Western Australia will tighten its border controls with Queensland from Monday following community spread of the virus in the Sunshine State.

Ahead of delivering his Mid-Year Economic Fiscal Outlook report, Josh Frydenberg says state borders remaining open will be critical to maintaining Australia's economic recovery.

Joe Root and Dawid Malan threatened to make a game of the first Test, but Nathan Lyon’s 400th Test wicket started a collapse that handed Australia a 1-0 lead in the men's Ashes series, writes Russell Jackson.

What did we learn from the inquest into the disappearance of 18-year-old Theo Hayez in Byron Bay?

Within 12 hours of being disclosed, a bug is "fully weaponised", sparking a race between hackers and the cybersecurity companies trying to head them off.

The television feed of the Gabba Ashes Test has been affected by a power issue, resulting in global embarrassment for Cricket Australia.

A Canberra woman appears in the ACT Magistrates Court, charged with ram-raiding a coffee shop in an alleged aggravated armed robbery.

From January 1, how long people need to quarantine will depend on whether they're vaccinated or not, and cleaning rules for exposed businesses are about to relax, with the Health Minister announcing the changes as the state records just one...

As a huge bushfire continues to burn in Western Australia's premier wine and surfing region, tour operators are forced to put business on hold amid fears over what comes next.

South Australia has recorded seven new cases of COVID-19 with a North Adelaide bakery named as a 'high risk' exposure site.

Three new cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant are confirmed, with more expected as genomic sequencing testing continues.

West Australians will know within days when borders will re-open. But, for now the state's strict rules are being enforced as stringently as ever.

Julian Assange is a step closer to being extradited to the United States to face charges that could land him in prison for 175 years. Here's what could happen next 

A group that supports victims of family violence says the lengthy prison sentence handed to a man convicted of abusing and attempting to kill his partner shows the justice system is evolving, but has also urged the community "to spot the re...

NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles said authorities were concerned by COVID-positive wastewater detected in Beswick, Barunga and Alice Springs.

Broome is experiencing skyrocketing prices for rentals with a 38 per cent increase over the past year and median prices higher than Sydney.

Local media are reporting that the Monette Manor nursing home in Arkansas took a direct hit by a large tornado, while emergency services are responding to a warehouse roof collapse in Illinois. 

A 54-year-old Canberra man remains in custody after he allegedly encountered a heavily intoxicated woman in Glebe Park, took her back to his home and had sex with her while she was unable to give her consent.

Pop superstar Taylor Swift must face a lawsuit from songwriters who claim the Grammy-winning singer copied their lyrics in her 2014 hit single Shake It Off, a US judge rules.

A pattern of borders opening and then closing has become a familiar one over the past 22 months, threatening economic recovery and leaving citizens fatigued. Is it a sign we will always live with restrictions and uncertainty?

Police formally identify the body of a woman swept from a trapped car as emergency services urge caution as the state's south-east mops up after days of flooding rain.

One ornithologist says the service can resume safely now that spring is over, but another warns that drones and birdlife are incompatible.

An IT specialist from Wollongong has combined his love of technology and building things to create interactive Christmas lights you control with a QR code.

Rosangela dos Santos Lara has been offered more than $3000 for her pig, but she says she'll never sell her. 

Most mornings, retired scientist Derek Poulton gets up and checks a special camera at his home in Victoria. On November 29, he was excited to see a bright meteor. Now he and 15 other scientists are searching for meteorites on the ground, and...