• BREAKING
• 3 mins ago

Hundreds of thousands of Australians who work on Sundays will have their take-home pay reduced after a landmark ruling by the national workplace umpire.

• 3 mins ago

A New Zealand man, allegedly involved in a global child-sex offender network, will be extradited to Queensland to face charges relating to the sexual abuse of a child under 12.

• 5 mins ago

Canberra Raiders winger Edrick Lee signs two-year-deal with NRL premiers.

• 11 mins ago

The Brumbies will throw some new faces into battle at one of Super Rugby's most daunting venues.

• 17 mins ago

Tatafu Polota-Nau admits part of him now regrets playing through the immense pain of a broken forearm last year because it blocked Australia's up-and-coming hookers from developing.

• 19 mins ago

Real-time political donations for state government candidates and political parties will be online next month - but there is a catch.

• 33 mins ago

Men allegedly armed with machetes and a shotgun attempted to rob the same service station twice in two hours during a series of robberies in Melbourne's southeast and eastern suburbs.

• 33 mins ago

Peter Dutton has backed down on controversial comments suggesting a quid pro quo with the Trump administration over refugee resettlement plans, after being corrected by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop from Washington on Thursday.

• 42 mins ago

Former AFL great, planning minister and Essendon's state MP for 15 years, Justin Madden, says Essendon Airport has had its day.

• 42 mins ago

Nine Entertainment Company has reported a $237 million loss in the six months to December after reducing the Nine Network's goodwill from $422 million to $162 million. 

• 42 mins ago

A fire at a Perth office building overnight has caused about $1 million damage.

• 45 mins ago

Cars were rammed and a driver attempted to join in as police chased an unlikely getaway car through Melbourne's eastern suburbs.

• 48 mins ago

Firefighters are battling a large blaze that has broken out at a waste recycling centre in Sydney's west, sending thick black smoke across Sydney's skyline.

• 48 mins ago

Business investment fell by 2.1 per cent in the December quarter, which missed market forecasts of a 0.5 per cent fall.

• 55 mins ago

"So where did you bury the body mate?" It was meant to be a joke.

• 56 mins ago

​Controversial Fremantle recruit Harley Bennell is poised for another full scale escalation in training as the gifted midfielder continues to shrug off a devastating calf injury curse.

• 1 hr ago

Speaker Telmo Languiller has swiftly moved to head off an expense scandal after claiming almost $40,000 to live away from his electorate in Queenscliff, promising to repay the money in full.

• 1 hr ago

The Trump administration has notified the US Supreme Court it is rescinding transgender student guidelines.

• 1 hr ago

A teenage boy who was critically injured after he fell and hit his head at Kellys Falls, near Helensburgh, on Wednesday has died in hospital. 

• 1 hr ago

Mercedes-Benz experts have cast doubt on a key claim made by Boris Ristevski, named by his own lawyer as the police's "number-one suspect" in the murder of his wife, Karen.

• 1 hr ago

Apple may be considering a camera designed for authentication and augmented reality for its next high-end iPhone, according to reports.

• 1 hr ago

A man has been charged with murder after an inner-west cafe owner was shot dead in a late-night ambush.

• 1 hr ago

An influx of international competitors and softness in the domestic market has sent Qantas' profit down 7.5 per cent in the first half of the financial year.

• COMMENT
• 1 hr ago

​I spent last week ignoring President Donald Trump. Although I am ordinarily a politics junkie, I didn't read, watch or listen to a single story about anything having to do with our 45th president.

• 1 hr ago

​Ardent Leisure has slipped to a near $50 million loss and written down the value of its Dreamworld operations by more than $90 million after a massive slump in visitor numbers following last year's fatal accident.

• 1 hr ago

The grieving sister-in-law of the pilot who died in Victoria's worst aviation accident in 30 years has farewelled the "very special man", as tributes continue to flow for the five people killed in the crash in Essendon.

• 1 hr ago

ACT police are seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery at the Fyshwick KFC on Tuesday.

• 1 hr ago

Backpackers are not the only ones flocking to our shores in world beating numbers. Australia attracted more millionaires last year than much larger, and wealthier immigration destinations like the US,

A new poll suggests that while people may be broadly unhappy with the mainstream media, they still think it's more credible than Trump.

The parts of Sydney where journey times to work on public transport tend to be less than 30 minutes might not be where you think they are.

Crown Resorts half year result slumps on collapse in VIP revenue.

Explosive charges at Uber are shining a bright light on what has for years been an unsettling reality in Silicon Valley: Women routinely confront sexism and harassment on the job.

A major fire has broken out in Brisbane's south-west, with 10 fire crews called to fight a unit fire.

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "torpedoing" plans for recognising a Palestinian state, causing "enduring frustration" for diplomats.

An elderly man has been extradited from the UK to NSW accused of more than 350 child sex offences stretching back decades.

Former deputy premier Jeff Seeney has undermined the Liberal National Party's official position on One Nation, saying "of course" it will preference the resurgent far-right party ahead of Labor and the Greens.

Rather than fret about lost time and money, McDonald's decided to sponsor the dig, and it worked with the archaeological authorities to preserve the road,

SHOUT, organisation that helps charities with administration, is likely to close down due to lack of funds.

North Korea said on Thursday Malaysia is to blame for the death of its citizen there last week and accused the Malaysian government of demonstrating "unfriendly attitude" under a scenario drawn up by South Korea.

Solid growth in parcel volumes has delivered a huge boost in first-half profit for Australia Post despite an 11 per cent fall in letter volumes.

Authorities must be prepared for more foreign fighters to seek to return to Australia, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop warned on Thursday.

Shares in listed real estate group McGrath took another hit on Thursday as it warned "challenging" market conditions were likely to continue after reporting a dive in half-year pro-forma profit.

​Labor leader Mark McGowan has repeatedly attacked Premier Colin Barnett's planned privatisation of Western Power to stoke fears about rising electricity prices in a relatively polite leaders debate that pundits believe he won.

Pre-rusted steel plates were part of the design, but they've rusted more than intended because of a failure to apply a proper primer before painting.

Ramsay Health Care has announced that CEO Chris Rex plans to retire this year as it delivered a 13.8 per cent rise in interim net profit to $255.9 million.

• EXCLUSIVE

Tim Simona will be forced to answer allegations that he arranged bets on opposition players he was marking to score tries against the Wests Tigers.

Telstra has offloaded its 6.5 per cent stake in Autohome for $US217 million ($282 million), ending its association with the Chinese car classifieds business.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has come out against the government's current $4 billion omnibus savings bill, pointing to paid parental leave measures that she says risk abuse by parents who will have children purely to get the payments.

A rugby league international governing body preventing international rugby league being played is hard to swallow.