Strong economic data out of the US boosts stocks, despite a fall in oil prices ahead of tonight's meeting of major oil producers to discuss supply cuts.
The "night mayor" of Amsterdam criticises Sydney's lockout laws, saying alcohol-related violence is a societal issue that will not be fixed by "blaming" venue operators.
The Government's key industrial relations bill passes the Senate but its backpacker tax faces a surprise defeat, on a dramatic day in Parliament that saw protesters suspending Question Time in the Lower House. Look back over the day in politics.
A US-led military investigation confirms two Australian hornets dropped six bombs as part of botched coalition air strikes which killed dozens of Syrian forces earlier this year.
Education Minister Simon Birmingham sounds the alarm bells over Australia's ranking in the latest global education report card, which puts the nation lower than countries with smaller populations like Kazakhstan.
The possibility of using drones to deliver humanitarian aid in the wake of natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region will be looked at as part of a new research project.
In a stunning capitulation to Nick Xenophon, the Coalition agrees to give Australian businesses an advantage in competing for taxpayer-funded projects in a deal that clears the way for the ABCC laws to pass.
New research finds suicide rates among young Australians are at their highest level in 10 years, despite a range of prevention strategies, with calls for a new approach and national leadership.
Concerns about possible misconduct within Tasmania's multi-million-dollar fox eradication program should have been investigated two years ago when they were raised with the Federal Government, according to federal independent MP Andrew Wilkie.
One Nation senator Pauline Hanson calls for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to be freed, comparing his plight to that of "anti-establishment folk hero" Ned Kelly.
Locals are being overlooked for jobs at a Geelong construction site because the contractor is using foreign workers on 457 visas, the manufacturing union claims.
Attorney-General George Brandis will face another Senate inquiry to determine his role in the West Australian Government's bid to claw back nearly $1 billion from a corporate collapse.
Indigenous people share their personal stories of racism on social media, after One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson says there is "no definition" of Aboriginal in an interview on the Bolt Report.
The head of Australia's corporate watchdog warns of a large deficit of trust in Australia's financial institutions and says new computer technology is making it harder to get away with corporate crimes.
The works of Australia's top political cartoonists are exhibited at Old Parliament House in Canberra — with Fairfax's Cathy Wilcox taking the top gong.
If scurvy exists in Australia — a resurgence of the rare disease has been discovered at a Sydney hospital — then what other "ye olde" diseases are still lurking?
An online robot lawyer designed to help people represent themselves in court state their case to the sentencing magistrate will be launched by a Melbourne law firm this week.
An attempt to remove David Morrison as the 2016 Australian of the Year is defeated in Federal Parliament, as the controversy over his handling of the so-called Jedi Council sex scandal intensifies.
A Melbourne man who sexually assaulted a young mother sleeping next to her partner, aggressively biting and kissing her on the neck, lips and face, is sentenced to four years' jail.
Susan Kiefel has been announced as the first female Chief Justice of the High Court, and a strong showing during her nine years on the bench has prepared her well for the role, writes High Court reporter Elizabeth Byrne.
