Two of the nation's most high-profile federal politicians will call it quits at the next election, with Health Minister Greg Hunt set to join former attorney-general Christian Porter in announcing his retirement.

US President Joe Biden's top Asia adviser says that China's campaign of economic punishment against Australia has failed, predicting that Beijing will re-engage over time on Australia's terms.

The city is on high alert as Queensland Health confirms a new positive COVID case went to Robina Town Centre last week.

NSW Health confirms a sixth returned traveller in the state has tested positive for the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern and that he visited a Sydney chemist while infectious.

Three flights into Sydney in recent days have been carrying passengers infected with the new COVID-19 Omicron variant — here's a breakdown of what we know so far.

A man dies in floodwaters in southern Queensland after two cars were swept off a road as major flooding continues to inundate homes and spark evacuations.

Defence finds documents relating to the bullying of a suicidal young seaman only after the royal commission into veteran suicide began, the seaman's sister reveals.

Residents in some parts of Melbourne are being warned not to enter flood waters as slow-moving storms pelt the city with heavy rain and hailstones and lead to road closures.

As a Senate inquiry looks into the collapse of the Sterling Group housing scheme, some of the elderly victims are now finding themselves homeless.

South Australia has recorded three new cases of COVID-19, including the first instances of local transmission since borders reopened last week.

Inquest hears the missing backpacker was sober enough to talk about European politics before Google searching a small village seldom known to tourists.

During a COVID-19 press conference in Darwin, Chief Minister Michael Gunner is visibly shaken while revealing his son has been the subject of a specific death threat. The NT Police Commissioner says the threats are under investigation. ...

Scott Morrison says he was "very, very disappointed" by reports a government senator growled while Jacqui Lambie spoke during Question Time in parliament yesterday.

Yesterday's report into the culture of work in federal parliament, sparked by Brittany Higgins's allegations, painted a pretty sobering picture. These are the key recommendations for how to make Parliament House a better place to work. ...

WA police officers are among tens of thousands of Western Australians who are required to have had one dose of a vaccine by today.

Queensland Parliament last night passed legislation that could see the "worst of the worst" kept behind bars for decades after their parole date.

Rising prices for groceries, transport and alcohol push Tel Aviv to the top of the list in the latest global latest Cost of Living survey.

Singer Katy Perry's manager says she was upset when she made disparaging remarks about an Australian clothes designer in emails revealed in court.

Big insurers agree to change their policies of pursuing renters over unintentional and accidental property damage, after consumer advocate groups and the ABC help expose the issue.

A woman central to the prosecution case against Ghislaine Maxwell tells the sex-trafficking trial she was 14 years old when she first had "sexual contact" with dead financier Jeffrey Epstein.

NASA is forced to temporarily postpone a spacewalk because of space junk that could puncture an astronaut's suit or damage the International Space Station.

A 21-year-old woman stabbed in an Adelaide suburban shopping centre car park on Tuesday morning was attacked and ambushed by members of her own family because she was dating someone outside her faith, a court hears.

Trespassing onto Victorian farms could attract fines up to $55,000 under new legislation introduced into state parliament today.

Exploring Alice Sebold's experience of being raped and beaten by a stranger when she was a student at Syracuse University, Lucky went on to sell more than a million copies, while Anthony Broadwater – the man at the centre of the story –...

Barbados Prime Minister names pop star Rihanna a national hero, telling her: "May you continue to shine like a diamond".