An independent inquiry into the death of a seven-year-old girl at Perth Children's Hospital makes several recommendations for change after finding staff were "exhausted, demoralised and isolated", but leaves her parents without closure. ...

The Prime Minister is no longer comparing electric vehicles with a war on the weekend. This isn't a climate conversion but an awakening to a changing political landscape, writes political correspondent Brett Worthington.

Unions and anti-asbestos campaigners are demanding more testing at Australia's border after revelations the deadly mineral is still slipping into the country despite a strict ban.

After more than 500 days gathering dust in storage, a Qantas A380 superjumbo roars back across Australian skies for the first time since 2020.

Detectives investigating the disappearance of Cleo Smith turn their attention to a car parked at the home where the little girl was found.

An inquest into the death of First Nations man Bailey Mackander, who died after falling 8 metres while trying to escape custody, hears a "real lack of humanity" by correctional staff contributed to his death.

Singapore's Ministry of Health announces that from December 8 all COVID-19 patients who are eligible for vaccination but choose not to do so will need to cover their own medical expenses.

Victorian barristers urge the state government to halt the progression of its revamped pandemic laws through parliament, as protests over the controversial new bill continue.

Police will use artificial intelligence to check all applications after the state government unearthed more than $20 million worth of fraud.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk reveals the limits that will be put on Queenslanders who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 within weeks.

Satellite images by space tech company Maxar have captured mockups in the shape of US Navy aircraft carriers and other warships in the Chinese desert.

Clive Palmer's Waratah Coal wants to build a coal-fired power station near the town of Alpha in central western Queensland. The plan is before Barcaldine Regional Council, but Deputy Premier and Planning Minister Steven Miles might take ove...

Millions of years before crabs did it, lowly penis worms were already living the hermit lifestyle,  fossils found in China suggest.

A contributor on Netflix's hit series The Crown has asked that her input into the series be removed over a disagreement about the portrayal of Princess Diana. 

The NBA's Nuggets and Heat clash in Denver over an ugly incident that results in MVP Nikola Jokic and Miami's Markieff Morris being ejected — and a furious Jimmy Butler and other Heat players waiting for the Nuggets outside afterwards. ...

New South Wales is currently the only state in Australia that doesn't allow terminally ill people to seek medical assistance to end their own lives. These are the stories of some of the people working to change that.

Police fire "a number of shots" after being confronted by a man armed with an axe and a knife while attending a home in Sydney's north-west. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains an imag...

Emma Gilmour says she never imagined she would have the opportunity to race for McLaren as she becomes the renowned team's first female driver.

Australia is already well behind in the race to stop using petrol — and a group of developed and developing nations are about to take another big step forward on electric vehicles.

The husband of a woman murdered in an Adelaide stationery shop nearly three decades ago has broken down in court recalling the moment he discovered his wife's bloodied body in the back storage area of the shop where she worked. The followi...

Investigators say they will find the man who ran away on foot after crashing into two traffic controllers in Carrum Downs, leaving one dead and another in hospital with life-threatening injuries. The man got into a black SUV shortly after t...

The 60-year-old man is recovering in hospital after the attack on the banks of the Mcivor River near Hope Vale. He escaped by stabbing the reptile with a knife after it grabbed him by the leg.

Actor Alec Baldwin says he believes film and TV productions should hire police officers to monitor weapons on sets as Hollywood considers new safety measures following the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins.

The rival gang member who allegedly organised the fatal shooting of WA bikie Nick Martin makes his first appearance in court, accused also of trying to arrange the murders of two other people.

Amy Winehouse wore the green and black dress during a show in June 2011 in Serbia one month before she died.