Simon Nellist's social media pages are full of underwater pictures, showing the 35-year-old from Sydney's south as an avid ocean lover.

The New South Wales government rules out former police commissioner Mick Fuller taking a board role with horseracing body Racing NSW, following an ABC investigation.

Sixteen residents at Jeta Gardens have died with COVID-19 since late December, and it's emerged the Aged Care Safety and Quality Commission raised concerns last year about the facility's lack of preparedness for an outbreak. 

The use of masks and QR codes will be scaled back next week under new COVID rules announced by the NSW government, while singing and dancing will be permitted from tomorrow.

The Chief Justice of the Victorian Supreme Court has described the behaviour of the former judge towards two female associates as "reprehensible".

Several Liberals have quietly spoken of the need to work across the aisle to introduce a federal integrity commission before the election — now two are saying they are prepared to vote against the government to make it happen.

The head of Origin Energy says he cannot guarantee all workers will be redeployed, after the plant's closure is brought forward by seven years to 2025.

Mark McGowan says he was at a large function last week after which nine people subsequently tested positive for COVID-19, as Western Australia sets a new daily record for cases of the virus.

An elite soldier tells a court Ben Roberts-Smith made a comment that made him fear for his personal safety, after he received critical performance reviews from superiors.

Unvaccinated Australians are using fake certificates to gain entry to venues the government banned them from at the beginning of this month.

Josh Giddey has entered rarefied air, with the Oklahoma City star delivering a third-straight triple-double, the first rookie to do so since Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson in the 1960-61 season.

Sami Kennedy-Sim completes her third Winter Olympics campaign in the women's ski-cross, with the Aussie making the small final and equalling her best Games performance from PyeongChang.

The Victorian Premier has announced some COVID-19 restrictions will ease from 6pm tomorrow. The state today reported 8,501 cases.

A senior constable tells the Northern Territory Supreme Court he saw Constable Rolfe fire his second and third shots "at extremely close range" as Kumanjayi Walker struggled with another officer.

The settlement is not an admission of guilt nor a finding of innocence, but the outcome of this case still has major implications for the royal family, writes Craig Prescott. 

Volcanic debris around Tonga is considered the likely cause of an initial power outage that crippled Australia's largest warship, HMAS Adelaide, at the end of last month.

A bus driver who "lived and breathed his job" has avoided jail over his "three seconds" of inattention that led to the death of a cyclist at a busy Perth intersection. 

Seiko Goto stood by her son's bed with a knife: She feared she had raised a person who was of no use to the world.

A stand of ancient Huon pine trees is under threat from a bushfire burning in Tasmania's remote south-west. 

New Zealand scientists have found a rarely seen baby ghost shark, complete with a belly full of yolk and an umbilical scar. Among a suite of unusual features, the male of the species has a retractable sex organ on its head.

Drug trafficking and production is on the rise in the Pacific Islands and Australia's addiction to methamphetamine and cocaine is driving the problem, a Lowy Institute report finds.

Concerns about disposable masks littering the environment and creating hazards for marine life and birds promotes Clean Up Australia to launch a citizen science project.

The Queensland derby between the Suns and Lions that was supposed to be played in round three finally arrives on the Gold Coast. Follow our live AFLW ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results.

Northern Territory police have confirmed that three people have been arrested, charged and directed to leave Yirrkala, as elders brand their presence in the remote community as "dangerous". 

Researchers from the Australian National University are playing high-frequency instruments for dolphins in Port Stephens to determine if humans can communicate with the marine mammals through music.