Pressure is mounting on the federal government to expand access to fifth COVID vaccine doses, with a growing number of vulnerable Australians facing waning immunity at a time when case numbers across the country are expected to rise.

The Moon is turning shades of rust and blood red tonight in the last total lunar eclipse for three years. Here's a state-by-state rundown of what you'll see if the weather is kind.

Former prime minister John Howard has paid tribute to his "dear friend". 

Reports of flames near the tyres after the aircraft lands, QantasLink says in a statement. 

The Australian Federal Police confirms the government allocated money in the budget to set up a new police training centre in the Pacific Island country and to ensure Australian officers remain there until the Pacific Games. 

Consumer confidence plunges below the levels seen during the global financial crisis, causing a record number of households to slash their Christmas spending plans.

The federal government's chief economic advisor endorses market intervention to cap or reduce coal and gas prices, warning unusually high company profits are coming at the expense of poorer Australians.

A boy dies after he was attacked by at least one dog at a motel in Cowra.

The Bureau of Meteorology's climate driver update shows the sources of flooding rain are hanging on. 

Medibank is still refusing to pay a ransom of an undisclosed amount to cybercriminals, despite the hackers now allegedly threatening to release the stolen data. What does the evidence say about this decision?

A cybercriminal individual or group demanding a ransom threatens to release Medibank client data within the next day as Australia's largest health insurer faces a possible class action over the hacking of sensitive information for 9.7 millio...

Australia's eSafety Commissioner writes to Elon Musk expressing concern with the direction he is taking Twitter in. She says "content moderation is not rocket science" but, in some ways, it is more complicated.

Details of up to $591 million in additional expenses for the cancelled French submarine program emerge in Senate estimates, including asset writedowns on unused infrastructure, and re-employment programs in Adelaide.

Zoe Duncan did not get to hear the apology to child sexual abuse victims in Tasmania today. Instead, her family carried her photo and heard words which, while welcomed, will "mean nothing without action".

White balance, exposure, time lapse or composite — here's how to make the most of your total lunar eclipse snaps.

While the actor hasn't confirmed where her daughter was born, the process to conceive via surrogate in Australia can be long and complex.

The Australian man convicted of killing 51 people when he opened fire on two Christchurch mosques in 2019 files an appeal against both his convictions and his sentence.

Tiny communities along the Murray River are preparing for the worst, as rising water levels threaten homes and farmland — with some areas already evacuated.

Despite not starting a single professional game yet, 18-year-old Central Coast Mariners sensation Garang Kuol headlines Graham Arnold's World Cup squad.

Micaela Cronin says the input of victim-survivors will be crucial to address the "epidemic levels" of gender-based violence in Australia.

The US house speaker recounts the moment she found out her husband had been attacked at the couple's San Francisco home. 

The AFP says it is critical to maintain intelligence sharing even after the military coup because 70 per cent of the methamphetamine that ends up in Australia comes from Myanmar.

Elon Musk warns Twitter will permanently suspend any account on the social media platform that impersonates another. 

Donald Trump has been increasingly explicit about his plans to launch a third presidential campaign, saying in recent days he will "very, very, very probably" run again.

Last month the ABC reported that the Department of Public Security in the Chinese city of Wenzhou had set up an official "contact point" for Chinese police in Sydney in 2018, but the AFP has told a Senate estimates hearing it does not believ...