Mark Hamburger isn't your typical pro athlete. But the American pitcher who took Australian baseball by storm this summer might just hold the key to the sport's success Down Under.
Five-time Paralympian and disability advocate Kurt Fearnley accuses the Government of using the NDIS as a "political football", criticising the decision to cut funding to other social services.
Newly independent senator Cory Bernardi is urging Parliament to crack down on entitlements for retired prime ministers who have only served a single term.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and a string of federal Nationals MPs are criticising the West Australian Liberals preference deal with One Nation — warning the agreement could cost them power in the state election.
The NSW Government will push ahead with forced council amalgamations in the city, but will walk away from regional council mergers that are currently in court.
The NT Government is failing to follow its own laws that recommend Indigenous children be placed within their families and communities as a priority, Yingiya Mark Guyula says.
There are fears the new Royal Adelaide Hospital will struggle to cope with its first winter flu season after the current hospital hits capacity during summer.
Tasmania's Anglican Bishop takes disciplinary action against a senior church figure following the release of the child sex abuse royal commission's findings.
Peter Hollingworth is found to have made a "serious error of judgement" by allowing a rector who admitted to sexually abusing a child to continue in the ministry.
The Victorian Government rejected a report it commissioned which recommended the introduction of compulsory mental health and drug treatment for vulnerable children.
