Three cheers, a gun salute and a vow to dedicate his life to his duties as King. Here are five key moments from King Charles's proclamation. 

As countries scramble to contain the spread of a novel coronavirus, what do we know about what works and what doesn't when it comes to containing pandemics?

The barrister at the centre of one of the biggest legal scandals in Victoria's history explains in a 2015 letter why she became a police informer against some of Melbourne's most notorious underworld identities.

The race in Bass is too close to call and now concerns are being raised about booths running out of ballot papers.

Denmark's food agency recalls South Korean instant ramen produced by a brand popular in the West, warning noodle lovers that they are so hot they might cause "acute poisoning".

Two tradesmen who ran to help at the site of Tuesday's school bus crash in Melbourne tell of the horrific scenes they faced as they tried to rescue the children.

A Western Australian botanists says some native plants in the Fitzgerald River National Park are not rejuvenating from historical bushfires, and believes more research is required into the impact of all fires, including prescribed burns. 

North Melbourne will fancy its chances against GWS at Bellerive Oval, before Carlton and Essendon play a high-stakes encounter at the MCG. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results.

More veterans have died by suicide than in conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the veterans' affairs minister says he will take action where "successive governments" have failed.

Male contraceptives have been under development for at least the past 50 years, but they haven't come to market because of the success of the female pill and pessimism about men taking a pill.

Jordie van den Berg, a 27-year-old trained lawyer, is working to turn the tables on landlords and real estate agents with a website featuring more 1,500 reviews of rental properties and owners.

FIFA's congress votes to back the tri-nation bid for the tournament, beating rival Morocco by more than 60 votes.

Tasmania Police say in line with a "commitment to accountability" it is releasing information relating to child sexual abuse allegations made against officers and reveals between 2000 to 2022, four were guilty of child sexual offences — all committed while serving.

More than four million Australians tuned in to see the Matildas beat France in the World Cup quarterfinals.

Five people are arrested and a further eight are fined for allegedly breaching South Australia's current strict lockdown, after police were called to another house party at an address in suburban Adelaide.

Cyndi Lauper and Sam Smith perform in front of thousands of people at the White House as the US president signs a law providing federal recognition to same-sex marriages.

The heroic actions of a young girl have been outlined in a Melbourne court, which heard the 10-year-old desperately tried to stop a man stabbing her mother to death.

Hobart man David Coles, who shot and killed escaped prisoner Nicholas Scott in January last year, will spend at least four years in a Tasmanian jail.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $657,105 in penalties in court against the Mining and Energy Union and five then-union officials over conduct including verbal abuse of workers at the Oaky Creek North coal mine in central Queensland.

Malaysia's navy says two military helicopters have collided and crashed during a rehearsal, killing everyone on board.