The friend of a teenage girl recalls her crying and distressed at her father's wake after allegedly being accosted by a man now facing charges of indecent assault and attempted rape.

There's growing debate about how we get out of this pandemic. Where is the off ramp and what's at the end of the slip road?

Research continues to point to blue-green algae toxins as a trigger for neurological diseases, with motor neurone disease under increased investigation.

The headstones at Broken Hill's cemetery tell the story not only of the city's colourful history, but the progression of workers' rights.

So shocking is the case of 18-year-old Alex Braes, it's prompted a group of clinicians who worked at the regional hospital where he was treated to blow the whistle on what they believe are systemic failures.

Authorities are warning the Great Southern and lower Wheatbelt need to be on alert over the next few days, with sweltering conditions expected to create a serious fire danger.

Like sex and birth, death has always been hushed up. Death Cafes are a forum where there are no answers, only questions, says Sigari Luckwell of Bunbury.

Nigerian police have arrested a man after the death of a West Australian woman who was caught up in an online romance scam.

MORNING BRIEFING: Western Sydney residents concerned about the new 24/7 airport will have years to wait before they know proposed flight paths, while the enduring drought pushes Dubbo to cut water use even more.

In her new book, HRT, Kathy Lette ponders the choices on offer for a 50 year old facing a diagnosis of terminal cancer. Instead of accepting this quietly, she tells all her friends what she really thinks of them, accuses her husband of having an affair, and takes her two sisters on a cruise for a dose of Husband Replacement Therapy.

After years of waiting for vital equipment, the family of a girl with a rare neurological condition says she has been given "a death sentence".

Alex Ross-King died of an MDMA overdose during a music festival in January. Now her mother is calling for changes to ensure no-one else dies.

The lead-up to Anzac Day is usually a busy time for florists and volunteers, but this year is very different.

A hospital chartered a plane to get Sam Voss, four, to Brisbane for treatment. But he needs the infusion fortnightly to keep his motor skills.

With many people struggling to adapt to social isolation and other issues associated with coronavirus, a growing number are turning to mental health services to help them cope with anxiety.

Queensland Opposition MP Trevor Watts quits his position as shadow police minister after being fined for attending a function on Sunday that breached coronavirus rules on public gatherings.

Australia's COVID-19 death toll rises to 88 after four more fatalities at a western Sydney aged care facility, bringing the total number of coronavirus fatalities at the centre to 11.

Anglicare Sydney, which operates the facility, says the past 24 hours had been "tragic", following the announcement of four deaths yesterday.

Mr Millard says all residents have been provided mobile phones but it's not always possible to assist with calls.

The native desert rice flower plant that appeared on New South Wales properties after widespread rainfall has caused death and serious illness in cattle

Coronavirus deaths decrease in New York but rise everywhere else in the country.

Another resident dies from coronavirus at Newmarch House in Western Sydney, bringing the aged care facility's death toll to 16.

Police have called for fresh details about a woman who was found murdered in the state's north west in January.

Martin McDonagh's follow up to "In Bruges" has energy and witty dialogue, but gets too weird and eccentric for its own good.

There is a lot of talk about death in my household. Given we are only out the other side of birth it has taken me quite by surprise.

In musical circles, there's a mythical quality to that name, attached as it is to the father of American protest song, Woody Guthrie.

Side Effects is many things, and finally becomes a full throttle thriller moving ahead at great pace and no little intricacy.

It's an American classic. A masterpiece of modern theatre. Written by one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century Arthur Miller.

The Game of Thrones drama ends today for millions of fans, but in one Aussie household it will live on for this pampered pooch which has its own GoT-inspired iron throne.

Tasmania's Premier has warned the public they face fines of up to $16,800 if they gather in groups larger than 10 people in public or private, from 6:00pm tonight.

A young Tasmanian father is dead and five people are in custody after police are called to an altercation in Ritchie Avenue in Burnie early on Sunday morning.

Four men and one woman appear in court charged with murder over the death of a 23-year-old man in Burnie, in Tasmania's north west, early on Sunday morning.

Tasmania records its first coronavirus death after a woman in her 80s dies in hospital in the state's north-west, with the state's case tally rising by three to 69.

Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has announced the state's first coronavirus related death.

The two-person rule will come into effect from midnight on Monday and certain states will use police to deal out hefty on-the-spot fines.

No new cases are identified on the day Tasmania records its second coronavirus death, an elderly man in southern Tasmania who was a passenger on the Ruby Princess cruise ship.

A 91-year-old woman becomes the sixth Tasmanian to die from coronavirus, as the state's overall tally jumps to 165 cases — with all of the new cases known to be from the disease hotspot of the north-west.

Where to start with an old glasshouse, littered with plastic, that was used for a hydroponic tomato farm for several decades?

With little else to do and undeniably glorious weather in some parts of the country, Australians are heading outdoors in notably large numbers. But will our healthy new habits stick once COVID-19 is gone?

Seven people face charges related to alleged breaches of coronavirus self-isolation directions after police raid a gathering in Tasmania's north-east.