The Australian Federation Guard fires rounds from six M2A2 45mm Howitzer ceremonial guns in the forecourt of Parliament House, in 10-second intervals, to honour the Duke of Edinburgh.

They met as children, at his cousin's wedding. Philip and Elizabeth's paths would eventually cross again, but in the years before they became an iconic couple, the blue-eyed, ash-blond boy earned a reputation as a ladies' man and distinguish...

Communities in Western Australia's north are on alert as Tropical Cyclone Seroja heads towards the mid-west coast after strengthening overnight.

An application seeking a fresh inquest into the 1979 Luna Park Ghost Train fire is sent to the New South Wales state coroner.

Hundreds of people are gathering at rallies and protests around Australia to mark the 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this a...

Prince Harry and Meghan are still at home in the US in the wake of Prince Philip's death. Will they fly back to the UK in time for the funeral given the state of their relationship with the royal family? Even if they want to, can they? ...

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

London's locked-down streets add to a subdued atmosphere of mourning in the capital, but ironically will grant Prince Philip his wishes for an understated farewell.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the Duke of Edinburgh's life was one of "duty and of service" while extending Australia's sympathies to Queen Elizabeth II.

As a teenager, the future Queen Elizabeth was smitten with Philip of the House Mountbatten. It became a love story that would last a lifetime.

A rock climber in his 20s is feared dead after falling 40 metres from Mount Ngungun in the Glass House Mountains on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Never has the need for the public to have confidence in its prime minister getting things right been more important, writes Laura Tingle.

Europe’s drug regulator says it is reviewing rare blood clots in four people in the United States who received Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Online dating for Asian women can be a minefield of "racist and demeaning" messages from people with Asian fetishes.

Police say the Morphett Vale man recorded a blood-alcohol reading of 0.120 and also allegedly tested positive to methamphetamine and cannabis after being pulled over.

There are a lot of tall tales when it comes to Australia's fantastical fauna. We try to sort fact from fiction.

Pro-British loyalist militants in Northern Ireland say there has been a "spectacular collective failure" to understand their anger.

It's a big Saturday of AFL, with St Kilda taking on West Coast, the Suns hosting the Blues, and Collingwood playing GWS. Earlier, the Bulldogs stayed unbeaten with a win over Brisbane. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, s...

The Bulldogs take on the Storm, before the Roosters host the Sharks. Earlier, the Titans thrashed the Knights 42-16 on the Gold Coast. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.

The Crows score a three-goal victory over Melbourne to give themselves a shot at a third AFLW premiership, while the Lions qualify for the season decider following a tense four-point win over the Magpies.

The United States signals a major shift on tax policy that could stop multinationals shifting $US1 trillion to tax havens every year.

Victoria records its first overseas-acquired case of coronavirus since the state started accepting international flights again.

Queen Elizabeth II has reigned for almost 70 years. She and husband Prince Philip married in 1947, five years before she became Queen. So why was the Duke of Edinburgh never given the title of king?

New mothers who receive home visits from maternal health nurses have less depression and anxiety than those who attend baby health centres, research finds.

A global shortage of sterilisation wrap for surgical equipment leaves Queensland hospitals scrambling to source alternatives like stainless steel boxes and special plastic to avoid cancelling patient surgeries.