Top Stories

  1. Shorten facing 'very close' vote on boat turn-backs

    Labor frontbencher Stephen Conroy says Bill Shorten faces a close contest at this weekend's national ALP conference when he asks for support to endorse a policy of turning back asylum seeker boats.

  2. Jobs to go as ABC scraps shops and moves retail online

    ABC Shops around the country will be closed and staff will lose their jobs as the national broadcaster moves to focus on online sales to cut its bricks-and-mortar costs.

  3. New terror alert system endorsed at COAG

    Australia's leaders release a new National Terrorist Threat Advisory System they say will be easier for the public to understand.

  4. Typical Sydney house tops $1m, leaves other capitals far behind

    Sydney's median house price has topped $1 million for the first time, according to figures from real estate advertising group Domain, even as prices in some cities start to fall.

  5. IKEA issuing free wall-mounting kits after toddlers killed by falling drawers

    Australian consumers are reminded to secure IKEA drawer units to their walls after US safety watchdogs issue a warning over the deaths of two toddlers killed when the drawers fell on them.

  6. New Alzheimer's drug could slow decline: experts

    Dementia experts are cautiously optimistic a new drug could slow the progression of dementia by one-third.

  7. Speed and alcohol likely factors in Darwin crash killing two: police

    Two men die in a car crash in the northern Darwin suburb of Nakara, with neighbours reporting the car was "flooring it" before it "exploded" as it hit a tree.

  8. Shaun Kenny-Dowall in hospital, unable to attend court on domestic violence charges

    Sydney Roosters back Shaun Kenny-Dowall was not able to attend court on domestic violence charges this morning, because he is in hospital under specialist care.

  9. Passengers stranded as Fremantle travel agency says 'good riddance' to customers

    Customers of a Fremantle travel agency report being left stranded in Europe, having their flights and accommodation cancelled and receiving foul-mouthed abuse from the company on Facebook, sparking a warning from Consumer Protection.

  10. Teenager finds rare photos of Nirvana's first concert

    Photographs of Nirvana's first concert are uncovered by a 19-year-old Seattle woman who at first did not realise the significance of the photos, which feature her father and Kurt Cobain.

  11. Neo-Nazi Russian beauty queen stripped of title

    A beauty queen recently crowned Russian football league's' "Miss Charming" is stripped of her title after being exposed as a neo-Nazi, according to Russian media reports.

  12. Bardot condemns Australia's plan to cull 2 million feral cats

    French actress Brigitte Bardot condemns Environment Minister Greg Hunt's plan to cull 2 million feral cats to stop them harming native animals.

  13. Star Wars-loving astronauts head to space station after two-month delay

    Three light sabre-wielding astronauts and an R2-D2 toy blast off for the International Space Station on a mission delayed for two months following a botched launch in April.

Top Stories

  1. Shorten facing 'very close' vote on boat turn-backs

    Labor frontbencher Stephen Conroy says Bill Shorten faces a close contest at this weekend's national ALP conference when he asks for support to endorse a policy of turning back asylum seeker boats.

  2. Jobs to go as ABC scraps shops and moves retail online

    ABC Shops around the country will be closed and staff will lose their jobs as the national broadcaster moves to focus on online sales to cut its bricks-and-mortar costs.

  3. Australian leaders back prospect of making NT nation's seventh state

    Federal, state and territory leaders back NT Chief Minister Adam Giles' resolve for the Northern Territory to become Australia's seventh state by 2018.

  4. Typical Sydney house tops $1m, leaves other capitals far behind

    Sydney's median house price has topped $1 million for the first time, according to figures from real estate advertising group Domain, even as prices in some cities start to fall.

  5. IKEA issuing free wall-mounting kits after toddlers killed by falling drawers

    Australian consumers are reminded to secure IKEA drawer units to their walls after US safety watchdogs issue a warning over the deaths of two toddlers killed when the drawers fell on them.

  6. NSW boxing champ accused of sexually assaulting, handcuffing ex-girlfriend

    New South Wales boxing champion Leroy Fisher is in police custody after being accused of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend and using handcuffs to restrain her.

  7. Hockey declines to reveal personal cost of defamation suit

    Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey declines to say how much his defamation suit against Fairfax Media has cost him, saying the legal action was necessary to "stand up to the bullies".

