Today

10:49AM(AEDT)

Gleeson took right action in quitting: PM

The prime minister says it's not uncommon for working relationships to break down and the solicitor-general has done the right thing in resigning. Read more

10:44AM(AEDT)

Naked Trump statue auctioned for $29,000

A private collector who paid $29,000 has become the proud owner of a lifesize statue of a completely naked Donald Trump. Read more

10:34AM(AEDT)

Qld cropduster pilot injured in crash

The pilot of a cropduster is in a serious condition in a Rockhampton hospital after his plane went down in central Queensland. Read more

10:34AM(AEDT)

Sculptures by the Sea, in the sea

Two artworks in Sydney's Sculptures by the Sea have been lost and another three damaged after a storm battered Bondi and Tamarama beaches. Read more

10:34AM(AEDT)

Sirtex expects double digit sales growth

Cancer treatment developer Sirtex Medical says it is awaiting the results of three studies, but expects double-digit sales growth in full-year 2017. Read more

10:34AM(AEDT)

Cleaver and knife found under SA car seat

An Adelaide man has been arrested after a cleaver, knife and wrestling mask were found in his car when he was pulled over for driving unregistered. Read more

10:33AM(AEDT)

Man dead after daylight Sydney shooting

A man aged in his 20s has been shot dead in broad daylight at a home in Sydney's southwest. Read more

10:31AM(AEDT)

PM offers $10m for Brisbane rail project

The federal government says it's committing $10 million to Brisbane's Cross River Rail project to ensure it's properly planned. Read more

10:25AM(AEDT)

Tabcorp chair sells Tatts merger benefits

Tabcorp chairman Paula Dwyer will tell the company's annual general meeting that the merger with Tatts, announced last week, will boost shareholder returns. Read more

10:25AM(AEDT)

Jockey robbed of saddles at Melb home

Thieves have stolen jockey Jackie Beriman's riding equipment that she had stored in her car which was taken during an overnight break-in at her Melbourne home. Read more

10:25AM(AEDT)

Byron Bay beaches reopen after shark bite

Beaches near Byron Bay have been reopened 24 hours after a shark attacked a surfer in the notorious NSW north coast waters. Read more

10:25AM(AEDT)

Excavator used to extinguish Vic tyre fire

Firefighters have used an excavator to help extinguish a flaming pile of tyres at a tip in country Victoria. Read more

10:25AM(AEDT)

Qld Rail rolls out scaled-back timetable

Rail commuters in southeast Queensland must cope with an interim timetable from Tuesday morning to cover a driver shortage. Read more

10:25AM(AEDT)

Motorcycle rider killed in northern NSW

A 22-year-old man has been killed after his motorbike collided with a ute near Murwillumbah in northern NSW. Read more

10:25AM(AEDT)

All five crash teens could've died: cops

A 15-year-old driver is dead and two of his passengers are fighting for their lives after a crash in Melbourne that could have killed all five in the car. Read more

10:25AM(AEDT)

SA clinic that lost embryos is moving

An SA fertility clinic that lost the embryos of 12 families in last month's blackout is moving to a new facility that it says will have greater power security. Read more

10:25AM(AEDT)

Peter Jackson sets new project

Peter Jackson and his Lord of the Rings team are working on a new film with the adaptation of Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines. Read more

10:25AM(AEDT)

Gunmen attack Pakistan police academy

Terrorists have stormed a Pakistani police training academy in the southwestern city of Quetta and taken hostages. Read more

10:25AM(AEDT)

Rudd caught in Clinton email hack

Kevin Rudd sought a meeting with Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta days before he met Malcolm Turnbull, according to WikiLeaks Read more

10:15AM(AEDT)

GPs told to be honest with obese people

GPs should stop worrying about offending overweight people and encourage them to lose weight, experts say. Read more

Yesterday

6:08PM(AEDT)

Quickstep works with Futuris Auto

Quickstep Holdings is collaborating with Futuris Automotive Group to develop a composite front seat back for automotive manufacturers. Read more

6:03PM(AEDT)

Tougher work search test for jobless

Human Services Minister Alan Tudge says the expectations on job seekers receiving welfare are miserably low, as he foreshadows a tightening of the rules. Read more

5:55PM(AEDT)

Solicitor-General quits over Brandis row

Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson has quit following a spat with Attorney-General George Brandis over controversial changes to his job. Read more

5:48PM(AEDT)

Joyce accuses Qld Labor govt of weir delay

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has fired barbs at the Queensland Labor government over delays to constructing Rockhampton's Rookwood Weir. Read more

5:47PM(AEDT)

Green activist ban on Turnbull agenda

Abbott government laws to stop the courts from being used to progress green political agenda will be revisited by Malcolm Turnbull. Read more

5:46PM(AEDT)

Government advisers face a testing time

The coalition government has a bumpy track record when it comes to senior advisers who act independently. Read more

5:34PM(AEDT)

Media bosses appeal for change

Media bosses say regulatory changes are vital if local media players want to compete with overseas giants on home ground. Read more

5:25PM(AEDT)

China Oceanwide locks up Genworth

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia said China Oceanwide will buy all of the outstanding shares of Genworth Financial for US$2.7 billion. Read more

5:25PM(AEDT)

Helloworld raises $29.75m

Helloworld has raised $29.75 million to fund the purchase of 50% Mobile Travel Holdings and its subsidiaries. Read more

5:25PM(AEDT)

Metallica loads first Hey Point bauxite

Metallica Minerals has loaded its maiden shipment of bauxite at the barging and transhipping facility at Hey Point near Weipa. Read more

5:25PM(AEDT)

Lithium Power continues Maricunga drilling

Lithium Power International continues the drilling program at Maricunga lithium brine project, following completion of first exploration hole to 200m. Read more

5:25PM(AEDT)

Brambles to form Hoover-Ferguson Group

Brambles will combine its oil & gas containers solutions businesses with Hoover Container Solutions to create an independent joint venture company. Read more

5:25PM(AEDT)

Vitaco scheme gets FIRB approval

Approval has been granted for SIIC Medical Science and Technology and PV Zeus to purchase Vitaco by way of a scheme of arrangement. Read more

5:25PM(AEDT)

Kimberley improves Lerala processing

Kimberley Diamonds has addressed the issues impacting the recommissioned diamond processing plant at the Lerala diamond mine in Botswana. Read more

8:36PM(AEDT)

Scotland, Wales, N Ireland in Brexit talks

Theresa May will offer the leaders of the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish governments formal discussions on Brexit. Read more

5:12PM(AEDT)

Fires in Perth plantation deliberately lit

Police are seeking information to help find an arsonist who lit six fires in the Yanchep pine plantation in Perth's outer north. Read more

5:12PM(AEDT)

500 drug addicts escape rehab in Vietnam

More than 500 drug addicts have escaped from a rehabilitation centre in southern Vietnam's Dong Nai Province. Read more

5:12PM(AEDT)

Rescue underway after Sydney cliff fall

A rescue operation is underway to extricate a man, believed to be aged in his 70s, who has fallen off a cliff on Sydney's north shore. Read more

5:32PM(AEDT)

Man fatally stabbed in Melbourne unit

A woman has been arrested over the stabbing murder of a man in Melbourne's east. Read more

4:56PM(AEDT)

Bikies caught getting off Spirit of Tas

Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang members have been met by police as they left the Spirit of Tasmania ferry. Read more