Keenly useful, and 2022 encapsulated.

Complacency and perceptions about the effects of COVID in children have slowed the uptake, experts say.

Schwartz was arrested for his alleged role in another major drug conspiracy last October and was being held in the Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre.

The best photos from the international wires at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games in China.

Hundreds of demonstrators marched in Melbourne on Sunday, waving Ukrainian flags and holding placards with massages including “Stop Putin now” and “No war in Ukraine”.

A convict-era hospital, Lands Office, and artefacts dating back to Brisbane’s very earliest colonial days have been discovered under Adelaide Street.

Most Queensland voters did not get a say in the 1992 referendum. Thirty years on, it’s time to put the debate to bed.

The very popular e-scooters will be slowed on footpaths to 12kmh and councils will be asked to find better parking locations to stop scooters blocking footpaths.

Australia will welcome foreign visitors for the first time in two years on Monday as borders re-open. But the industry warns it will be a long haul back.

Artist Stevens Vaughn’s ‘Throne of Potentiality’ rises higher than 4 metres with more than enough room to fit two adults sitting comfortably.

Indigenous lawyer and activist Teela Reid will begin a new role at the Sydney Law School, where she hopes to challenge students’ ideas of the legal profession.

Teachers are looking for a pay rise of 5 to 7.5 per cent, well above the public sector wage cap.

The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.

Premier Mark McGowan has issued a stark warning that hundreds could be in hospital in coming weeks if restrictions aren’t put in place.

The Australian Industry Group wants the currently unpaid five-day entitlement available to all employees escaping domestic abuse to be subsidised by the federal government.

NSW Ambulance was called to Edge St, Lakemba just after 10.30am after reports that a car had mounted the footpath and crashed into a convenience store with a residence attached.

Australia’s borders reopen to vaccinated travellers on Monday, but airport chief Lyell Strambi says enticing overseas visitors will take time and effort.

International holiday bookings are trickling in for Victorian tourism operators, but the industry expects it’ll be months before they return in large numbers.

In a sad but improving health scenario for Queensland, just two COVID deaths were reported on Sunday, but the CHO is “strongly encouraging” people to get the flu vaccine before winter.

Supply chain disruptions are easing as ships start docking in Fremantle carrying essential supplies to restock empty supermarket shelves, but there are warnings it will take weeks before product availability returns to normal.

This month marks the 80th anniversary of the fall of Singapore and the beginning of the incarceration of the men and women associated with the 8th Division

Victoria recorded 4867 new cases as the state adjusted to the easing of some restrictions as the Novavax vaccine becomes available in the state from Monday.

The number of positive tests reported on Sunday morning were a decline from Saturday’s 7615 cases.

A shortage of doctors is jeopardising the health and well-being of people in regional and rural Australia.

Australia’s borders reopen to vaccinated travellers on Monday, but it will take time for the tourism industry to recover.

New research has re-ignited the great “how many is too many” extracurricular activities debate; some experts argue kids’ social skills - once harmed by too much scheduling - will benefit.

If leaders on the left won’t call out misogyny and abuse perpetrated by their side of politics, does the left really support women or are they just playing politics?

The shot across the bow from the teachers’ union came as the proposed changes were met with impassioned support from parents and children’s advocates.

The Morrison government is facing a damaging health funding squabble with both Liberal and Labor states on the eve of the federal election.

It may take a decade before we can judge the impact of curriculum reform. But the sense of solidarity, courage and strength that many young women gained from this moment could be the petition’s greatest achievement.

Melbourne’s trade unions are dusting off the tactics that helped Bob Hawke beat Frank Sinatra. But we need a clear plan from government on live music’s future.

The scholarship program, now in its second of three years, was launched by the NSW government to improve the quality of childcare in the state.

The international border is reopening after slamming shut nearly two years ago in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. What did it achieve and at what cost?

Despite Wednesday’s shark fatality in Sydney many ocean swimmers like Helen Pitt are not deterred.

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Many employees have saved thousands in transport costs while working from home. But as businesses start recalling workers to the office, the increase in the cost of commuting will hit home.

Living at work is expected from mineworkers and seafarers, but these aged care workers are also making huge personal sacrifices to keep elderly residents safe.

The fossil skeleton weighs more than 1000 kilograms and at 2 metres high and 6 metres long is about two-thirds the size of a Melbourne tram.

The two empty stalls reflect a northern suburbs institution being buffeted by the forces of gentrification, rising real estate prices and the pandemic.

It’s a lunchtime favourite consisting of a crusty white baguette filled with meat, pate, coriander, spring onion, cucumber, carrot and chilli. Usually it’s pretty cheap – so how much should a banh mi cost?

ABC’s election analyst Antony Green says Tim James will win the seat of Willoughby, as his first preference lead widens despite a shock swing.

Sasha Jenner was swimming at a reopened Little Bay today, following a fatal shark attack this week. He was philosophical about any dangers.

After months of planning and construction, Victoria’s brand new quarantine facility on the northern outskirts of Melbourne will accept travellers from Monday.

The former Australian of the Year and child abuse survivor has called out media outlets that published an old photograph of her with a bong.

The week in photos from the award-winning SMH and AFR photographers.

John Reginald Wright, 78, has been charged with further child sex abuse offences after more victims have spoken out.

Overnight there was a total of 262 cases, 257 were local and five were related to travellers.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Victoria has recorded 6280 new COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths, after COVID rules were eased on Friday evening and as a new quarantine facility prepares to open on Monday.

Queensland has recorded 10 COVID-related deaths amid 4919 new cases, but the Chief Health Officer expects the case numbers to plateau soon.