Two homes are among the structures destroyed by a bushfire that burned uncontrolled in the hills southeast of Adelaide.

Australia has put a stop to the New Zealand travel bubble for 72 hours after a South African variant of COVID-19 was detected in a woman after 14 days of isolation.

St George Illawarra star Corey Norman is being investigated by the NRL's integrity unit over a street brawl he claims was provoked by racial abuse in Cronulla.

Gold Coast favourite Preston Campbell has returned to the NRL club as the Titans build a staff to match their much-hyped list this season.

A cool change has ushered in relief for Melburnians after an extended heatwave but the warm weather will linger in Sydney and across NSW.

WHAT HAS BEEN APPROVED?The Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has been approved after meeting stringent safety, efficacy and quality standards.

Arrests are being considered after police raids in Brisbane and the Gold Coast following a tip from German police who busted the world's largest illegal online marketplace.

A driver has crashed into a tree and died in Melbourne after allegedly failing to stop for police.

If you had told Sophie Westlake this time last year that she would soon create a disinfectant to battle a virus causing a global pandemic, she would have "keeled over in laughter".

Larry King, the suspender-wearing broadcaster whose interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary people helped define American conversation for decades, has died aged 87.