A landmark defence treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea has been approved by PNG's cabinet, sources have told the ABC.  

A leaked document reveals details on how the authority charged with governing and rebuilding the Gaza Strip could operate, and how it could be structured.

The new visa is designed to attract top global STEM talent but has sparked fierce backlash, with critics warning it could squeeze Chinese nationals out of the graduate job market.

Police have released the first image of Gus since his disappearance, with almost 50 members of the Australian Defence Force joining the search for the four-year-old in mid-north South Australia. 

An additional 100 specialist officers and search dogs from Queensland joined the search around Porepunkah this week.

The parent company of trouble-plagued telco Optus is one of hundreds of big companies that have avoided paying tax in the past year.

Exclusive footage shows a jacaranda tree falling in Ascot, almost crushing a driver.

Following Optus' outage last week the federal government is set to introduce new legislation in an attempt to prevent another disaster.

Hundreds of activists have been arrested, including six Australians, after weeks of warnings from the Israeli government.

A body has been found after a two-car crash on the Pacific Highway at Coolongolook just before 3pm today.

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Sugar may have been mixed with the hot water, but Corrections hasn't confirmed it yet.

Motorists are told to expect delays.

The victim was pulled alive from the avalanche but died from their injures.

Woman says the vehicles of interest never left the accident scene.

The man can be seen holding up traffic as he walks with his dog in the dark.

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson is set to appeal her convictions but she has been given an extra 28 days to file the paperwork.

NSW Police had an extra constable onboard as a young boy lived out his dream of being a police officer for the day.

And there’s the finance broker with a bag of confetti from a Mariah Carey gig ...

Through simple changes in its emergency department, this hospital has slashed ambulance wait times by two-thirds.

The parent company of trouble-plagued telco Optus is one of hundreds of big companies that have avoided paying tax in the past year.

Hundreds of activists have been arrested, including six Australians, after weeks of warnings from the Israeli government.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed the operation, saying the authorities intended to stop and detain all the passengers, including six Australians.

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, died on Wednesday (October 1) at the age of 91, the institute she founded said.

Officials fear time is running out for dozens of missing students still trapped in the ruins of an Islamic school building.

Lawyers for high-profile figures, including the Duke of Sussex, have alleged that private investigators were paid to spy on the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.