-
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's election commitment to hold a same-sex marriage plebiscite looks doomed to fail, with the Opposition today expected to finally reject the Federal Government's legislation.
-
Jim Molan, the man who co-authored Operation Sovereign Borders, tells Q&A Australia's border policy is a "success", defending facilities on Manus Island and Nauru as being "far ahead" of other refugee camps.
-
The imprisonment of accused and convicted terrorists in Australia's toughest jail, the Supermax, is under review amid concerns the majority of its inmates have united behind the Islamic State cause.
-
Part of a recording between Gable Tostee and the woman he is accused of murdering, detailing alleged moments of violence and expletive-ridden conversations before her fatal fall from his Gold Coast apartment balcony, is played to a court.
-
A preselection showdown pitting Bill Shorten against the Transport Workers Union in the race to replace former Victorian senator Stephen Conroy appears to have been avoided, with the union withdrawing its male candidate.
-
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton covered some old ground in their second presidential debate, but there were also plenty of new issues. From lewd remarks to taxes, emails and a Muslim immigration ban, here are the key moments from their encounter.
-
A man dies in hospital two days after a one-punch attack in South Brisbane, as police continue to hunt for the person responsible.
-
The father of baby Bjay Johnstone who died from head injuries in 2012 has a charge of assault discharged in the Supreme Court in Burnie.
-
Dancing the tango is helping people with Parkinson's find relief from the disease and giving them a sense of freedom, with one teacher saying participants report feeling safer, more stable and more balanced.
-
A 27-year-old man is charged with a string of animal cruelty and animal torture offences after allegedly live baiting greyhounds at a property in Sydney's south-west.
-
A 27-year-old female construction worker believed to be a German national is killed in a fall 13 floors down a lift shaft at an East Perth building site.
-
A Western Australian supermarket introduces a plastic bag charge as a step towards reducing usage, but the scheme only lasts four hours.
-
The feud between George Brandis and the Commonwealth's Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson takes centre stage in the Senate, with much of Question Time devoted to Labor grilling the Attorney-General.
-
The former foster mother and brother of Logan schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer, whose body was found on a Gold Coast riverbank, intend to plead guilty when their matter returns to court next month, their lawyer says.
-
A terrifying trend involving people dressing as clowns and stalking the streets could be dangerous rather than just a harmless prank, a psychologist warns.
