The 49-year-old woman has been charged with domestic violence offences and assaulting police officers who apprehended her.

The fortunes of Australia’s struggling department store duo Myer and David Jones may be set to rebound in the new year after an apparent recovery in sales over Christmas.

Nutrition scientist Dr Sarah Berry says research shows for the first time the link between the quality of the food we’re eating, the quality of our microbiomes and ultimately our health outcomes.

Thousands of Australia Day protesters are gathering at Flinders Street station after marching peacefully through the city in groups of 100 as part of an Invasion Day rally.

Temperatures are set to soar past 40 degrees in Sydney’s west and reach about 36 degrees in the CBD before a cool change.

Beaches near Jervis Bay have been evacuated and an Aboriginal community put on alert as an out of control bushfire burns through the Booderee National Park on the NSW South Coast.

Officers were called to Glen Brook Dam in John Forrest National Park just after midday on Monday.

Bowman’s hatred of injustice and bigotry was often in evidence.

Australia Day celebrations are being held around the country, as are a number of Invasion Day events as the debate continues over Australia’s national day.

A pair of young siblings missing for almost 24 hours after disappearing near a train station in Melbourne’s north-east have been found safe, police say.