Police with semi-automatic rifles will be deployed at Boxing Day Test but commissioner says this move is not based on a ‘specific new threat’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news ...

Earlier this week, the South African artist Candice Breitz changed the title of one of her works to protest that the Australian museum hosting it hired a security firm that allegedly abused refugees ...

Premier Jacinta Allan has announced new police powers to stop protests after terrorist events and streamlined hate speech prosecutions targeting anti-Semites and extremists. In response to the Bondi ...

Women football players across Victoria are planning a protest against recent Victorian state budget cuts to programs around gender equity and inclusion in sport. The Office for Women in Sport and ...

Farmers and volunteer firefighters angry about a new emergency services tax have blocked traffic on Melbourne's West Gate Bridge to draw attention to what they describe as an unjust burden. "It's not ...

In response to the Bondi Beach massacre and growing fury in the community, Ms Allan has pledged to introduce new special police powers allowing the Chief Commissioner of Police to “stop and move on” ...