VCE students were thrown into a spin when they faced a nonsensical question in an exam this week, prompting demands for more transparency around marking to ensure no student is disadvantaged.
Northbound lanes along the Bruce Highway at Nambour have reopened after a truck rollover.
Something unusual happened to the banks' profits this year. For the first time since the global financial crisis, they fell.
The RSPCA has been forced to destroy an eight-week-old puppy that was left for dead in an Altona Meadows park.
An excavator is being used in a remote section of the Royal National Park where the search for the body of Matthew Leveson has resumed on Friday morning.
Donald Trump's election victory is sold - partly - as a victory for the common man in middle America, but the unexpected result is also being embraced by one of Australia's wealthiest men, Anthony Pratt.
A student was taken to hospital after an alleged incident involving a knife and several students at Namadgi School on Wednesday.
Every seat on the lawns of the forecourt was filled long before the 11th hour of this 11th day of this 11th month, 98 years since the fields of the Western Front finally fell silent.
President-elect Donald Trump is keeping America in the dark about his earliest conversations and decisions about his incoming government, and bucking a long- standing practice intended to ensure the public has a watchful eye on the nation's new leader.
The Aussie dollar is more likely to be a victim rather than a beneficiary of a Donald Trump presidency.
Hillary Clinton got closer than any American woman to the nation's top job, but her loss this week has thrown a spotlight back onto the question: Why has the United States lagged behind so many countries around the world in choosing a female leader?
A strong defensive effort in the fourth quarter gave the Brisbane Bullets an 83-76 victory over league leaders the Sydney Kings in their NBL clash on Thursday night.
A dramatic police chase came to an end on Friday morning after a runaway driver slammed into a garden bed, just metres from a home in Melbourne's west.
German retail giant Schwarz Group has sought an Australian trademark for its 'Kaufland' superstore as it's sounding out the local market.
All the latest news and live coverage after Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States.
A man who molested then strangled a girl in the bedroom of her Wangaratta home does not deserve life in prison for the "opportunistic" attack, his lawyer has argued.
Donald Trump's ascension and the shadow he casts between words and action has diminished the admiration and trust with which much of the world held the American people.
A shark has been spotted off the Sunshine Coast.
The heritage-listed 'Sandstones,' on Sydney's Bridge Street are set to undergo a dramatic transformation.
Queensland's Attorney-General will travel to Townsville to meet with staff at the centre.
Facebook has vowed to crack down on misinformation and burst the "filter bubble", highlighted by the US election, but can you save people from their own willing gullibility?
Determined to bring his Mr Tradie idea to life, Australian entrepreneur Ishan Dan soon discovered that hiring an app developer is a lot like hiring a tradie.
President-elect Donald Trump plans to remake financial regulation, promising to dismantle the 2010 Dodd-Frank law, the response to the financial crisis.
Gable Tostee has offered an explanation for why he didn't call for help after Kiwi tourist Warriena Wright plunged to her death from his Gold Coast apartment balcony.
The Palaszczuk government's reshuffle will land member for Morayfield Mark Ryan a job in the ministry.
Gold Coast defender Rory Thompson has signed a contract extension that ties him to the club until the end of 2019 at least.
Jay's phone was stolen from his family's boat on Monday, and his father sent out an emotional plea for its return.
The Turnbull government believes it has plenty of time to sign a deal to transfer immigration detainees to the United States before Donald Trump takes office.
Pokemon cards and Shopkins: For every current craze, there's one that has since lost its shine.
A diver who was reported missing off the coast of Geraldton last night has been found after he washed up on a beach at Greenough- 33 kilometres from where he was last seen.
A Rebels bikie associate has been charged after police found a loaded handgun hidden in the man's buttocks.
Donald Trump's shock election victory has prompted a big rise in people weighing up a move abroad, with Australia a potential destination.
A man in his 70s was taken to hospital after an hour-long "struggle" with a goat at a Gold Coast property.
Court hears how partygoer who smoked cannabis with a Wangaratta girl's mother later crept into the child's bedroom where he sexually assaulted and strangled her to death.
Clique, in partnership with Nikon, has launched a new section designed for students. Run by the photography departments of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Student Clique's aim will be to inspire new generations of photography enthusiasts.
Every weekend you can find farmers markets filled with some of the best coffee vans in Perth. What about weekdays?
Brisbane Lions midfielder Tom Rockliff has flatly denied that he spoke to rival clubs in the lead-up to, or during, last month's AFL trade period.
The ASX opens slightly higher, with miners and banks still feeling strong Trump tailwind after the Dow Jones closed at a record high.
New release puts Google into a niche but increasingly competitive market.
As Australia searches for its next great fast bowler, one of the most feared tearaways of all time, Dennis Lillee is searching for something else: his primary school teacher.
With the long (and hopefully hot) Australian summer just around the corner people all over Perth and WA are dusting off their eskys and sunscreen bottles to get ready
Australian investors and super fund members should prepare for volatility.
Two brazen thieves - one wearing a bright orange, curly wig - have stolen $50,000 worth of Versace watches in just five seconds from a boutique in Melbourne's CBD.
When up to four million people are crammed onto a tiny island about one tenth of the size of WA, it's hard to believe there's a wild, untamed, unpopulated and practically undiscovered part of the island.
Australian singer Tina Arena has been named the official ambassador to Versailles - the next summer blockbuster at the National Gallery of Australia.
Pro-vegan messages painted onto the rear of a Champion Lakes property has been painted over by a volunteer group funded by the local council.
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Less than one week after his US presidential victory, Donald Trump will be in court defending his integrity in the latest lawsuit related to one of his failed business ventures.
Russian government officials had contact with members of Donald Trump's campaign team, a top Russian diplomat confirmed on Thursday.
Duterte spared the United States one of his trademark verbal lashings and took a more conciliatory tone.
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