Police believe the woman found dead with her three children in Melbourne's north-west yesterday was responsible for all four deaths.

Marnus Labuschagne stood tallest among Australia's batting line-up against an improvised Indian bowling attack. But the rest? There were more signs that all is not-quite-right with this Australian line-up, both in its ma...

As a COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow in China's north-eastern Hebei province, workers begin building an isolation centre expected to house 3,000 wards and have room for several thousand people. ...

A bushfire is burning out of control in Daliak and St Ronans near the Wheatbelt town of York as the threat level for an earlier fire in High Wycombe is downgraded—but the blaze is being treated as suspicious. ...

The lawyer for the US Capitol siege rioter known as the "QAnon shaman" has asked for a presidential pardon for his client, as another member of the mob who stormed the building faces court for allegedly planning to take ...

Google says burying links to some commercial news sites is an insignificant experiment, but experts argue the tech giant is throwing its weight around in retaliation to being asked to pay news organisations for original ...

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake shakes Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 35 people and injuring hundreds more, unleashing dozens of aftershocks as authorities warn of more quakes that could trigger a tsunami. ...

A pigeon declared a biosecurity risk after flying to Melbourne from the United States may get a reprieve after an American bird organisation declared its identifying leg band was fake.

A new submarine-launched ballistic missile appears to be have been displayed at a military parade in North Korea, an event which was timed to take place before US president-elect Joe Biden takes office, experts say. ...

Rarely seen creatures from the depths of the Southern Ocean's "twilight zone" are helping to shed light on how the ocean stores carbon, the role they play in storing carbon themselves and how climate change could impact ...

Despite China's ban on Australian coal, exports from Australia's busiest port of Newcastle have seen only a slight dip with a cold northern winter driving up global demand.

US president-elect Joe Biden unveils a $US1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to turn the tide on the pandemic, speeding up the vaccine rollout and providing financial help to individuals, states and local governments and busi...

As doctors become increasingly concerned about antibiotic resistance, which is predicted to cause millions of deaths each year by 2050, some researchers are looking in interesting places for help. ...

The Scape Carlton is a symbol of Australia's crippled international student industry, which is feeling the pain of a mass exodus from the country because of the pandemic. But experts say some green shoots are emerging. ...

Impeaching the President for the second time has thrown up plenty of questions. Could one rarely used section of the US constitution provide a way to stop Donald Trump running again?

With 20,000 troops in Washington, the US Capitol looks anything but the shining pillar of democracy it's supposed to be. Combined with Donald Trump's impeachment, it serves as a stark reminder that democracies are fragil...

Richard Pusey, the Porsche driver at the centre of the Melbourne freeway crash which left four police officers dead, will fight charges of false imprisonment, making threats to kill, and placing a noose around a woman's ...

Police charge two men with drug offences after a search of an industrial property in Adelaide's south led to the seizure of cash, a pill press and drugs including several kilograms of methamphetamine. ...

As Victoria's streak of doughnut days extends to nine, Qantas chief Alan Joyce hits out at the State Government for continuing to ban Victorians in interstate red zones from entering the state while giving the green ligh...

Jamie John Curtis will spend the rest of his life on parole but his surviving victim says he should be behind bars for life.

It is an offence in Queensland to carry an unconcealed gel blaster in public from February 1, with police urging owners of the toy guns to be fully aware of their responsibilities or face harsher penalties including jail...

The Pacific nation reverses a plan to improve "national unity" by temporarily banning Facebook, saying it did not want to be seen as dictating people's lives.

Shareholders have approved a $16 billion merger between the co-owners of Kalgoorlie-Boulder's Super Pit gold mine, consolidating it under one owner for the first time since mining began there 128 years ago. ...

During a recession, complaining about having too much to do isn't something many people want to hear. But a new study sheds light on how, from a productivity point of view, working less can be an advantage. ...

We spoke to three new parents who have all done things a little differently —from buying almost everything new, to being given most things second hand.

Kristelle Zibara has drawn comparisons to Rebel Wilson, but last year she was ready to put aside acting. Then she landed a dream role.

The 87-year-old elder is the last speaker of Thiinma, a language native to remote WA, but by working with linguists, an artist and an ethnobotanist, he hopes to pass on his priceless knowledge. ...