National Breaking News
Paris climate deal not dead: minister
11:11AM Federal Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg says it would take four years for the US to pull out of the Paris climate change agreement.
Don't be afraid, Abbott says on Trump win
11:11AM Former prime minister Tony Abbott says people should not be afraid of democracy just because America has elected Donald Trump as its next president.
Truck rollover causes chaos on Qld highway
11:08AM Northbound lanes of the Bruce Highway near the Sunshine Coast have reopened after a truck rollover on Friday morning.
Wigged thief wanted over Vic watch heist
10:59AM Police want to find two men, one who was wearing an orange wig, over the smash and grab theft of Versace watches worth $50,000 from a Melbourne jewellery store.
Immigration under fire over contracts
10:58AM The immigration department has been criticised over Nauru and Manus Island detention centre contracts during a Senate hearing in Canberra.
Checkup Medical Column for Nov 11
10:58AM New research shows high-intensity statins save lives and scientists are working to reduce the incidence of food poisoning in Australia by targeting chickens.
Christmas shoppers to spend $48.1 billion
10:58AM Australians are expected to fork out $48.1 billion at the shops this silly season, according to the latest forecast from the Australian Retailers Association.
Aust closer to asylum deal: Pezzullo
10:45AM There are reports Australia and the United States will soon ink a deal to resettle people from the Nauru and Manus Island detention facilities.
Socceroos charity motorbike stolen in Melb
10:32AM One of two motorcycles decked out in Socceroos livery and auctioned for charity in 2006 has been stolen from a home in Melbourne.
No other plan to legalise gay marriage: PM
10:28AM Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed the government has no alternative plans to legalise same-sex marriage.
American accused of importing cocaine
10:21AM An American man will face court in Sydney charged with importing five kilograms of cocaine from South America.
Passport crackdown on pedophiles
10:10AM Crossbench senator Derryn Hinch has won federal government support for a crackdown on child sex offenders travelling overseas.
SA opposition leader ends nuclear support
10:03AM SA Premier Jay Weatherill says the state's opposition leader has withdrawn bipartisan support for exploring the idea of an SA nuclear waste dump.
Qld bikie found with gun between buttocks
9:52AM Brisbane police have charged a Queensland bikie after an inner city raid uncovered a stash of weapons and drugs.
Qld govt 'ambivalent' on gay panic change
9:50AM A Catholic priest is renewing calls for Queensland to abolish the so-called 'gay panic' defence to murder, arguing the government appears ambivalent.
Brace for Trump-style politics in Aust
9:37AM Australia's major parties are being warned a home-grown Donald Trump could be leading Australia within a decade unless they lift their game.
I'm not an ideological leader, PM says
9:37AM Malcolm Turnbull has spurned suggestions he should change his leadership style to accommodate disgruntled conservative voters.
Trump admires Aust economy: PM
9:12AM US president-elect Donald Trump has spoken admiringly about the Australian economy, Malcolm Turnbull has revealed.
Sydney shop explosion pair sought
9:12AM Police are searching for two men over an explosion and blaze which ripped through a shop in a beachside Sydney suburb.
Aussie firies with PTSD 'should get compo'
9:12AM A Canadian fire chief who rallied to have PTSD made a workplace illness and therefore give firefighters compensation is calling for Australia to do the same.
Farewell for Qld drowning victims
8:47AM A public memorial will be held for the two young sisters who drowned in a backyard pool south of Brisbane last week.
Vic to benefit from bushfire funding
8:40AM The Victorian government will receive $850,000 federal funding to help with bushfire mitigation projects.
Vic duo pursued by SA police for hours
8:40AM A Victorian man and woman have been arrested after their stolen car was pursued by police for two hours as it drove through rural South Australia.
Human Rights Commission 'crook': Abbott
8:14AM Former prime minister Tony Abbott has again hit out at the Human Rights Commission, describing the organisation as "pretty crook".
Hunt for mystery caller after fatal crash
8:00AM A search is on for a mystery triple-0 caller who may be able to shed light on how a male pedestrian died.
