Failed SA Senate candidate who tore hair from police officer found guilty of assault
Anti-vaccine protester Raina Cruise is found guilty of intentionally causing harm to a police officer after trial by judge alone.
What did you do with all your free time during COVID? Data shows how each generation compared
Fresh data from the Bureau of Statistics Time Use Survey provides a snapshot of how different generations spent their leisure and recreation time during 2020-21.
Australia's vaccine campaign likely prevented almost 18,000 COVID-19 deaths in NSW, new report says
A research team uses a computer simulation to predict what the death toll would have been among older Australians without any vaccine campaign at all.
Who is Lawrence Wong, the man poised to become Singapore’s fourth prime minister, on a $2.5m salary?
In the more than 58 years since Singapore was granted its independence, Australia has seen 17 prime ministers, while the island nation has had just three. So, what can we expect from Lawrence Wong when the deputy leader takes over from Lee Hsien Loong next month?
Triple whammy of viruses, whooping cough adds pressure to early onset of flu season
Parts of Queensland have already experienced far higher numbers of flu and RSV cases compared to the same time last year.
'It's real': Study suggests thousands of West Australians are suffering long-term COVID symptoms
While most have moved on from the coronavirus pandemic, a large cohort of people in Western Australia are still caught in its grip.
Want to avoid winter's unwanted house guests? Here's when to get your vaccinations
As the weather starts to cool, now is the time to start preparing for some very unwanted house guests. Here's the latest information about changes to vaccine guidelines, and new immunisations.
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NSW is reconsidering one of its final COVID vaccine requirements. Is that a good idea?
In 2021, healthcare workers had to have had at least two doses of a COVID vaccine to return to work. Now, they are being asked to provide feedback as the state government looks to dial back the requirements.
'I can't tell what's work and what's life anymore': China's workers want pay for 'invisible' overtime
As China considers changes to the rights of workers there are concerns about the impact on businesses and how the solutions would be implemented.
Governments still chasing millions from people who stayed in Australia's quarantine hotels
Four years after Australia's hotel quarantine system was enacted to slow the spread of COVID-19, states and territories are still struggling to recoup the money they spent establishing and managing the scheme.
A rental scheme that’s been opening doors for years is coming to an end. Should the WA government save it?
The National Rental Affordability Scheme is drawing to a close, leaving tens of thousands of renters across Australia facing an uncertain future amid a cost of living crisis and a severe shortage of private rentals.
Health workers are seeing a rise in shingles. COVID might be part of the reason why
Shingles cases are on the rise in New South Wales. Some doctors and researchers say COVID might be a contributing factor.