National news

A top female lawyer says even she is not immune to gender biases — including associating women with child-rearing and men with work — as she launches courses to tackle the men's club mentality.

The head of Medibank Private defends its health insurance premium increases, while also delivering a disappointing half-year profit for shareholders.

The potentially lethal drug carfentanyl is detected at a Brisbane mail centre, Queensland police say.

The housing affordability debate is increasingly becoming the home of dangerous ideas that would do little to help first home buyers and much to destroy the Australian economy.

John Merrick spent 20 years helping grieving people identify and deal with the loss of their loved ones at a Sydney city morgue. And the experience taught him a lot about life and death.

Australian Capital Territory

Carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected as the cause of death for three family members found dead at the bottom of a concrete water tank in NSW.

New South Wales

Severe thunderstorms hit greater Sydney, with damaging winds and two-centimetre hailstones reported in Penrith.

At least six homes have been lost in a fast-moving, out-of-control grassfire burning near Queanbeyan in NSW.

Northern Territory

The rise of FIFO in one of the NT's last surviving mining towns has led unionists to call for drastic measures, however some experts say a golden era is clearly over.

An Aboriginal politician makes a passionate address to Northern Territory Parliament about a child protection system he says is failing Indigenous children.

There is a high chance a cyclone will form in Queensland's of Carpentaria Sunday, the Bureau of Meteorology warns.

Queensland

What inspires the designs that offer people the chance of early retirement or money for life all with the swipe of a coin?

The potentially lethal drug carfentanyl is detected at a Brisbane mail centre, Queensland police say.

South Australia

Same-sex couples can now legally adopt children in South Australia, with new laws coming into effect today.

Santos improves its loss to $1.4 billion, while Virgin Australia dives back into the red.

Tasmania

The Hobart crypt is ready to receive a man who, 151 years after his death, will have his wish to return to Tasmania finally fulfilled.

A 60-year-old driver who was drunk and using his mobile phone when he narrowly missed two caravans before crashing into an elderly woman's car, is jailed for 18 months.

Victoria

An online tool which prompts you to reword offensive messages or social media posts is to be developed into a mobile app.

A woman is charged with the murder of a mother whose body was found on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula more than six months after she was reported missing.

Western Australia

Fundraising for a good cause can be fraught with financial and legal pitfalls, so make sure you know the rules.

The head of BP Australia exploration and production says a carbon price is a consideration.