Tasmanian police catch 12-year-old girl driving at 122km/h

Driver of speeding car told police she was 16. Then they asked a few questions. It turns out she ...

Ali's Wedding: love, duty and comic deception

In a garage location in the north of Melbourne, a familiar situation is playing out in front of the ...

The frightening epidemic affecting one in three Australians

For years, John Hatty was a senior businessman travelling the world. The former scientist's job ...

NCA expects Parliament expansion sooner rather than later

Overcrowding and demand for parking at Parliament House will see the building expanded much earlier ...

NT embraces Chinese chief as 'honorary Territorian'

The rest of Australia and even the US might not feel the same way about selling out a strategically ...

Former South Australian Premier John Bannon dies

Former South Australian Premier John Bannon has died, aged 72.

Senate urged to probe hospital food for people with allergies

The death of a 13-year-old boy with food allergies at a Melbourne hospital has caught the attention ...

Why you're not going to die of a broken heart

Research investigated the conventional wisdom that happier people lived longer, and found there was ...

'This will be the death of innovation in Australia'

Entrepeneur says the private training industry will "go to war" with the federal government over ...

From obscurity to 'life' as an avatar

There are not enough Indigenous people as elders taking up the role as educators.

Education news in brief

Online tool assesses students' collaborative skills; scholarships available for rural and regional ...

Hundreds of flowers to shine on Martin Place in permanent memorial to siege

Hundreds of flowers will forever illuminate Martin Place, the site of Sydney's worst terrorist ...

Qantas acts on greyhounds

Airline's decision hailed as "a win for gentle dogs facing certain death".

Call for death penalty to be reinstated for convicted terrorists

An Islamic scholar has called for the reintroduction of the death penalty in Australia for anyone ...

Would you spend $140 to cure your hangover?

Australia's first IV hydration "Hangover Clinic" has opened in Sydney.

Branson's plea to Australia: Decriminalise drugs

Exclusive: Billionaire Richard Branson's submission to the National Ice Taskforce calls on Malcolm ...

Missing from classroom and in court

Many Victorian children charged with criminal offences don't attend school, according to a new ...

How 50 days in rehab saved my life

Exclusive: From ruin to recovery: How 50 days in ice rehab saved Sarah's life.

MLC: Parents at principal's former school speak out

The principal of private Sydney girls school MLC had experienced criticism previously.

The SPF 50+ sunscreens on shelves that failed tests

The weather is hot, the beach is beckoning, and thoughts are turning to sun protection. But tests ...

'You never knew when he was going to cry'

 When her father called himself a "weak man," Pru Goward felt overwhelmed.

Rock 'n' roll's unsung heroes finally in the limelight

Rock 'n' roll roadies suicide at a rate 20 times the national average. The Australian Road Crew ...

Labor loses legal bid to silence whistleblower

The Victorian ALP has failed in its dramatic legal bid to silence branch-stacking whistleblower

Free kick to alcohol and gambling as sport loophole puts kids at risk

The federal government's media watchdog has been accused of failing to protect children after it ...

Science

Spectacular shooting-stars show to light up moonless night sky

This year's Geminid space-rock showers are best watched after midnight, peaking sometime between ...