He is best known for his tenure as industrial relations minister under John Howard under whom he introduced tough reforms following the 1998 waterfront dispute.

The discussion paves the way for a meeting between Xi Jinping and Anthony Albanese at the G20.

A fisherman has captured the moment a curious shark circles his boat, in just seven metres of water at Taperoo.

The Enchanted Garden, which will be extended this year, always sells out as part of Brisbane’s Christmas calendar.

A growing industrial fight is threatening to expand into the health system as bargaining in the sector lingers at the starting line.

The lawyer for a sex worker who lit a blaze that killed a couple and their baby daughter says his client should receive a low non-parole period due to her traumatic background and early offers to plead guilty.

The Supreme Court disagreed with media lawyers arguing the election campaign gave an important reason to allow for the public discussion of IBAC’s draft report.

Rich nations have long been reluctant to negotiate compensation over climate change. Now Australia has helped put the matter on the United Nations climate agenda.

In its final report on Tuesday, the education committee found university education faculties had “actively encouraged the deterioration in teacher quality”.

The company behind soft plastic collection points at Coles and Woolworths supermarkets has admitted it has not been recycling the items.

Two fishermen are alive after they were spotted clinging to debris 20 kilometres out to sea when their boat sank off the Sunshine Coast.

A 95-year-old Gympie man has been rescued by a friend after he became stuck in mud by a dam for nearly two days.

Many world leaders are discussing climate change solutions in Egypt but leaders from the top polluting countries are noticeably absent.

Andrew Abdo and Peter V’landys cancelled their trips to the World Cup to get a deal done. But RLPA chief Clint Newton is in the UK. It’s emblematic of how far apart the parties are.

The ARLC may have lost a court appeal in its battle with the NSWRL, but the war over who controls Origin will soon be determined.

Australian boxing legend Jeff Fenech has been awarded the WBC world title 30 years after judges robbed him of it against Azumah Nelson.

As scientists struggle to understand long COVID and how to treat it, people are trying unproven and crazy ideas.

One change circulated to groups involved in the negotiations would backtrack on a three-month renewal period imposed on unions for them to be legally allowed to take industrial action. 

Severe storms have lashed parts of Melbourne, bringing flash flooding to several suburbs.

It has taken more than 30 years, but justice has finally been served after Jeff Fenech was retrospectively awarded a win and a belt for his clash with Azumah Nelson in 1991.