Hard defence cuts on agenda following strategic review

More details are expected following a strategic review of Australia's defence force, recommending a focus on long-range missiles and fewer land vehicl...

Kim Beazley family link to Australian maritime disaster

Former deputy prime minister Kim Beazley says his family can begin healing after the discovery of wreckage from Australia's worst maritime disaster 81...

Surfing legend Kelly Slater misses WSL's mid-season cut

Surfing superstar Kelly Slater has fallen short of making the WSL mid-season cut after being eliminated by Australian Liam O'Brien at the Margaret Riv...

Australian Robson survives WSL's mid-season cut

Australian Callum Robson has made it through to the round of 16 at the Margaret River Pro, but he faces a tough task against world No.1 Joao Chianca.

Push for First Nations growers amid bush food demand

Demand for native Australian ingredients is at an all-time high but First Nations growers are grossly under-represented in the agriculture sector.

Fallen Anzacs to be remembered across the globe

Federal ministers will travel to Gallipoli, the Western Front and the Kokoda Track to remember the fallen this Anzac Day.

Probe under way after man shot dead by police

The Ethical Standards Command is investigating after Queensland police shot dead a man in Townsville, with the force confident officers acted appropri...

Australian Callum Robson survives at Margaret River Pro

A relieved Callum Robson has made it through to the third round at the Margaret River Pro as the mid-season cut continues to claim high-profile surfer...

Probe underway after man shot dead by police

The Ethical Standards Command is investigating after Queensland police shot dead a man in Townsville, with the force confident officers acted appropri...

Cairns man charged with torture, manslaughter of child

Eighteen months after a emergency crews found a 23 month old boy unresponsive in a Cairns home, a man is due in court over his death.

Water testing ongoing after mass NSW fish kills

The NSW environment authority will take proactive action after a mass fish kill left a community in the state's far west concerned about their drinkin...

New Zealand PM welcomes drop in Australian deportations

As New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins heads across the Tasman to meet Anthony Albanese, he is heartened fewer Kiwis are being deported from Aust...

Concerns for missing mother after baby abandoned

Police are concerned for the welfare of a missing mother after a newborn baby was found abandoned at a home in Sydney's west.

Ship found 80 years after Australian maritime disaster

The Montevideo Maru has been discovered off the coast of the Philippines 80 years after it was sunk, killing about 980 Australian troops and civilians...

Woman charged over fatal crash on Central Coast

A woman has been charged over a crash that killed an 81-year-old woman at Budgewoi on the NSW Central Coast.

Man charged after woman dies of injuries in Perth

A man has been charged with murder after a woman found with serious injuries at a home in the Perth suburb of Kewdale later died in hospital.

Man shot dead by police responding to a disturbance

A man has died after being reportedly shot multiple times by Queensland Police officers responding to an incident in Townsville in the state's north.

Suspended jail term for man posing as a lawyer

Paul John Crowley has received a suspended jail term for engaging in legal practice when not entitled, more than 20 years after being struck off.

Another home builder goes bust as industry struggles

Another Victorian construction company has gone bust, weeks after one of Australia's biggest home builders, Porter Davis, collapsed.

Search for mother after newborn girl found abandoned

Police searching for the mother of a newborn girl found abandoned at a home in Sydney's west are appealing to the public for information.