The discovery of narco subs bearing the hallmarks of boats used by Mexican and South American drug cartels has intensified warnings that international syndicates are increasingly targeting the lucrative Australian and New Zealand illicit dru...

A breakthrough in long-stalled negotiations over a free trade deal between Australia and the European Union could come as soon as this weekend, sources have told the ABC.

Joel Davis, who spoke at a rally outside NSW parliament earlier this month, was referred to the Australian Federal Police over a message about a Sydney MP.

The manganese smelter in Tasmania has ore sitting untouched as Sanjeev Gupta turns to a Georgian company for a bailout, but an ASIC investigation looms.

NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman had declared he would need to be "blasted out" of the role, but his stance shifted this afternoon when it became clear his support had eroded.

The prime minister didn't seem too bothered as he sold Australia losing out on the rights to host a major climate summit as a win. 

As a 30-day timer begins for the US Department of Justice to release its Epstein files, questions remain around whether this will be the definitive release.

The kidnappers arrived on motorcycles, scaled the school fence and shot the vice-principal as he tried to protect his students.

The Animal Justice Party MP detailed her own experiences during a debate over legislation to restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements in workplace sexual harassment cases.

The Bureau of Meteorology says communities between Cape Don on the Cobourg Peninsula and Maningrida — including Minjilang and Warruwi — are set to be the first to experience the impacts of the category two system, from late Friday. ...

Moves aplenty on night two of the AFL Draft, as the Magpies grab Brisbane academy product Tyan Prindable, and Geelong brings a second Holmes brother to Kardinia Park. Follow live.

The New Zealand cabinet signs off on plans to halt new prescriptions for puberty blockers for young people with gender dysphoria from mid-December. 

England's wicketkeeper for the Ashes series may look unassuming but as Russell Jackson writes, if Australia underestimates Jamie Smith, they will do so at their peril.

Adelaide will not host next year's COP summit, but Australia's energy minister, Chris Bowen, will lead the negotiations, and a pre-event will be hosted by a Pacific Island nation.

A woman has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for her role in a robbery in which three men, including two Australian brothers, were killed in Mexico last year.

Seven decades ago when Kevin Merifield started exploring breaks in WA's South West, locals thought he was crazy braving the "shark-infested" waters to surf.

Stars including Anne Edmonds, Sam Pang and Shaun Tan are attached to the ABC's 2026 line-up with old audience favourites and new series coming next year. 

Queensland Police had been investigating the alleged theft of a vehicle and Arnie the German shepherd, from Brisbane's bayside.

Police officers pepper sprayed an 87-year-old man in a nursing home in south-west Sydney after he was seen brandishing "a metal ornament".

A senior secondary teacher says an error like the one found on the Tasmanian Certificate of Education legal studies exam paper "is really bad", as the education minister moves to assure students the errors would not affect end-of-year result...

Ryan Wedding once represented Canada at the Winter Olympics. Now he's one of the FBI's most wanted people.

Police search for a man who stole a car with a sleeping baby in the back seat from a supermarket car park in northern Victoria, before dumping the child in a box and driving away.

Two schools are completely closed, and another eight have partial closures as the clean-up of coloured sand products continues.

Trump's absence could neuter the forum's ability to move the dial on the summit's priorities, including helping nations adapt to weather disasters, the transition to clean energy, cutting excessive debt costs and working together in the glob...

Mr Singh told his wife he was "going somewhere" when he left home for the last time on the day Ms Cordingley's body was found, a court has heard.