One of Australia's largest private health insurers has agreed to pay back tens of millions of dollars to thousands of members who had hospital claims incorrectly rejected.

After more than two months of witness testimony, evidence and arguments, 12 people will decide the fate of accused murderer Erin Patterson.

The state's police force declared an investigation into Hannah Thomas's injury at a protest on Friday will now take place after designating the event a "critical incident".

They are not ordinary storms. NSW residents are told to prepare for a powerful low-pressure system the Bureau of Meteorology says will "drench and batter" the east coast this week.

The energy minister says new projects could not export everything they produce and need to offer at least something to the local market.

The Tigers star had planned a short hospital stay in hospital over the weekend, but that quickly changed.

A former student of an elite private boys' school in Melbourne has launched a class action against the Christian Brothers over claims of repeated historic sexual abuse.

Private waste companies are being buried financially by Victorians continuing to illegally dump unwanted goods outside donation bins.

Coles is recalling Coles Smooth Peanut Butter 1kg and Coles Crunchy Peanut Butter 1kg over aflatoxin contamination.

A critical incident has been declared by police after former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas was injured in her arrest at a pro-Palestine demonstration in Sydney.

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Sugar may have been mixed with the hot water, but Corrections hasn't confirmed it yet.

Motorists are told to expect delays.

The victim was pulled alive from the avalanche but died from their injures.

Woman says the vehicles of interest never left the accident scene.

The man can be seen holding up traffic as he walks with his dog in the dark.

A former student of an elite private boys' school in Melbourne has launched a class action against the Christian Brothers over claims of repeated historic sexual abuse.

Private waste companies are being buried financially by Victorians continuing to illegally dump unwanted goods outside donation bins.

Coles is recalling Coles Smooth Peanut Butter 1kg and Coles Crunchy Peanut Butter 1kg over aflatoxin contamination.

A critical incident has been declared by police after former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas was injured in her arrest at a pro-Palestine demonstration in Sydney.

An 18-year-old woman has been missing for a week after last being seen in Auburn on June 23.

A man armed with a rifle started a fire and then began shooting at first responders in a mountain community in the US state of Idaho, killing two firefighters and wounding a third.

The firefighters were responding to a blaze in a heavily wooded area of Idaho when they were allegedly ambushed and shot dead.

Bringing an end to the 12-day war with Iran, US President Donald Trump is pushing Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza

The communication between senior Iranian officials suggests the US did not inflict as much damage as anticipated when it struck Iran’s nuclear sites earlier this month.

In cosying up to a mercurial American president, Israel’s vulnerability and utter dependence on the US has been exposed to the world – and Iran.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.