New UK envoy says Australian republic 'inevitable'

Becoming a republic is "inevitable" but Australians are still proud to have King Charles as head of state, Australia's new high commissioner to the UK...

Tyler Wright rapt as brother Owen prepares for swansong

Tyler Wright will have a big few days at Bells Beach, defending her event title and watching her brother Owen surf professionally for the last time.

Dingo attacks young girl swimming in Fraser Island

A young girl has been flown to hospital after she was bitten on her head and hands by a dingo while swimming at Queensland's Fraser Island.

Man charged with threatening to kill pregnant woman

Charges against a 47-year-old Melbourne man include making threats to kill and criminal damage over an incident involving a pregnant woman at a servic...

Sun blinded P-plate driver before fatal motorbike crash

A motorbike-riding elderly woman died when a P-plate driver blinded by the sun slammed his ute into her, but a coroner has declined to make any recomm...

Newly-elected NSW premier unveils fresh start ministry

NSW Premier Chris Minns has revealed his new cabinet, where for the first time in the state's history there will be an equal mix of men and women.

Malka Leifer awaits sentence on sex abuse charges

Ex-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer is waiting to hear how long she will spend in prison after a jury found her guilty of sexually abusing two s...

Service NSW breach exposes personal customer data

Service NSW says a privacy breach that exposed customer data is not the result of a cyber attack and was isolated to customers logged in on its websit...

Leifer sexual abuse verdicts bittersweet for sisters

A jury has found former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer guilty of 18 sexual abuse charges against two former students at the Adass Israel...

Safety probe after truck driver dies in train crash

V/Line services were replaced by coaches for several hours after a truck driver died in a crash involving a train in Geelong.

Woman who ran over husband, mistress spared jail time

A Brisbane woman who ran over her husband and his lover after discovering their affair has been handed a suspended jail sentence.

Jury told woman set up woodchipper murder for insurance

Queensland woman Sharon Graham has been accused of planning the murder of her ex-partner via a fake woodchipper accident in order to claim his life in...

Palmer's Waratah coal mine denied environmental licence

A major coal mine slated for Queensland's Galilee Basin has suffered another blow after a landmark court ruling recommended it not proceed.

Australian stocks extend winning streak to six days

The local bourse has finished 0.6 per cent higher to close at a three-and-half-week high ahead of the Reserve Bank meeting on interest rate hikes.

Disability service faces action over woman's burn death

The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission has started civil penalty proceedings against LiveBetter Services Limited.

Malka Leifer found guilty of school abuse charges

A jury has found former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer guilty of 18 sexual abuse charges against two former students at the Adass Israel...

Bowdens Silver mine approved for NSW central west

Millions of tonnes of ore will be mined from an outback NSW site over coming decades after an independent body signed off on the project despite local...

Pregnant woman and husband die in light plane crash

Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigators are travelling to the site where a light plane crashed, killing two people in north Queensland.

Disturbing scale of child abuse delivers 'wake-up call'

One in three Australian children suffer physical abuse while one in four suffer sexual abuse, according to a new nationwide study.

'We are not animals': Refugees speak up about detention

More than 30 refugees have delivered testimony about the squalid conditions they endured in Australia's offshore detention centres.