Woolworths warned it would get nothing for Big W if it sold the chain tomorrow, after shareholders grilled it over the future of the chain following the shock exit of its chief, Sally Macdonald last week.
Security officers have blocked parliamentary staff from campaigning for improved pay inside Parliament House.
The AFL Commission will award a Brownlow Medal each to 2012 winners Trent Cotchin and Sam Mitchell at a ceremony in Melbourne on Tuesday December 13.
Forty years ago, Lam Tac Tam arrived in Darwin on a battered fishing boat with four others to become Australia's first modern day boat people.
Pro-euthanasia doctors have slammed the Australian Medical Association's decision not to back assisted death laws, saying the powerful group is out of touch with the community.
Scrapping the loan scheme for vocational training is costing job search site Seek $8 million and forcing it into its first ever redundancy program, its chief executive has revealed.
Man charged after road rage incident between a motorbike rider and a BMW driver lead to death of motorcyclist.
An unlicensed young mother who had used drugs before she crashed her car, killing her two-year-old daughter, has been sentenced to a maximum of three years in jail, with a judge describing the case as one of the most tragic he had ever encountered.
A former federal public servant who says she suffered six years of racism from her boss is claiming more than $1 million in compensation from the Commonwealth.
A man has admitted firing shots into a brothel from a stolen Porsche, just weeks after he was released from jail.
Hours before the Labor MP catapulted herself to national attention, she closed the door to her office and started typing.
Westpac-owned RAMS is hiking fixed interest rates by up to 0.4 percentage points, the latest lender to respond to growing market bets that official rates have bottomed.
The 'grow houses' are believed to be linked to the same drug syndicate.
Police are asking for the public's assistance to find three children who have not been seen since visiting their grandmother's house in Thornlie on Wednesday afternoon.
The ACT government has contributed $750,000 to two space and security projects.
Labor frontbencher Terri Butler has lashed out at a "hypocritical" lawsuit commenced against her over a remark on the ABC's Q&A; program.
Leena Yadav's film Parched has made it through government censors, pirates and porn bootleggers to Brisbane's Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA).
"Nerds" don't necessarily make good teachers, the Catholic Education Melbourne has declared in response to a state government plan to beef up teaching standards.
ACT minister for sport and recreation Yvette Berry tells us her Canberra favourites.
Sheep laying helplessly with eyes pecked out by cows were some of hundreds either mutilated or left to die under the care of a Goulburn man.
Fast food chain Pie Face – known for its smiley-faced pies – is back on the market after going into receivership for the second time in two years.
An accused murderer believed her mother caused the Holocaust and was trying to kill her, a court has been told.
Lockyer Valley woman Rhonda Hodges is a fighter.
Homes in Brunswick East have been evacuated following a major gas leak in a suburban area.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promised to review legal advice that led to a retiree being threatened with court action unless he pulls down his "save Medicare" website as intellectual property experts questioned strength of the government's position.
The fight for a seat on the Richmond board continues to intensify, with challenger Peter Casey questioning why the Tigers have "ring-fenced" president Peggy O'Neal.
A 28-year-old woman has been found guilty of fraud after she forged children's attendance records at her Aussie Giggles family day care centre to rake in more than $3.6 million in taxpayer funding.
Former police officer accused of selling fraudulent police, airport and maritime identification to criminals on the "darknet", claimed that he reported the location of each of his customers to Crime Stoppers, a court has been told.
The staggering figure was revealed in the British government's seasonal budget update, known as the Autumn Statement.
A criminal lawyer who acted for Harriet Wran and a barrister who appeared as counsel assisting the inquest into the deaths of NSW residents in the MH17 plane crash are among a swag of new appointments to the Local Court.
Steve Bracks' great grandparents came to Australia in the 1890s, mainly because the arable land in Lebanon wasn't good enough to support large families.
UPDATE: Melbourne has moved to defend its handling of the AFL's concussion protocols in wake of Heritier Lumumba's claims but the club insists the veteran defender has not threatened legal action.
Police negotiator called in after four detainees climbed on top of a roof and awning
Surfers have lashed out at local fishermen, after allegations of poor fish offal dumping and anglers casting their lines out onto board-riders.
The serviced apartments had no hot water, broken phone lines and out-of-order lifts, but, the consumer watchdog says, Meriton Serviced Apartments had a sneaky trick to sidetrack guests who might write disparaging online reviews.
The launch next year's NRL draw was overshadowed by the spectre of club mutiny over what the code plans to do with its record $1.8 billion broadcast deal.
Shares took a breather after two strong sessions, with the 5500 level proving a bridge too far amid a day of low trading volumes.
Investors are taking profits in miners, as early optimism on the ASX sours amid heavy selling in bonds, while Boral plunges.
Three people are still fighting for their lives after Monday night's sudden outbreak of "thunderstorm asthma", which saw 8500 people treated in hospitals.
The Rabbitohs will make a request to the NRL to be spared any further punishment in the final six rounds after being hit hardest with the release of the 2017 draw on Thursday.
Bank employees who break the rules would be publicly named and shamed within five days under changes proposed by a parliamentary committee examining the big four banks.
The damage bill from the devastating hail storm which recently hit Mildura and other communities has passed $100 million and is expected to climb higher.
A popular Perth cafe faces $1 million in fines.
Curtin University has awarded its software development contract to Indian outsourcing giant Tech Mahindra, a move staff say will cost local jobs.
Fire crews creating breaks to protect surrounding properties as they try to bring the blaze under control
Australia's alliance with the United States should not be taken for granted or questioned on the basis of who is in the White House, Department of Defence secretary Dennis Richardson has warned in a highly unusual public commentary on politics.
Several factors may cause the Australian economy to record its fourth quarter of negative growth in 25 years, Morgan Stanley analysts have warned.
The father of an off-duty policeman stabbed between the eyes during an alleged home invasion expects his son to face a long recovery.
Before the Eagles entered the-then VFL in 1987, footy-goers would pack into suburban grounds around Perth to watch the greats and the not-so greats running around in the WAFL.
Now for a more sedate emu parade.
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