Emissions reduction would no longer be an objective of Australia's energy operator under a Coalition plan endorsed by the Nationals and Liberals, prioritising affordability and reliability over climate.

The ACT will close more schools after additional coloured sand products were recalled by Kmart and Target, while the schools that were shut on Friday will reopen on Monday. 

Once considered one of Donald Trump's most loyal soldiers, Marjorie Taylor Greene has found herself an outcast of the MAGA firm.

The federal government is considering a power-purchase agreement with Tomago to supply electricity at a stable price, after warnings the smelter may need to close because of rising power costs.

For more than two decades, Sergey Lavrov has been Russia's top foreign diplomat, representing the Kremlin's regime around the world, but late last month, he disappeared. 

With Sudan's El-Fasher captured by a militia accused of mass killings, those who escaped are suffering in a refugee camp and mourning the deaths of family and friends.

Six of 13 patients remain in hospital after a derby car crashed into a grandstand full of spectators at a Walcha council-run rally on Saturday night.

Jack Della Maddalena was confident he could fight his way out of Islam Makhachev's grappling prowess, but it wasn't the case in front of a packed New York crowd.

The 19-year-old accused of causing a crash at Hornsby on Friday night that claimed the life of a pregnant woman and her unborn child is denied bail.

A missed turn on the bike, a miscount on the run and an athlete protest turn the T100 Dubai event into a farce, with New Zealander Hayden Wilde left particularly livid. 

More than 90 Tasmanians who have been medically cleared to leave hospital are not able to because they are waiting for an aged care place or NDIS support. Premier Jeremy Rockliff says it's "not good enough" and is calling on the federal gove...

Despite thousands of cases of food poisoning, Indonesia's government intends to expand a controversial program giving schoolchildren free meals.

Western Australians must shake off their aversion to apartment living and embrace high-density housing solutions to support population growth across the metropolitan area, the state government says.

More than 20 years after this photo was purportedly taken, it continues to haunt Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

Parramatta star Zac Lomax is released from the final three years of his NRL contract, fuelling speculation of a move to breakaway rugby competition R360.

For 18-year-old Rivi, knowing what gear to leave behind can be as important as knowing what to take with.

The Sydney-born movie star discusses how her creative partnership with If I had Legs I'd Kick You director Mary Bronstein has opened the Oscars conversation.

The Bureau of Meteorology says parts of Queensland and New South Wales will likely see smaller pockets of severe thunderstorm activity on Sunday.  

Storm Claudia moves to Wales, swamping the town of Monmouth, where dozens of people are rescued or evacuated from their homes.

As smartphones swallow childhood, a growing movement of parents is reinstalling landlines, hoping an old-school corded phone can restore patience and connection.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has refused to say how much it would cost Australia to hold the COP31 climate conference, as negotiations over hosting rights enter the final stages.

When a delegation of "influencers" appeared at Canberra's budget lock-up this year, joining press gallery journalists in the increasingly arcane tradition of reading a complex document for a few quiet hours before bursting forth in analysis ...

In just 48 hours, almost 30 people were killed and dozens more injured in the deadliest terrorist assaults on the capitals of both India and Pakistan in more than a decade.

As the Winton Hotel in outback Queensland changes hands, an accommodation broker says the cost of housing in coastal areas is driving outback pub and hotel sales, as a place to live and do business. 

Polls suggest immigration has now overtaken the economy as British voters' top concern.