A suspected murder-suicide in Perth has put the spotlight on families with high needs children, with speculation that the Clune family were not getting the support they needed in the lead up to their deaths.

The federal Liberal and National leaders held eleventh-hour crisis talks after David Littleproud survived an unlikely challenge from as disgruntled backbencher.

The sister of one of the police officers shot dead in Victoria's high country last year tells the ABC that death would be "too good" an outcome for the accused gunman Dezi Freeman.

This week, Marius Borg Høiby, the stepson of Norway's future king, will face trial on a string of rape, drug and abuse charges, and it has the whole country talking.

Accused triple-murderer Julian Ingram was granted bail by police despite concerns being raised over the safety of potential victims and the community. The 37-year-old remains on the run from police.

Newly released documents show British Labour peer Peter Mandelson kept sex trafficking paedophile Jeffrey Epstein informed about the campaign against Kevin Rudd's proposed mining tax.

The 2026 Grammys blended protest, celebration, and cultural change as artists confronted powers that be, embraced diversity, and reshaped the night's biggest awards.  

Corporate Travel Management boss Jamie Pherous has exited from all his executive and board roles as he moves to a "strategic advisory role."  

The veteran broadcaster, known for his humorous talkback segments, has omentum cancer and had surgery for oesophageal cancer in 2024.  

The market thinks the RBA is likely to lift interest rates tomorrow, but the market has been wrong before.

A 13-year-old boy has been hailed a hero after swimming four hours through rough seas to get help for his mother and two siblings, who were swept out to sea on an inflatable paddleboard in WA's South West.

Australians are changing their behaviour and spending habits to adapt to weather conditions, according to a study examining consumer transactions during January's heatwave.

Two boaties stranded at sea for eight hours after their tinnie caught fire chose a survival plan police described as "highly unrecommended" — to set it on fire again.

An emergency warning has been issued for people in the area of a fast moving, uncontrolled bushfire burning near Cape Jervis, south of Adelaide, to "take shelter now".

Traditional owners from the NT's second largest Indigenous community Wadeye are appealing for more support to end a month of attacks on houses, and fights involving up to 100 armed people in the streets.

Advice on how to "manage", "treat" and "heal" PCOS is easy to come by online, but experts say a more personalised approach is usually what's needed.

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, whose detention by federal agents as he returned from preschool sparked outrage across the United States, has been released from immigration detention, according to a US congressman. 

Police in Japan confirmed to ABC News the woman’s name is Brooke Day, from Queensland's Sunshine Coast, who was taking a lift at the Tsugaike Mountain Resort when she became caught and suffered critical injuries.

Survivors, grieving family members and those who ran towards danger describe, in their own words, what they witnessed as the Bondi attack unfolded.

As WA kids headed back to the classroom after summer holidays, five of the state's public schools begin a trial of free full-time kindergarten.

A trial to determine if a man was mentally competent at the time he killed a woman in Adelaide hears that he "always wanted to know what it was like to kill someone". Warning: This story contains content some readers may find distressing. ...

A 45-year-old woman is sentenced after fatally striking a 19-year-old with her car in WA's Midwest and failing to stop and offer assistance.

Australia's Cam Myers becomes the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Wanamaker Mile, with the 19-year-old powering to victory in New York.

The g-force felt hurtling down the bobsleigh track is the only pressure Bree Walker is feeling despite the Australian speed demon entering the Winter Olympics as one of the gold-medal favourites.

A coalition calls for action to help the "huge hidden population" of young people in Western Australia who are experiencing homelessness, with children left feeling ashamed and alone even in the safety of school.