Who is the average Melbourne bike rider? According to a study of 12 months of cycling trips, he is male, aged in his mid-thirties to mid-forties, and rides five to 10 kilometres on average each time he gets on his bike, either for commuting or for general transport.
The quiet resignation of Daisy Pearce from Melbourne's welfare team came as the top footballer felt at risk of being "footied out" when she knew her unique position should have been inspiring her more than ever.
Public servants' strike action over "robo-debt" debacle illegal, say Centrelink bosses.
It is, undeniably, big.
Canberra Raiders recruit Jordan Turner admits his first chance to impress coach Ricky Stuart comes on the All Star stage.
Six people have been infected with Ross River virus in Melbourne amid a state-wide outbreak, sparking a warning from authorities.
Chinese, African, Iranian and Western music will all be featured in this concert at Llewellyn Hall.
NSW faces its biggest test of the summer, with soaring temperatures set to drive electricity demand to record levels, strain hospitals, and bring "catastrophic" fire conditions to some areas.
Police are urging the public to help after a 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Narre Warren's Westfield Fountain Gate.
Clive Palmer's nephew and wife did a deal for Queensland Nickel to buy $135 million worth of shares in a coal project he was pursuing just five days before the company failed, the Federal Court has been told.
Floral tributes and vigils for the Bourke Street massacre are over but witnesses of the attack say the horrific scenes from that day still haunt them.
Raiders hopeful Dave Taylor given a simple ultimatum when he signed on for a train-and-trial deal.
'Stitch her up for a false report.' Those were the words a senior police officer told a junior constable after Kate Moir was brought into the Palmyra Police Station in 1986 with a tale of rape and abduction so horrific, police thought she was making it up.
Labor has granted casino giant Crown a massive expansion of its Southbank site, in a deal reached behind closed doors to build Melbourne's highest skyscraper.
A total fire ban will be in effect across the ACT on Friday, when temperatures are forecast to exceed 40 degrees.
A group of Australian Christian church leaders has urged the Federal Government to provide more visas to persecuted minorities in Syria and Iraq, including Christian groups and Yazidiis, an ancient Persian group.
LNP member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson has announced her resignation from shadow cabinet.
Thomas Keating will be banned from leaving Thailand until he faces a reckless driving charge over the death of his partner in a jet-ski crash.
A resurgent Malcolm Turnbull has accused Labor of being "drunk on left ideology" as he capitalised on another serious blackout in South Australia to defend gas and coal-fired generation while slamming Labor's rush to solar and wind power for the failure.
Amber Harrison has thrown another grenade at Channel Seven, tweeting what appears to be internal emails sent between executives before and during a controversial Federal Police raid on the network's offices over alleged deals with the Corby family.
The New Zealand dollar tumbled after the Reserve Bank adopted a bias for holding interest rates steady through mid-2019.
A Labor caucus meeting has been called for Friday morning to consider Mr Furner's promotion to cabinet.
Is he dreaming? The master mind behind the Brisbane Tens would like to remind Drew Mitchell that he is playing in the tournament he publicly rubbished this week
A man accused of murdering two children in Bowraville in the early 1990s has walked free from court after being bailed until his next appearance in August.
The Crown's star witness in the murder trial of Ron Medich has admitted to sourcing a gun for one of the hitmen after the 2009 shooting of Michael McGurk.
A woman who refused to stand for a judge due to her Islamic faith will become the first person to be charged with new disrespectful behaviour laws.
Animal medicine industry is worried about minister's policies, says pet owners should be too.
The RSPCA is desperately searching southern Brisbane for an injured cat, which was shot through the body with an arrow.
Sunshine Coast ratepayers will keep ownership of the new Sunshine Coast Airport and their Council will receive $605 million in payments as they lease it for 99-years to the airport's new commercial operators.
ACT Brumbies chairman Robert Kennedy believes a boardroom revamp will help the club bury its past dramas.
Fresh claims of historical child sex abuse in Canberra have emerged against former Marist Brother John William 'Kostka' Chute, a court has been told.
Changes to youth income support will bar access to university and heighten financial stress on young people struggling to make ends meet, ACT students fear.
Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham will be in the box seat to see if Brent Hamlin can handle Super Rugby.
The state government is using taxpayer-funded telephone surveys to gauge residents' support for its council merger policy in parts of Sydney where the mergers have become a mounting political headache for the new premier.
Sydney stores are running out of fans ahead of a 38-degree heatwave this weekend.
Green Day's modern punk rock opera has more relevance in the Trump era than ever, according to the renowned Aussie rocker trying his hand at a musical for the first time since high school.
Parramatta has somehow emerged from the salary cap scandal with a war chest, but Clint Gutherson reckons there's no need to spend it on a new playmaker.
Coles will test out 12-item limits on self-service checkouts as the supermarket giant battles self-service theft.
Would you spend extra for that perfect snap?
Rallies in AGL Energy and AMP helped offset losses in miners and push the local sharemarket into the black.
These are scary days for big-named American businesses – if they stock Trump products, they can incur the wrath of a consumer boycott that is turbocharged by the power of social media; but if they drop the presidential brands, they incur the wrath of the Tweeter-in-Chief.
The mother of missing WA teenager Hayley Dodd is running for the seat of Scarborough at the upcoming state election.
ANU has announced acclaimed composer Ken Lampl as the new head of its troubled music school.
The National Trust has called on the ACT government to save the historic 1948 Switch Room at the Kingston Arts Precinct, saying its demolition appears to have been approved without proper public consultation.
It is profits, not security, that is driving America's military build-up in the Pacific - and we could all pay the price.
The temperature has plummeted by eight degrees in 15 minutes, bringing relief to the city after a stinking hot night and a sweltering morning.
Dockers coach Ross Lyon may have dropped the biggest hint yet that the club is preparing for life after Nat Fyfe.
Emergency authorities have urged Victorians to stay alert to the risk of fires over coming days and to the health risks from extreme heat, as temperatures remain at dangerous levels in northern Victoria but ease in Melbourne.
How do echidnas mate? Carefully of course.
The Swans' intra-club trial match looks set to be played in heat exceeding 30 degrees.
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