A US appeals court throws out the life sentence given to a teenager who was convicted of fatally shooting Australian baseball player Christopher Lane in 2013.
The White House casts doubt over the future of Australia's refugee resettlement agreement with the United States, conceding the incoming Trump administration could scuttle the deal.
Drumming teacher Andrew Hewitt does not want to be pitied because he has cerebral palsy — especially not on International Day of People with Disability.
The largest clinical trial ever conducted in Australia aims to find out if taking a daily low dose of aspirin can prevent disease in healthy older people.
Australia's treasurers agree to develop a new way to encourage investment in affordable rental and community housing, but the Government is resisting calls to change tax concessions.
Simon Shinberg helped make wearing trousers out to dinner acceptable for women in Australia and now the life's work of the largely forgotten but controversial Australian fashion designer is being rediscovered by a new generation.
Photojournalist Andrew Quilty wins the Gold Walkley for Excellence in Journalism for his graphic and powerful image of the body of a man on an operating table in the wake of a US bomb attack on trauma centre in Afghanistan.
The Federal Government's remote work-for-the-dole scheme is failing Indigenous communities, with financial penalties causing insurmountable debt and social division, a report finds.
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd racked up nearly $2,300 in insurance bills after a string of accidents involving his taxpayer-funded private car, expense records reveal.
Scientists have joined forces with Sydney's Taronga Zoo and the tech giant Google, to build an app that allows Australians to gather information about one of our most unique and elusive animals, the platypus.
The International Monetary Fund says Australia should borrow more to boost infrastructure spending to protect against a global economic downturn, even if it means a slower reduction in the budget deficit.
Injury-prone paceman Pat Cummins eyes a return to the Test arena for next summer's Ashes and is confident his long history of breakdowns is behind him.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull condemns pro-refugee protests at Parliament House as an appalling "denial of democracy" and an affront to the Australian people.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop welcomes new sanctions designed to punish the North Korean regime for testing a nuclear warhead in September which led to magnitude-5.3 seismic event off the coast of the peninsula.
The Coalition defends a last-minute deal with the Greens to secure the passing of the backpacker tax, insisting funding for conservation groups will be off-set in the budget.
Five months after the election, voters are frustrated by what they see as lack of progress from the Government and deeply disappointed with Malcolm Turnbull.
