The state government is investigating whether the Federal Government is trying to improperly influence the Fair Work Commission, as the state gears up for a showdown with the rail union in the tribunal on Tuesday.

Three Queensland Fire and Emergency crews worked to retrieve the group from the Scooby-Doo roller coaster after they were stuck 10 metres in the air.

Kubra* was just 11 years old when she became engaged to her older cousin. The Sydney girl tried to convince her family the relationship was "toxic", but her pleas fell on deaf ears.

Multi-employer bargaining is part of a suite of policies designed to lift workers' wages, writes Gareth Hutchens.

As New Zealanders deal with higher costs of living and get used to COVID spreading across the community, Jacinda Ardern and her Labour government are losing support and seeing the rise of a "business guy" Opposition Leader. 

Fed up with what they saw as inaction by policymakers, three climate change scientists called on their colleagues to withdraw from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reporting process. 

The Foo Fighters frontman breaks down in tears while singing at a tribute concert for former band mate Taylor Hawkins. Then Hawkins' teenage son, Shane, steps up to the drums to play My Hero. 

Meat analyst Brett Stuart says "citizens of China are just clamouring for beef, it's almost like cell phones or cars — everyone wants beef".

Two people die in a horror crash at an off-road endurance motor race in Victoria's north-west.

Two men on opposite sides of Australia suddenly discover their parents — and society —  had been keeping a very substantial secret from them, for decades.

Police say the 32-year-old man, who was at a house in Adelaide's north, died from self-inflicted wounds. 

Venus and Serena Williams redefined tennis as we know it and brought a whole new audience to the game.

She’s one of the world’s most-successful authors, with more than 20 million copies sold worldwide and high-profile Hollywood adaptations – but Liane Moriarty might never have started writing if it weren’t for her sister.

The federal government rejects suggestions any moves to widen access to multi-employer bargaining will lead to more strikes and business shutdowns across the country.

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis win their second-round doubles match in 84 minutes, giving Kyrgios a quick hit-out before Monday morning's singles clash with Daniil Medvedev.

The former bartender, subject of a three-part Netflix documentary, was wanted in France after injuring two police officers while fleeing a raid.

Spencer Elden claims the band sexually exploited him by using a photo of him aged four months old on their album cover, but a judge disagrees. 

History delivered Mikhail Gorbachev to the reckoning of 1989, a time of upheaval and revolution. But the past was lying in wait. The end of the Cold War would unleash the forces of neoliberalism that would in time eat at the heart of democra...

Basil Api's Samoan tattoo connects him to his father in death: How do we celebrate and remember dads who are not here? 

UNICEF says there is a risk 'many more' children will die. 

New research suggests Australia's thunderbirds didn't die out from human nest raiders or crippling bone disease as previously thought. 

Deep storage is considered the Holy Grail of efforts to turn the electricity grid green — and a roll call of interesting characters is on the trail.

In the hugely popular but often maligned world of true crime, the conviction this week of former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson for the murder of his wife Lynette was a big win for podcast justice.

Some are questioning why increased paid parental leave isn't among the 36 immediate initiatives announced after the two-day event. 

For the second time in five days, NASA halts a countdown in progress and postpones a planned attempt to launch the debut test flight of its giant, next-generation rocket, the first mission of the agency's moon-to-Mars Artemis program. ...