Australia

Byron Bay woman Sara Connor denies wanting to destroy evidence to hide her involvement in the killing of Bali policeman Wayan Sudarsa.

A trail bike rider is caught on camera jumping for his life from rail lines in Victoria seconds before a train speeds past.

Liberal Party director Tony Nutt supports a ban on foreign donations provided it does not exclude dual citizens or companies with established business interests in Australia.

Former Olympic champion Grant Hackett is taken into custody after a disturbance at a house on the Gold Coast this afternoon.

Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove praises the courage of Australia's veterans and POWs during a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the fall of Singapore.

Once it's fully operational, the NDIS will be one of the biggest Government-funded program after Medicare. But where will those funds come from?

A Canberra man who escaped from Canberra's prison last year and got his girlfriend pregnant during the eight days on the run is sentenced to 15 months' jail.

A Canberra father allegedly blows more than three times the legal blood alcohol limit after ramming a parked car outside his children's school.

Retired Wallaby Andrew Walker puts his hand up to come out of retirement to play for the Brumbies if they want him.

Last year children spent an average of 12 hours a week online, compared to 10.5 hours spent in front of the TV.

Thirteen young people shake off their demons to record and perform their own album.

Retired Government MP Jillian Skinner is thought to be missing in action by colleagues after failing to turn up to New South Wales Parliament today.

The largest class action in the NT's history is settled in favour of 71 former residents of the Retta Dixon Home.

Australian engineering students involved in the World Solar Challenge are excited about a new IMAX movie that will showcase the race to an American audience.

Seventy-five years after the Japanese bombed the Top End, a new play examines the stories of female and immigrant civilians and survivors.

Former Olympic champion Grant Hackett is taken into custody after a disturbance at a house on the Gold Coast this afternoon.

A radio program created by and for teenagers aims to open up the discussion on mental health for high school students.

School principal Paul Browning says the education system is crushing creativity, so he's on a mission to convince the Federal Government to take a closer look at the issue.

Dr Nicole Lee challenges the media's coverage of the usage of the drug ice in Australia.

Australian engineering students involved in the World Solar Challenge are excited about a new IMAX movie that will showcase the race to an American audience.

A Hobart jury takes less that two hours to find 74-year-old Klaus Dieter Neubert guilty of shooting his estranged wife Olga dead in Hobart traffic.

A group of young Liberal supporters say they are "uncomfortable" the state's economy is underwritten by poker machines and calls for their banning.

A bid by Tasmanian businesswoman Jan Cameron to be installed as a director of baby formula maker Bellamy's will see the battle for control come down to the wire, a finance expert says.

A trail bike rider is caught on camera jumping for his life from rail lines in Victoria seconds before a train speeds past.

Australia's iconic penguin-protecting dog Oddball has died, aged 15.

A 49-year-old man is sentenced to four-and-a-half years' jail for a sex attack on a young girl in public toilets at a suburban Perth oval 11 years ago.

A ban on the sale of takeaway full-strength beer and pre-mixed alcohol is part of a raft of new restrictions being sought by police.

One Nation candidates in the WA election are threatening to disobey their own party on the controversial preference deal struck with the Liberal Party.