Australia

US officials have not yet begun vetting processes for refugees on Nauru and Manus Island.

Australia can have a 100 per cent renewable energy network that is affordable and secure, according to research.

Westpac, one of Australia's big four banks, investigates a major outage that has hit services at branches around the country.

Kate Sheahan accepts her AFLW career could be over after just one minute on the field following a knee injury during her first game for Collingwood.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull blames poor polling on an "outburst" by his predecessor Tony Abbott late last week.

The black box is been credited with saving hundreds of lives, yet little is known about its inventor.

Australia can have a 100 per cent renewable energy network that is affordable and secure, according to research.

A new bladder cancer charity and free Australian education resource for patients are created after a cancer survivor teamed up with his urologist.

In 1975 an exhibition of sculptures was held in Canberra.

Gordon Wood was paranoid police would try to "stitch him up again" after he was acquitted of murdering his former girlfriend Caroline Byrne, the Supreme Court is told.

Central Coast comes from behind to draw 1-1 with Newcastle, denying the Jets a return to the A-League's top six.

Researchers discover what could be one of the worst cases of mine pollution in the world in the heart of New South Wales' pristine heritage-listed Blue Mountains.

Maningrida is a remote community living with heartbreak and shame, as the Department of Territory Families continues to remove Aboriginal children at a rate almost 10 times higher than non-Indigenous children.

NT Police is investigating allegations hundreds of thousands of dollars has been misappropriated from an alcohol rehabilitation program.

A clinic is helping transgender people previously overlooked by the NT's health system yet its long-term funding is uncertain.

A Brisbane woman is searching for women who own classic cars in the hopes of documenting the love affair that exists between them.

Labor's Environment Minister Steven Miles plans to relocate to the electorate of Murrumba to contest the next election because of boundary changes that will see his current seat of Mt Coot-tha merge with the LNP-held seat of Indooroopilly.

Former Bandido bikie Lionel Patea pleads guilty to the bashing murder of his ex-partner Tara Brown on the Gold Coast.

Adelaide keep its unbeaten streak in the AFLW alive with a come from behind 23-point win over the Fremantle Dockers.

A Greens plan to legalise hemp cultivation for industrial use in South Australia will now have backing from the Labor Government.

Adelaide's food trucks now have a permanent trading venue at the Showgrounds.

The Hobart City Council is investigating after a heritage-listed house in the city's northern suburbs was partially demolished without a permit.

Hobart Lord Mayor Sue Hickey backs the State Government's decision to forcibly acquire council land to help the Mount Wellington cable car project.

A 70-year-old pensioner wants Housing Tasmania to "wake up" and do the right thing by removing a wasp nest outside his bedroom window.

Kate Sheahan accepts her AFLW career could be over after just one minute on the field following a knee injury during her first game for Collingwood.

Melbourne avoids any scorching 40-degree days this summer, but forecasters say warm weather will continue into autumn.

Melbourne taxis crawl into the city at 5 kilometres per hour to again protest against industry reforms, causing havoc for morning motorists.

WA's criminal offender rate surges 8 per cent, with police suggesting the spike could be related to the high rate of ice use in the state.

A royal commission should be held to examine the approvals processes for the Roe 8 project, the WA Conservation Council says.

A search resumes for a kayaker who is missing and feared drowned in a remote part of the Murchison River in Western Australia's Mid West region.