Labor accused of failing rethink of cashless card

The government has launched an inquiry into draft laws seeking to quarantine parts of welfare payments in a bid to reduce violence in vulnerable commu...

Search for sinking boat off Queensland's Fraser Island

Queensland Police and marine rescuers are searching for a boat with two people on board after being alerted it was taking on water off Fraser Island.

Rankings leader Robinson leads surf charge in Sydney

After winning the Challenger Series event at Snapper Rocks, and beating Stephanie Gilmore along the way, India Robinson will lead the local charge in...

$132.7m settlement for landowners near airbases

Landowners whose properties were contaminated by firefighting foam used on RAAF bases have reached a $132.7 million settlement, while others face furt...

Goldminer Newcrest agrees to $29b Newmont takeover

Newcrest Mining has entered into a binding all-scrip takeover agreement with US-based Newmont Corp, concluding months of dealmaking between the gold p...

Aussie sprint paddlers end World Cup with nine medals

Australia's sprint paddlers have bagged nine medals in the opening World Cup event in Hungary in promising signs ahead of next year's Olympics in Fran...

Australia's road toll is rising, missing safety targets

More people have been killed on Australian roads than last year and every state and territory but one has missed its road safety target.

Lehrmann defence 'angry' about prosecutor's conduct

The defence lawyer for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins says suggestions he had been coached by a Liberal senator were a mischaracterisation...

PM confident of progress with China trade talks

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says recent talks between the trade ministers of Australia and China in Beijing are a significant step forward for bot...

Another Indigenous man dies in Victorian custody

A Torres Strait Islander man has died in Victorian custody, the state's first truth-telling inquiry has heard.

Gay hate case 'not a game', NSW ex-homicide cop says

A former NSW Police boss insists he did not want to "defeat" the family of a US mathematician who were trying to prove his unsolved death was homicide...

Threatened species dudded by planting scheme: study

Simplistic concerns about cost trumped outcomes for imperilled species under a high-profile program to plant 20 million trees across Australia, resear...

Search resumes for shark attack victim feared dead

Police and volunteers are continuing to search for a 46-year-old man thought to have been taken by a shark off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.

Nauo people granted native title over 8000 sq km

The Federal Court has presented the Nauo traditional owners with their native title determination covering almost 8000sq km on South Australia's Eyre...

Migrant worker agreement to plug aged care worker gap

An agreement between the federal government, unions and a Perth-based aged care provider is the first in the country to give priority access to migran...

Son speaks of grief after fatal garden hose fight

The son of one of two men shot dead by a neighbour angry that they had turned off a garden hose says his family still struggle with their grief.

Medical supply workers walk off job in Sydney over pay

Medical supply workers have gone on strike in Sydney calling for better pay and conditions from healthcare logistics company Onelink.

SA to revamp strangulation laws

South Australia will make changes to its strangulation laws amid concerns too many cases were not proceeding in the courts.

Trade minister vows to persevere on China ban removal

Following his visit to China, Don Farrell says he's still optimistic of trade restrictions being lifted on Australian products, but it won't happen ov...

Shipwreck found off Tasmanian coast after 50 years

A CSIRO investigation has confirmed the location of the MV Blythe Star shipwreck, almost 50 years after it sank off the Tasmanian coast.