Former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid is in prison following a failed bail application after he was sentenced over a rigged coal exploration tender.

Australia's new round of trade talks with the European Union has been postponed for the second time this month, Trade Minister Dan Tehan says.

NSW has seen likely events of COVID-19 transmission in bars and gyms since the state opened up nearly two weeks ago.

The National Farmers' Federation says the Australian government needs to make a commitment to a net zero emission target by 2050.

A third of asylum seekers detained in a Melbourne hotel have now tested positive for COVID-19.

Alec Baldwin's fatal shooting of a cinematographer with a prop gun has renewed debate about whether such weapons should be banned on film and TV sets.

The Matildas have not played in Australia since March 2020, but will take on Brazil in the first of two fixtures tonight in Parramatta.

The United States has sought to prevent an escalation with China, saying there was no change in Taiwan policy after President Joe Biden promised to defend the island from attack by China.

Melburnians are enjoying their first weekend out of lockdown, as the nation's airlines prepare for a return to international travel.

Members of the Indigenous community in the WA city of Geraldton marched in the streets on Saturday, a day after a police officer was acquitted of murder over the death of Yamitji woman JC.