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Queensland has reopened its road borders to all interstate travellers, the federal government is mulling additional tax cuts and booster jabs have been brought forward.

On Monday, the Queensland borders reopened, the state met its new Chief Health Officer, and the virus had a resurgence.

The 37-year-old will spend Christmas and New Year in a Queensland prison after being charged with nine offences.

Reformed prisoner Joe Kwon will help young offenders stay out of jail with the help of a $100,000 grant.

Kangaroo Ground Primary School’s production of The Lion King suffered nine postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it was 10th time lucky.

Epidemiologists say Victorian shoppers should continue to wear face masks as crowds congregate over Christmas and the Omicron variant rears its ugly head.

The United Nations racial discrimination committee has slammed the new WA mining law in the wake of the Juukan Gorge destruction, saying it entrenches “structural racism”.

Sydneysiders are attempting to avoid COVID-19 exposures at schools and end-of-year parties amid rising cases in the city.

A Crown prosecutor has told the NSW Supreme Court the fatal shooting of Ho Ledinh was a “hit” job, not a debt collection gone wrong as suggested by his killers’ lawyers.

The driver of a Holden Commodore died and his passenger, a 10-year-old boy, is in a critical condition after a crash in Agnes Banks in Sydney’s north-west.

A teenager who stabbed and killed another young man during a brawl that was sparked by offensive hand gestures must serve at least 3½ years in custody.

There are currently three confirmed cases of the strain in the state, all of them linked to international travel.

Masks will be back in more social settings, proof of vaccination will be required for entry into some venues and intrastate restrictions could be on the cards if vaccination rates do not lift in regions like the Pilbara, Kimberley and Goldfields.

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has revealed the state will reopen at 12.01am on Saturday, February 5.

A church standards board has determined Roger Herft should no longer be an ordained member because of a failure to deal with allegations against other priests when he was the Bishop of Newcastle.

Small concrete moments of escape, which give us a sense of wellbeing and joy, are within our grasp.

A report for the Morrison government warns employment prospects for graduates have been deteriorating since the global financial crisis, but undertaking work placements can give students an advantage.

Kim Elzaibak, whose former stepfather Robert Scott has been jailed for abusing her, said she was greatly moved by the presence in court of some senior members of Victoria Police.

Tens of thousands of Sydney rail commuters are being warned to brace for disruptions to the city’s public transport network as workers refuse to staff overseas-made trains.

Senior doctors at major Melbourne hospitals caring for COVID-19 positive pregnant women, including the Royal Women’s Hospital, Royal Melbourne Hospital and Monash Health, say none of the mothers transferred from the COVID-19 maternity ward to inten...

A lawyer for the West Australian millionaire secured an adjournment for the case until next year.

State prosecutor Justin Whalley said on the day the two girls died, Milka Djurasovic drove them to school but turned the car around and returned home, deciding she couldn’t continue living, and didn’t want to leave the girls without their mother.

Reporter Sherryn Groch joins Bianca Hall to discuss how boosters work and why vaccination in developing countries will be crucial in countering new variants of coronavirus.

Unvaccinated staff and patrons will be barred from hospitality and entertainment venues from Friday.

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal finding was in relation to the deaths of two patients, a relationship with a third and lying about his failure to attend a drug test.

Homicide squad detectives are appealing for public assistance as they investigate the death of gang figure Amar Kettule.

He was extradited from Melbourne to Brisbane on various fraud charges.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is pleased to see families reunited ahead of Christmas.

The legal fight against NSW’s vaccine mandate failed, but hundreds of thousands of dollars were collected online to mount the challenge.

NSW Health has identified 680 people at The Argyle House as close contacts, with Omicron “likely” among 24 COVID-19 cases.

Lower vaccination rates in young people and a growing number of people who failed to come back for their second shot are keeping NSW from hitting its goal.

His term opened with controversy over transphobic comments made on commercial radio. One year on and Perth’s celebrity Lord Mayor has had to work hard to learn how to run a local government and build a greater understanding with both the LGBTQIA+ a...

Amid all the family reunions at Brisbane Airport on Monday morning, federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese arrived to start his Queensland campaign.

A Brisbane man has been arrested after allegedly planning to take drugs into Papua New Guinea.

After anxious scenes overnight, cars are now streaming into the state.

The man was charged at the weekend following further investigations into the incident last Wednesday.

Booster uptake is every bit as critical as anything that’s come before in this pandemic.

The federal government has dramatically expanded home care for older Australians, but poor-quality care will remain a hidden problem if the workforce remains undervalued, underqualified and insecure.

The Fitzpatrick family allege they were subjected to intimidation and bullying at one of NSW’s leading trauma hospitals after the death of their beloved brother and son.

Has Alan Jones lawyered up?

Internal government emails reveal questions were raised over the standard of the inner west light rail track in the days after the service was suspended.

More than 1100 students from 20 schools in Dubbo in Central Western NSW were involved in a randomised control trial in which half the test papers were changed to replace unfamiliar references with more culturally appropriate ones.

A group of former university students are preparing to launch a class action against student accommodation provider Unilodge Australia for the alleged underpayment of their wages.

Associate Professor Salvatore Babones found overseas students contributed just $500 more than domestic students.

You may need to think twice before engaging the Prime Minister for marketing for your next product launch.

Herald photographers captured dramatic images of police storming a house in Pitt Street, Redfern, where an armed man had barricaded himself inside.

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A nightclub in Newcastle is one of the latest venues to be a cause of concern for health officials, as Queensland prepares to open its borders at 1am on Monday.