Senior police have confirmed officers are trained to avoid striking people in the head or neck, following the release of damning footage showing a mentally

Australia should help the Pacific develop social security systems during the coronavirus pandemic, a parliamentary inquiry will be told. The inquiry looking

Pockets of Australia have begun to open up as coronavirus case numbers drop and the nation had its first fatality-free day since mid-July. The hardest-hit

As regional Victoria anxiously awaits scaled back COVID-19 lockdown rules, authorities will ramp up roadblocks to stop the virus spreading out of Melbourne.

The rollout of a new training program to help Victoria Police respond to mental health incidents was halted because of the summer bushfires and COVID-19

One in four Australian men will be diagnosed with a mental health issue over their life, but of those only 25 per cent will seek help, research shows.

Poisoned Putin opponent Alexei Navalny has spoked out for the first time since waking from his coma nearly a month after he was stricken with a Novichok nerve agent.

John Barilaro's week from hell continues, with NSW parliament to vote on a no confidence motion moved against the deputy premier. The outspoken Nationals

Domestic violence survivors and advocates are calling on the NSW government to criminalise coercive control as a form of domestic abuse Women's Safety NSW

There is currently one active case in Warrnambool and no active cases in Corangamite, Glenelg, Moyne and Southern Grampians shires. No new cases of coronavirus were recorded in regional Victoria in the past 24 hours as the total number of active cases in regional local government areas dropped by four …