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>

MRG Metals (ASX:MRQ) confirms very high VHM “Azaria target”, deliver...

Highlights:,MRG Metals (ASX:MRQ) has confirmed the identification of a new very high VHM Azaria target near the Koko Massava deposit.,The target yield...

Pakistan's stars find form before final

<p>Pakistan looked dead in the Twenty20 World Cup before the last day of group matches, but now their biggest names are finding form for the final at...

Radley reminds England of Samoa threat

<p>Victor Radley has warned his England teammates of taking Samoa lightly ahead of their Rugby League World Cup semi-final. </p>

JWH left out as Leota returns for Kiwis

<p>Jared Waerea-Hargreaves won't line up for New Zealand in their Rugby League World Cup semi-final with the Kangaroos. </p>

Cleary bids to kick conversion woes away

<p>Valentine Holmes thinks UK conditions may be impacting Nathan Cleary's kicking - but he's tipping the halfback to rediscover his World Cup conversi...

England defender James to miss World Cup

<p>Reece James, the England defender, is the latest big name to confirm he's having to miss the World Cup with injury.<br></p>

Scotland hails the World Cup 'Jockeroos'

<p>Scotland did not make it to the World Cup - but they will cheer on the Socceroos, with three Scottish-born and seven Scotland-based players in thei...

Clock ticking as NZ's Cup hoodoo lives on

<p>Chances are running out for the current New Zealand playing group to snap the country's World Cup hoodoo and claim a global white-ball trophy.</p>

Twelfth time unlucky for NZ at World Cup

<p>New Zealand's loss to Pakistan in the T20 World Cup marked the 12th time the Black Caps have bowed out of a major global tournament in the semi-fin...