  8. Shaun Kenny-Dowall in hospital, unable to attend court on domestic violence charges

    Sydney Roosters back Shaun Kenny-Dowall was not able to attend court on domestic violence charges this morning, because he is in hospital under specialist care.

  9. 'Naked home invader' is high-ranking bikie, Sydney police say

    A man who allegedly invaded a Sydney home while naked is a high-ranking member of the Lone Wolf outlaw motorcycle gang, police say.

  10. Lismore teens accused of using sword in sexual assault attempt

    Two teenagers are charged after allegedly threatening a young mother with a sword and attempting to sexually assault her at her home in northern NSW.

  11. Mandatory recall of Samsung washing machines in NSW

    A voluntary recall of Samsung washing machines blamed for more than 200 fires across the country becomes mandatory in NSW.

  12. Jury should consider if Marcela Castaneda's actions 'excessive', crown says

    The jury hearing in the case of Sydney woman Marcela Castaneda, who fatally stabbed her fiancé during a violent argument, must decide whether her actions were excessive and therefore unlawful, a crown prosecutor says.

  13. New Alzheimer's drug could slow decline: experts

    Dementia experts are cautiously optimistic a new drug could slow the progression of dementia by one-third.

  14. Teen girl with alleged terror plot link 'had explosives recipe'

    A 16-year-old British girl is charged with possessing an explosives recipe after she was linked to a planned terror attack in Melbourne on Anzac Day.

  15. Star Wars-loving astronauts head to space station after two-month delay

    Three light sabre-wielding astronauts and an R2-D2 toy blast off for the International Space Station on a mission delayed for two months following a botched launch in April.

  16. Rebels, Finks motorcycle gang members charged over Sydney clashes

    Members of the Rebels and Finks motorcycle gangs have been charged over two fights between the groups in Sydney's west last month.

  17. Italy seizes Mafia assets worth $2.95b in gambling sting

    Italian police say they have seized assets worth $2.95 billion belonging to a powerful organised crime syndicate in the latest sting against the Mafia.

Top Stories

  1. Shorten facing 'very close' vote on boat turn-backs

    Labor frontbencher Stephen Conroy says Bill Shorten faces a close contest at this weekend's national ALP conference when he asks for support to endorse a policy of turning back asylum seeker boats.

  2. Jobs to go as ABC scraps shops and moves retail online

    ABC Shops around the country will be closed and staff will lose their jobs as the national broadcaster moves to focus on online sales to cut its bricks-and-mortar costs.

  3. Work to stabilise Mount Waverley building site to take up to five weeks

    It could take up to five weeks to stabilise and backfill a collapsed excavation pit in Melbourne's east, the Mayor of Monash Council says.

  4. Inquest into Melbourne terror suspect Abdul Haider to hear from 155 witnesses

    The inquest into the death of Abdul Numan Haider, who was shot after stabbing two officers outside a Melbourne police station, will hear from 155 witnesses and examine more than 3,000 pages of evidence, a coroner hears.

  5. New Alzheimer's drug could slow decline: experts

    Dementia experts are cautiously optimistic a new drug could slow the progression of dementia by one-third.

  6. Grill'd announces plans to renegotiate workplace agreements

    Burger chain Grill'd announces it will immediately review and renegotiate its workplace agreements, after a former employee took the Australian-owned company to court.

  7. Teenager finds rare photos of Nirvana's first concert

    Photographs of Nirvana's first concert are uncovered by a 19-year-old Seattle woman who at first did not realise the significance of the photos, which feature her father and Kurt Cobain.

  8. Man arrested after allegedly selling ice through online classified ads

    A Melbourne man is arrested after he allegedly used online classified ads to sell the drug ice.

  9. Teen girl with alleged terror plot link 'had explosives recipe'

    A 16-year-old British girl is charged with possessing an explosives recipe after she was linked to a planned terror attack in Melbourne on Anzac Day.

  10. Bomb scare in Melbourne's south-east during drug raid

    The bomb squad is called to a house in Berwick, in Melbourne's south-east, after a suspicious item is found during a drug raid.

  11. Passengers stranded as Fremantle travel agency says 'good riddance' to customers

    Customers of a Fremantle travel agency report being left stranded in Europe, having their flights and accommodation cancelled and receiving foul-mouthed abuse from the company on Facebook, sparking a warning from Consumer Protection.

  12. Bardot condemns Australia's plan to cull 2 million feral cats

    French actress Brigitte Bardot condemns Environment Minister Greg Hunt's plan to cull 2 million feral cats to stop them harming native animals.

