Queensland health authorities are contact tracing a COVID-19 case who flew from Brisbane to Rockhampton, as the southeast continues its snap lockdown.
AAP
Gunmen have killed two people at the funeral of a Hezbollah commander who died in a revenge shooting in Lebanon.
Sarah El Deeb
Acting Chief Medical Officer Michael Kidd has declined to be drawn on when Australians may expect 70 per cent of the population will be vaccinated.
Colin Brinsden
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has urged NSW residents to get vaccinated in record numbers against COVID-19 to secure their '"ticket to freedom".
Gina Rushton
Too many Australians are resorting to using toilet paper to manage their menstrual cycles due to the cost of sanitary products, new research finds.
The UK has told Iran the fatal drone assault on an oil tanker off Oman was callous and unlawful as Tehran denies the attack.
Jon Gambrell
A young social media influencer has died in a US hospital after he and a friend were fatally shot in the head while watching a movie in a cinema.
The Federal Government has been accused of turning its back on one of Australia’s most vulnerable communities by cutting social housing and homelessness funding by $1 billion in a decade.
Kimberley Caines
Wildfires that have killed 8 people in Turkey are continuing to rage as temperatures soar along the Mediterranean.
With the support of Premiers and health chiefs, our target is clear. We are determined to get Aussies vaccinated in order to move to a stage where we can finally put lockdowns behind us.
Scott Morrison
In an exclusive opinion piece in The West Australian, Mr Morrison has called for the Olympic spirit to boost our nation’s vaccination rollout.
Contingency plans are again being put in place for Year 12s to sit their final exams at alternative venues if a COVID-19 outbreak leads to school closures in WA.
Bethany Hiatt
All the action from round 12 of the Great Southern Football League at the weekend.
Cameron Newbold and Taj Stubber
Protesters have called for Thailand's prime minister to quit over his handling of COVID-19 as the country battles its worst outbreak.
Arthorn Pookasook and Juarawee Kittisilpa
Rare Sumatran tigers Tino and Hari are on the mend after falling ill with COVID-19 at Jakarta's Ragunan Zoo.
Edna Tarigan
A 26-year-old who punched two prison officers — including striking one so hard his tooth was snapped in half — has been jailed for a further eight months.
Tegan Guthrie
A "powerful hacker attack" has crashed a system that manages COVID-19 vaccination appointments for Italy's Lazio region.
A Perth woman in her 50s has been taken to Royal Perth Hospital by a chopper after a metal pole came loose from the truck in front of her and smashed through her windscreen.
Brianna Dugan
The Taliban has fired rockets at Kandahar airport as battles between the fighters and Afghan forces intensify.
A former western suburbs pharmacist has been jailed after fraudulently claiming more than $40,000 in payments for fertility medications through the Federal Government’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Shannon Hampton
The latest snapshot of COVID-19 cases, measures and impacts in Australia at 1730 AEST on Sunday, August 1, 2021.
Albany Highway has been closed eastbound between Fremantle Road and Gosnells Road West after a burst pipe sent water flooding out from a service station onto the street.
Sarah Steger
Former Perth Wildcat Nick Kay has seized his chance to be in the Australian Boomers’ starting five and is showing the world what he’s capable of.
Craig O'Donoghue
I reckon the McGowan Government needs to follow in the footsteps of a certain Farmer Wants a Wife bachelor when it comes to solving the State’s skills shortage, and not buckle to pressure and commit.
Ben O'SheaThe West Live Host
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