Australia

The High Court is hearing the challenge to the election of One Nation senator Rod Culleton in Canberra today — but what is it all about?

Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg backs down on recently announced plans to consider a new way to price carbon.

Declared donations and payments to Australian political parties are about to top $1 billion, a new analysis of data shows.

Australia clinches the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with a game to go, after a 116-run win over New Zealand in Canberra.

A global report on educational performance shows Australian 15-year-olds are getting worse at maths, science and reading.

Australia clinches the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with a game to go, after a 116-run win over New Zealand in Canberra.

David Warner's 119 helps Australia make the second biggest total ever at Manuka Oval, as the hosts set New Zealand 379 to win.

Feeling fatigued? You could be among the 10 per cent of young women in Australia that suffer from iron deficiency.

The High Court is hearing the challenge to the election of One Nation senator Rod Culleton in Canberra today — but what is it all about?

NBN customer David Sneddon sometimes has to go to extreme lengths to get an internet connection at home.

A community in NSW has been in shock since three of its Indigenous members died after drinking poisonous moonshine last year.

Accused murderer Darren Ashley denies stalking his ex-partner the day before her death and says he did not even read a domestic violence order taken out against him.

The Bureau of Meteorology says some much-needed rain for the Northern Territory may still be weeks away.

The Northern Territory's imprisonment rate is already amongst the world's highest but it could skyrocket in coming years unless more is done to stop "at-risk" children becoming criminals, an inquiry hears.

Questions are being asked about whether mining giant Adani's proposed rail link in north Queensland is eligible for public financing, after a company spokesman admitted federal support is not critical.

Queensland Premier says she stands by the police service after Palm Island judgment.

Brisbane Roar captain Matt McKay says team-mate Jade North's dive in Saturday's night match against Melbourne City has been "blown out of proportion".

A convicted criminal is on the run after ramming a police car in Craigmore, north of Adelaide.

Origin Energy has taken advantage of the upturn in oil prices to spin off its conventional oil and gas assets.

A 12-year-old domestic abuse survivor and a refugee now helping others are recognised with human rights awards.

Aboriginal remains taken for research are repatriated, accompanied by a call for laws to stop any more removals.

Tasmanian Labor senator Catryna Bilyk takes on a new role leading inquiry into cancers with low survival rates.

As the Victorian Government considers recommendations to legalise assisted dying, one woman fights for her right to have a choice.

Researchers are working on a new test that will help athletes know when it is safe to return to sport.

The Victorian Government accepts a cross-party committee's recommendation to legalise assisted dying.

Plants have memory and can learn to associate separate events, new research from the University of Western Australia suggests.

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy pulls an anti-mining tax television advertisement after a complaint by one of the participants.

Before air conditioning and suburban swimming pools were the norm, the people of Perth had to be creative in order to cool down in summer.