  13. Star Wars-loving astronauts head to space station after two-month delay

    Three light sabre-wielding astronauts and an R2-D2 toy blast off for the International Space Station on a mission delayed for two months following a botched launch in April.

Top Stories

  1. Shorten facing 'very close' vote on boat turn-backs

    Labor frontbencher Stephen Conroy says Bill Shorten faces a close contest at this weekend's national ALP conference when he asks for support to endorse a policy of turning back asylum seeker boats.

  2. Queensland Government investigating super payments to Gordon Nuttall

    The Queensland Government is investigating whether superannuation paid to disgraced former MP Gordon Nuttall has been or can be recovered.

  3. Jobs to go as ABC scraps shops and moves retail online

    ABC Shops around the country will be closed and staff will lose their jobs as the national broadcaster moves to focus on online sales to cut its bricks-and-mortar costs.

  4. Ipswich Mayor wears blonde wig in video podcast to mock Police Minister

    Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale mocks Queensland Police Minister Jo-Ann Miller in a video podcast posted online by Ipswich youth organisation Gen-Y.

  5. Alleged paedophile teacher fronts court at Caboolture

    A 43-year-old primary school teacher from north of Brisbane appears in court charged with possessing and accessing child pornography.

  6. Australian leaders back prospect of making NT nation's seventh state

    Federal, state and territory leaders back NT Chief Minister Adam Giles' resolve for the Northern Territory to become Australia's seventh state by 2018.

  7. IKEA issuing free wall-mounting kits after toddlers killed by falling drawers

    Australian consumers are reminded to secure IKEA drawer units to their walls after US safety watchdogs issue a warning over the deaths of two toddlers killed when the drawers fell on them.

  8. New Alzheimer's drug could slow decline: experts

    Dementia experts are cautiously optimistic a new drug could slow the progression of dementia by one-third.

  9. Passengers stranded as Fremantle travel agency says 'good riddance' to customers

    Customers of a Fremantle travel agency report being left stranded in Europe, having their flights and accommodation cancelled and receiving foul-mouthed abuse from the company on Facebook, sparking a warning from Consumer Protection.

  10. Neighbour helps rescue mother, six children from Mackay house fire

    A mother and six young children escape a major house fire in Mackay in north Queensland, with a neighbour rescuing two of the children trapped in a bedroom.

  11. Typical Sydney house tops $1m, leaves other capitals far behind

    Sydney's median house price has topped $1 million for the first time, according to figures from real estate advertising group Domain, even as prices in some cities start to fall.

  12. Alleged fake nurse charged with more than 100 offences including assault

    Police lay dozens of new charges against a Northern Territory man who allegedly posed as a nurse at a clinic in Queensland's Cape York earlier this year.

  13. Teenager finds rare photos of Nirvana's first concert

    Photographs of Nirvana's first concert are uncovered by a 19-year-old Seattle woman who at first did not realise the significance of the photos, which feature her father and Kurt Cobain.

  14. Neo-Nazi Russian beauty queen stripped of title

    A beauty queen recently crowned Russian football league's' "Miss Charming" is stripped of her title after being exposed as a neo-Nazi, according to Russian media reports.

  15. Shaun Kenny-Dowall in hospital, unable to attend court on domestic violence charges

    Sydney Roosters back Shaun Kenny-Dowall was not able to attend court on domestic violence charges this morning, because he is in hospital under specialist care.

  16. Bardot condemns Australia's plan to cull 2 million feral cats

    French actress Brigitte Bardot condemns Environment Minister Greg Hunt's plan to cull 2 million feral cats to stop them harming native animals.

  17. Sandra Bland arrest video 'not edited': Texas police

    Texas officials release a new version of the video showing Sandra Bland being pulled over by a US police officer, saying the version released yesterday had technical issues but had not been edited.

Top Stories

  1. Passengers stranded as Fremantle travel agency says 'good riddance' to customers

    Customers of a Fremantle travel agency report being left stranded in Europe, having their flights and accommodation cancelled and receiving foul-mouthed abuse from the company on Facebook, sparking a warning from Consumer Protection.

  2. Alleged sword-wielding man leaves trail of damage in Perth police chase

    Dramatic footage of a high-speed pursuit that left a trail of damage through Perth's eastern and northern suburbs is released by police.

