The counsel assisting the coroner says Joel Cauchi's former psychiatrist showed an "exceptional level of belligerence and confrontation" at the inquest.

After it campaigned against a Coalition pledge to cut 41,000 public servants, Labor is ramping up its own efficiency drive in a move expected to cost jobs.

At the end of this week, Barnaby Joyce will either confirm his exit from politics or join One Nation — at least, that is the binary choice the maverick former deputy prime minister has set for himself.

For the first time, Australia's 2026 Census will ask participants to identify their sexual orientation and gender in a new topic in the population questionnaire.

Two climbers have died on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest mountain, and two others from the same group have been rescued.

Over 40 Medicare Mental Health Centres have opened across Australia in the last year, including 12 in Queensland. We visited one on Brisbane’s north side to find out what they’re all about, and who they’re for.

A young father has died in a shooting at Altona North, in Melbourne’s west.

North Melbourne superstar Jasmine Garner has won the AFLW MVP award for the third time, one more than one of the legends of the women’s game.

A key Pentagon official has flown to the United Arab Emirates to meet with Russian counterparts, even as Moscow and Kyiv continued to attack each other overnight.

Authorities say men swimming after the flags have been taken down in the evening are of growing concern.

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Police were alerted to the incident at about 6.25pm this evening.

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.

And a travesty at Optus Stadium.

A Perth family say they have been left devastated after their child was born dead, claiming his birth was “train wreck” at Western Australia’s premier maternity hospital.

Over 40 Medicare Mental Health Centres have opened across Australia in the last year, including 12 in Queensland. We visited one on Brisbane’s north side to find out what they’re all about, and who they’re for.

A young father has died in a shooting at Altona North, in Melbourne’s west.

Authorities say men swimming after the flags have been taken down in the evening are of growing concern.

A key Pentagon official has flown to the United Arab Emirates to meet with Russian counterparts, even as Moscow and Kyiv continued to attack each other overnight.

A federal judge throwing out a case against former FBI Director James Comey insisting ruling the lawyer prosecuting the case was appointed illegally.

An Italian man has been caught in the act of dressing up as his dead mother to claim her pension.

A man drove his sister 500 kilometres and was trying to organise her cremation when those gathered heard a noise coming from the coffin.

Two people fell to their deaths overnight on a mountain that one climber says is so treacherous that any slip can be dire.

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.