Australia

Electricity retailers ERM Power and Alinta Energy opt to pay more than $130 million in penalties, rather than meeting their renewable energy obligations.

Australia Post director Ahmed Fahour resigns just weeks after his $5.6 million was revealed by a Senate committee.

Former federal treasury head Ken Henry lashes out at the political and media dysfunction that he says has led to reform paralysis.

Solar energy is now cheaper in Australia than retail power prices in most capital cities after dropping 58 per cent in the past five years, the Climate Council says.

Australia Post's managing director Ahmed Fahour resigns, despite the business posting a large profit turnaround due to online shopping parcel deliveries.

A portable helmet being trialled by Australian paramedics could help doctors save lives and intervene before major brain damage occurs.

Gerry and Rosemary Franklin have made a bittersweet decision to move into a retirement home.

As Australia's five teams put the finishing touches on their Super Rugby preparations, improving their record against New Zealand rivals is a key priority.

Frontline services will be impacted as jobs are slashed from the federal Health Department, the public sector union warns.

Five of Australia's Catholic archbishops front the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Sydney today. Follow developments with our live blog.

As Australia's five teams put the finishing touches on their Super Rugby preparations, improving their record against New Zealand rivals is a key priority.

The owner of a Wollongong swim school says her techniques focus on teaching the skills needed to avoid drowning.

Frontline services will be impacted as jobs are slashed from the federal Health Department, the public sector union warns.

The Territory Government resists calls to have an independent watchdog investigate the three NT utilities corporations at the centre of a multi-million-dollar staffing blowout.

Parents should be pre-vetting every app that children download amid renewed concerns about virtual reality gaming, a cyber safety expert says.

Allison Baden-Clay's former husband Gerard Baden-Clay will not get any of her money and her father Geoff Dickie has been made executor of her estate, the Supreme Court rules.

Meet three Brisbane groundsmen who believe their job is the best in the world.

Queensland voters will now be able to see how much has been donated to political parties from whom, in an overhaul of the political donations framework.

Who are the real people behind freak show acts at the Adelaide Fringe?

A man facing serious assault charges is on the run from police after the courts allowed him to attend the Mundine-Green boxing match despite his strict bail conditions, the Corrections Minister says.

Frontline services will be impacted as jobs are slashed from the federal Health Department, the public sector union warns.

A man charged over one of Tasmania's largest ever drug busts is sentenced to three years and two months in prison.

Frontline services will be impacted as jobs are slashed from the federal Health Department, the public sector union warns.

New sites of Aboriginal heritage significance are discovered on Tasmania's Tarkine coastline, renewing calls for the area to become a national park.

There must be renewed efforts to break the cycle of youth offending, instead of locking an increasing number of children up, a Victorian judge says.

Victoria's Parliamentary Speaker promises to repay an allowance of almost $40,000 he claimed for living in the seaside town of Queenscliff, more than 80 kilometres from his electorate.

Sunday and public holiday penalty rates will be reduced for full-time and part-time workers in the hospitality, retail and fast-food industries, the Fair Work Commission rules.

Clean energy company Carnegie Wave confirms it is interested in developing WA Labor's proposal for a wave power farm in Albany, WA.

As Australia's five teams put the finishing touches on their Super Rugby preparations, improving their record against New Zealand rivals is a key priority.

People with an incapacity or disability making it difficult for them to vote at ballot boxes will be able to have their say at the March state election via the internet, a first in WA.