  3. 'Complex' mental health case causes hospital backlog

    A backlog of mentally ill patients waiting for beds in two of Perth's busiest emergency departments is due to "the most complex" mental health case Mental Health Minister Helen Morton says she has ever seen.

  4. Shorten facing 'very close' vote on boat turn-backs

    Labor frontbencher Stephen Conroy says Bill Shorten faces a close contest at this weekend's national ALP conference when he asks for support to endorse a policy of turning back asylum seeker boats.

  5. Bunbury siege-accused had speargun, court hears

    A man accused of sparking a 12-hour siege in Bunbury earlier this month allegedly used a speargun as part of an armed robbery, a court is told.

  6. More items from fishing trawler missing of WA coast found

    More items believed to have come from a missing prawn trawler off Western Australia's Pilbara coast have been recovered, police say.

  7. Jobs to go as ABC scraps shops and moves retail online

    ABC Shops around the country will be closed and staff will lose their jobs as the national broadcaster moves to focus on online sales to cut its bricks-and-mortar costs.

  8. IKEA issuing free wall-mounting kits after toddlers killed by falling drawers

    Australian consumers are reminded to secure IKEA drawer units to their walls after US safety watchdogs issue a warning over the deaths of two toddlers killed when the drawers fell on them.

  9. Father of man who died critical of Fiona Stanley Hospital review

    A Perth man whose son, Jared Olsen, died after a medical mishap at Fiona Stanley Hospital says he should have been consulted during a WA Government-commissioned review of the hospital's clinical services.

  10. Australian leaders back prospect of making NT nation's seventh state

    Federal, state and territory leaders back NT Chief Minister Adam Giles' resolve for the Northern Territory to become Australia's seventh state by 2018.

  11. New Alzheimer's drug could slow decline: experts

    Dementia experts are cautiously optimistic a new drug could slow the progression of dementia by one-third.

  12. FMG increases yearly ore shipments, cuts production costs

    Fortescue Metals Group has increased its yearly iron ore shipments by 33 per cent while also cutting costs.

  13. Teenager finds rare photos of Nirvana's first concert

    Photographs of Nirvana's first concert are uncovered by a 19-year-old Seattle woman who at first did not realise the significance of the photos, which feature her father and Kurt Cobain.

  14. Neo-Nazi Russian beauty queen stripped of title

    A beauty queen recently crowned Russian football league's' "Miss Charming" is stripped of her title after being exposed as a neo-Nazi, according to Russian media reports.

  15. Star Wars-loving astronauts head to space station after two-month delay

    Three light sabre-wielding astronauts and an R2-D2 toy blast off for the International Space Station on a mission delayed for two months following a botched launch in April.

Top Stories

  1. Shorten facing 'very close' vote on boat turn-backs

    Labor frontbencher Stephen Conroy says Bill Shorten faces a close contest at this weekend's national ALP conference when he asks for support to endorse a policy of turning back asylum seeker boats.

  2. Jobs to go as ABC scraps shops and moves retail online

    ABC Shops around the country will be closed and staff will lose their jobs as the national broadcaster moves to focus on online sales to cut its bricks-and-mortar costs.

  3. SA tourism minister scrutinised by Opposition for travel expenses

    South Australia's tourism minister says he was promoting SA and testing the competition when he took a chauffeur-driven car and purchased an expensive bottle of Argentinean wine during overseas travel.

  4. SA Government commits to easing traffic congestion on Adelaide roads

    A raft of measures such as better synchronised traffic lights and a crackdown on traffic restrictions around roadworks are being considered by the SA Government to help ease congestion on Adelaide's roads.

  5. Australian leaders back prospect of making NT nation's seventh state

    Federal, state and territory leaders back NT Chief Minister Adam Giles' resolve for the Northern Territory to become Australia's seventh state by 2018.

  6. IKEA issuing free wall-mounting kits after toddlers killed by falling drawers

    Australian consumers are reminded to secure IKEA drawer units to their walls after US safety watchdogs issue a warning over the deaths of two toddlers killed when the drawers fell on them.

  7. New Alzheimer's drug could slow decline: experts

    Dementia experts are cautiously optimistic a new drug could slow the progression of dementia by one-third.

  8. Truck driver robbed at knifepoint in Adelaide's north

    A truck driver is punched and robbed at knifepoint while parked in a car park at Gepps Cross in Adelaide's north, by a man also suspected of throwing a pole at a different car.