Man stabbed in car on Adelaide backstreet
8:00AM A man has been stabbed in the stomach in Adelaide late at night.
I'm not asking to be promoted: Abbott
7:39AM Former prime minister Tony Abbott insists he's not asking to be promoted to cabinet, despite one his close friend suggesting otherwise.
Kidnapping charge after Sydney car crash
7:39AM A man will be hauled before court on a kidnapping charge after a Sydney car crash left a woman, whom he knew, seriously injured.
Woman killed in northern NSW crash
7:28AM A woman has been killed in a head-on collision in northern NSW.
Aust should rethink PNG aid: Labor senator
9:29PM A Labor senator says Australia spends "inordinate" amounts of money on aid to PNG but there's no evidence it's money well spent.
Keating says time to break away from US
9:29PM Former Labor prime minister Paul Keating says Australia has maintained a tag-along foreign policy with the US and it's now time to be more independent.
Leveson family arrives at bushland site
8:48PM The family of missing man Matthew Leveson has turned up at a bushland crime scene south of Sydney where police have been searching for his body.
Vic youth jail escapee's ute spotted in SA
8:22PM A young man who escaped a Victorian juvenile jail two days ago might be in South Australia after his getaway car was linked to a carjacking in the state.
WA racetrack bans motorbikes after deaths
8:22PM Motorcycle riding at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth has been suspended indefinitely following several fatalities.
Melbourne woman murdered in Mozambique
7:38PM The grieving father of a young Melbourne woman who was murdered while travelling in Africa hopes her "bastard" killers are caught.
Aust more than pays alliance bills: Payne
7:12PM Defence Minister Marise Payne says Australia had an almost unique position of engagement with the US and that would be respected by the new US administration
WA disabled care homes to shut, funds axed
7:00PM WA's Disability Services Commission has cut funding to a care service after receiving complaints from a former employee, leaving clients demanding answers.
CEDA report critical of 457 working visas
6:59PM Migration has been crucial to Australia's economic development but the working visa system is flawed and must be fixed to tackle community fears, CEDA says.
Senior Qld racing steward stood down
6:59PM A Queensland Racing Integrity Commission steward has been stood down from official duty on full pay.
NSW man charged with child porn offences
6:46PM A 26-year-old man has been charged over alleged child pornography offences after a raid on a home in Sydney's west.
Witness details McCulkins' grisly deaths
6:29PM A witness has told a jury that a man accused of the 1974 McCulkin murders in Brisbane admitted involvement in their deaths days after they vanished.
Man charged over siege north of Brisbane
6:25PM A man has been charged and will face court after he earlier barricaded himself inside a house north of Brisbane.
WA police seek clues over woman's death
6:18PM WA Police say Tanya Leah Beattie, 41, was the woman who was found dead in a Bunbury house on Saturday in what may have been a homicide.
NSW man charged over threatening letters
5:40PM A man has been accused of sending threatening letters to high-profile individuals and organisations since the 1990s.
LNP argues to 'keep foot on bikie throats'
5:39PM The LNP has defended its controversial anti-bikie laws as Queensland's hung parliament debates new Labor laws that would largely override them.
Court date set for Day, Culleton challenge
5:28PM The question of whether Bob Day and One Nation's Rod Culleton were eligible to be elected will come before the High Court this month.
Drug dealer's jail term almost doubled
5:18PM A major drug supplier has had his minimum jail term almost doubled to 21-and-a-half years after a crown appeal.
Govt crack down on illegal online gambling
5:09PM Draft laws introduced to parliament will make it harder for offshore online gambling providers to offer products to Australians.
Melb meeting after more pub asbestos found
5:07PM EPA Victoria will host a town meeting for concerned residents after more asbestos was found at a site linked to the demolished Corkman Irish Pub in Melbourne.
Sydney man admits supplying deadly ecstasy
5:06PM A 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to supplying ecstasy to a young woman who later died in Sydney's inner west.
