Friends of the woman who made the historical accusation of rape against a current Cabinet Minister speak up to urge Prime Minister Scott Morrison to hold an inquiry into the allegation.

The PM dismisses calls for the Minister named in a letter alleging the rape of a woman in the 1980s to be stood aside, saying the man "has vigorously rejected" the allegation.

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was supposed to deliver a pathway to better care for older Australians. But across 148 recommendations, there were 43 points of disagreement between the two commissi...

A royal commission into the aged care sector has made 148 recommendations to overhaul the sector following a damning two-year investigation.

More remains, possibly human, have washed up at another South Coast beach, almost 300 kilometres north of where missing Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick's foot was discovered.

It was one of the key moments in a ceremony that included gags, a Zoom mishap and a commitment to change from the organisation that hands out the awards.

The winners have been crowned (or Crowned in the TV categories) and the at-home after-parties have begun. See the full list of who won and who lost at the Globes.

Hollywood might have been breathing a collective sigh of relief acerbic comedian Ricky Gervais did not return to host the Golden Globes, but replacements Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have used their fourth time in the role t...

Former US president Donald Trump gives his first speech since leaving the White House, telling conservatives he will not be starting his own political party.

There is a new vaccine approved in the United States, and it has one major difference — it only takes one shot to be effective.

Australian house prices post their sharpest monthly increase since August 2003, with analysts at CoreLogic saying the market is now entrenched in one of its strongest growth phases on record.

An Adelaide man loses a Supreme Court bid to get out of a speeding ticket by claiming that his car had "bigger-than-standard tyres and rims" which impacted the speedometer.

Jeanne Little became famous by just being herself — zany, fashionable and loud. At her peak, Jeanne was the highest paid woman on Australian television. But the queen of comedy spent her final years in silence. ...

Online stockbroker CommSec could face a penalty on top of $6.5 million it has refunded for breaches including overcharging brokerage fees.

When Amanda Franks had a baby at age 16 at a country hospital, an "intimidating" experience with a midwife put her off breastfeeding her firstborn.

Australian football legend Royce Hart is in a serious condition in the Royal Hobart Hospital after a two-car crash in southern Tasmania on the weekend.

Prince Harry, who shocked Britain last year when he and his wife Meghan stepped back from royal duties, tells US interviewer Oprah Winfrey that he had worried about history repeating itself.

More than 20 medevac detainees have been released from Brisbane immigration detention, with dozens more around the country expected to follow this week.

Matt James Nolan, who poured petrol on his friend before setting her alight while she slept in a Brisbane home, is handed a suspended prison sentence, with the judge saying she has taken account of his mental state and t...

Tiger Woods tweets his gratitude from his hospital bed as fellow players don red shirts in his honour at the World Golf Championships, won by Collin Morikawa.

For the past year, across the globe, central banks have acted in unison, throwing everything at their disposal at an unseen enemy in a desperate effort to stave off the most serious economic collapse in more than a centu...

A tropical cyclone is expected to form on Tuesday morning off north Queensland and could reach category 3 strength, but the weather radar in Townsville is currently out of action, and could remain offline for days. ...

Earth, as it is seen from space, takes centre stage in footage filmed during two astronauts' seven-hour mission outside the International Space Station.

Thought by many to be the first city in the world to overcome the pandemic, Manaus has become a cautionary tale of what can happen when politics and science fail, leaving coronavirus to spread almost unmitigated. ...

With Auckland thrown into its fourth lockdown over the weekend, the city's Mayor is calling for the city's residents to be prioritised in New Zealand's coronavirus vaccine rollout.

The way we live, learn and communicate is dominated by technology that is largely at our fingertips. And it all began 50 years ago with a single computer chip. Michael Slezak explores the invention that transformed our l...

Queensland police appeal to motorcycle gang members for a "chance at redemption" in a cold case investigation into the 2009 fatal shooting of Omega Ruston on the Gold Coast Highway.

Property developers donate a lot of money to political parties in Australia, so what's in it for them and should they even be allowed to make such donations?

With travel restrictions in place around the world, Alana has been fearful that if she left the country where her children are, she would not be able to travel back.