Optimise your reading time with constant reminders.

Borallon Correctional Centre in Queensland is in lockdown after a group of inmates scaled the buildings.

A company run by Jack Ta, who boasted of “cosy” dinners with former Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton, has been used by more than a dozen drug offenders to remain in Australia on bogus asylum seeker claims.

Clare O’Neil says criminals are getting into Australia as corrupt agents, and education institutions help traffic sex slaves and drugs. But legitimate workers can’t find their way through a broken system.

The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.

A Queensland government review of laws allowing people to contest new resource developments has sent a chill through the anti-coal movement.

The concrete outlets would be tucked under the “Brisbane” sign in time for the 2032 Olympic Games, while “critical” pedestrian links to the Gabba would also be built.

The first granddaughter of Nelson Mandela says the world’s religious leaders can help fill a global moral vacuum when it comes to reducing global emissions.

A riot has broken out at Yatala Labour Prison in Adelaide.

The premier unequivocally rejects plea from Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog for tough new laws that could see journalists jailed for reporting details of draft investigation reports.

An Adelaide father was allegedly left for dead after being hit by an alleged drink driver.

University campus life was an important part of many graduates’ lives, but the pandemic has shifted the dial.

Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Donald Trump have visited Pennsylvania days before voters go to the pols in the US.

In an update to Apple iOS devices, Twitter said users who “sign up now” can receive the blue check next to their names “just like the celebrities, companies and politicians you already follow”.

About 70 world leaders are expected to address world climate talks over the coming days to assess the successes and failures of the Glasgow Pact.

Warmer weather has arrived but it's not good news for hay fever sufferers with warnings of high pollen levels.

Victorian families vulnerable after hackers infiltrated a tech company with state government contracts.

A family has issued a desperate plea to find their dog after she was stolen from outside a Docklands restaurant.

With the state election just weeks away, the Victorian Premier is keen to focus on policy issues rather than claims over his fall down some stairs.

Aaron Carter, who has died aged 34, was known for childhood hits 'I Want Candy' and 'Crush on You'.