Working parents want to return to the office, but they also want to decide how often and what time they start and finish.

A Griffith University team says its five-year battle to secure funding for its freeze-dried malaria vaccine stands in stark contrast to the fast-tracked COVID vaccines.

Transport Minister David Elliott said construction equipment would be removed from Church Street in Parramatta by Easter as work begins on the final segment of the light rail line.

A grandmother who scaled a freight train at Marrickville to protest against Australia’s inaction on climate change and two other Blockade Australia activists will face court on Saturday.

Docklands’ Sound Stage 6 launched on Saturday, with the film production facility already booked as the location for a new biopic about English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams.

United States Space Force chief of space operations General John W. “Jay” Raymond landed in Exmouth on Thursday and toured the Learmonth Solar Observatory.

The 59-year-old’s death, at Anglo American’s Moranbah North site, is the latest in a string of fatalities and serious safety incidents in the state’s mines after a “safety reset” two years ago.

The true impact of floods on animal populations remains unknown.

A teenage boy who had pre-existing medical conditions has died after testing positive to COVID-19. A man in his 90s has also been reported.

Some Bass Coast communities will receive stronger protection from development, but Cape Paterson is not among them.

Police said the woman was found on the ground outside her unit, suffering multiple stab wounds. Her three-year-old child was found uninjured, but covered in blood.

New infections dipped slightly on Saturday alongside a further jump in hospitalisations. But authorities say it is too early to predict exactly when the next peak will come.

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Don’t waste anything, use what you have and arm yourself with knowledge; amid the current cost of living crisis these core principles are becoming words to live by.

The derelict restaurant, closed since 2011, was washed onto a busy inner-city bikeway during last month’s floods, reigniting a stoush between the council and state government.

Pandemic travel restrictions will ease on April 17 when international arrivals will no longer need to show a negative COVID-19 test and a ban on cruise ships will be lifted.

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A massive harbour manoeuvre involving two old ferries has all the hallmarks of a military operation, including some of its secrecy.

Her cell was disgusting, the food barely edible, humiliation constant. The Melbourne academic recalls a brutal existence.

A low-pressure system is forecast to cause rain from Northern NSW down to the Illawarra.

Australia needs to put to one side the more difficult issues in the relationship, and to learn that megaphone diplomacy is entirely counterproductive.

Telstra service that directs Australians’ triple-zero calls to police, fire or ambulance is regularly limiting the number of staff dedicated to Victorian emergencies.

There has been no improvement in the writing abilities of students in years 3 and 5, and a decline in skills among students in years 7 and 9.

Jodi Gallagher, who worked as a Telstra triple-zero call taker until last year, says delays transferring callers to emergency services were a common occurrence.

Wendy Lovell’s comments that public housing should not be built “in the best street in Brighton” expose a double standard in her thinking.

Commentators and partisans who’ve rushed out to argue that the late Labor senator Kimberley Kitching gave as good as she got in politics have missed the point entirely.

A university degree is more than a product: it’s a formative chapter in a life. Universities need to be places of moral force that nurture students, not merely deliver job-ready customers,

The deficit is falling fast thanks to a surge in commodity prices, but the boom won’t last.

What is likely to be the largest public artwork by an Australian artist in the Sydney CBD has been unveiled. The new mural, finished last week, stands 11 storeys high, and celebrates the beauty of nature.

It is hypocritical to suggest that wealthy schools are being paid over the Schooling Resource Standard because of what parents can afford.

The plummeting status of the Queen’s second son surprised many, but it shouldn’t – his life has often paralleled his country’s place in the world.

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As Melbourne flickers back to life, The Age asked five innovative under-35s for their best ideas to bring the city back better.

A 40-year-old Spotswood man has been charged after two graves were disturbed and skulls were allegedly stolen from a Melbourne cemetery earlier this year.

About 37,000 drivers have been caught ignoring the road rules since November 1. Of those,18,847 people were fined in Brisbane.

The New Zealand man last used the camera during a family trip to Queensland. It was a different time, long before COVID-19.

A key overpass on Brisbane’s north side will reopen to all traffic on Wednesday after final night works from Sunday to Tuesday nights.

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre has started to reopen, but the State Library is expected to remain closed throughout the school holidays.

Power bill arrears are on the rise as families struggle with the spiralling cost of living and social services groups want action from the government.

NATO has warned Russia there will be “far-reaching consequences” if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine, Australia’s top vaccine advisory group is expected to announce a winter coronavirus jab for people aged 65 and over today, and China wants ...

School Strike 4 Climate protest outside the Prime Minister’s residence in Sydney.

The weather bureau warned of damaging winds and heavy rainfall on Friday. More showers were expected.

Thousands of staff from about 150 hospitals, including Royal Prince Alfred, Westmead, Royal North Shore and Bankstown, plan to strike on March 31.

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Earlier, another member of the climate activist group climbed on top of a cargo train as part of the same protest.

The former St George Illawarra player told a court he has attended yearly seminars on consent and understands that men need to be self-aware and accountable.

Tasmania Police say Shayla Phillips, 4, has been safely located in bushland near Stormlea and taken to hospital for a medical assessment.

Thunderstorm alerts have been issued for parts of Sydney, Wollongong and the Northern Rivers as two weather systems combine to bring heavy rain and flood warnings.

The Brisbane Supreme Court is juggling more than 10 separate vaccine mandate challenges.

Organisers estimate almost 2000 people attended Sydney’s School Strike 4 Climate rally out the front of Kirribilli House on Friday, one of 36 held around the country on a global day of action.