Sixty people earned more than $1 million but paid no tax in 2019-20, and the country's lowest incomes have been recorded in regional NSW, according to the ATO's latest taxation statistics.

Messages posted to her official social media accounts said the 73-year-old "passed away peacefully" at her ranch in southern California surrounded by family and friends.

Donald Trump says a "large group of FBI agents" have raided his Mar-a-Lago estate and broken into his safe. Here's what we know.

The New South Wales government is resisting growing calls to scrap tens of thousands of COVID fines, which lawyers say were unjustly issued.

Following weeks of voting and, at times, violent political unrest, Papua New Guinea's incumbent Prime Minister will return to the top job, leading a coalition government.

NSW MP John Sidoti is suspended from parliament after he was found to have engaged in serious corrupt conduct.

There are growing concerns for Australian man Robert Pether, who is languishing in an overcrowded Baghdad jail, with doctors arguing he needs urgent surgery to treat multiple suspected skin cancers.

Ali Millar was brought up in Scotland as a Jehovah's Witness. By the time she left, she was overwhelmed with shame and shunned by friends and family.

A 49-year-old man is charged with two counts of murder over the deaths of Jifeng (Eileen) Liu and her son Wenhao Du at a house in Stretton yesterday.

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare's government wants to extend parliament until after Solomon Islands hosts the Pacific Games in November 2023, despite a vote being due in May.

Asked what she hoped her legacy would be, Olivia Newton-John said: "One word: positivity, I guess." Now, after her death at 73, patients, researchers and advocates are paying tribute to the singer and the contribution she made by promoting...

Through all the success in Dame Olivia Newton-John's career, there were plenty of hard times as well — from a failed fashion brand to a hit song banned by some radio stations — meaning her life wasn't all glitz and glamour. 

A new study of young adults with Down syndrome has found they often have high aspirations, usually grounded with a sense of realism.

Michael was a man of the woods, so when he died, his body was not embalmed and he was placed — as he wished — into the earth just 1 metre deep. 

The latest consumer price index (CPI) data showed a 14 per cent rise in the price of cooking oil in the past year and analysts say that's just the start.

Gabby Petito's family allege police should have seen the warning signs when they pulled her over just weeks before she was apparently killed by boyfriend Brian Laundrie.

The felony charge adds to actor Ezra Miller's mounting legal woes and reports of erratic behaviour.

A NSW parliamentary inquiry is damning in its assessment of the response to major flood events this year, listing a slew of failures by government agencies.

The NRL has levied Canberra coach Ricky Stuart with a fine and suspension for labelling Panthers five-eighth Jaeman Salmon a "weak-gutted dog".

Australia has topped the 2022 Commonwealth Games medal table. But that's not the whole story.

Heavy fighting is again raging around Europe's largest nuclear plant, with Russia and Ukraine accusing each other of shelling the facility. What can be done to stave off disaster?

Ukrainian soldiers are striking where they wish and forcing the Russians into difficult decisions about the deployment of forces across the south and east of the country, writes Mick Ryan. 

There's little sign from Beijing that it can woo the hearts and minds of Taiwan's 23 million people, if it is still intent on peacefully seizing control of them, writes Bill Birtles. 

John Travolta has said he shared "a bond" with his co-star and lifelong friend Olivia Newton-John — "you made all of our lives so much better". Here's a look at their 44-year friendship. 

The Reserve Bank of Australia will trial its own digital currency as part of a research project to evaluate the future of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) in Australia.