Youth offenders drop, serious crime rises again in Qld

New state government statistics show the rate of serious crimes in Queensland has risen for consecutive years.

Don't miss opportunity for reconciliation, PM says

Leading Indigenous academics and the prime minister are confident Australians will support a constitutionally enshrined voice, despite Liberal Party o...

Electric vehicles could go further with an AI boost

Software could be the key to addressing range anxiety in electric vehicles, with one company promising artificial intelligence could add 100km to a ba...

Man with alleged crime links charged over meth haul

A Melbourne man who police allege has links to Middle Eastern organised crime has been arrested over a 500 litre methamphetamine haul.

Vic government probes Porter Davis insurance legality

Authorities are probing whether one of Australia's largest home builders illegally took customers' deposits ahead of securing their insurance policies...

Rip Curl Pro gets underway at Winkipop

The men's and women's Rip Curl Pro events are underway with the world's best surfers in action at Winkipop, after two days of delays at nearby Bells B...

Liberals commit 'Judas betrayal' in opposing voice

Uluru Statement architect Noel Pearson says the federal Liberal Party is out of step with the Australian people by not supporting an Indigenous voice.

Homicide squad investigating woman's death

A 41-year-old woman has died in Melbourne's northeast, with police saying two males fled the scene before they arrived.

Inland track build blows out to $31.4 billion

An independent review into the major Inland Rail project has revealed it faces serious problems and recommends some work should stop to control costs.

Pitching farming as original 'start-up' to inspire kids

Students around Australia are learning some interesting facts about agriculture and food, such as how cauliflowers like to have a haircut before harve...

Man charged with DV offences after NSW fatal car crash

Police investigating a car crash that killed a woman and three young boys in the NSW Riverina have charged a man with domestic violence-related offenc...

Plea for platypus return after animal spotted on train

Police have urged two members of the public to return a wild platypus after they were allegedly seen taking the animal on a Brisbane train.

Liberal opposition to voice 'business as usual'

Liberal leader Peter Dutton has announced his party will oppose the Indigenous voice to parliament despite the risk of division in its ranks.

Irwin pushes to outlaw social media croc-botherers

The son of the late Steve Irwin is leading a push to penalise those who enter crocodile-infested waters for the sake of social media posts.

Bob Irwin pushes to outlaw social media croc-botherers

The father of the late Steve Irwin is leading a push to penalise those who enter crocodile habitats for the sake of social media posts.

Bruce Lehrmann files defamation case against the ABC

Bruce Lehrmann has launched his third defamation lawsuit over media organisations' coverage of rape allegations against him, this time targeting the A...

No trace of man's remains at Adelaide landfill site

Search teams have spent the past few days scouring an Adelaide landfill site for further remains of alleged murder victim Geoffrey McLean without succ...

NSW the latest to ban TikTok on government phones

NSW will join other states and territories in banning TikTok from government devices after the Commonwealth prohibited the app on official phones and...

Terrorist guilty seven years after Curtis Cheng murder

A man who helped supply the gun used in a terror plot that led to the murder of police accountant Curtis Cheng in 2015 has been found guilty after fou...

Cleo Smith rescue 'greatest story in WA police history'

Western Australia's police commissioner has hailed the work of his officers to bring Terence Darrell Kelly to justice for kidnapping Cleo Smith.