The Solomon Islands prime minister has fired an extraordinary broadside at the Australian government, childcare workers are on strike and Anthony Albanese is under pressure to explain how he will tackle the rising cost of living.

Newcastle student Charlie Mury, who was unable to communicate until 18 months ago, has received an academic excellence award.

Lee Streng, 33, has faced court following the death of Adelaide grandmother Louise Hughes.

Rebels motorcycle gang member Shane Smith has been killed after he lost control of his motorbike while riding through the Adelaide suburb of Redwood Park.

A Sydney council is making it easier for residents to switch to electric cars.

Odd shaped fruit and vegetables deemed too 'ugly' to put on supermarket shelves could help save shoppers a few dollars at the checkout.

A local environment group in the NSW city of Lake Macquarie has raised concerns over a fish kill.

More than 360,000 hectares of Aboriginal land has been returned to traditional owners in Far North Queensland's Cape York Peninsula.

A man has been shot by police after allegedly stabbing an officer in the chin during a search of a Brisbane unit complex.

A man has been shot dead in Newcastle overnight in what police believe is a targeted attack.

Professor Adrian Esterman says the decision to start reporting coronavirus cases, hospitalisations and deaths across all states on a weekly basis is a bad move.

The NSW premier has questioned whether there’s a ‘corruption risk’ in the opposition taking donations from the trade movement.

Hundreds of early learning educators walk off the job and thousands protest as the childcare sector struggles to cope with nationwide staff shortages.

Victoria's Inspector-General for Emergency Management said the triple zero call surge was predicted.

The federal government has tabled a bill to reduce the price of common prescription medicines set to benefit millions of Aussies.

A teen accused of planning the attempted murder of former Mongols bikie Sam Abdulrahim has applied for bail.

Childcare centres shutdown across Australia as staff walked off the job, calling for better pay and more workers.

After a crash killed five teenagers, experts call for more education about the risk of young men driving with passengers, and at speed.

“I believe there is a serious corruption risk,” the NSW premier said as he warned that donations can create corruption risks.

The idea that the pandemic is fully responsible for what happened at ESTA ignores the findings of a recent report and interstate comparisons.