Pundits weigh in, and tales of wildlife past.

A bushfire advice warning remains in place for people in an area bounded by Aberdare Road, Winthrop Avenue, Smyth Road, Carrington Street, Loch Street and Railway Road.

The Age photographers and wire agencies captured all the key moments of this year's Grand Slam

Tens of thousands of booster shot appointments have gone unfilled in NSW over the past week, Victorian nurses are calling for ADF support amid the state’s “code brown” declaration and new polling reveals that the majority of Australians want ra...

Victoria’s regional cities say they would be delighted to help host the Commonwealth Games, but business leaders say the financial case has yet to be made.

After a working life that has stretched from the Dubbo Daily Liberal to the New York Post, Col Allan’s career soured this week as he faced accusations of sexual harassment in a lawsuit filed by a former colleague.

From the moment an accused is charged in respect of a crime involving a child, the child’s name, and any information identifying them, can no longer be reported under NSW legislative restrictions.

The nine-year-old girl was staying at Mr Stein’s family property in the Blue Mountains with him and her mother, his fiancee Kallista Mutten when she was reported missing last week.

Police allege that Justin Stein purchased a number of 40-kilogram sandbags from a hardware shop after a conversation with Charlise’s mother last Thursday afternoon.

One in three secondary school teaching jobs in Melbourne’s north and west are going unfilled because of a lack of candidates, leaving schools scrambling. 

Victoria has reduced the interval between the second and third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to three months as health authorities launch a “vax blitz” this weekend.

Sixty students who weathered the state’s harshest COVID-19 lockdown restrictions have topped HSC courses, while Sydney Grammar snared nine first places.

“It’s the worst conversation to have,” says Tim Bishop, director of removalist company Man with a Van, who has cancelled about 100 moves over the past fortnight.

After weeks of speculation over a potential delay amid the Omicron outbreak and concerns with a troubled digital voting system, the government will push ahead with four byelections on February 12 in what will be Dominic Perrottet’s first electoral ...

The United Australia Party plans to exceed the $80 million it spent in 2019 damaging Bill Shorten’s prime ministerial prospects. But a looming court case could crush Mr Palmer’s Senate ambitions.

More than 6000 health staff - including paramedics - are in quarantine, adding to the immense pressure on hospitals and ambulance services across Queensland.

The Victorian government says it is working hard to resume in vitro fertilisation procedures in hospitals, after the Prime Minister said pausing IVF should be a last resort.

You don’t have to have COVID-19 to be affected by the health crisis that has thrust Victorian hospitals into a “code brown” emergency.

WA recorded two new local cases overnight and has added three new exposure sites, while the government faces growing pressure to reveal plans for February.

Today on Please Explain, national climate and environment editor Nick O’Malley joins Jess Irvine to discuss the outlook for climate action this year.

Presentation numbers are up, staff numbers are down. There is no cavalry to come to the rescue; there are no benched players waiting to be tapped onto the court.

Locum doctors have been offered up to $4250 per day to take up roles in Geraldton Hospital, amid concerns of staff shortages.

Confidential text messages between West Australian Premier Mark McGowan and Attorney-General John Quigley about Clive Palmer’s border challenge will be aired publicly at trial.

A total of 19,932 new known COVID infections have been reported in the state, with hospital admissions rising to 835 — 52 of whom were in intensive care.

The military personnel will arrive on Thursday to drive ambulances as the pressure builds on Victoria’s health system.

More than 27,000 children aged five to 11 have so far been first dose vaccinated in WA, with thousands of extra appointments now available.

There are 2863 people in hospital with the virus, of whom 217 are in intensive care units.

The change will increase the number of adults in NSW who are eligible for a booster or third dose by 2 million people.

WA residents have told ourselves for the past two years that we live a lifestyle freer than anywhere in the world, yet my lived experience was that this isn’t quite true.

The 58-year-old was under investigation by the state’s anti-corruption watchdog.

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have both outlined small targets in the lead-up to the election, but they will need hefty policy interventions to make them a reality.

If you think about it, the GST is far closer to a tax on profits, like the company tax.

How many other gay bashers, killers and police enablers still roam free?

Over the past 18 months, the Street Side Medics team has grown to 250 GPs, nurses, doctors and allied health professionals, who visit homelessness services each week.

While it’s heartening that people are marking down the government on its overall performance, it is still unbelievable that Scott Morrison remains the preferred prime minister.

First for Sydney GP, to top it off, and time to Gough up

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target.

In his frankest assessment yet, the Chief Health Officer said plans were in place for a major increase in people needing hospital care, after admissions soared by 55 per cent in just one week.

Take your laughing birds right out of here.

Labor appears to have strengthened its position ahead of this year’s federal election, NSW and Victorian authorities are warning people to brace for more COVID-related deaths and it’s day two of the 2022 Australian Open.

The science on Omicron is starting to settle, so what does it reveal about the new dominant strain’s infectiousness, mortality and vaccine resistance.

Victoria’s nurses’ union says hospitals need urgent military support after the government declared a code brown emergency to relieve a health system buckling under the Omicron wave.

Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas urged Skyworks attendees to have a great time and to do the right thing by those people around them.

I’m a seasoned patient. I’ve spent significant periods of time in hospitals. But my week in hospital with COVID in January was like nothing I’d ever seen.

The term “code brown” may sound innocuous, but it signifies a deeply serious scenario for sick Victorians and those who treat them.

NSW hospitals were flooded with 3500 coronavirus hospital admissions in the past fortnight, according to data provided to the Herald, with people aged over 70 making up more than 40 per cent of hospitalisations and ICU admissions.

The cases are linked to the current Omicron outbreak in Perth with the possible transmission of the virus to people who visited three massage parlours still a major concern for health authorities.

Of the 2067 submissions on the dam’s environmental impact statement (EIS) released by the state government on Monday night, more than 1930 expressed objection, with 45 in support.

Victoria recorded 20,180 COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths on Tuesday as the state declared a “code brown” for the hospital system and coronavirus vaccine boosters became available to severely immunocompromised children.

The tests, often bought in bulk initially, are being resold inside zip-lock bags at petrol stations, convenience stores and small supermarkets.