Parents allowed back on school sites as COVID-19 measures relaxed.

Frontline workers and priority grouos in Queensland to receive AstraZeneca jab today.

More than 20,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Perth this week, in what doctors described as a life-changing moment in the fight against the pandemic.

Queensland Health says more than a third of people who visited hospitals could have been treated by a GP or seen a pharmacist, pushing out wait times for more critical patients coming in via ambulance.

Health officials are working to establish the source of a strong positive test result for COVID-19 discovered in waste water in Adelaide.

Thousands of GP clinics have been approved to participate in administering the COVID-19 vaccine to the nation, but some doctors believe the rollout is seriously flawed.

Health Minister Greg Hunt and former Prime Minister Julia Gillard received their first AstraZeneca jab in a show of unity at Carrum Downs.

Detectives are investigating what sparked a wild brawl in Sydney’s west that resulted in a man being stabbed last night.

The government is facing mounting pressure to sack Defence Minister Linda Reynolds over her handling of a rape allegation in her department.

Police have released footage of a fourth man after three others were charged over the alleged assault of a group of teenage girls in Pyrmont, Sydney.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has revealed plans to name and shame companies that underpay women if Labor wins at the next federal election.

Sightseers on a Northern Territory winner caught an epic spectacle on camera as two crocodiles went to battle.

Police have released vision of the man that is wanted over his involvement in an assault in Fortitude Valley

A new advertisement aimed at preventing domestic violence has just been unveiled by the Federal Government to mark International Womens Day.

A new taskforce to combat sexual harassment in the workplace has been established by the Victorian government.

Meghan Markle told Oprah Winfrey she had suicidal thoughts while pregnant with her son Archie and revealed there were discussions inside the Palace about his skin tone before his birth.

At least 15 people have been killed in military barracks attack in Equatorial Guinea with more than 400 wounded, state media have reported

Duke and Duchess of Sussex to speak just hours after Queen's Commonwealth video message.

Meghan Markle has strongly criticised life under the constraints of the Royal Family in a snippet of her bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Pope Francis has called for an end to extremism on the first papal visit to Iraq, and his first international trip since the start of the pandemic.

A Trump-appointed State Department employee has been charged with attacking police in the Capitol riot.

A sense of calm is returning to New Zealand and surrounding islands tonight after a terrifying early morning earthquake, triggering evacuations and tsunami warnings for communities.

Dr Anthony Fauci has condemned the decision made by some governors in the US to remove restrictions such a mandatory mask wearing.

US President Joe Biden is celebrating his first major victory as president, with the Democrat-controlled Senate passing legislation to help pull the nation out of economic crisis.

The US Senate has passed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, overcoming Republican opposition.

Former US President Donald Trump has delivered his first speech since leaving office at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

Donald Trump signalled a political comeback for 2024 in his speech closing the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida.

The former chief of the Capitol police has been grilled by senators about the lead up to the deadly capitol siege.

Joe Biden has pledged to make 600 million vaccine doses available by the end of July during his first trip as President.

After being acquitted of his second impeachment trial, Donald Trump claims he will hit the campaign trail and run for presidency again.

Former US President Donald Trump has been acquitted in his second impeachment trial.

Lockdown has revealed a surprise silver lining for the Australian video game industry, with experts telling 9News locally produced content is booming.

The Nintendo Direct announcement included major games such as Mario Golf, Splatoon 3 and Star Wars Hunters.

Advances in artificial intelligence have led to increasingly sophisticated doctored videos appearing online.

Kiera Mason and Juan Bravo Jr still share regular date nights online

A Chinese spacecraft, more than two-million kilometres away from Mars, has beamed back its first photos of the planet.

The best ways to pick a secure password to protect against hackers and other cybersecurity threats are revealed here.

Coles Supermarkets will begin selling $359 refurbished iPhone 8 devices from Boost Mobile.

Proposed code would see Google, Facebook pay for news content

National weather forecast for Monday March 8, 2021

Sunday March 7: Party cloudy in Sydney with a top of 27 degrees. Melbourne, cloud increasing and 28 degrees. 29 degrees, humid and partly cloudy in Perth.

Saturday March 6: Sydney, partly cloudy with a top of 24 degrees. A possible shower forecast for Brisbane and 28 degrees. Melbourne, becoming sunny and 20 degrees.

A tsunami warning has been issued for Australia following an 8.1-magnitude earthquake near the Kermadec Islands, in New Zealand's north.

National weather forecast for Friday March 5, 2021

National weather forecast for Thursday March 4, 2021

Warning the category two storm could intensify.

Streets were left 'like rivers' as heavy rain continues to fall on WA.

Two men are wanted after they invaded a Melbourne home with a machete last month.

Police say passers-by have found a body in a car park in Melbourne’s south-east.

The ASX has lost more ground following a drop on Wall Street.

Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in a US prison for rape and sexual assault.

In a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, Prince Harry and Meghan were farewelled from their duties as senior royals.

The United States and the Taliban have agreed and signed on peace terms, the deal paving the way for Australian troops to withdraw from Afghanistan.

Vanessa Bryant has delivered a heartfelt eulogy at a memorial in Los Angeles honouring her husband and daughter.

Thousands of protesters have shutdown streets in Melbourne as they called Scott Morrison a climate criminal and an arsonist.