Victoria recruits 1000 booster vaccinators
Victoria will recruit 1000 people, including first year health students, to administer COVID-19 vaccine boosters as demand for a third dose ramps up.
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Uncapped King in women’s Ashes squad
Alana King, an uncapped legspinner who helped Perth Scorchers with this season's WBBL, is the bolter in Australia's 15-player women's Ashes squad.
NSW records 21 deaths, 34,759 new cases
NSW has reached another grim milestone after reporting a record 21 deaths from COVID-19 on top of 34,759 new cases.
Vic has 40,127 COVID-19 cases, 21 deaths
Victoria has reported another 40,127 COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths as rising demand and staff absences cause delays in answering triple zero calls.
Qld pair charged with murder of girl, 8
Two people have been charged over the death of a girl, eight, who was found dead at a home near the Toowoomba city centre on the weekend.
Lee secures second Greg Norman Medal
Minjee Lee's maiden major triumph has secured the West Australian golfer her second Greg Norman Medal, pipping a hot field including her brother Min Woo.
Man, teen girl missing amid Qld floods
Queensland police are scouring the Wide Bay Burnett region for a man and a teenage girl who are missing in floods triggered by former tropical Cyclone Seth.
Conman Foster quarantines in Qld custody
Serial conman Peter Foster, who is in custody in Queensland, is currently quarantining while he waits for prosecutors to produce more evidence in his case.
Further ALM fixture chaos due to COVID-19
Another two of this week's A-League Men's matches have been postponed due to COVID-19 issues, coming just a day after another fixture was called off.
Qld jury trials suspended due to COVID-19
Queensland COVID-19 outbreak has risen to more than 90,000 cases with 419 being treated in hospital as the state's top judges move to suspend new jury trials.
NSW reports 25,870 COVID cases, 11 deaths
NSW has reported 25,870 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths, with more than 2100 patients in hospitals with the virus.
Men’s tour welcomes Djokovic court victory
The ATP tour has welcomed the court decision to allow world No.1 Novak Djokovic to remain in Australia, saying the situation was "damaging" to all.
Confidence drops on rapid Omicron spread
The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index has dropped 2.2 per cent as a result of the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.
Djokovic issue a lose-lose for govt: Labor
Labor says the federal government's handling of the Novak Djokovic immigration saga has made Australia "look like a bit of a joke".
Calls for rapid antigen tests in schools
A leading epidemiologist has called for students to be given rapid antigen tests "every other day" because children aged five to 11 are largely unvaccinated.
NSW wants RAT reporting to be mandatory
NSW is working on legally requiring people to report a positive result from a self-administered rapid antigen test so it doesn't lose sight of infections.
Freed Djokovic back on Rod Laver Arena
Novak Djokovic headed for Melbourne Park to practice for the Australian Open after being freed from immigration detention stating 'I want to stay and compete'.
Djokovic freed, but visa worries continue
Novak Djokovic can leave immigration detention after an order by a Federal Circuit Court judge, but he still faces the possibility of a cancelled visa.
Kyrgios out of Sydney, no Open lead-up
Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Sydney Tennis Classic hours before his first match and now appears in doubt for the Australian Open.
More jail time for Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in jail for possessing unlicensed walkie-talkies and other offences.
Barty pulls out of Sydney Tennis Classic
After winning the Adelaide International, world No.1 Ash Barty has pulled out of the Sydney Tennis Classic to focus on her Australian Open preparation.
COVID forces another ALM postponement
Friday's A-League Men match between Macarthur FC and Western United has been postponed as COVID continues to wreak havoc with the competition's schedule.
Djokovic ‘utterly confused’ by visa ordeal
Such is the global attention in Novak Djokovic's court case against being deported to Serbia that the live stream link crashed, forcing a delay in proceedings.
Smith snares PGA Tour win in Hawaii blitz
Cameron Smith has closed out a record-setting one-shot victory at the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii to get his US PGA Tour year off to a perfect start.
Judge: ‘What more could Djokovic do?’
Novak Djokovic had medical advice from a professor, a physician and an expert panel about his vaccination status, says the judge deciding his visa challenge.
Home test shortages due to hoarders: Joyce
The federal government has warned people not to hoard rapid testing kits as pharmacies expressed concern about how free tests will be rolled out.
Vic GP child vaccine supply ‘sporadic’
Victorian GPs are receiving child COVID-19 vaccine doses in "sporadic" and "inadequate" numbers, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says.
Woolworths works to quell supply issues
The federal government is working to ease pressure on supply chains amid spiking Omicron cases as stock is thinning out on supermarket shelves.
School return locked in, says NSW premier
Premier Dominic Perrottet says NSW has purchased a further 50 million rapid antigen test kits which will be distributed across the state.
Calls for patience in kids’ jab rollout
Lieutenant General John Frewen says vaccine supply for children aged between five and 11 isn't an issue as he works to overcome distribution problems.
Father, daughter rescued in Gympie floods
At least one person has died and a girl, 14, is missing in the Gypmie region in northern Queensland after heaving rain and flooding hit the area on the weekend.