  9. Teenager finds rare photos of Nirvana's first concert

    Photographs of Nirvana's first concert are uncovered by a 19-year-old Seattle woman who at first did not realise the significance of the photos, which feature her father and Kurt Cobain.

  10. Typical Sydney house tops $1m, leaves other capitals far behind

    Sydney's median house price has topped $1 million for the first time, while Adelaide's remains around the $480,000 figure, according to data from real estate advertising group Domain.

  11. Ticket turnstiles proposed for train stations to tackle fare evasion

    Ticket turnstiles may be installed at two of Adelaide's busiest train stations in a bid to tackle fare evasion.

  12. Star Wars-loving astronauts head to space station after two-month delay

    Three light sabre-wielding astronauts and an R2-D2 toy blast off for the International Space Station on a mission delayed for two months following a botched launch in April.

  13. Passengers stranded as Fremantle travel agency says 'good riddance' to customers

    Customers of a Fremantle travel agency report being left stranded in Europe, having their flights and accommodation cancelled and receiving foul-mouthed abuse from the company on Facebook, sparking a warning from Consumer Protection.

  14. Neo-Nazi Russian beauty queen stripped of title

    A beauty queen recently crowned Russian football league's' "Miss Charming" is stripped of her title after being exposed as a neo-Nazi, according to Russian media reports.

  15. Sandra Bland arrest video 'not edited': Texas police

    Texas officials release a new version of the video showing Sandra Bland being pulled over by a US police officer, saying the version released yesterday had technical issues but had not been edited.

Top Stories

  1. Shorten facing 'very close' vote on boat turn-backs

    Labor frontbencher Stephen Conroy says Bill Shorten faces a close contest at this weekend's national ALP conference when he asks for support to endorse a policy of turning back asylum seeker boats.

  2. Jobs to go as ABC scraps shops and moves retail online

    ABC Shops around the country will be closed and staff will lose their jobs as the national broadcaster moves to focus on online sales to cut its bricks-and-mortar costs.

  3. Young girl dies in car crash in Canberra's north overnight

    Police are investigating the cause of a car accident which killed a seven-year-old girl in Page, in Canberra's north, last night.

  4. ACT plumbing company owner 'brought to tears' over alleged union threat

    The manager of a Canberra plumbing company tells the trade union royal commission a union official had an aggressive confrontation with her after her company failed to sign a union agreement.

  5. Typical Sydney house tops $1m, leaves other capitals far behind

    Sydney's median house price has topped $1 million for the first time, according to figures from real estate advertising group Domain, even as prices in some cities start to fall.

  6. Australian leaders back prospect of making NT nation's seventh state

    Federal, state and territory leaders back NT Chief Minister Adam Giles' resolve for the Northern Territory to become Australia's seventh state by 2018.

  7. IKEA issuing free wall-mounting kits after toddlers killed by falling drawers

    Australian consumers are reminded to secure IKEA drawer units to their walls after US safety watchdogs issue a warning over the deaths of two toddlers killed when the drawers fell on them.

  8. Dundee man arrested after being on the run with seven children

    A major manhunt for a Northern Territory father, who was allegedly on the run with guns and seven children, ends peacefully at Palmerston near Darwin.

  9. New Alzheimer's drug could slow decline: experts

    Dementia experts are cautiously optimistic a new drug could slow the progression of dementia by one-third.

  10. Shaun Kenny-Dowall in hospital, unable to attend court on domestic violence charges

    Sydney Roosters back Shaun Kenny-Dowall was not able to attend court on domestic violence charges this morning, because he is in hospital under specialist care.

  11. Passengers stranded as Fremantle travel agency says 'good riddance' to customers

    Customers of a Fremantle travel agency report being left stranded in Europe, having their flights and accommodation cancelled and receiving foul-mouthed abuse from the company on Facebook, sparking a warning from Consumer Protection.

  12. Star Wars-loving astronauts head to space station after two-month delay

    Three light sabre-wielding astronauts and an R2-D2 toy blast off for the International Space Station on a mission delayed for two months following a botched launch in April.

  13. Neo-Nazi Russian beauty queen stripped of title

    A beauty queen recently crowned Russian football league's' "Miss Charming" is stripped of her title after being exposed as a neo-Nazi, according to Russian media reports.

