A security guard at a Perth quarantine hotel has become Western Australia's latest case of COVID-19, separate from a recent local cluster sparked by a backpacker.

A charity in the inner-west says it has been asking the state government for 500 RAT kits a week, with no response. Its founder sees it as another example of the most vulnerable "left to languish on their own".

Jamie Mitchell was a cricketing star on the rise in the 1980s. But since returning home from a tour of India and Sri Lanka, broken in body and mind by his experiences, Mitchell has been searching for answers on what happened.

It's tempting to see the testing crisis as evidence of Australia falling at the first hurdle, but in reality the hurdles are gone, the track has changed, writes Leigh Tonkin. 

The 7,000-hectare grassfire broke out on New Year's Eve and has caused the death of thousands of livestock in the West Wimmera and burnt into native forest home to an endangered bird species.

As we look ahead to the coming year, there are many flashpoints set to disrupt the world order. But arguably the biggest threat is what has been called the death of democracy, writes Stan Grant. 

Farhana and Hossam were young, in love and ready to start a family — until he was sentenced to 18 years in prison. With the prospect of a long separation, they joined a growing number of Palestinian families putting their lives on the line...

Plans to restore the historic MV Baragoola have been dashed after the much-loved vessel sunk late last night as people lament on social media on another piece of history lost.

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says the money would begin corridor acquisition and planning as a first step towards high-speed rail.

Former NRL star Blake Ferguson was arrested in Japan on December 30, just one week out from the opening game of his rugby union career.

There are currently five patients in intensive care, but none of them are on ventilators.

The number of people being treated for COVID-19 in hospital in NSW tops 1,000 for the first time since October 2 after the state recorded 18,278 new cases.

Hundreds of empty, parked cars go up in flames in France each New Year's Eve, set afire by young revellers, a much-lamented tradition that appeared in decline this year, which saw only 874 vehicles burned.

In a blow for holiday-makers across south-east Queensland, the majority of beaches on the Gold and Sunshine coasts will remain closed today because of hazardous conditions brought by Tropical Cyclone Seth.

Harmony Starchild turned her daughter's life support off five days after the two-year-old drowned in a dam. It took two years for the swim instructor to brave the pool again.

The number of COVID patients in hospital in South Australia jumps to 82, including seven people in intensive care, but the SA government insists demand on the health system is "very much within" capacity.

The Northern Territory has recorded 95 new COVID-19 cases overnight, a new daily record, with 14 classed as community transmission and another 28 under investigation.

Australian Daniel Sanders, the top motorcycle rookie in last year's Dakar Rally, begins the gruelling 2022 edition by winning the prologue in Saudi Arabia, with Molly Taylor sixth in the SSV class.

At one time or another, most people have calculated their body mass index or had it done for them. But despite its widespread use, it can't actually tell you much about your health. 

Tasmania records 404 new COVID infections, fewer than the previous day's total. The state now has more than 300 people managing the disease in a home environment.

Nearly 1,000 homes are destroyed, hundreds more are damaged, and three people are missing in the United States as a wildfire burns through neighbourhoods in the state of Colorado.

Community sample testing reveals 76 per cent of COVID cases in Victoria are the Omicron variant.

The Harry Potter series remains much loved by children and adults alike, and inspired millions to take up reading. So what books should you pick up when you finish Deathly Hallows?

After years of unemployment, violence and addiction, the practice of sitting meditation helped this Vietnam War veteran find peace and an unlikely pathway.

Queenslander Breeana Walker continues her fine Monobob World Series form with a fourth podium of the season, finishing second in Latvia.