The details of a long-awaited and highly contentious bill to strengthen protections for religious beliefs are revealed, including safeguards for organisations that want workers to practise their religion.

The Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has confirmed domestic travellers do not have to pay for COVID-19 tests, which state and territories require for entry, if they're obtained at a state-run clinic.

Western Australia's Premier Mark McGowan is considering moving his family out of their Rockingham home after threats were made against him and his wife and children.

A photo frame featuring Winnie the Pooh in one of Peng Shuai's selfies has some people speculating it could be a subtle hint from the Chinese tennis star.

We've finally reached La Niña threshold, indicating conditions are primed for rain. On cue, the east is expecting heavy rainfall over the coming days with more flooding on the cards.

William Tyrrell's foster-parents will enter a plea to assault charges against them in two weeks, a Sydney court hears.

Australian world number one tennis player Ash Barty has announced her engagement to her partner of four years, Garry Kissick.

The federal government narrowly defeats an attempt by the Senate crossbench, Greens and Labor to kickstart a debate on a national integrity commission.

A secret Channel Seven legal report that "summarises all of the known rumours and allegations" about war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith will remain private after a court ruling today.

A war of words erupts over an email sent by the state's Chief Health Officer in August with the Opposition Leader saying it's evidence the government didn't follow health advice. Premier Dominic Perrottet says the email did not amount to he...

In what may be a sign as to who takes Paine's place as men's Test skipper, Pat Cummins is added to the cover of the digital version of the official Ashes video game.

An inquest into the deaths of four hikers on Western Australia's remote Mount Augustus is told a police officer believes the summit trail should be closed during the hottest half of the year.

In the interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Mr Rittenhouse gives his opinion of the trial he faced and his plans for the future.

Detectives are interviewing a 55-year-old Caroline Springs man after the disappearance of campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay in Victoria's remote north-east more than a year ago, as the man's employer, Jetstar, announces he is being stood...

The three new infections are all connected to known cases from Katherine and Robinson River, while authorities say a man who tested positive yesterday contracted the virus from a fish and chip shop exposure site.

Families of those killed and wounded in the 2018 Florida high school massacre say they have reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the US government over the FBI's failure to act on a confidential tip.

The Independent Tasmanian Senator says One Nation endangered her safety by sharing her private mobile number on social media, after she attacked the party for "playing Russian roulette with people's lives" with its bill to end state-based v...

Transgender flags — raised at Hobart's Town Hall to mark a Day of Remembrance — have been vandalised after flying for less than 24 hours, with a local advocate saying the "desecration" was a "reminder of the stigma and hate" faced b...

NSW model James Cater and his partner Anna are fully vaccinated with the Sputnik vaccine. They want to come home but instead are facing another Christmas overseas.

When Andrew Wilkie took on the country's most persuasive political operators, he wasn't prepared for the bloodbath that followed.

A relatively unknown Queensland LNP member takes the mantle of speaker, after the MP regarded across the political aisle as one of the finest speakers since federation quits the position.

Europe is facing a fourth wave of COVID. As we watch on, it is reasonable to ask whether Australia will be confronted with the same fate, writes Raina MacIntyre.

Woodside CEO Meg O'Neill says the Scarborough gas project is important to meet the world's energy needs as protesters gather outside the company's Perth offices.

Australian Defence Force personnel will help conduct a coronavirus testing blitz in at-risk areas of Katherine today in a bid to stamp out the region's growing outbreak.

Eric Serge Herbert was one of dozens of protesters arrested in the past two weeks over protest action at the Port of Newcastle.