Top Stories

  1. Live: Trump preaches 'unity, strength' in Congress address

    US President Donald Trump is making his first address before a joint sitting of the US Congress. Follow our live blog for updates.

  2. Public servants working from McDonald's after move to Armidale

    Public servants from the nation's chemical regulator are being forced to work from a local fast food restaurant in northern New South Wales, due to a lack of office space.

  3. Disgruntled Centrelink clients advised personal information no longer safe

    Centrelink's decision to release a welfare recipient's personal information to a journalist is unprecedented and will have a chilling impact on public criticism, lawyers say.

  4. Live: Islamic State using 'Mad Max' style car attacks in Mosul fight

    The Chief of the Defence Force, Mark Binskin, says Islamic state fighters are using drones and "Mad Max" style car attacks in the battle for Mosul in Iraq. Follow live.

  5. Stressed and underemployed: The reality for millions of Aussies

    Right now, millions of Australians are feeling some level of job insecurity, and it's hurting, writes David Taylor.

  6. Australian economy rebounds but businesses, not workers, feel the benefits

    Australia's economy grows a strong 1.1 per cent in the fourth quarter, averting a technical recession, but it is business profits not workers' pay packets where the benefits are being felt.

  7. Two women charged over Kim Jong-nam's murder

    A Malaysian court charges two women — one Indonesian and one Vietnamese — with murder over their alleged involvement in the killing of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader.

  8. Navy to pass over warship's grave, 75 years after sinking

    An Australian Navy patrol ship will pass over one of Australia's most significant war graves, 75 years after HMAS Perth succumbed to the Japanese.

  9. Home prices in Sydney, Melbourne continue investor-driven surge

    A property investor-driven buying spree is continuing to push home prices higher in Australia's two biggest cities, with Sydney recording its fastest annual growth in more than 14 years.

  10. Man accused of making 3D guns a 'science fiction fanboy', court hears

    The lawyer for a man accused of manufacturing 3D printed guns says his client is a fan of science fiction whose hobby got "out of hand", but a judge denies him bail saying "being a nerd" is not reason enough for release.

  11. Andrew Bogut to join LeBron James at Cleveland Cavaliers: agent

    Andrew Bogut will join the Cleveland Cavaliers as early as this weekend, according to his agent.

  12. Woman falls up hospital stairs, gets $1.6m payout

    A woman who tripped while climbing stairs at a regional Queensland hospital has been awarded $1.6 million in damages for her injuries.

  13. Sick kids chosen as first patients to receive legal medicinal cannabis in Victoria

    The first patients to be legally allowed access medical cannabis in Victoria are a group of 29 critically ill children with severe epilepsy.

  14. 'A tail popped out of the mouth': Farmer pulls one snake out of another

    A pair of New South Wales sheep farmers discover snakes have eyes bigger than their stomachs, after pulling an entire snake from the corpse of another.

Top Stories

  1. Live: Trump preaches 'unity, strength' in Congress address

    US President Donald Trump is making his first address before a joint sitting of the US Congress. Follow our live blog for updates.

  2. Public servants working from McDonald's after move to Armidale

    Public servants from the nation's chemical regulator are being forced to work from a local fast food restaurant in northern New South Wales, due to a lack of office space.

  3. Disgruntled Centrelink clients advised personal information no longer safe

    Centrelink's decision to release a welfare recipient's personal information to a journalist is unprecedented and will have a chilling impact on public criticism, lawyers say.

  4. Australian economy rebounds but businesses, not workers, feel the benefits

    Australia's economy grows a strong 1.1 per cent in the fourth quarter, averting a technical recession, but it is business profits not workers' pay packets where the benefits are being felt.

  5. Live: Islamic State using 'Mad Max' style car attacks in Mosul fight

    The Chief of the Defence Force, Mark Binskin, says Islamic state fighters are using drones and "Mad Max" style car attacks in the battle for Mosul in Iraq. Follow live.

  6. Stressed and underemployed: The reality for millions of Aussies

    Right now, millions of Australians are feeling some level of job insecurity, and it's hurting, writes David Taylor.

