Perth man Teancum Petersen-Crofts, now 21, is found not guilty of murdering his mother, sister and half-brother in their Ellenbrook home on the grounds he was not of sound mind at the time and was suffering from schizoph...

The issue of the toxic treatment of women inside Parliament House re-emerges following new allegations that a federal government staffer was raped in a minister's office.

Victorian contact tracers close off some "branches of investigation" from early cases, but are still trying to get ahead of those stemming from a private function in Melbourne's north.

The world number one was at her clinical best for much of her straight-sets win over unseeded American Shelby Rogers, with a spot in the semi-finals her next assignment at Melbourne Park.

A national audit of hotel quarantine could help us understand what is and is not working across the country and assess sites to see if they're suitable for containing the virus, says one of Australia's leading epidemiolo...

The first doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine touch down in Australia as preparations continue for the rollout to begin next week, Health Minister Greg Hunt says.

A man working on a Fieldstone property in Melbourne's outer west dies from his injuries after an explosion at the farm, police say.

A team of researchers discover 2,000-year-old Bogong moth remains on a grindstone tool at a cave in eastern Victoria, helping traditional owners piece together untold parts of Gippsland's history. ...

Four trips to hospital in three weeks, a misdiagnosis and a preventable death. A button battery was inside Isabella Rees for almost three weeks before the toddler died. So why were her symptoms mistaken for a virus? ...

A coronial inquest into the apparent suicide of Amy Wensley hears from her partner's father, who says there is "no way" he would cover up for his son despite initially telling emergency services he thought he had shot he...

Two men have been stabbed, one fatally, during what police say was an altercation on a quiet country road near Cooma.

Russia 'sees itself at war' with the West. Four Corners investigates the international network of patriots determined to remind Australia that Vladimir Putin's Russia is a force to be reckoned with. ...

Dozens of people face fines of more than $5,000 as NT police investigate whether they breached self-isolation directions after recently returning from Melbourne.

Convicted rapist Francis Wark goes on trial for a second time for the alleged abduction and murder of 17-year-old Hayley Dodd, who vanished from a remote WA road in 1999.

Melbourne businesses say Victoria's third lockdown is a major blow, as they tally the cost of lost trade during Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day.

A koala born with a missing foot gets a spring in his step after a volunteer comes forward to help with a unique idea.

Rafael Nadal beats Fabio Fognini for a spot in the quarter-finals, where he will meet Stefanos Tsitsipas, who advances without hitting a ball against Matteo Berrettini.

Myanmar's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is remanded in custody for two more days, as protesters gather again to demand her release and an end to military rule.

The Australian already has six quad wheelchair titles at his home major under his belt and he will look to add another following a straight-sets victory in the semi-finals.

Queensland Health says 50 people who passed through Melbourne Airport's declared coronavirus exposure zone are yet to be contacted, as the Gold Coast misses out on hosting a world surfing tour because authorities will no...

Commonwealth Bank economists say record low mortgage rates and the jobs recovery will drive house prices higher. Meanwhile, Australian push higher.

Victoria's beleaguered hotel quarantine program was not following the same infection control standards drawn up by a PPE taskforce, which were being applied to the rest of the state's health system. ...

Donald Trump has threatened to start his own party to punish disloyal Republicans, but Senator Lindsey Graham says the Republican party needs him to win, and that he has asked the former president to help them. ...

Leanne Del Toso says ticking "the disability box" when applying for jobs made her feel her disability had become the highlight of who she was. Now some companies are rethinking their approach.