• 1 min ago

Shares posted small losses on the final day of earnings season, as steep falls in the gold sector offset a rally in WorleyParsons.

• 1 min ago

Legal eagle families, the Galballys and the O'Bryans, have put their prominent William Street office on the market after nearly 50 years.

• 2 mins ago

A builder who burnt down a South Melbourne pub part-owned by former Collingwood star Dane Swan because he couldn't meet a renovation deadline has been jailed for at least 2½ years.

• 4 mins ago

Decision yet to be made on whether the buildings will be cleaned or demolished.

• 6 mins ago

Police are asking commuters to avoid Constitution Avenue in Reid because of a large amount of water on the road.

• 6 mins ago

After years of cuts, Victorians with solar panels will see an increase in what they are paid for the energy they feed into the power grid.

• 9 mins ago

Shares in WorleyParsons surged to a two-year high after a Dubai-based consulting group emerged with a 13.35 per cent holding and confirmed it had made an indicative bid for the engineering contractor last year but was knocked back.

• 13 mins ago

Tens of thousands of new housing lots are to be be released by the Andrews government in Melbourne's growth corridors, as the sprawling city continues to expand.

• 13 mins ago

Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal says troubled former Wallaby James O'Connor has "problems" and will be suspended for testing positive to cocaine but does not want to "prolong" the process of deciding his future at the club.

• 16 mins ago

A growing cohort of West Aussies have caught onto the latest craze sweeping Japan - dressing up in Super Mario outfits and driving go-karts around Tokyo.

• 17 mins ago

A home building company that once sponsored the St Kilda Football team has gone into administration with the loss of 90 jobs.

• 20 mins ago

In his shorts and green prison smock, he began "I'm a little tea pot short and stout", and concluded "tip me over, pour me out".

• BREAKING
• 21 mins ago

Dozens of officers from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are searching a property in the south-western NSW town of Young.

• 21 mins ago

​The body of a 38-year-old man who went missing while swimming in a dam near Brisbane on Sunday has been found.

• 23 mins ago

George Christensen is a bit special. Free-range, you might call him.

• 24 mins ago

Tim Schmidt is hoping for greater access to his Giants players in next season's AFL Women's competition.

• ANALYSIS
• 26 mins ago

"We've dropped the ball, and because of that we're missing out on the Asian travel boom. Tasmania's Chinese tourist numbers are up 15 percent while ours is just 4 per cent. And while there's 100,000 fewer people coming to WA from the east, that's a lot of people not telling their friends and family what a great time they had over here, so we miss out on many, many more people coming."

• 26 mins ago

The Philippines on Monday condemned the "barbaric beheading" of a German captive by Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf militants, who posted a video of the killing after a deadline for a ransom passed.

• 26 mins ago

There is about 10 per cent less sea ice in Antarctica this year than the previous record minimum - a stunning reversal after new highs were set in 2014.

• 27 mins ago

An accident at Thoroughbred Park on Tuesday morning has left track work rider Riharna Thomson in hospital.

• 29 mins ago

Shares slide on the final day of reporting season amid caution ahead of Trump's big speech tomorrow, while WorleyParsons shares surge after a Dubai investor takes a stake.

• 33 mins ago

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan could not care less about his side being written off. In fact, he expected it.

• 39 mins ago

A yawning growth gap has opened between our inner-cities and the rest

• 40 mins ago

Now, Voyager is a flowery film about an ugly duckling come good, starring Bette Davis as an overweight, hand-wringing spinster in a high-lace collar, who blossoms into the "most popular girl" on a cruise ship after meeting an unhappily married Frenchman with good hair. She finds love, heartbreak and love again with her leading man, before settling for something in between.

• 44 mins ago

Police are investigating a car fire in Chisholm as footage emerged of the car and surrounding grass engulfed in flames.

• 45 mins ago

The Royal Commission has tried to provide an answer to a difficult question, but admits it is difficult to define.

• 49 mins ago

A question about bus driver safety has descended into a political slanging match, as Brisbane City Council awaits the result of a state government review.

• 51 mins ago

The news follows denials by senior public servants that Jeff House was forced to resign.

• 58 mins ago

A City of Perth councillor hoping to leap into state politics is under fire for handing out free bottles of wine while doorknocking in her nominated seat of Mirrabooka.

• COMMENT
• 1 hr ago

The Premier seems rattled, and voices within the WA Liberal party are whispering that the fear of defeat is spreading.

• 1 hr ago

Injury and the salary cap squeeze has forced Raiders coach Ricky Stuart to name an entirely new left-edge combination.

• 1 hr ago

Outgoing Australia Post managing director Ahmed Fahour has lashed out at One Nation leader Pauline Hanson for her "ill-informed" and "hurtful" comments about his Islamic faith at his final appearance before Senate estimates hearings.

• 1 hr ago

Western Bulldogs star Marcus Bontempelli will have his first official run of the season when he lines up against Brisbane in Thursday night's JLT Community Series clash at Etihad Stadium.

• 1 hr ago

Port Adelaide president David Koch has told Gold Coast Suns if they wear red-and-gold jumpers in their match in Shanghai it will be the last time they are invited to China.

• 1 hr ago

Apparel retailer the Specialty Fashion Group says it is uncertain whether a takeover offer it received from Middle Eastern investment company Al Alfia will go ahead.

• 1 hr ago

A company was employing a total of 572 workers to deal with the Saudi monarch's luggage.

• 1 hr ago

Beleaguered Labor MP Don Nardella should repay the more than $110,000 he claimed for living in Ocean Grove rather than his Melton electorate, Premier Daniel Andrews has declared.

• 1 hr ago

Concerns are growing for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing for more than a month from her home in Melbourne's south-west.

• 1 hr ago

Retail queen Jan Cameron has failed in her bid to join the board of troubled baby formula marketer Bellamy's Australia, but has succeeded in turfing out existing directors and getting her associates appointed.

• 1 hr ago

A tightly contested leadership vote at Brisbane on Monday has seen former Magpie Dayne Beams emerge as the Lions 2017 captain.

• 1 hr ago

Even after 149 games, Will Chambers still likes to keep things light.

• 1 hr ago

Jonathon Patton has signed a three-year contract extension at the Giants.

• 1 hr ago

Catholic Archbishop Christopher Prowse moved a priest accused of inappropriately touching children next to two south Canberra primary schools because there was nowhere else to put him, the archbishop has said.

• 1 hr ago

Students who have dropped out of school or been expelled, are waiting months or even years before they can re-enrol. Some are locked out forever.

• 1 hr ago

Huawei has thrown every possible feature at the P10, and in a word its gorgeous.

• 1 hr ago

A young woman is on a mission to find and thank the strangers who tried to save her grandma's life.

• 1 hr ago

Fire crews cut the car door away to free the driver and stabilised the bakery, which suffered structural damage.

• 1 hr ago

Frederick Knott's gripping thriller has been given an expert production by Canberra Repertory Society.

• 1 hr ago

Illness has forced Melbourne key position player Jack Watts to leave training early as he tries to force his way into their AFL side.