The Business Council of Australia wants to see a reforming budget when Treasurer Josh Frydenberg hands down his delayed fiscal strategy in a few months time.

A British national has been charged with grievous bodily harm after a man, he allegedly rabbit-punched, fell and struck with his head on a pot plant and a concrete floor.

An international tourist has died and another person has been seriously injured after a four-wheel-drive rollover on Fraser Island on Sunday morning.

Dozens face hefty fines after police busted up a music event attended by up to 200 people in south-east NSW, as a further 15 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state.

Two people have been busted trying to dodge a Victorian coronavirus checkpoint with a stash of drugs.

People who are obese or overweight are at increased risk of death or severe illness from COVID-19, British health officials have warned.

A man has been charged over a fatal shooting at a home near Geelong earlier this month.

New rules on wearing masks in England have came into effect, with people entering shops, banks and supermarkets now required to wear face coverings, while Romania reported a record high for daily infections and France announced mandatory testing for arrivals from 16 countries.

Publicly crying "Black Lives Matter" isn't the same as barracking for the Rabbitohs at a stadium, the lawyer for a Sydney rally organiser has told a judge.

Three schools have been closed and cleaning is underway in Sydney's west after four students tested positive to COVID-19.