The prime minister says he's glad Facebook is "back at the table" for discussions over the Australian government's media bargaining code, jesting the US tech giant has "tentatively friended us again".However the company shows no sign of backing down after banning access to news and information pages across Australia in...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says allegations a second woman was sexually assaulted by the same man who allegedly abused former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins inside Parliament House are distressing and upsetting.He also said he perceived broader problems with the "workplace culture" that exists in Parliament House that must improve.But the...

Two women who dressed up to make themselves appear as older adults to get coronavirus vaccinations have been turned away and issued trespass warnings in Florida.The Orlando women disguised themselves on Wednesday with bonnets, gloves and glasses, Dr Raul Pino, state health officer in Orange County said.Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Michelle...

The United States considers Australia's dispute with Facebook a business negotiation between private companies and the Australian government, the US State Department says.US ally Australia is locked in a pitched battle with Facebook. The US-based social media giant blocked news feeds and other pages - including those of charities, and...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has raised hopes international borders could reopen once coronavirus vaccinations have been widely delivered.Jabs will start on Monday as the nation pins its hopes on vaccines forging a path out of the pandemic nightmare.The government is aiming for the rollout to be completed in October, sparking...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is sorry a former Liberal staffer feels he has been victim-blaming in response to her allegations of being raped at Parliament House.Mr Morrison insists he is doing what he can to make the building a safer place to work.Brittany Higgins says she was sexually assaulted by...

Victoria's five-day lockdown is set to end but masks and other restrictions will remain, as authorities continue to monitor thousands of close contacts linked to the Holiday Inn outbreak.Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed the state's "circuit breaker" lockdown will lift just before midnight on Wednesday, after the state recorded no new...

Tasmania's COVID-19 vaccination program will begin next week in Hobart, first targeting frontline health workers, quarantine and border staff.Appointments have been scheduled for the capital city first, with other parts of the state joining the program in March, Health Minister Sarah Courtney said on Wednesday."Vaccination staff at the hospital have...

Enhanced farming practices are leading to a record rate of improvement in the run-off flowing from farms to the Great Barrier Reef, a report has found.A 2019 report jointly released by federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley and her Queensland counterpart Meaghan Scanlon shows a reduction in inorganic nitrogen discharge from...

COVID-19 frontline workers in NSW will start being vaccinated from Monday, with Premier Gladys Berejiklian arguing the definition of "success" in tackling the virus must change as the rollout progresses.The Pfizer vaccine will be administered to 35,000 frontline workers in the next three weeks.Frontline workers include those employed at quarantine...