Australia

The Melbourne Rebels' horror run of luck has contributed to a disappointing 56-18 loss to the Blues in the first game of the Super Rugby season.

Indonesia expresses concern over the rising popularity of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party in Australia, ahead of President Joko Widodo's visit this weekend.

Australia's consumer watchdog plans to take legal action against more private health insurers.

A new urine test for motor neurone disease could help improve treatments for the condition, scientists say.

RBA governor Philip Lowe airs Australia's economic dirty laundry ahead of his expected grilling at the house committee for economics.

A worker who stood alongside Opposition leader Bill Shorten complaining the penalty cuts would cost him $109 a week is a Labor Party member and will not lose a dollar.

Attorney-General George Brandis was personally involved in the Bell Group matter one month earlier than he says he was, it has been claimed.

A worker who stood alongside Opposition leader Bill Shorten complaining the penalty cuts would cost him $109 a week is a Labor Party member and will not lose a dollar.

Two teenage brothers from a remain behind bars over an alleged social media blackmail scam that police say lured in victims on Grindr and Facebook.

About 1,000 people, many waving Palestinian flags, gather at Sydney's Town Hall saying they are embarrassed by the warm reception given to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Down Under.

A New South Wales farmer has placed a third of her property under a conservation covenant in the hope it will increase the value of the farm.

A pug dog that was reported missing by its Sydney owner died and was buried at the man's home, police say.

One of Australia's largest Indigenous corporations is put under special administration after ongoing community concerns that it is failing to deliver services.

Constitutional recognition, a treaty, statehood, and land rights are some of the main topics covered at a historical meeting of traditional owners in the Top End.

The remote community of Borroloola is divided after a bridge partly collapses, and locals fear it will cause social and economic stress for stranded residents.

Queensland children in residential care are being given medication to control their behaviour, the state's Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) says.

A man who allegedly abducted a woman is extradited from Queensland to Western Australia more than 10 years later.

The battle lines for the next Queensland election are released, in what is the biggest redistribution of boundaries in decades.

Financial counselling, career advice and training worth about $4,000 will be offered to every SA Coca-Cola employee who will be out of work.

Controversial stand-up comedian Ivor Dembina, who is known for his outspoken views on politics, defends the right to joke about sensitive subjects.

For Aboriginal teenager Tarni Rigney, who is about to start a teaching degree, the education outcomes for Indigenous Australians is distressing.

Faced with an enemy 20 times greater in number, the men of the 'Doomed Battalion' had no choice other than surrender.

The holidays are well and truly over, as Tasmania's politicians rev up the war of words ahead of the first sitting of Parliament for 2017.

The Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, tells a royal commission the response by Catholic Church leaders to allegations of child sexual abuse amounted to "criminal negligence".

The Melbourne Rebels' horror run of luck has contributed to a disappointing 56-18 loss to the Blues in the first game of the Super Rugby season.

Drug reform advocates welcome the Victorian Government's $1.3-million plan to provide greater support to drug users, overdose survivors and their families.

The Victorian Government says it told the national energy operator "under no circumstances" could it cut power to regional centres in order to keep New South Wales operating during a recent heatwave.

Police warn the public not to approach a Perth man who has disappeared from a care facility in Mount Claremont, as he may become violent.

A man who allegedly abducted a woman is extradited from Queensland to Western Australia more than 10 years later.

One of the imams behind yesterday's call for Muslims not to vote for the Liberal Party says the current political climate has forced them to take a stand.