Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann appears in court, charged with raping his then colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in March 2019.

Essendon's newly appointed CEO, Andrew Thorburn, has stepped down after being associated with homophobic views through the Christian church he leads.

The Reserve Bank elects to slow the breakneck pace of interest rate rises, with the sixth straight hike being 0.25 of a percentage point instead of the widely expected 0.5.

Former Canberra playmaker Mark McLinden is identified as the man who invaded the field and arrested at Sunday's NRL grand final.

A total 286 bottles of black drawing paint and more than 400 cans of spray paint were also used to cover the 12-room home. 

A man is sentenced to at least 14 years for the murder of 71-year-old Odette Feige during a burglary he committed just five days before his 18th birthday.

A jury in the trial of five people accused of the 2020 murder of Bobby William Medcraft hears how a misdirected social media message allegedly resulted in violence.

Almost three quarters of dating app users have been subjected to online sexual violence in the past five years, a new study has found.

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting round after round of rain this week as widespread heavy rain is expected all the way from the NT through to Tasmania. 

Ukrainian forces have broken through Russia's defences in the south of the country while expanding their rapid offensive in the east, reclaiming more territory in areas annexed by Moscow and threatening their foes' supply lines.

Charlie Maher says he was overcome with emotion after becoming the first Indigenous Australian to complete all six world major marathons, finally crossing London off his checklist over the weekend.

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The Japanese government warns its citizens to take cover as North Korea launches a ballistic missile off its east coast, over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean.

Five fatal shootings in recent months may have been the work of a serial killer, but police in central California are baffled as to why the victims were targeted.

Two men aged 72 and 32 suffer burns after an explosion at the Upwey property, with the older man airlifted to hospital with critical injuries.

Elon Musk's suggestion that Russia could be allowed to keep areas it has illegally annexed draws a heated response from Ukrainian leaders.

The Kaban Green Power Hub is being hailed as a key part of Queensland's renewable energy target, but some fear projects like it will put World Heritage-listed rainforests in jeopardy.

The police officer son of former NSW premier and federal senator Kristina Keneally will appear in court next month after being charged with fabricating evidence.

No customer data has been lost in the latest breach, Telstra says, as it confirms names and email addresses of thousands of current and former staff have been uploaded to the dark web.

Helen Gregg, the quality manager at Queensland Health's Forensic and Scientific Services since 2006, says she only became aware of the change this year – more than four years after it was implemented.

The charity withdraws its backing for pet food products containing kangaroo meat over "sourcing practices", earning praise from animal activists — but shooters say the industry is humane.

A 66-year-old man's death could have been prevented if he did not have to wait six hours at a Victorian hospital emergency department, a coroner has found.

The leaders of the mosque say they are concerned for the safety of their worshippers and the broader Muslim community after receiving the threat.

Julie-Ann Murphy and Alan Petersen, whose Northern Territory farm is one of 42 properties the disease has spread to, say the loss of their crop will be devastating.

The purpose-built facility has housed just 2,168 residents since opening in February and will be handed back to the Commonwealth in 2023.