There are concerns about the number of Australian stroke patients travelling overseas for stem cell therapies, many of which are untested and potentially unsafe.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce calls for more relaxed restrictions on the controversial Adler shotgun than most states and territories are willing to consider.
Former prime minister Tony Abbott defends his Green Army policy as "good for grass-roots conservation", after reports the Government is set to dump the employment project.
The Federal Government will meet with Australia's most powerful energy executives to discuss a looming gas shortage, which they blame in part on state and territory government bans on gas extraction.
A Canberra man convicted of sexually grooming his wife's goddaughter with explicit messages on Facebook is described as "predatory" and "disgraceful" by a judge.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull extends Warren Mundine's role as chairman of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council by only one month, with the future of the council and the form it will take up in the air.
A rule change dating back to 1963 is contributing to the spate of injuries tearing through Australia's pace bowling stocks, according to one expert who is on a mission to change things.
Palliative care doctors are warning the Victorian Government not to legalise euthanasia in its current state, arguing that it prioritises patients who choose assisted suicide at the expense of those receiving end-of-life care.
Another anguished treasurer faces the prospect of a mid-year downgrade to his economic forecasts. Perhaps it's time to revisit our resources rent taxes.
A carbon price for power companies is set to be considered as part of a climate change review, but the Government rules out a return to Labor's carbon tax.
Public hospital patients could benefit from doctors and health services publicly reporting their performance, the Productivity Commission says in a report exploring radical changes to government services.
Steve Smith insists Glenn Maxwell's omission from the first ODI against New Zealand was not due to his Matt Wade comments, and he is available for selection in Canberra.
The Victorian Government will seek to introduce legislation that targets adults procuring children to do their criminal "dirty work", dubbed Fagin's Law after the antagonist in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist.
Thailand is celebrating the ascension of its newly minted King and support for the British Monarchy in Australia is at its highest level in decades. How are the world's remaining monarchies enduring?
Honking, catcalls, following and sexual propositions — these are just some of the intrusions women risk having to put up with when they lace up their shoes and go for a run.
Leading welfare agency Anglicare says the needs of carers are not being met under the National Disability Insurance Scheme, with a report raising concerns about lack of respite programs and support in general.