  14. Teenager finds rare photos of Nirvana's first concert

    Photographs of Nirvana's first concert are uncovered by a 19-year-old Seattle woman who at first did not realise the significance of the photos, which feature her father and Kurt Cobain.

Top Stories

  1. Shorten facing 'very close' vote on boat turn-backs

    Labor frontbencher Stephen Conroy says Bill Shorten faces a close contest at this weekend's national ALP conference when he asks for support to endorse a policy of turning back asylum seeker boats.

  2. Horse racing funding changes to drop industry below the breadline: Hobart trainer

    A drop in Tasmanian racing prize money will take the industry "below the breadline", a Hobart horse trainer says.

  3. Man fled house in undies after being stabbed in chest, court hears

    A man clad only in underwear was chased from a house in northern Tasmania by his ex-partner after she stabbed him in the chest, a court hears.

  4. Jobs to go as ABC scraps shops and moves retail online

    ABC Shops around the country will be closed and staff will lose their jobs as the national broadcaster moves to focus on online sales to cut its bricks-and-mortar costs.

  5. Sydney house price median cracks a million dollars, leaves other capitals behind

    Sydney's median house price tops $1 million for the first time, according to figures from real estate advertising group Domain. Hobart remains the most affordable at $326,000.

  6. Tasmanian council not giving up on move to reverse Aboriginal land hand-backs

    A Tasmanian council presses ahead with a move to have Aboriginal land reclaimed by the state, despite failing to gain support from fellow councils.

  7. IKEA issuing free wall-mounting kits after toddlers killed by falling drawers

    Australian consumers are reminded to secure IKEA drawer units to their walls after US safety watchdogs issue a warning over the deaths of two toddlers killed when the drawers fell on them.

  8. Australian leaders back prospect of making NT nation's seventh state

    Federal, state and territory leaders back NT Chief Minister Adam Giles' resolve for the Northern Territory to become Australia's seventh state by 2018.

  9. New Alzheimer's drug could slow decline: experts

    Dementia experts are cautiously optimistic a new drug could slow the progression of dementia by one-third.

  10. Star Wars-loving astronauts head to space station after two-month delay

    Three light sabre-wielding astronauts and an R2-D2 toy blast off for the International Space Station on a mission delayed for two months following a botched launch in April.

  11. Passengers stranded as Fremantle travel agency says 'good riddance' to customers

    Customers of a Fremantle travel agency report being left stranded in Europe, having their flights and accommodation cancelled and receiving foul-mouthed abuse from the company on Facebook, sparking a warning from Consumer Protection.

  12. Teenager finds rare photos of Nirvana's first concert

    Photographs of Nirvana's first concert are uncovered by a 19-year-old Seattle woman who at first did not realise the significance of the photos, which feature her father and Kurt Cobain.

  13. Dylann Roof to face hate crime charges over Charleston shooting: US attorney-general

    The white man charged with killing nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, faces federal hate crime charges that could lead to the death penalty or life in prison, US attorney-general Loretta Lynch says.

  14. Neo-Nazi Russian beauty queen stripped of title

    A beauty queen recently crowned Russian football league's' "Miss Charming" is stripped of her title after being exposed as a neo-Nazi, according to Russian media reports.

  15. Sandra Bland arrest video 'not edited': Texas police

    Texas officials release a new version of the video showing Sandra Bland being pulled over by a US police officer, saying the version released yesterday had technical issues but had not been edited.

Top Stories

  1. Northern Territory could become nation's seventh state by 2018

    Federal, state and territory leaders back NT Chief Minister Adam Giles' resolve for the Northern Territory to become Australia's seventh state by 2018.

  2. Centrelink payments sent out to dead people, prisoners in NT

    Dead people and prisoners receive work for the dole payments in the Northern Territory, according to documents seen by the ABC as well as claims by community groups.

  3. Shorten facing 'very close' vote on boat turn-backs

    Labor frontbencher Stephen Conroy says Bill Shorten faces a close contest at this weekend's national ALP conference when he asks for support to endorse a policy of turning back asylum seeker boats.

  4. Speed and alcohol likely factors in Darwin crash killing two: police

    Two men die in a car crash in the northern Darwin suburb of Nakara, with neighbours reporting the car was "flooring it" before it "exploded" as it hit a tree.

  5. Dundee man arrested after being on the run with seven children

    A major manhunt for a Northern Territory father, who was allegedly on the run with guns and seven children, ends peacefully at Palmerston near Darwin.

