Premier Peter Malinauskas has doubled down in his defence of the LIV Golf Tour amid backlash over the event’s links to the Saudi Arabia government.

The SACE Board has defended a technical error that allowed senior students to access a literacy tool during exams, saying “spelling and punctuation is not as important”.

Australians will not be asked to roll up their sleeves for a fifth Covid-19 vaccine just yet, Health Minister Mark Butler says.

War veterans and those currently serving have been implored to reach out and support each other following the tragic death of Heather Anderson at aged 28.