Chemicals find in Qld house closes streets
4:56PM Police have cordoned off streets in the North Queensland town of Ayr following the discovery of unknown chemicals during a search of a house.
Excessive force systemic at Ballarat: IBAC
4:50PM A Victorian anti-corruption inquiry has exposed serious police misconduct at Ballarat Police Station and says police should consider charges over one incident.
Greens MP slams 'Trump-style' visa ban
4:49PM Greens MP Adam Bandt says Donald Trump would be proud of the Turnbull government's plan to bar for life asylum seekers who've tried to enter Australia by boat.
Don't hyperventilate on US trade: minister
4:47PM Trade Minister Steve Ciobo has warned against hyperventilating over trade ties with the US in the wake of Donald Trump winning the presidential election.
Storm warning issued for Gold Coast
4:46PM A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the southern end of the Gold Coast and Tweed Heads in NSW.
Labor forces govt to debate backpacker tax
4:36PM Labor has joined forces with the Greens and One Nation to force the federal government to debate its own legislation.
US to focus on trade, defence in region
4:34PM Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull have talked about the Australia-US relationship in a post-election phone call.
No voter should feel overlooked: PM
4:28PM Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the US election shows how important is to include everyone in times of change.
Brandis forced to back down on direction
4:19PM Attorney-General George Brandis has been forced to back down on a controversial change that led to the resignation of the solicitor-general.
Club secretary punished for selling pokies
4:19PM A former NSW bowls club secretary has been fined $5500 for selling poker machines on the sly.
ANZUS will survive Trump: PM
4:17PM Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull insists the Australia-US alliance will survive US President Donald Trump's stint in the White House.
Liberal MP in Russian embassy rent deal
4:16PM The leasing of a Liberal MP's property to a Russian embassy staffer has raised eyebrows.
Storm on way for sweltering southeast Qld
4:05PM Southeast Queensland has been spared a predicted scorcher but more storms are on the way.
Home-grown Trump a risk for Australia
4:05PM Australia's major political parties are being warned they risk being swept away by a home-grown Donald Trump if they don't lift their game.
Unorthodox Trump may mean rate normality
3:48PM The unexpected Donald Trump presidency could mean an end to the ultra-low interest rate policy that has dogged the world since the GFC.
300 Aussie troops to deploy to Iraq
3:46PM About 300 Australian soldiers will be farewelled in Darwin on Remembrance Day as they prepare for a six-month deployment to Iraq.
Teens charged over Vic hostel burglaries
3:44PM Three teens have been charged with a spate of burglaries at backpackers hostels in Victoria's northwest.
Scouts breeds mentally healthy kids: study
3:44PM A UK study has found people born in 1958 who did scouts as children were less likely to suffer anxiety or mood disorders at age 50.
Shorten bite at Trump misplaced: Bishop
3:44PM Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has taken a shot at Bill Shorten over his description of Donald Trump.
Sydney GP awaits his murder trial verdict
3:39PM The trial of a Sydney GP accused of murdering his wife with a fatal insulin dose has finished as a judge begins his deliberations.
Software prevents animal rellie hook ups
3:38PM Humans have Tinder but animals now have Swinger, a new software program to help their breeders find them ideal mates - who aren't in their close family.
Govt to meet with dairy farmers
3:34PM Nationals leader and agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce says he's agreed to a dairy industry support roundtable in northeast Victoria.
Question time in federal parliament
3:26PM What we learned, heard and were amused by in question time on Thursday.
Swan urges BHP to explain tax affairs
3:26PM Former treasurer Wayne Swan has urged mining giant BHP to explain its tax arrangements at next week's AGM.
Man arrested over Blue Mountains death
3:26PM Officers have discovered a man's body inside a Blue Mountains house, with another man arrested and taken in for questioning.
'Film-inspired bank robber needs parole'
3:13PM An Adelaide man who robbed banks in a crime spree inspired by films should be released on parole to improve his chances of rehabilitation, a court has heard.
