WA worker has seven fingers amputated

A Perth company has been fined over an incident which resulted in a young worker having seven fingers amputated.

NSW govt working on pokies policy reform

The NSW premier says his government will fix the problems in the state's pokies sector, but has stopped short of committing to firm policy.

Mum helped son sail away before drug trial

A mother who bought a yacht so her son could flee the country to avoid a drug trial has appeared in court for her "appalling and deeply disturbing con...

Drones to cut pathology test times in Qld

A fleet of drones will transport medical samples from Queensland communities to pathology labs in a new federally-funded partnership.

ASX at noon on track for 3rd day of losses

The local share market was down 0.7 per cent at midday, as crude prices fell below to their lowest level since the start of the year.

One-minute huffs and puffs to live longer

One-minute bursts of exercise could prevent premature death especially from cardiovascular disease, the results of a new study show.

How to secure an electric vehicle for Xmas

An EV for Christmas? There are still ways to secure an electric car in time for a holiday road trip but they might not come from the places you expect...

Hillsong manager denies abuse 'cover up'

Hillsong's general manager believes he was the first to tell Brian Houston about abuse committed by his father, and has denied any attempts to cover i...

NSW holiday home fall damages overturned

The owners of a NSW beach home have won an appeal over paying damages to a renter who fell down three stairs while trying to retrieve a dropped golf b...

Pesutto elected new Victorian Libs leader

Former shadow attorney-general John Pesutto has been appointed leader of the Victorian Liberals' after the party's third state election loss to Labor....

Lift criminal age, assembly urges Vic govt

Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly wants action from the government as the truth-telling inquiry hears more evidence from members of the stolen genera...

Zurich unit rejected claim in 'bad faith'

Zurich subsidiary OnePath failed to inform a consumer of her rights when rejecting an allegedly fraudulent insurance claim, ASIC has said.

Aussie company inks Adani hydrogen deal

An Australian hydrogen company has struck a major deal with Adani to develop new green energy technologies that can be mass produced.

No bail for truckie who planned NT escape

A Queensland truck driver charged over a fatal crash in 2004 has lost his bid for bail after talking to his partner about fleeing to the Northern Terr...

Link (ASX:LNK) rejects takeover deal from Dye & Durham

Link Administration Holdings Ltd (ASX:LNK) on Thursday said that it has rejected a takeover offer from Canada's Dye & Durham Ltd

Legal system places NSW children at risk

Vulnerable children and young people involved in family law matters are at risk of ending up in abusive family situations, a NSW report has found.

Apprentice spared jail after deadly crash

A 22-year-old Victorian man has been sentenced to a community corrections order after a crash that killed a 75-year-old woman in Melbourne's southeast...

'Unacceptable' delay before boy's death

A NSW coroner has found there were "significant flaws" in the planning to transfer six-year-old Austin Facer from Broken Hill to a major city hospital...

Lyrebirds losing their voices and habitat

Australia's lyrebirds are losing their impressive singing abilities because of habitat loss, with researchers concerned the species may disappear alto...

Venice darling Paradise Camp comes to Aust

Yuki Kihara's Paradise Camp drew 485,000 people at the Venice Biennale, with its big questions about French artist Paul Gauguin.