Export boost near after UK trade pact clears hurdle

Britain has moved one step closer to ratifying the free trade agreement with Australia, paving the way for tariffs to be cut and business access expan...

Bruce Lehrmann 'received anonymous threatening emails'

In the days before he was publicly alleged to have raped Brittany Higgins, Bruce Lehrmann says he received anonymous, threatening emails from a strang...

'Valiant' resuscitation efforts failed to save tourist

An inquest has opened in Port Lincoln into the death of a 41-year-old tourist from the Philippines who drowned while on a snorkelling tour off Eyre Pe...

Business activity goes off the boil as rate rises bite

Private sector activity is softening as rising interest rates, high inflation and softer economic conditions erode demand.

Prisons a hotbed of sexual harassment, racism, bullying

A review of Victoria's adult prisons has painted a stark picture of a system that needs reform and calls for strengthened oversight, scrutiny and tran...

Ex-NSW minister given second jail term for corruption

Former NSW Labor minister Ian Macdonald has been jailed again over corrupt conduct in office, this time over his granting of the Doyles Creek mining...

Rape conviction of Blue Mountains teenager overturned

A NSW teenager sentenced for sexually assaulting and choking a fellow high school student has successfully overturned his conviction on appeal.

Greens confident of federal result repeat in NSW

The Greens are hoping to hold the balance of power in NSW even as both major parties gun for a clean sweep into government.

Cross-border blitz on bikies makes arrests, nets guns

NSW and Victorian police have arrested more than 30 people, laying multiple drugs and weapons charges during a sweep targeting outlaw motorcycle gangs...

How a Filipino lime is driving inclusion in Australia

Entrepreneurs Fides Mae Santos and Grace Guinto hope to break down barriers for other migrants in Australia by promoting Filipino culture and cuisine.

Earth Hour to shine a light on deforestation

More than 7000 trees will be felled in Australia this Earth Hour, with devastating consequences for the environment and communities.

Masked intruder jailed after shooting man in face

Cameron Peter Canniford has been jailed after shooting a man in the face with a shotgun loaded with rock salt shells in a violent home invasion in Bri...

New funding to help homeless as housing debate heats up

A funding boost will keep key homelessness services operating as stretched providers are being forced to turn vulnerable people away.

NSW voters head to polls with Labor in box seat

NSW voters will cast their ballots as the latest polling tips a Labor victory to end a run of 12 years in opposition.

Aust share market set to fall for 7th straight week

At midday the local share market was down 0.5 per cent on the day and 0.8 per cent for the week, meaning it will almost certainly suffer another losin...

Glimmer of hope in fight to reverse spinal injuries

The woman who inspired the film Penguin Bloom is backing Australian research that aims to help people with serious spinal injuries to move their bodie...

Labor hits winnable seats as Libs sandbag NSW heartland

A day out from the NSW election, both leaders are on a blitz across Sydney as they seek to win over undecided voters and firm up support in key electo...

Man's revenge killing of colleague over council sacking

A coroner is investigating gun permit laws after an ex-council worker used a NSW licence to get a shotgun in Victoria to kill a former colleague.

Sydney photographer admits to child abuse material

An amateur photographer has agreed the photos he took of an underage girl were child abuse material and so were the thousands of images and videos pol...

Police officer granted new trial in teen slapping case

A South Australian police officer, found guilty of slapping a teenager, has won a new trial on an assault charge after an appeal to the Supreme Court.