Land search suspended for man missing in Torres Strait

Emergency workers who have been been looking for a missing outrigger paddler in the Torres Strait will concentrate on water and aerial search efforts.

The new measures saving small business owners thousands

Small businesses will reap big savings on tax and power bills as the government encourages them to increase investment in new technologies.

Search for four-wheel drive after highway ramming

A Queensland man has been charged with dangerous driving and discharging a weapon in a public place, as police search for the vehicle involved.

Fee-free courses to train our way out of skill shortage

Investment in vocational training and a shake-up to the immigration system will attempt to plug a skills gap in critical industries.

Labor's cost-of-living package to top $14 billion

Struggling households will welcome billions in government relief targeted at the pressure points of the cost-of-living crisis.

Billion-dollar gas tax plan faces a major hurdle

The opposition wants more detail before backing the government's plan to overhaul the petroleum resource rent tax, while the Greens say it needs to go...

Millions on track for budget energy bill relief

Households and small businesses could receive hundreds of dollars in energy bill support through deals brokered between federal and state governments....

Two charged after tip-off leads to buried drug haul

NT Police have charged two men after the discovery of drugs and cash in a buried oil drum in Darwin and a rural property in Howard Springs.

Psychologist banned over affair with married client

A Melbourne psychologist has been suspended over allegations of an affair, but he says the claims were made in revenge due to rejection.

Challenging situation for Australians still in Sudan

Australian officials are keeping track of 152 citizens still in Sudan, but there are significant hurdles in trying to help them.

Stabbed NSW customer service staffer recovering well

A 55-year-old public servant at NSW's customer service agency is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the lower back.

PM's coronation attendance and pledge to King 'crucial'

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is returning to Canberra after attending the King's coronation, which the opposition has described as a momentous occ...

Man charged after head-on collision in NSW

A man has been charged with predatory driving and contravening an AVO following a head-on collision in NSW Southern Tablelands.

Treasurer urges parliament support on gas tax change

A plan to bring in more government revenue via the petroleum resource rent tax has the opposition concerned despite the gas industry signalling their...

Millions of households on track for energy bill relief

Many households and small businesses are on track for hundreds of dollars in energy bill support through deals brokered between federal and state gove...

Rocks and bricks thrown at police at hoon gathering

Rocks and bricks have been thrown at police after they interrupted a hoon gathering on the Gold Coast.

Mystery as man found stabbed to death at intersection

Homicide squad detectives are probing the stabbing death of a man in Victoria's east but circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear.

Nick Cave at 'important, strange, weird' coronation

Australian singer Nick Cave has taken his seat at what he describes as "the most important historical event in the UK of our age".

Petroleum tax changes to give Aussies a 'fairer return'

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced changes to the petroleum resource rent tax which he says will mean the offshore LNG industry pays more tax, soone...

Man's sudden death sparks police investigation

Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found at a property at Gatton, in southeast Queensland.