A "wholly inadequate" NSW Firearms Registry failed to perform its key responsibility when it granted gun licences to John Edwards, who shot dead his two children, a coroner finds.

For seven months, a coronial inquiry into the deaths of children Jack and Jennifer Edwards has investigated just how this tragedy was allowed to occur.

The national vaccine rollout was always going to depend on how quickly Australia's local production of the AstraZeneca vaccine could ramp up. Now we know some of the reasons why it is taking a little longer than planned.

The first image of the fire that knocked out one of the engines of an Antarctic supply ship is revealed, with the captain changing course to return to Australia sooner.

Tommy Raudonikis, who died on Wednesday aged 70, was the ultimate personification of a bygone rugby league era, but his blood continues to beat through the heart of the sport today.

Shane Bradley Pearce is sentenced to 11 years in jail for killing Lauren Prothero and Paige Ward when he ran a red light in his four-wheel drive and slammed into their car in Perth, with a judge calling it "an act of gross negligence". ...

Vicki Clerke, 64, is in prison for stealing millions of dollars from her employer to fund her pokies habit. Her boss is now asking one of Sydney's biggest clubs for his money back.

It took pregnancy and the birth of a child for these Sydney women to realise something was wrong with their relationships.

A doctor accused of raping an 11-year-old girl in Tasmania is banned from treating female patients after an interstate medical board receives a separate complaint.

Murder-accused Barbara Eckersley says she fed sedatives acquired from a volunteer job two decades earlier to her elderly mother to ease her discomfort, and did not intend to kill her.

Corrective Services NSW says it does not intend to allow William Costellia-Kamm – also known as 'Little Pebble' – to live in the community where he sexually assaulted two young girls.

A rare weather phenomenon called the Fujiwhara Effect is developing off the West Australian coast as two cyclones look set to interact this week, creating a "tug of war" between them.

Police allege a Sydney woman was stabbed and locked in a car boot for several hours while her alleged kidnappers stopped to get fast food.

The comic that first introduced Superman to the world in the 1930s sells for more than $4 million.

US National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre says the outrage following deadly school shootings put him in such danger that he sought shelter aboard a borrowed 108-foot yacht in the Bahamas.

The tourists take an unassailable lead in the three-match Rose Bowl series following a comfortable 71-run triumph in the second ODI in Mount Maunganui.

Investors are pouring cash into the ASX 200 despite ongoing vaccine woes and concerns about snap lockdowns.

One of the five workers seriously injured in a central Queensland mine explosion in 2020 tells of the horror of the incident for the first time, saying he wouldn't wish his ordeal on anyone. 

A national women's safety summit will be held in July, as governments and stakeholders work to shape the next national plan to reduce violence against women. 

New Zealand's decision to allow quarantine-free travel for Australians is a step towards returning to pre-COVID international travel, so where else could we be flying next?

The NSW government will set up a "mass vaccination hub" to combat COVID-19 at Homebush, in Sydney's west, which it estimates will administer 30,000 doses a week.

The 2021 grand final will be held as a standalone event and will not be played at the same time as an AFL match, with the league confirming the MCG is among the candidates to stage the season decider.

India's ultra-left-wing insurgency has rapidly gained support during the pandemic. 

Adelaide's most senior mental health expert has fired an extraordinary parting shot, alleging the state and federal government failed to grasp the potential mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state's biggest hospital s...

If you haven't fished a note from your wallet in a while, you're not alone. So why has there been greater demand for cash?