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A 21-year-old man is under police guard after allegedly setting fire to a bank in suburban Melbourne, with witnesses describing hearing an explosion before victims, some badly burned, fled screaming from the building.
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Security concerns have been raised over plans to install Chinese-owned technology on a powerful supercomputer used by government agencies and Australian universities.
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US President-elect Donald Trump picks three conservative loyalists with hard-line views on immigration and counter-terrorism to lead his national security and law enforcement teams, including US Senator Jeff Sessions for attorney-general and Representative Mike Pompeo as CIA director.
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull calls on fellow world leaders to make a commitment to open economies and free trade at the APEC Summit in Peru, after failing in his bid to make the point to the US President-elect in New York.
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The election of Donald Trump has thrilled the pro-life movement in the US, and may strengthen it here, too. What young women don't realise is that their "right to choose" in Australia is not as safe as they might think.
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Accused murderer Antonio Bagnato tells a Pattaya court that he took a bus to the Cambodian border after the death of a suspected drug trafficker in Thailand, despite an Australian man having already been convicted of helping him flee.
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Benham Satah, a 30-year-old Kurdish Iranian detainee on Manus Island was the main eyewitness to the murder of his roommate, Reza Barati, during a riot in 2014. He now fears for his safety.
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The ABC's recently appointed Indigenous affairs editor discusses the emerging Indigenous middle class and urges a rethink of what it means to be Aboriginal in modern Australia.
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It is much easier to get a liquor licence in New South Wales, with new figures showing authorities have refused just one application in six months.
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Rumbling around a farm on an ex-World War II tank is a lot of fun, but the Busted Arse Tank Repairs and Co has a more serious aim as well — to keep these vehicles running to honour their history.
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A senior member of the German's Chancellor's party says she will run again, and is "absolutely determined, willing and ready" to strengthen the international "liberal order".
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A man in his 60s dies while diving off Port Douglas in far north Queensland, just two days after a pair of French tourists suffered fatal heart attacks while snorkelling east of Cairns.
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A non-contact order for a woman who was allegedly murdered by her partner was delayed because police lost the paperwork, a Darwin murder trial hears.
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The company looking to build one of the world's largest prawn farms settles on a site near Kununurra for its processing plant.
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A lack of evaluation of Indigenous-run programs addressing disadvantage places serious limits on positive outcomes, community leaders warn.
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Authorities return to the scene of a helicopter crash in far north Queensland where a pilot was earlier rescued, following reports there may have been a passenger on board.