  6. Jobs to go as ABC scraps shops and moves retail online

    ABC Shops around the country will be closed and staff will lose their jobs as the national broadcaster moves to focus on online sales to cut its bricks-and-mortar costs.

  7. Shorten faces stiff opposition from left on boats back-flip

    Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will come up against stiff opposition at the ALP's national conference this weekend when he tries to convince his party to support turning back asylum seeker boats.

  8. Typical Sydney house tops $1m, leaves other capitals far behind

    Sydney's median house price has topped $1 million for the first time, according to figures from real estate advertising group Domain, even as prices in some cities start to fall.

  9. Shaun Kenny-Dowall in hospital, unable to attend court on domestic violence charges

    Sydney Roosters back Shaun Kenny-Dowall was not able to attend court on domestic violence charges this morning, because he is in hospital under specialist care.

  10. Passengers stranded as Fremantle travel agency says 'good riddance' to customers

    Customers of a Fremantle travel agency report being left stranded in Europe, having their flights and accommodation cancelled and receiving foul-mouthed abuse from the company on Facebook, sparking a warning from Consumer Protection.

  11. Jetstar and Virgin resume flights to and from Bali

    Jetstar and Virgin resume all flights to and from Bali as favourable weather conditions help disperse volcanic ash from Mount Ruang.

  12. Teenager finds rare photos of Nirvana's first concert

    Photographs of Nirvana's first concert are uncovered by a 19-year-old Seattle woman who at first did not realise the significance of the photos, which feature her father and Kurt Cobain.

  13. Star Wars-loving astronauts head to space station after two-month delay

    Three light sabre-wielding astronauts and an R2-D2 toy blast off for the International Space Station on a mission delayed for two months following a botched launch in April.

Features

  1. Tay Tay, Ai Weiwei, and the Spartans caught in China's latest crackdown

  2. Ginger Meggs exhibition celebrates Australia's favourite redhead

  3. Australia's 'dirtiest' power station considers 'clean energy' wood-burning

  4. Symphony for Me: Australians invited to share stories through classical music

  5. Community rejects federal policy, opens own school

  6. In pictures: The icy addiction of swimming in winter

  7. Less sex for today's teens

  8. Big sister learns to drive, months after fatal lake crash in Melbourne's west

  9. Does a strong immune system prevent flu?

  10. The Drum: GST and the politics of distraction

  11. Melbourne rapper Bangs fires back at US TV host Jimmy Fallon

  12. Pre-loved biker jackets donated to homeless

  13. How Tanzanian farmers work their way out of poverty

  14. Poacher turned hunter stalks 'world's biggest' croc

Features

  1. Tay Tay, Ai Weiwei, and the Spartans caught in China's latest crackdown

  2. Ginger Meggs exhibition celebrates Australia's favourite redhead

  3. Australia's 'dirtiest' power station considers 'clean energy' wood-burning

  4. Symphony for Me: Australians invited to share stories through classical music

  5. Community rejects federal policy, opens own school

  6. Truffle festival boosts heritage town's image

  7. In pictures: The icy addiction of swimming in winter

  8. Less sex for today's teens

  9. The Drum: GST and the politics of distraction

  10. Pre-loved biker jackets donated to homeless

  11. Sydney's homeless community connect to access essential services

  12. How Tanzanian farmers work their way out of poverty

Features

  1. Tay Tay, Ai Weiwei, and the Spartans caught in China's latest crackdown

  2. Australia's 'dirtiest' power station considers 'clean energy' wood-burning

  3. Ginger Meggs exhibition celebrates Australia's favourite redhead

  4. Symphony for Me: Australians invited to share stories through classical music

  5. In pictures: The icy addiction of swimming in winter

  6. Less sex for today's teens

  7. Golden elm is Melbourne's most emailed tree

  8. New technology helps give Canberra students with disabilities a 'voice'

  9. Big sister learns to drive, months after fatal lake crash in Melbourne's west

  10. Does a strong immune system prevent flu?

  11. The Drum: GST and the politics of distraction

  12. Pre-loved biker jackets donated to homeless

Features

  1. Cadaver dogs officially sworn into Queensland Police Service

  2. Tay Tay, Ai Weiwei, and the Spartans caught in China's latest crackdown

  3. Ginger Meggs exhibition celebrates Australia's favourite redhead

  4. Australia's 'dirtiest' power station considers 'clean energy' wood-burning

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