The decision brings the party closer to the Nationals, which ditched its support for the target earlier this month amid internal turmoil over the Coalition's policy.

Around 60 men attended a protest at NSW parliament organised by the Neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network on Saturday. Without masks, it gave the ABC the opportunity to identify some of them. 

An Australian Border Force vessel has docked in Broome carrying four fishing boats, prompting anger from the fishing industry over a government scheme that gives illegal fishers boats to return home in.

Newly released emails reveal former prince Andrew begged Jeffrey Epstein to ensure a strong denial of his involvement with alleged crimes was sent to a tabloid.  

Former Innisfail nurse Rajwinder Singh is charged with the 24-year-old's 2018 death in Far North Queensland. The jury has today been shown photos of her partner Marco Heidenreich's activities on the afternoon she died.

A new skincare line for children by actress-turned-entrepreneur Shay Mitchell creates an online uproar, with many questioning the need for the products.

More water rights in the Murray-Darling Basin will be purchased from farmers and irrigators in a renewed push by the federal government to return 450 gigalitres of water to the environment.

The unemployment rate fell to 4.3 per cent in October, down from 4.5 per cent in September, as the number of people in employment increased by 42,200.

Rock royalty AC/DC power up the earthshaking riffs at the MCG, rattling Melbourne with low-level seismic recordings.

A South Australian woman has won a four-year legal battle against an Adelaide council over a $104 parking fine.

Years-old emails from Jeffrey Epstein mentioning Donald Trump have been released, raising new questions about the extent of their relationship. Here's what we know about the ties between them.

A $120,000 Shelby Cobra Roadster is found among a dozen allegedly stolen vehicles during a police raid in central Victoria.

The then-16-year-old stabbed the Queensland grandmother at a shopping centre in February last year as her granddaughter watched on.

One of England's great bowling hopes for the summer cops a blow, as Mark Wood fails to finish the first day of a tour match.

Test all-rounder Cameron Green is dismissed six runs shy of a drought-breaking Sheffield Shield century, while Victoria coach Chris Rogers thinks he may have found Usman Khawaja's successor.

The skies lit up overnight with a spectacular light show by the aurora australis. But as the two-year solar peak period ends, tonight may be your last chance to see the southern lights for a while.

The groundbreaking primatologist, who died in October, has been farewelled at a service in Washington, DC.

Oscar Piastri says the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend was the worst of his racing career and has hinted McLaren team orders may have played a part in it.

A salmon mass mortality event caused by a bacterial outbreak has given scientists "a lot of genetic knowledge" to put to use in a selective breeding program.

Joanne Keune maintains the tourist says it was the best thing that happened to him in Townsville.

Leaders and activists say they are feeling the gravity of Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people being signed and formalised as law.

Some Australians are waiting more than six years to see health specialists, prompting doctors to warn that people are risking death while languishing on public waiting lists.  

A coroner finds police used an unreasonable level of force during the fatal shooting of Sydney man Bradley Balzan, prompting sweeping recommendations to overhaul proactive policing practices in NSW.

Neo Nazi Thomas Sewell had been granted bail after a Supreme Court judge found he would not pose an unacceptable risk to the community.

Councils are voting to remove fluoride from drinking water — so why did we add it in the first place, and how can you protect your teeth if you're losing access to it?