A man accusing Alan Jones of indecently assaulting him as a 17-year-old made a police complaint to "get money", the former broadcaster's lawyer has told a Sydney court.

An ABC NEWS Verify investigation reveals Facebook is directly funding some controversial Australian content creators including a white nationalist and an anti-vaxxer influencer.

The national healthcare watchdog has inadvertently identified more than 100 doctors, nurses and other practitioners who were offered addiction and alcohol misuse training in a mass email that has triggered fierce backlash and privacy complai...

One of the men convicted of killing Perth teenager Cassius Turvey has failed in his appeal against his nine-year jail sentence, which he claimed was "manifestly excessive".

Australia's only silicon producer will exit the US market next week, but the federal government says the Trump administration's move does not undermine the critical minerals agreement between the two countries.

Even as disease strips a woman piece by piece, a deeply familiar card game brings her briefly back.

A ginger cat who left his home 11 years ago is finally back after a family who wanted to adopt him decided they should get him checked over.

A woman who was five times over the legal limit has been spared jail for a shopping centre car park drunk driving incident.

Organised crime is the target of sweeping new powers giving NSW police more access to digital devices.

The federal government has announced a plan to introduce strict new national safety standards for all mobility devices sold in Australia.

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The quake struck about 35km northeast of Luganville in Vanuatu.

A car was also driven at partygoers and a number of vicious assaults reported.

70-100 people could be seen gathered in groups near the scene in Mt Albert.

Police said the accident near Ōtara has blocked multiple lanes.

Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

Even as disease strips a woman piece by piece, a deeply familiar card game brings her briefly back.

A ginger cat who left his home 11 years ago is finally back after a family who wanted to adopt him decided they should get him checked over.

A woman who was five times over the legal limit has been spared jail for a shopping centre car park drunk driving incident.

Organised crime is the target of sweeping new powers giving NSW police more access to digital devices.

The federal government has announced a plan to introduce strict new national safety standards for all mobility devices sold in Australia.

Trump is reported to have clashed with his defence secretary last week over why he had apparently been misled about the extreme depletion of key US missiles, which threatens to limit military options against Iran.

A woman has been arrested after four people were stabbed in central London, in what police believe was an “isolated, mental-health related incident”.

Abdul El-Sayed defeated sitting congresswoman Haley Stevens – who had backing from party elites and tens of millions in funding – to become Michigan’s Democratic nominee for the US Senate.

Around the country, Americans are rejecting establishment candidates in favour of populists. But will they prove too radical in the heat of a general election?

Jason Arday, who became one of Britain’s youngest black professors in 2023, was embroiled in a high-profile row over alleged plagiarism and accusations of embellishing his life story.

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.