will hit the road across Australia this summer as more people turn to domestic travel and a life change.

Returning Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore’s team appears set to command a majority at Town Hall after securing an historic fifth term, with polling figures so far showing half of the council’s 10 places going to the powerful independent.

Jane Barnes of Wintringham hopes the neglect exposed by a COVID-19 outbreak at an Albert Park care home will lead to change in the sector.

The father of Travis Davis, 20, who disappeared off Caloundra on Saturday, has confirmed that police have found his son’s body.

Teachers must be supported to use the evidence available to them.

The fireworks went offline and spilled into a spectacular confrontation outside a North Bondi home.

Emergency services are attending a light plane crash south of Perth.

The teaching profession is grappling with pandemic burnout. 

Victoria has recorded seven deaths and 980 new cases in the 24 hours to Sunday morning, as the TGA approved jabs for 5-11 year olds to begin on January 10.

The 27-year-old Townsville man was charged with various offences after the girl died in hospital and a two-year-old was found wandering alone on Saturday.

A 72-year-old man from South Penrith has been charged with intent to murder following the domestic violence stabbing at Sydney’s Central Station on Saturday afternoon. 

Queensland recorded six new cases – all travellers – however genomic sequencing of the state’s first potential Omicron case was still not definitive.

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

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

Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant remains concerned about rising virus infection numbers, including 13 Omicron cases at a Regents Park school and a Sydney indoor climbing gym.

TV presenter Jessica Rowe swapped the microphone for how-to-vote cards to support sister Harriet Price’s campaign for Woollahra Council.

The days of empty roads during lockdown are over, with the number of cars returning to pre-lockdown levels — sometimes higher.

The Australian swimmer had a gutsy plan to take down the greatest of all time 400 metres champ, Katie Ledecky.

There are so many problems with religious schools hiring and firing based on a statement of values.

There has been a steep increase in demand for IVF and other fertility treatments as Victorians bring forward their baby plans in the pandemic.

This month was meant to be one of catharsis for NSW residents, but the Omicron variant has cast a pall of uncertainty over travel plans and reunions.

During the recent lockdown, officers were told to “start writing tickets” to ensure compliance with restrictions, promising “[if] you get it wrong, I understand, and I won’t hold you to account for that”.

As a GP, I see the horrors of inadequate surgical training. But I also know there is a plastic surgery monopoly and a dangerous shortage of highly qualified surgeons – and that is where we can fix this crisis.

The study found an average waiting time of 52 seconds, with the worst in Sydney having a longest average wait of 70 seconds.

Boarding houses are touted as a solution to Sydney’s affordable housing crisis but have been labelled a “disgrace” and a “lower standard of housing” by opposition politicians.

Our lives are full of examples of things going wrong. We will save ourselves a lot of angst if we accept that we have no control over these occurrences.

Administrators of a failed cryptocurrency company based in Melbourne are pursuing millions in missing bitcoin claimed to be on a stolen laptop overseas.

Clubs are supposed to be bastions of community spirit, but Oatlands Golf Club, by resisting a memorial to an unspeakable tragedy is demonstrating only entitlement.