National News

Australia will not slam shut its border to arrivals from Indonesia amid an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt says.

Viral fragments of foot and mouth disease and African swine fever have been detected in pork products at a Melbourne retailer.

A mother is assisting police after her three children died in a house fire in Port Hedland in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

A telecommunications company signed up a pensioner for more than $15,000 worth of handsets and accessories, according to an investigation into Australian mobile services complaints.

Britain has recorded its highest ever temperature of 39.1C, according to provisional data from the Met Office, which forecast even hotter weather to come from a heatwave that has already damaged airport runways and rail tracks.

Australians have been promised a fundamental overhaul of environmental laws after a major report detailed shocking declines in the health of native ecosystems.

Coronavirus hospitalisations in South Australia could climb to more than 400 amid the current wave of new infections, the latest modelling has shown.

The chief medical officer has issued a fresh warning about the increase in COVID-19 cases across the country, urging Australians to help slow the spread of the virus.