Border between New South Wales and Victoria shut down indefinitely as COVID-19 cases soar.

Starting on Wednesday, millions of Melbourne residents are going back into lockdown due to a resurgence in coronavirus infections.

The government says cyber-experts identified the attacks as state-based.

Protesters across Australia call for justice for Aboriginal Australians who have died at the hands of police.

The report - to be released on Thursday - sums up a four-year inquiry into the allegations against Australian special forces.

The pandemic has forced Australia's second-largest domestic air carrier into voluntary administration, after the government refuses to bail it out.

Australia has so far avoided a large-scale outbreak of Covid-19 with infection rates dropping but the crisis is crippling the nation's economy.

The highest-ranking Catholic church figure to be convicted of child sex abuse is in prison in Australia for abusing two choir boys.

Former Vatican treasurer George Pell was jailed last year for abusing two choirboys and many abuse victims say they are devastated over decision to release him.

The WHO says only those who are showing symptoms or caring for coronavirus patients should wear them, but some countries have already made it mandatory.

Foreigners are now banned from entering Australia and movements have been restricted to stop spread of the coronavirus.

The shutdown of public places comes as multiple states have shut their borders and nonessential businesses across the nation are closing.

Closure of many non-essential businesses in Australia - like pubs and cinemas - led to an estimated one million people losing their jobs overnight.

Former Vatican treasurer under Pope Francis is the highest-ranking Catholic official convicted of child sex crimes.

WikiLeaks founder faces up to 175 years in US jail over publication of military whistle-blower revelations.

New growth is beginning to push through the scorched landscape but the cost of this unprecedented fire season is mounting.

The National recounts the moment Fran Dias Rufino and Brunno Rufino, of Adelaide, Australia, found a koala in their bed.

There are a number of reasons for the heatwave, but experts say the most dominant one is the strong Indian Ocean dipole.

The region's premier said the scale of the fires has been "unprecedented" and "we must leave no stone unturned."

Police in the Australian state of New South Wales say they've arrested more than 180 people since early November for fire-related offenses.

The Australian Tourism Industry Council said it wants to get the message out that the tourism industry is "open for business."

Capt. Ian McBeth, First Officer Paul Clyde Hudson and Flight Engineer Rick DeMorgan Jr. were all U.S. military veterans.

All three were on board a C-130 Hercules air tanker that crashed in an active fire zone south of the Australian capital of Canberra.

New Zealand was praised for its success in suppressing the virus, but now it's dealing with a new batch of local cases.