National news

Former Socceroo Steve Horvat slams Melbourne City's decision to appoint Bruno Fornaroli as captain this season.

Official data show wages going backwards while company profits surge, with mining and construction leading the trend.

Elon Musk has suggested we merge with machines so we're not replaced by them — but that might only delay the inevitable, writes Michael Milford from QUT.

If you get scammed online it is likely you will never hear from police, according to the head of Australia and New Zealand's cybercrime helpline.

Australian Border Force is investigating the extent of PTSD in its workforce caused by having to retrieve bodies of asylum seekers killed trying to reach Australia by boat.

Australian Capital Territory

The Immigration Department is under fire over plans to spend a quarter-of-a-billion dollars to move public servants to a new office nine kilometres away.

New South Wales

Advocacy group claims violence against women is still a major problem on university campuses, and there is a culture of cover-up.

As Gordon Wood takes the stand in his case against the state of NSW, take a look back at the main events which led to his conviction and later acquittal of the murder of Caroline Byrne.

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.

Northern Territory

Police continue to investigate the circumstances that led to two teenage boys being struck and killed as they walked along the Stuart Highway in the early hours of Saturday.

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.

Queensland

Supreme Court Justice Debra Mullins sentences former Bandido bikie Lionel Patea to life in jail for the bashing murder of his ex-partner Tara Brown on the Gold Coast.

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.

South Australia

Olympian Sam Willoughby is making good progress with his rehabilitation from a serious spinal injury, according to his father, as the SA Government auctions off a hot lap at the Clipsal 500 in his honour.

An Adelaide man was stabbed in the neck and killed by his brother after intervening in a domestic violence incident, a Supreme Court trial is told.

Tasmania

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.

Victoria

Former Socceroo Steve Horvat slams Melbourne City's decision to appoint Bruno Fornaroli as captain this season.

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.

Western Australia

Florence Northern has been using home care for three years — and now changes to the way it is funded could help her and thousands of others.

The Barnett Government is yet to submit its full business case or receive any of the promised Commonwealth funding for the $1.9-billion Perth Freight Link.