End pork-barrelling to restore trust, inquiry hears

The former top commissioner of the NSW integrity agency wants an end to federal pork-barrelling to restore public trust in the Commonwealth grants pro...

Giddey, OKC suffer NBA playoffs blow in Toronto

Josh Giddey's Oklahoma City, Brooklyn and Milwaukee have been beaten as the fight to play in the NBA's post-season nears its end.

Ruby Princess passengers get final crack at COVID compo

Australia's top court has agreed to hear a class action by passengers on the Ruby Princess cruise ship, who claim the company failed in its duty of ca...

Millions of native fish wash up dead in outback NSW

Enormous clusters of dead fish have been found at Menindee's main weir on the Darling-Baaka River, the latest in a string of mass kills.

SA parliament in Sunday sitting for voice bill

A big crowd is expected to gather at parliament house in Adelaide on March 26 for a Sunday sitting to pass legislation for an Indigenous voice to parl...

Total fire ban for parts of Victoria on Saturday

Victoria's fire authority has issued a total fire ban in parts of the state just days after the Bureau of Meteorology declared an end to years of La N...

Wilderness railway maintenance closure after derailment

A wilderness railway tourist attraction on Tasmania's west coast will be taken offline for winter maintenance after a minor derailment.

Could lab-grown quail soon be on supermarket shelves?

Australia's food regulator is deciding whether laboratory-grown meat can be sold to consumers, after a Sydney company's application to produce quail.

Australiana stars melted ice cream and a Ken Done doona

The Bendigo Art Gallery has launched an exhibition of Australiana featuring Ken Done paintings alongside works by Tom Roberts and Russell Drysdale.

Education shake up to improve productivity: report

Lifelong learning, better use of technology and university changes should be at the heart of future education to improve productivity, a new report sa...

Leifer guilty of abusing vulnerable, isolated students

Former ultra-Orthodox principal Malka Leifer has been convicted of sexually abusing two women from Melbourne's isolated Adass Israel community.

Driver charged over hitting pedestrians faces court

A man accused of hitting two pedestrians with his car, leaving them fighting for their lives, has appeared in court on a charge of attempted murder.

Abseiling instructor dies in fall at school excursion

An abseiling instructor has died in a fall while facilitating a school excursion at West Australian tourist attraction Brides Cave.

Aust share market on track for worst week in 6 months

The local bourse was basically flat at lunchtime, but was heading for a 2.6 per cent loss for the week and its longest weekly losing streak since the...

NSW tradies' future 'at risk', Landcare funds doubled

The NSW government says 4000 tradies could be left high and dry if the coalition loses the state election on March 25.

Husband gets 24 years for wife's death-letter murder

John Douglas Bowie will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars after killing his wife Roxlyn more than four decades ago.

Notorious crooked cop Roger Rogerson will die in jail

Corrupt former policeman Roger Rogerson has lost a final bid to Australia's highest court to have his murder conviction quashed failed.

Uni lecturer 'deeply sorry' for wife's stabbing murder

A Deakin University lecturer murdered his wife at their home after the couple both armed themselves with knives during an argument, a court has been t...

SA's ongoing rental crisis sparks new calls for action

South Australian welfare groups have called more action from the state government to ease the state's rental crisis.

Wife killer will likely spend rest of life in prison

John Douglas Bowie, who murdered his wife more than four decades ago, will likely die in custody after being sentenced to 24 years in prison in NSW.