Jacqueline Howard

Trust in the London Metropolitan Police is shattered after it was revealed that one of Britain’s worst sex offenders in history was using his police badge to aid his crimes.

Russian forces seize control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station after fighting that caused damage to the compartment of one of the plant's reactors, Ukranian authorities say. Look back on all the updates from March 4.

No new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the community, WA Premier Mark McGowan says, after three cases were reported on Saturday.

Australians can register their condolences on a federal government website, with the messages to be “passed on in the appropriate way” to the Queen.

The Northern Territory and the ACT are the first jurisdictions to revoke their hotspot declarations for Greater Brisbane. Meanwhile Victoria has reopened its border to regional New South Wales but remains closed to Greater Sydney.

Huge fires continue to rage in Victoria and NSW, with a father and son confirmed to have died as flames destroyed parts of the town of Cobargo this morning. Over the border in East Gippsland, thousands of people were forced to take shelter on the waterfront of the town of Mallacoota. See how the day unfolded.