A person has died after the electric scooter they were riding and a car collided at an intersection on the Princes Highway in Narre Warren.

The colour of pumice from the 2012 eruption of the Havre underwater volcano has revealed it must have erupted with huge force, possibly larger than the recent Tongan eruption.

The accusations came from former nightclub owner and businessman Tony Bellino.

Authorities have given their clearest indication of when two of the state’s remaining COVID management measures may be reconsidered, as the state moves past its Omicron peak.

Sergeant Julie Frost had to request a specialist team from Alice Springs, which is how Constable Zachary Rolfe came to be face to face with Kumanjayi Walker.

The new cases take the total number at the facility to eight after a resident and staff member tested positive for the virus on Wednesday.

Making the announcement at the end of Thursday’s program, Sales said it was time to hand the “baton to the next runner in the race” and take a break. 

The Serbian world No.1 will need to be vaccinated if he’s to set foot in the United States and lead the Indian Wells field next month.

League legends Johnathan Thurston and Greg Inglis on the All Stars - and how they would spread the Indigenous love on the world stage.

The former employee complained a school work shed was used to display sex toys and pornographic magazines, and that he was routinely humiliated by a co-worker’s lewd comments.

Forensic officers could be seen scouring the scene for evidence on Thursday evening as police interviewed residents in neighbouring properties.

With four of our Olympians bombing out in their individual finals, Australia has a selection challenge ahead of Saturday.

ATAGI is still considering whether a fourth dose will be needed by vulnerable people, including the elderly.

Major winner Hannah Green has taken a share of the lead after day one of the Vic Open at 13th Beach.

Australian Brendan Kerry also made it through the final but will now take time to think about what’s next.

Senior union figure Misha Zelinsky’s withdrawal from the race for the safe NSW federal Labor seat of Cunningham clears the way for political staffer Alison Byrnes to win the party’s nomination uncontested.

The men were accused of assaulting police at a Guildford service station in Sydney’s west last year, however the charges were dropped when a series of videos emerged.

Angry Liberals are blaming the Prime Minister for putting them through a “shambles” in Parliament after he shelved a draft law on religious freedom to avoid a Senate defeat amid a new leak from federal cabinet.

The US Secretary of State said China lost more by trying to squeeze Australia economically than Australia had.

This is an edited text of the speech Trent Zimmerman, Liberal MP for North Sydney, gave to Parliament on Wednesday night before he and four fellow Liberals crossed the floor early yesterday to support amendments to the Religious Discrimination Bill.

Labor rarely wins power from opposition. It has avoided the open division seen in the Coalition, but that doesn’t mean all are happy with the Opposition Leader’s strategy.

A parliamentary committee will review the way that Victoria’s integrity agencies manage welfare after the death of Amanda Stapledon, the former mayor of Casey.

A mooted white-ball series against Zimbabwe in the Top End this year is threatening to pose more club versus country dilemmas for Cricket Australia, as the country’s leading Test stars were ruled out of the start of the lucrative IPL.

Melbourne’s footpaths are becoming increasingly crowded with the growing popularity of electric scooters leading to an increase in injuries.

Dyslexia support advocates have attacked the government’s plan to grade the literacy and numeracy standards of year 12 students in the General Achievement Test.

Five Liberals have crossed the floor to pass amendments to the government’s religious discrimination package, the National Australia Day Council has denied having ‘threatening’ conversations with Grace Tame and Australia and Japan will soon con...

Shadow Health spokeswoman Libby Mettam said Premier Mark McGowan needed to provide transparency and release the Omicron modelling on which he was justifying his decisions.

Everything you need to know to find a winner at the metropolitan twilight meeting.

Clint Gutherson talks splitting the captaincy with Junior Paulo, how the club will ensure Reed Mahoney and Isaiah Papali’i’s departure isn’t a distraction, and his Origin dream.

The Scone trainer and his close mate Peter Moody share another thing in common - having a horse whose unbeaten run extends to years and not months. But can It’s Me be the same horse after a second tendon problem?

Bookmakers already have the unraced colt a third favourite for the Golden Slipper - and he hasn’t even raced yet. But his trainers are trying to keep a lid on the hype.

Sikh and Jewish bodies said transgender children should be protected in the religious discrimination debate, while the Australian National Imams Council urged the government to remember the bill’s core purpose.

Comeback kid Jayden Nikorima knows Storm coach Craig Bellamy will be watching the All Stars and taking notes about where to start him in round one.

Schools have dismissed the government’s religious discrimination bill as unnecessary, saying faith-based schools welcomed gay and transgender students and their focus was on wellbeing, not expulsion.

Regulations that shielded directors and executives from investor scrutiny have survived just three days before being tossed aside by the Senate, with opponents claiming they were only put in place to protect the government’s largest political donor...

If history is a guide, the looming negotiations on player payments will be public and protracted. However, there are hopes things will be different this time.

The broad church of the Liberal Party was tested this week as five MPs crossed the floor and another threatened to do so in the Senate to strengthen protections for gay and transgender students. 

Amid increasing evidence seasonal workers are suffering exploitation on farms, a key recruiter says the issue of absconding labourers is “rife” and costing employers millions.

Australia’s premier trainer reckons Winx only ‘lost her way’ once in her career. It was in the exact two races Espiona, the new darling of Australian punters, is about to tackle.

A new councillor will be elected to Moreland City Council following the resignation of Milad El-Halabi after fraud charges were laid against him last week.

Victoria is likely to become the third jurisdiction in the country to decriminalise sex work in a move advocates say will safeguard workers and reduce stigma.

Tourism and hospitality businesses were slow to put on more staff in the new year as Omicron dashed their hopes for a jump in holiday spending, but construction and manufacturing made a strong start to 2022.

The Religious Discrimination Bill has been sacrificed to protect the power to discriminate enjoyed by religious schools.

Despite being slammed during the banking royal commission, AMP’s new CEO Alexis George thinks there are opportunities to be made in cross-selling financial products but stressed customer consent would be a top priority.

“When you treat a damaged child like an animal, they will behave like one,” President of the Children’s Court Hylton Quail said of a 15-year-old boy’s treatment in Banksia Hill Detention Centre.

A dispute over legal advice allegedly received by two witnesses that The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald intended to call in war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case has taken a fresh turn.

9 to 5 The Musical speaks to a moment in which we’re collectively re-imagining office life – while holding a mirror to the ongoing struggles faced by women at work.

“The whole health system has been destroyed,” says the head doctor at the only Kabul hospital still open to coronavirus patients.

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister says Australia will need to impose tough sanctions on Russia and send resources to Ukraine if there is an incursion, as it would have global consequences.

Julia Garner stars as Anna Sorokin, the 20-something conwoman who fooled New York’s elite