After eight months, Western Australia is finally open to travellers from New South Wales and Victoria. There had been last minute concerns the plan to lift the so-called hard border restrictions at midnight could be put on hold after a worker at one...
British people are being told help is on the way after the UK became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine for nationwide use. The first jabs of the Pfizer Biontech vaccine will be given within days. Aged care residents and...
Back home, residents and staff at Fraser Island's largest resort and the neighbouring village have been told to prepare to leave as a bushfire on the island continues to burn out of control. Queensland's fire and emergency services minister says more...
Iranian state media is reporting that the Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert's been released from prison in Iran where she's been held for more than two years. A video has been broadcast of the Australian wearing a grey hijab and a mask. State T...
There's been some promising news this morning in the search for a coronavirus vaccine. The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca say their inoculation could be up to 90% effective without any serious side effects. The vaccine could be available in Aus...
South Australia has entered its first day of a strict 6-day lockdown in an effort to quash emerging COVID-19 cases. The restrictions came into effect at midnight and include the closure of takeaway food outlets, universities, pubs, cafes, restaurants...
Health authorities in South Australia are on high alert because of a new coronavirus cluster likely linked to a hotel quarantine worker. A worker at the Yatala Labour Prison in Adelaide's north became the fourth person to test positive yesterday. The...
A former federal liberal staffer is claiming she was bullied in two ministerial officers, before falling victim to what she's termed a fake redundancy process. Rachelle Miller, has lodged a formal complaint with the department of finance, alleging sh...
Donald Trump is still refusing to concede the US presidential election for Joe Biden and his team have already started moving in to transition mode. In a stirring victory speech, the president-elect has promised to restore America's soul and unite a...
The United States remains in deadlock in its attempt to elect a president. The Trump campaign says it will request an immediate recount in the key state of Michigan. Joe Biden is now projected to win Wisconsin. Counts are continuing in Michigan and P...