Victoria has recorded more flu cases in the past few days than the whole of last year, as influenza returns after being seen off by pandemic border closures.

When Laura Baxter was accused of monopolising the attention of actor Tom Cruise aboard Scientology’s Caribbean cruise ship she says she was deprived of her freedom and yelled at.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese exited COVID-19 isolation last night, with cost of living back in the federal election spotlight as official figures reveal that underlying electricity prices have more than doubled in the past year.

There's an urgent warning for Toyota drivers after the company recalled thousands of cars due to a software issue.

Summary: Zoe McKenzie, the Liberal candidate for the seat of Flinders, has had her campaign vehicle targeted by vandals this week.

Underworld crime boss George Maroggi will spend three more decades in prison for executing a rival associate in broad daylight.

A 69-year-old woman has been hospitalised after being attacked by a kangaroo on a Gold Coast golf course.

Australian passengers are now able to travel with their pets alongside them in aeroplane cabins according to changes to aviation safety laws, but it's up to airlines to implement the rule change.

Lengthy queues have formed at Sydney Airport.

After recovering from COVID-19, Anthony Albanese has rejoined the election race and immediately attacked Scott Morrison over the spiralling cost of living.

Sydney's Supreme Court has been played a video of a grandmother speaking to police after she was brutally attacked by her cleaner.

The trial of Bruce Lehrmann, who is accused of sexually assaulting former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins set to go ahead as planned

The ICAC has been probing claims Canada Bay mayor Angelo Tsirekas accepted perks from developers in return for favourable planning decisions.

A former SAS soldier supporting Ben Roberts-Smith in his defamation case has admitted he is being investigated over an alleged war crime.

Scott Morrison is trying to shore up two marginal Liberal seats in Tasmania.

As one leader spent the week in COVID-19 isolation, the other faced tough questions over the cost of living. Here's a look at the third week of the federal election campaign trail.

A recap of some of the most talked-about moments in the first week of Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese's federal election campaigns.

Another gaffe, the first debate and a campaign rocked by COVID-19: a look at the second week of the federal election campaign.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has told Parliament he found out about the AUKUS treaty in the media.

Underworld figure George Marrogi has been sentenced to 32 years in jail for the 2016 murder of a rival gang member.