A petition against the sentence of the man jailed for killing Katherine Leadbetter and her partner Matthew Field when he struck them with a stolen car last year garnered tens of thousands of signatures.

A South Australian manufacturing business reliant on wholesale electricity labels the national electricity market a "failure" after standing down 170 employees due to unaffordable operating costs.

Australia's energy operator made a massive move on Wednesday, and that's keeping blackouts at bay — for now. So how did we get here? And what's coming next?

A lawyer representing the family of Lachlan Cook, 16, tells the inquest the boy's care on a school trip to Vietnam as he fell ill and died was "breathtakingly negligent".

Plans to create an extra year of class for kids in NSW and Victoria are backed by research, experts say, but details around structure and staffing will be key to its success.

The federal government announces it will begin collecting ethnicity data as part of measuring diversity, a move long demanded by experts and multicultural groups.

Emergency restrictions imposed to protect vulnerable people across 200 remote areas of Western Australia have been lifted. 

The federal government has formally committed to the United Nations that Australia will reduce its carbon emissions by 43 per cent by the end of the decade.

Peter Keeley's body was found in bushland on the NSW South Coast in 2020. Three teens, all aged 17 at the time, were charged with his murder.

ABC's Director of News, Analysis and Investigations, Justin Stevens, extends a "heartfelt apology" to anyone who has ever experienced any racism and bigotry in the workplace, as he announced some immediate action to be taken to address the...

The former vice-president was put under severe pressure from Donald Trump in the lead up to the events on January 6.

Scientists are scrambling to understand what is driving the current monkeypox outbreak, its origins and whether anything about the virus has changed.

An expert tells a Victorian parliamentary inquiry it's "unclear" why broad vaccine mandates have remained in place when effective rules on masks have not, as another warns COVID-19 is on track to become one of the leading causes of death in ...

The Tasmanian government is accused of wasting more than $700,000 of taxpayer money upgrading a motel owned by a Liberal Party member, before abandoning plans to use it as a COVID-19 management site.

Robert Silkman tells a murder trial Chris Dawson asked him on an end-of-season rugby league trip if he knew anyone who could "get rid of" his first wife.

Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and Mario Draghi arrive in Kyiv to show their support for Ukraine during the Russian assault, as Ukrainian officials voice concerns the leaders will pressure the country to accept an unfavourable peace deal.  ...

In a siege similar to the Mariupol steelworks, hundreds of Ukrainian civilians are believed to have taken shelter inside a chemical plant in the Luhansk region. 

Azra Beach's earliest memories are not happy ones — she was sexually abused by a member of her foster family. And the state government department responsible for child safety did nothing, she tells the commission of inquiry.

Mining giant BHP fails to find a buyer for its Mt Arthur operation in the NSW Hunter Valley, and announces it will close the site in 2030.

A child under the age of three is one of six COVID-related deaths reported in SA today, as the state also grapples with a sharp surge in influenza cases.

After 20 years fighting for justice, Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward and other traditional owners celebrate a native title determination at the Pila Nature Reserve that may renew hope for First Nations people across the country.

Australia's jobs market has continued to strengthen, with unemployment remaining at 3.9 per cent last month and underemployment falling to a 14-year low.

Amid an ever-deepening crisis in Australia's electricity grid, something has got to give. But not everyone likes a proposed fix to safeguard the system, writes Daniel Mercer.

The 61-year-old man, who was a victim of convicted paedophile Ric Marshall, appeared in a South Australian court ahead of sentencing for two counts of producing child exploitation material. 

Gardening experts say all you need is a bag of potting mix, some seeds and two weeks.