It was standing room only at the post-COVID budget.

New research has found that two hours a day appears to be the upper limit of healthy recreational screen time for children, beyond which they start to report only negative effects.

It’s not the shrinking state, but NSW has lost more residents during the pandemic than any other state and the exodus is set to continue, budget papers reveal.

Victoria faces an exodus of residents to other states, the federal budget predicts.

Keep public housing out of Brighton? It’s the Liberals that cluster together, taking over suburbs. Their Ferraris, Bentleys and Mercs clog local roads like plaque clogs arteries.

Strict financial and travel sanctions will be imposed on 39 Russian individuals responsible for corruption and the abuse and death of Ukrainian-born Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will hand down his fourth budget tonight, the United States will send more troops and planes to Europe and some residents in northern NSW are being told to evacuate due to further flooding.

The NRL player is on trial accused of having sex with a woman who was either unconscious or too drunk to consent. He says she consented and remained alert.

A one-off $420 buffer will be added to the tax offset for Australians on low-to-middle incomes as the federal government focuses on easing cost of living pressures.

The ex-officer is disputing he broke the law and breached his duties, and has pleaded not guilty to one charge of misconduct and three of disclosing police information without reasonable excuse.

Outgoing Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has accused Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, the Prime Minister’s representative in the party’s NSW executive, of “running down the clock” during a flawed preselection process.

Under pitiless grey skies and with floodwaters rising again, the Northern Rivers of NSW now feels like the front line of the climate catastrophe.

As students and teachers fall ill, many principals are struggling to cover classes and some schools are reinstating mandatory masks to curb the spread of the virus.

There are concerns for the safety of Robert Pether, who is reported to have lost 15 kilograms during his detention.

Disaster was averted thanks to the intervention of a tutor driver and an automatic alarm.

Police have charged a 20-year-old man and want to speak to six more after a man was left with stab wounds in a Cockle Bay bar brawl.

No more is it a road. Nor is it a footpath. And that was the confusion that many Melburnians faced as they strove to overcome decades of parental conditioning — “Don’t walk on the road!” — and dip a timid toe into Swanston Walk.

Three newspapers being sued for defamation by war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith say the evidence of a former soldier dubbed Person 66 may be a key to winning the case. But the soldier objects to giving evidence.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns gusty winds will hit Sydney from Wednesday which could result in hazardous surf and coastal erosion on Thursday and Friday. 

Amid Queensland’s second Omicron wave, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk called for more health funding before the federal budget.

Applications for money from the GoFundMe launched amid recent Brisbane floods are now behind a password-protected section of the Defence Minister’s LNP-branded website.

Across term one 5500 WA school staff and 90,000 students have been forced to isolate after becoming a close contact or testing positive. “Staff are out, student attendance is down and managing COVID is taking its toll. People are tired,” Educatio...

South-east Queensland’s rainfall continues into Tuesday, with rescues overnight and several schools remaining closed.

Much to the alarm of residents, a small cemetery in South Coast NSW is regularly flooding, causing a river of water to pour from the gravesites directly into their properties.

The evacuation comes after a major flood event earlier this month across south-east Queensland and NSW led to the deaths of 22 people. 

Competitive puzzling is catching on in post-lockdown Melbourne, and a new statewide tournament is about to be held. Competitor Alannah Jenkins shows her skills and shares her tips.

WAtoday visited the site on Department of Defence land 32 kilometres north of Perth last week and found the site was a dust bowl deep in the construction phase.

Murphy built up an efficient diagnostic and epidemiological laboratory employing 26 staff.

The federal government will be hoping to bring a few dollars into Liberal party coffers while it splashes the Budget cash on Tuesday.

Spending money isn’t the only focus of federal budget. It’s also the highpoint of the political fundraising calendar.

One-sixth of Perth’s power comes from a heavily indebted Collie coal mine with an uncertain financial future.

Yet again, the government is committing to spending big bucks before establishing whether these are good projects and now is the right time to build them.

Increasing numbers of people are reporting their second infection as high COVID-19 case numbers continue to be recorded in NSW.

Russia has swaggered on the world stage as if it was still a superpower. Contact with Ukrainian forces has smashed that image.

Two studies have raised concerns about how much money is being spent on improving food for aged care residents.

St Augustine’s College is in a fight with its neighbour over plans to increase student numbers and build a car park driveway.

Ronnie Gorrie would never visit the site at Brodbribb River in East Gippsland where her people were massacred, but she says it’s important others learn the truth about what happened there.

The NSW State Emergency Service has ordered residents in low-lying parts of North and South Lismore to evacuate as “life-threatening flash flooding” threatens the Northern Rivers region.

It’s hoped two-year-old specially bred koala Jagger will herald a new type of conservation that could help save his species.

The NSW Liberal government cannot yet finish promised rail projects because of various shortages and blow-outs, but the Coalition is promising a major rail network in NSW.

As Melbourne flickers back to life, The Age asked five innovative under-35s for their best ideas to bring the city back better. The series continues with community health worker Nafisa Anvar.

Cancer and its treatment, international news in brief, and not just another manic Monday

110 years ago, Captain Robert Scott and his companions died in a blizzard on their return from the South Pole.

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

Melburnians and residents in central Victoria will no longer need to keep their windows and doors closed on Tuesday.

A former Special Air Service soldier has made the objection in the Federal Court when asked about his potential involvement in Afghanistan with war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith.

And the benefits of cellaring your Brasso.

Budget-eve questions about a long-awaited rail link came as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk named the state’s four appointments to the Olympic committee, including herself.

The more trouble Star Entertainment has in Sydney, the more questions will be raised over its Queensland operations.

A Melbourne community radio station has suspended a Russian broadcaster over complaints his program was airing Kremlin propaganda on the Ukrainian war.