Energy company Origin confirms there has been unauthorised access to and disclosure of some customers' data, a day after it announced it was investigating a "potential" breach.

Australia's two major parties are deliberating their futures this week with Labor's national conference and the Liberal Party's glossy new pamphlet. 

A "right of centre" website claiming to be news, with more than 42,000 Facebook followers, may not be as independent as it says. An ABC NEWS Verify investigation has found the site uses AI and a fake news editor.

At the end of February, the US administration and the Iranian regime were taking part in nuclear talks when Washington walked away from the negotiating table and launched a bombing campaign on Iran with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netan...

A man who "doggedly" tried to kill a woman in a prolonged attack in suburban Perth caught on CCTV has is been jailed for 16 years.

For Marianne Bonnay, the ocean is both a brutal reminder of a personal tragedy – and the source of her salvation.

It’s number one on Apple TV, but ask around and most people don’t even know Silo exists. Their loss.

Sydney Sixers general manager Rachael Haynes throws support behind Ashleigh Gardner as she navigates her messy marriage breakdown.

A hazmat incident has forced Flinders Medical Centre to divert ambulances after toxic insect repellent fumes were accidentally released in the emergency department.

The Magpies and Crows meet in a potential match of the round in Adelaide. Follow along for live updates, post game reactions and more.

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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.

For Marianne Bonnay, the ocean is both a brutal reminder of a personal tragedy – and the source of her salvation.

Sydney Sixers general manager Rachael Haynes throws support behind Ashleigh Gardner as she navigates her messy marriage breakdown.

A hazmat incident has forced Flinders Medical Centre to divert ambulances after toxic insect repellent fumes were accidentally released in the emergency department.

With no date set for negotiations to resume, and details unclear on how the government can draw up a deal teachers will accept, more strikes could be on the way.

Police have launched an investigation after a man's body was pulled from the water near a wharf in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

The Iran-backed group has fired on two oil tankers in the Red Sea as the US president warns Iran that any more attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz will be met with US strikes on bridges and power plants.

The US and Iran are trading fresh blows as the conflict escalates across the region.

Donna Sorkin, who received a cochlear implant in 1992 and led a related non-profit for 14 years, fears the tariffs will mean even fewer American children benefit from the Australian technology.

Gleaming skyscrapers, robots, and futuristic EVs are just one part of China’s modern story. In rural areas, life is much slower, incomes are lower and development lags behind the cities, but communities are tight knit.

Daniel Siad was under investigation in France after at least five women came forward as victims or witnesses to alleged acts by him and others linked to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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.