Petrol prices soar on back of weak dollar

<p class="">Motorists are getting hit hard at the pump since the return of the full fuel excise tax, with some cities still yet to reach the peak of t...

Vic Crown Casino slapped with $120m fines

<p>The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission has hit Crown Melbourne with two fines totalling $120 million for breaches of its service obli...

NSW approved UN jail visit before backflip

<p>NSW reneged on an agreement to allow UN inspectors into its prisons the day the delegation landed in Australia, a federal official has told senator...

Search for missing man off WA coast

<p>Authorities are searching for a man missing from a caravan park at Kalbarri, north of Perth.</p>

Westpac says no stressed customers - yet

<p>Westpac is seeing no signs that higher rates are causing mortgage delinquencies, but says it is inevitable they will eventually have an impact.</p>

Husband killed to 'silence' nagging wife

<p>A man accused of murdering his wife told police he strangled her in their western Sydney home because he wanted freedom from her bullying and naggi...

Leckie a lock for Socceroos Cup selection

<p>Mathew Leckie says being named in Australia's 26-man World Cup will be a cause for brief celebration before reality hits.</p>

Qld changes concern coal, gas producers

<p>Changes to Queensland's environmental laws have been criticised by gas and coal producers as a costly imposition of more "green tape".</p>

Vineyard owner prosecuted over water use

<p>The former owner of a vineyard in NSW is accused of illegally pumping up to 13,000 megalitres of water, and is the regulator's biggest prosecution....

Bennett rubbishes Dolphins NRL spoon talk

<p>As the Dolphins launched their first NRL pre-season, coach Wayne Bennett said the Brisbane showdown with the Broncos would rival the EPL's Manchest...

Watson questions officials after T20 loss

<p>Former World Cup winner Shane Watson has blasted the call to drop Mitchell Starc against Afghanistan amid fallout from Australia's T20 World Cup fa...

Sex harassment bill passes lower house

<p>Anthony Albanese says stopping sexual harassment in the workplace is an issue for the whole country to deal with, as laws pass the lower house.</p>

Cashless cards punish gamblers: Clubs NSW

<p>The gaming industry says introducing cashless cards in NSW would punish punters and be a hallmark of a police state.</p>

ASX 200 opens higher; Materials lead gains

The benchmark index S&P/ASX 200 has started today’s (7 November) trading session on a higher note.

Family, homebuyer pitches for Vic election

<p>Victorian maternal and child health services would be boosted under a Labor election promise, while the coalition wants to unlock 150,000 extra lot...

Islanders build seawall at parliament

<p>Torres Strait Islanders have built a seawall outside federal parliament in Canberra, in a call for stronger climate change action to protect their...

No advice sought on draft voice question

<p>The attorney-general's department wasn't consulted before the prime minister announced a draft referendum question for an Indigenous voice to parli...

Injury rules Cooks out of Boomers squad

<p>An ankle injury has ruled NBL MVP candidate Xavier Cooks out of the Boomers' next Basketball World Cup qualification match.</p>

Six independent MPs built $10m war chest

<p>The Australian Electoral Commission has revealed six winning teal independents raised a combined total of more than $10 million.</p>

Govt denies cuts to regional Australia

<p>Infrastructure department officials have revealed there was a $1.2 billion decrease in regional spending, but deny it amounts to a funding cut.</p>