Former politician Fred Chaney is Senior Australian of the Year in recognition of his commitment to reconciliation and human rights.
Australian of the Year: Adam Goodes mixes sorrow with celebration on Australia Day
Navy examines staff links to racist group
The navy has launched an investigation into revelations defence personnel are members of an online racist group that calls for members to fight the ''Muslim infiltration of our country''.
Speaking English an obligation: Senator Fierravanti Wells
As citizenship ceremonies and barbecues fire up across the country for Australia Day, a senior government MP called for migrants to speak English as their main language.
Rite of passage comes with a high risk for those seeking foreign adventures
This is Australia
In the outer suburbs, a mother admires her two kitchens. In Bundoora, a manufacturing worker retrains. In Sunshine, a widow embarks on a life alone. At Point Cook an Indian migrant revels in a two-day weekend. And in Sunbury, a toddler juggles her toys and an iPad. These are the faces of five trends shaping Australia.
Australian Tax Office nets $430m from the rich
Scores of the country's wealthiest people have been caught up in a huge government blitz that has recouped more than $430 million in unpaid taxes and fines last year.
When a passion for work careers into an addiction
Robert de Castella the marathon man of good causes
There are few names in Australian athletics more recognisable than Robert de Castella, and he is no stranger to Australia Day honours.
Women still missing out on Australia Day honours list
In this sunburnt country, they are billed as the highest honours a citizen can achieve. But exactly how and why these prestigious awards are bestowed remains a process shrouded in mystery and controversy.