Refugee advocates warn of serious mental health risks for 10 unaccompanied children sent to Nauru.
One of Coca-Cola's fastest-growing products was not included in a controversial soft drink consumption study.
The renewable energy target could be changed after a review examines clean energy's impact on power prices.
Korean investors to get $1 billion-plus FIRB threshold under free trade deal with Australia.
The Socceroos have unveiled their World Cup playing kit with the uniform paying tribute to the inaugural 1974 Cup team.
Industry Super Australia says some of the Government's financial planning changes may be legally invalid.
Firefighters say a blaze in the Sydney Building in Canberra's CBD has been extinguished.
Three men rescued after going missing in a cave at a national park on the NSW Southern Tablelands.
Thieves may have used a crane to steal a gold-flecked quartz rock from Canberra's National Rock Garden.
The ICAC is investigating allegations a former RailCorp employee and his sister improperly solicited more than $1.5 million dollars.
Community Services Minister Pru Goward faces a fight with the Nationals to keep her seat of Goulburn.
Three men have been rescued from a cave in a national park on the NSW southern tablelands.
A woman has died and three men are in hospital after a car crash in Central Australia yesterday afternoon.
Northern Territory Ambulance staff have started industrial action to end what they call a culture of bullying within the service.
Commercial barramundi fishermen in the Northern Territory have unloaded their first catch of the year. (audio)
Shoes found at the teen's murder scene had similar wear patterns to those found in his room, a jury hears.
The mother of a girl who was sexually abused at a Catholic school says the authorities' response was "disgusting".
Firefighters are mopping up after a house was gutted by fire in central Ipswich, west of Brisbane.
Two face-to-face meetings of SA's major party leaders mark Day 3 of the SA election campaign.
Caroline Winter reports Labor is seeking a fourth term and the Liberals can sniff the prospect of victory.
A search is being made, south of Adelaide, for two fishermen missing off Cape Jervis.
There have been election commitments by both major parties to strengthen the role of the Children's Commissioner.
Palmer United Party candidates will be able to stand under the PUP banner after a legal case against its registration was dismissed.
The main public sector union is hailing as a victory, a Federal Government decision to keep dozens of IT jobs in Tasmania.
Premier Denis Napthine is considering changes to the Metro rail project because it would divide central Melbourne 'like the Berlin wall.'"
A judge has lashed out at the use of solitary confinement saying it serves little purpose to the community.
Morwell residents were warned to stay inside on the weekend because of high carbon monoxide levels from the Hazelwood mine fire.
The Treasurer Troy Buswell has taken a swipe at the Health Department accusing it of failing "on a range of fronts" in planning the transition into the new Fiona Stanley Hospital.
A 15 year-old boy has been charged with the serious assault of his baby in Bunbury.
A court in WA has heard a Collingwood footballer was motivated by "sheer revenge" when he assaulted a man outside a nightclub in Albany, on the state's south coast.