Sydney light rail delays 'unacceptable'

<p>Locals say it's unacceptable a western Sydney light rail line, first announced in 2017, is now not estimated to be taking passengers until 2031.<br...

Nine predicts market dominance at meeting

<p>Nine has predicted it will gain market share at its shareholder meeting, with half-year earnings at the low end of a $380 million to $400 million r...

Mertens' BJK Cup dash ominous for Aussies

<p>Star player Elise Mertens has rescued Belgium's hopes after a late dash to get to the Billie Jean King Cup - and now has Australia in her sights.</...

Fake Amazon calls top phone scam type

<p>The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released the top five most prolific phone scams doing the rounds, led by dodgy Amazon calls.<...

Qld tightens driver's licence ID rules

<p>Queensland has tightened the rules for using a state driver's licence for identification purposes following the Optus data breach in September.</p>

Olympian Scott Miller jailed three years

<p>Former Olympic swimming star Scott Miller has been sentenced to a minimum three years in prison for his pivotal role in a NSW drug ring worth milli...

Origin Energy fields $18.4b takeover bid

<p>Origin Energy shares have soared by a third after its board said it would recommend a $9-per-share takeover offer from Brookfield Asset Management....

Less than half student teachers graduate

<p>A Senate hearing revealed less than half of all teaching students will finish their degree within six years, putting strain on an already threadbar...

AFLW star Kearney becomes men's coach

<p>North Melbourne AFLW captain Emma Kearney is to become a men's coach after signing with the Kangaroos in a development role.</p>

Laws hamper Tas prison bugging probe

<p>A review into the use of police surveillance devices in Tasmanian prisons has been hampered by laws that prevent crucial information from being acc...

NRL press ahead with pre-season comp

<p>The NRL are set to offer up monetary prizes for players and clubs in a two-week pre-season tournament.</p>

ASX 200 opens lower; Origin Energy jumps nearly 33%

Australian shares opened lower on Thursday after Wall Street fell in the overnight trade

NSW agencies to be forced to report hacks

<p>The loss or exposure of citizens' private information by NSW government agencies will have to be reported, under proposed new laws.</p>

Indigenous man dies in custody in Qld

<p>The death of an Indigenous man in a watchhouse in a remote First Nations community on Cape York will be investigated by Queensland Police.</p>

Phone data bid to help find missing people

<p>New laws will lower the barriers for police to access phone information from telcos in missing person cases.</p>

The push to get regional Australia online

<p>While two-thirds of the Australian landmass doesn't have mobile reception, new technology is improving access but awareness in rural areas remains...

Maclaren backs Tilio after World Cup blow

<p>Striker Jamie Maclaren quickly turned his attention to unlucky Melbourne City teammate Marco Tilio after Australia's World Cup squad for Qatar was...

Australia raises concern over Kiribati law

<p class="">Australia has raised concerns about the erosion of the rule of law in Kiribati at least a dozen times after it stood down judges that rule...

ASX 200 likely to fall; NASDAQ slips nearly 2.5%

The Australian share market is poised to fall at open on Thursday following a dismal overnight night trade on Wall Street.

Baby boy dies after Sydney house fire

<p>A six-week-old baby has died in a Sydney hospital after suffering burns to between 80 and 90 per cent of his body in a house fire.</p>