The sports minister maintains all her taxpayer-funded expenses have been within the guidelines.

The Reserve Bank of Australia keeps rates on hold in December at 3.6 per cent. Governor Michele Bullock says it would be wrong to think the central bank isn't prepared to raise rates.

US President Donald Trump has expressed frustration over his judicial nominations getting blocked as the lawyer he hand-picked as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor, Alina Habba, quits.

As the social media ban for under 16s comes into effect, the tech company that is verifying ages for popular messaging app Snapchat says its methods are safe, but cybersecurity experts say any time data is transmitted there's a risk of priva...

The City of Moreton Bay council has told the Supreme Court that homeless tents it destroyed were not "homes" and the human right to a home was not violated.

On the same day that residents in one Tasmanian community are returning to find if their homes are still standing after a bushfire last week, residents in one area are told to 'leave immediately' due to a new threat.

Rajwinder Singh, 41, was found guilty of the Far North Queensland woman's 2018 murder on a secluded beach north of Cairns. He then fled to India, hiding out for about four years before his arrest and extradition.

Woodford Folk Festival founder Bill Hauritz has died after a lengthy illness, but his grieving loved ones say his legacy will live on.

A marine scientist warns against getting in the ocean with sharks after footage emerges of swimmers at Byron Bay next to a huge school of bait fish and hundreds of the predators.

China's record trade surplus comes as manufacturers seeking to avoid US President Donald Trump's tariffs ship more to Europe, Australia and South-East Asia.

Hundreds of former and current politicians from all sides of the spectrum gathered to remember powerbroker and kingmaker Graham 'Richo' Richardson.

A 20-year-old Mount Gambier woman appears in court in person for the first time, accused of damaging a controversial sculpture, following a campaign to raise money online for her defence.

SA Police have arrested a 31-year-old man after he allegedly sent five threatening messages on social media to a Crows player, who the ABC understands is Izak Rankine.

The three "sensory activity sets" from HL Toys International include sealed tubs of coloured sand which Kmart said may contain the toxic mineral.

Coach Andrew McDonald confirms Josh Hazlewood will not play in the Ashes due to ongoing injuries.

England's Ashes woes have continue with spearhead quick Mark Wood ruled out of the rest of the tour with a knee injury.

Narrating nappy changes is one way parents and caregivers can strengthen bonds and start lessons around body safety early.  

The union-run vote comes as controversial, consultant-designed redundancies continue and politicians call for resignations.

A South Australian court releases audio of prison phone calls made in the lead-up to the death of a six-year-old girl in 2022. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the first name and image ...

Two women, aged 84 and 64, were found dead in a home in Rosanna following a welfare check on Tuesday morning.

Patients have described the procedure as "life changing" but pelvic botox injections are no longer available publicly in the ACT, with Canberra Health Services ceasing the procedure "as a precaution due to unknown risks".

An intoxicated driver was jailed for leading police on a wild chase up the Bruce Highway, sparks flying from the bare wheel rims of a stolen food truck. 

Advocates for prisoners and the union representing correctional officers are calling on the government to reach an urgent pay agreement to help end the statewide prison lockdown.

The Australian men will play a two-match series against Bangladesh in 2026, with the second venue yet to be decided.

For a decade, a disaster has unfolded. We've run short of gas through indecision and incompetence, and that's driving energy costs and inflation. We need a solution and an unlikely source may have one.