NSW public sector fraud nearly doubles
3:10PM The number of reported fraud cases within the NSW public sector has almost doubled within three years.
Climate deal signing sends vital signal
3:08PM Australia has joined more than 100 nations in ratifying an agreement on climate change action, as Donald Trump's election worries environmentalists.
Vic Christmas public holiday reconsidered
2:59PM Victoria will reconsider its opposition to a Christmas Day public holiday as the Greens say they will push for national laws to protect penalty rates.
Gunner confident Trump win won't hurt NT
2:54PM NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner is confident Donald Trump's American presidential victory won't throw the Territory's economic recovery into doubt.
War memorial marks grand 75 years
2:49PM Seventy five years ago, the new Australian War Memorial officially opened at a grand occasion in Canberra attended by 5000 VIPs, dignitaries and war veterans.
Wallabies shot with blunt arrows in NSW
2:29PM The RSPCA is concerned about a series of attacks on wallabies and kangaroos in NSW, with blunt target arrows causing the animals to die painful deaths.
WA bikie associate charged in drug raids
2:25PM A woman allegedly connected to the Rebel bikie gang has been charged with drug offences after police raids.
Vietnam veteran rides from Hanoi to Aust
2:25PM A Vietnam War veteran has cycled 10,000 km from Hanoi to Canberra in the name of post traumatic stress disorder.
No race-based uni support, says senator
2:25PM A crossbench senator says need-based funding should replace specific support for indigenous students.
Vic cops' cheeky take on Aussie cricketers
2:25PM Victoria's police say, unlike the Aussie cricketers, they're scoring runs after uncovering a fourth cannabis operation in the state's northwest this year.
Veteran centre named after killed soldier
2:13PM A new $15 million mental health centre for veterans in Adelaide will be named after a soldier killed in Afghanistan.
Ping pong diplomacy comes to Canberra
1:48PM Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has praised sport's ability to unite people from different countries while opening a ping pong contest at Parliament House.
Venuti undergoing surgery for broken ankle
1:42PM Singer and entertainer Maria Venuti, who suffered a stroke at her Gladesville home last week, is undergoing surgery for a broken ankle.
Qld MPs race for early morning vote in PJs
1:39PM An unusual spectacle has unfolded in Queensland parliament with half-dressed MPs rushing into the chamber for an unexpected early morning vote.
Sarcopenia: New disease affects thousands
1:38PM Australia's leading expert on ageing and musculoskeletal research says too many doctors are "ignorant" about the muscle-wasting disease Sarcopenia.
Lockdown lifted at NSW pharmacy
1:37PM A lockdown at a pharmacy in the NSW Hunter region has been lifted after the bomb squad confirmed an object left in the store wasn't an explosive.
Rural roads 4x more risky than city in Vic
1:37PM Victoria's top traffic cop says country roads are four times more dangerous than those in the city after five people died on the state's roads in one day.
Beattie sees "silver lining" to Trump
1:24PM Former Queensland premier Peter Beattie is urging Australians to take advantage of the economic opportunities a Trump US presidency could bring.
Muslim MP might sit out NBA games
1:24PM Labor frontbencher and Muslim MP Ed Husic is waiting like others to see what Donald Trump does once in office, especially on his anti-migration pledges.
Stolen wagon key to Dank shooting: police
1:03PM Police have released CCTV of a stolen car they believe was involved in the drive-by shooting of sports scientist Stephen Dank's Melbourne home.
Dodson sheds tears on indigenous suicide
12:52PM An emotional Pat Dodson has helped launch a report into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide, with government ministers Nigel Scullion and Sussan Ley.
Ute stolen at gunpoint near Mount Gambier
12:47PM Two men have allegedly stolen a ute by threatening its owner with a gun near Mount Gambier.
Turnbull makes a Trump call
12:35PM Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been in touch with Donald Trump in the wake of his US presidential election win.
Social media quest fails to save Qld pig
12:30PM Mount Isa City Council has ruled a woman's beloved pet pig must be removed from her property for biosecurity reasons.
