Here's how border restrictions across Australia are changing

All state and territory leaders aside from WA's have agreed to get rid of their coronavirus-caused border closures before the end of the year. With December still a few weeks away, here's what's due to change.

NT Government fast tracks decisions on Palmerston liquor licence applications

Two liquor licence applications in Palmerston that are now being expedited by NT Government — following its controversial move to sidestep the independent Liquor Commission — have previously been opposed by NT Police.

NSW goes a week without locally acquired COVID cases

Despite the milestone, multiple suburbs in north-west Sydney are on alert after coronavirus traces were found in a sewage system that covers 120,000 people.

Another newborn dies at crisis-hit Sydney hospital

The latest death follows a NSW Government review into the death of four newborns and a threat by 20 obstetricians to resign over concerns about the hospital.

For people with this little-understood mental condition, a diagnosis is all too rare

Morgan Bayer has spent most of her life gripped by a volatile mental disorder so misunderstood that she didn't know she was a sufferer, despite years of mental health support.

Sydney's historic QVB is like a ghost town but there are signs of a 'slow recovery'

The QVB shopping centre, like much of Sydney's CBD, is a shadow of its former self in terms of bustling crowds, but as the festive season approaches, there is optimism about what's ahead.

Armin supports 10 people on his wage — and the pandemic has pushed him to the edge

This casual chemist stocktake assistant is among almost 1 million people across Australia who work fewer than their usual hours because of underemployment due to the coronavirus.

Motorists stream into WA at the stroke of midnight as coronavirus border restrictions ease

About 30 vehicles line up to cross the border between Western Australia and South Australia when the state's tough COVID-19 border policy significantly relaxes at the stroke of midnight.

Welcome back, Australia: Sandgropers embrace reunification as hard border falls

Seven months ago, Western Australia slammed shut its doors to the rest of the nation. Now it's on the road back to rejoining the rest of the country, but not everyone's sure it's going in the right direction.

Promising Alzheimer's drug suffers setback as health experts knock it back

A drug company is seeking to get an experimental Alzheimer's drug approved by the FDA. If they succeed it would be a major breakthrough. But just how convincing is the evidence for its use?

Eased restrictions could be the first big test of Victoria's revamped contact tracing

Victoria has stunned the world with how successfully it has stamped out its coronavirus outbreak. But contact tracing is arguably easier during a lockdown, so will the system cope now that the state is opening back up?

Why are infections falling in India, but spiking in Delhi? Smog may be a deadly carrier of the virus

A deadly combination of surging coronavirus cases and toxic pollution has pushed intensive care units in the Indian capital to the brink, and doctors say major festivals including Diwali may tip the scales.

It was supposed to be the 'coronavirus election'. But voting patterns tell a different story

While all eyes were fixed on the presidential election, new daily coronavirus cases in the United States reached an all-time high. And with almost every metric trending in the wrong direction, it's yet to be seen if the nation will be able to overcome political fault lines to find a way forward.

It was supposed to be the 'coronavirus election'. But voting patterns tell a different story

While all eyes were fixed on the president election, new daily coronavirus cases in the United States reached an all-time high. And with almost every metric trending in the wrong direction, it's yet to be seen if the nation will be able to overcome political fault lines to find a way forward.

Perth Skyworks 2021 axed amid COVID-19 concerns

The City of Perth cancels Skyworks 2021 amid COVID-19 concerns, with the state's Chief Health Officer saying the event would present too great a risk to the community.

Warning issued to New Zealand travellers in NSW who may have been exposed to COVID-19 case

NSW health authorities are contacting 455 travellers who have arrived from New Zealand since November 5, warning they may have come into contact with a positive COVID-19 case in Auckland.

Warning issued to New Zealand travellers in NSW who may have been exposed to COVID-19 case

NSW health authorities are contacting 455 travellers who have arrived from New Zealand since November 5, warning they may have come into contact with a positive COVID-19 case in Auckland.

The US president-elect is interested in Australia's COVID-19 response. This is what the PM sent Joe Biden's team

US president-elect Joe Biden is "very interested" in Australia's success at containing COVID-19. So, Scott Morrison is passing on a review of Australia's contract tracing measures. This is what it says.

Five new coronavirus cases in Darwin quarantine facility as passengers from India test positive

The Northern Territory records five new cases of COVID-19. It comes as police issue fines to three men who posted photos on social media showing them breaching quarantine rules.

Who gets the COVID-19 vaccine first under the new national policy?

Here's what we know so far about how a successful COVID-19 vaccine would be rolled out in Australia and who will get it first.