Demonstrations and violent protests have continued for a fifth day across the United States, following the death of a black man in police custody last week. In New York, a police car was filmed ramming into demonstrators, while hundreds of protesters...
Bad weather has forced the launch of the first manned Space X rocket to be called off this morning. The US had been hoping to make history today. If successful it would have been the first private company have sent astronauts into orbit. It also woul...
Authorities in three states are on high alert this morning, with coronavirus outbreaks at schools, a nursing home and on board a live export ship. Officials in Perth are scrambling to contain the outbreak on the ship docked at Fremantle, as the state...
Giant steps will be taken to re-open the country this week, as children in several states head back to school full-time, and restrictions on gatherings and activities are eased. After weeks of remote learning, all public school students in New South...
Investigations are continuing today after a car crashed into a shop in Sydney's south west, injuring pedestrians. Fourteen people were taken to hospitals in the area with some suffering serious leg fractures. The crash happened when a four-wheel driv...
It has been 79 days since Australia's first death was recorded and the national toll now stands at one hundred. Alice Bacon died yesterday she was a resident at Newmarch House in western Sydney. The 93-year old was the 19th resident from the aged car...
And coronavirus restrictions start easing today in Western Australia. From today, up to 20 people will be allowed to gather both indoors and outdoors including at pubs and restaurants and at weddings. And from this morning, Tasmanians can also dine-i...
The start of the weekend will have a very different feel in the Northern Territory and New South Wales today, with eased restrictions allowing for the reopening of pubs, cafes and restaurants. A maximum of 10 people will be allowed inside venues at a...
The federal government is predicting a quarter of a million jobs could return within weeks, as the country slowly eases restrictions. But that's only if Australians abide by the new rules set out by each state and territory. The treasurer, Josh Fryde...
Parts of Australia are waking up to a very different reality this morning, as the states and territories take control of when lockdown measures will be rolled back. Now we have already seen some restrictions eased over the weekend. But it's still unc...
Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, will today unveil treasury analysis showing coronavirus lockdowns are costing the economy four billion dollars per week. With the country on track for its first recession in 30 years, hell also say unemployment is set to h...
The prime minister has shifted his government's focus to getting a million Australians back to work. The national cabinet is likely to announce an easing of some restrictions later this week. The shutdowns have taken a massive economic toll latest fi...
Tasmania and the Northern Territory are expected to move to the next phase of their coronavirus responses today, in a growing sign Australia is on the road to recovery. Fewer than one-thousand cases remain active across the country, with just 17 new...
The coronavirus pandemic has passed a grim milestone overnight, with more than three million cases confirmed around the world. Back home new infection rates are falling with several states recording no new cases in the past 24-hours. It's prompted co...
Parts of Australia are waking up to eased social restrictions this morning, as state governments begin to react to the flattening of the curve. Western Australia is lifting the two person rule today, with indoor and outdoor gatherings of up to 10 peo...
