The 7-day lockdown of four local government areas in the Northern Rivers has forced the cancellation of three popular farmers’ markets in the Byron Shire and...
A man has been charged with allegedly punching a nurse who was working at a COVID-19 testing site in Sydney’s north-west. The female healthcare worker told police...
A Tasmanian man attempting to form his own micronation has been found guilty of starting bushfires in 2019 that burnt over 15,000 hectares in the Fingal...
The Prime Minister criticised what he described as “crazy, rubbish” conspiracy theories about COVID-19 a day after the views of one of his backbenchers were formally condemned by...
Queensland Health says six people may have been given an ultra-low dose of the COVID-19 vaccine last weekend after a Pfizer vial was “used twice”. Key...
Tasmania has begun a six-week COVID-19 vaccination blitz to drive up the state’s vaccination targets. Premier Peter Gutwein says it is part of a “Delta shield”...
Police are investigating a fire in a north Canberra home overnight after a body was found inside the unit. Key points: Firefighters were called to the Ngunnawal...
Northern Territory’s Chief Health Officer Hugh Heggie has revoked the hotspot status of Cairns and Yarrabah, effective immediately. Key points: The NT declared Cairns a COVID-19 hotspot on Sunday...
The Australian Olympic Committee has hit out at a decision to force 16 South Australian athletes currently quarantining in Sydney to undertake a second 14-day quarantine...
Community leaders in Cairns have welcomed the easing of lockdown restrictions following no new cases of COVID-19 in the city. Key points: Cairns’ three-day lockdown ends...