There have been 22 confirmed cases in South Australia this year, with an adult fighting for life after contracting the deadly disease.
Alexandra Feiam
The former Labor leader was heading out of the Golden Eagle at Randwick Racecourse when he was handed a large stack of papers.
The trio were allegedly on the run after attempted armed robberies, sparking a chase through the suburbs of Brisbane.
Five alleged male victims have now given evidence against Alan Jones. This is what we know about the allegations against the ex-media titan.
Steve Zemek
A man and a man have both died after a horror three-vehicle crash near Byron Bay, with a third airlifted in critical condition.
A raging bushfire that threatened homes and caused airport chaos was allegedly deliberately started by a woman using a “mobile heat source”.
A home has been targeted in an act of “malicious damage”, just days after another house burned down on the same street.
Jack Nivison
Emergency services have responded to a horror multi-vehicle accident in which two people have died and another woman was critically injured.
Duncan Murray
Victorian opposition leader Jess Wilson has relented and agreed to participate in a multi-party debate — on the condition one minor party is included.
More than $140,000 of gold bullion remains missing after a street magician was enlisted by scammers who cheated money from an Aussie business.
Liam Beatty
A minibus with ten people on board has rolled on a small Australian island, with medical teams from two states flown in.
An AFL club has lured away three time premiership winning coach Chris Fagan, as he looks to mentor its next generation of football leaders.
Cameron Micallef
A RAAF pilot’s murder trial has heard evidence of secret affairs spanning 20 years, a $5.4m fortune and a marriage scoresheet allegedly kept by his wife.
Kate Stephenson
Footage revealed the moment police were forced to disperse an out-of-control house party, where a teenager was allegedly slashed with a knife by another teen.
Jack Nivison, Alexandra Feiam
Homer Simpson’s dream of a giant Aussie beer may have been prophetic, with new data showing pints and jugs now growing at twice the rate of smaller serves.
David Hannant
Australian households being financially stung from all angles are preparing for the worst ahead of Christmas with continued rigid inflation suggesting more interest rate pain on the horizon.
Brooke Rolfe
Human rights abuses and attacks on home soil ignored by Australian universities who continue to collaborate with Iran.
Andrew Greene
DFAT has confirmed it is working to confirm the wellbeing of two Australians after Wednesday’s fatal train crash.
Ella George
The ASX 200 has closed modestly higher despite a volatile session, as a historic US$500 billion AI-linked wipe-out in Alphabet dragged local tech stocks sharply lower.
An Adelaide Crows defender has admitted to a dumb mistake he made when he ran a red light, with a court being told his conduct fell “well short” of driving standards.
An Australian school has been forced to apologise for organising a charity event where students were told to ‘dress up’ with a disability to learn about Jesus.
Derby Day punters and trick-or-treaters are in for a wet and woolly day, with strong winds and rain set to batter Melbourne.
Interest rates running at a 15-year high and the property market downturn have gouged more than $5bn out of one state’s budget.
Blair Jackson
A man accused of threatening to kill One Nation leader Pauline Hanson on Facebook has faced court.
Emma Kirk