  7. Home prices in Sydney, Melbourne continue investor-driven surge

    A property investor-driven buying spree is continuing to push home prices higher in Australia's two biggest cities, with Sydney recording its fastest annual growth in more than 14 years.

  8. Two women charged over Kim Jong-nam's murder

    A Malaysian court charges two women — one Indonesian and one Vietnamese — with murder over their alleged involvement in the killing of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader.

  9. Man accused of making 3D guns a 'science fiction fanboy', court hears

    The lawyer for a man accused of manufacturing 3D printed guns says his client is a fan of science fiction whose hobby got "out of hand", but a judge denies him bail saying "being a nerd" is not reason enough for release.

  10. Law firm under fire after posting drink driving jokes on Facebook

    The NSW Attorney-General's office tells a law firm which makes light of drink driving on social media, including joke photo posts or "memes", to change its advertising strategy.

  11. Gold Coast man to face NSW court over wife's death in car accident

    A Gold Coast magistrate grants an application to extradite a man wanted in New South Wales over the death of his wife in 2015 after their car plunged into the Tweed River.

  12. 'Living death': Gordon Wood attacked in jail, court hears

    Gordon Wood says he was bashed in jail by a notorious rapist and killer before being acquitted of murdering his former girlfriend Caroline Byrne, a statement released by the NSW Supreme Court reveals.

  13. Woman falls up hospital stairs, gets $1.6m payout

    A woman who tripped while climbing stairs at a regional Queensland hospital has been awarded $1.6 million in damages for her injuries.

  14. 'A tail popped out of the mouth': Farmer pulls one snake out of another

    A pair of New South Wales sheep farmers discover snakes have eyes bigger than their stomachs, after pulling an entire snake from the corpse of another.

Top Stories

  1. Live: Trump preaches 'unity, strength' in Congress address

    US President Donald Trump is making his first address before a joint sitting of the US Congress. Follow our live blog for updates.

  2. Public servants working from McDonald's after move to Armidale

    Public servants from the nation's chemical regulator are being forced to work from a local fast food restaurant in northern New South Wales, due to a lack of office space.

  3. Woman died after being told she was not sick enough for hospital, inquest told

    A 23-year-old Ballarat woman who was vomiting and had a fever died hours after being told she probably had a virus and was not sick enough to be taken to hospital, an inquest is told.

  4. Sick kids chosen as first patients to receive legal medicinal cannabis in Victoria

    The first patients to be legally allowed access medical cannabis in Victoria are a group of 29 critically ill children with severe epilepsy.

  5. Disgruntled Centrelink clients advised personal information no longer safe

    Centrelink's decision to release a welfare recipient's personal information to a journalist is unprecedented and will have a chilling impact on public criticism, lawyers say.

  6. Live: Islamic State using 'Mad Max' style car attacks in Mosul fight

    The Chief of the Defence Force, Mark Binskin, says Islamic state fighters are using drones and "Mad Max" style car attacks in the battle for Mosul in Iraq. Follow live.

  7. Two women charged over Kim Jong-nam's murder

    A Malaysian court charges two women — one Indonesian and one Vietnamese — with murder over their alleged involvement in the killing of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader.

  8. Australian economy rebounds but businesses, not workers, feel the benefits

    Australia's economy grows a strong 1.1 per cent in the fourth quarter, averting a technical recession, but it is business profits not workers' pay packets where the benefits are being felt.

  9. Stressed and underemployed: The reality for millions of Aussies

    Right now, millions of Australians are feeling some level of job insecurity, and it's hurting, writes David Taylor.

  10. Sword found in Melbourne shopping centre killing investigation

    A sword believed to have been used to kill a man at a Melbourne shopping centre is found by police, and investigators release more CCTV as part of a search for the victim's brother.

  11. Home prices in Sydney, Melbourne continue investor-driven surge

    A property investor-driven buying spree is continuing to push home prices higher in Australia's two biggest cities, with Sydney recording its fastest annual growth in more than 14 years.

  12. 'We feel betrayed': Victorian building company goes into administration

    Property owners say they have lost thousands of dollars after Victorian building company Watersun Homes is placed into voluntary administration.

  13. 'A tail popped out of the mouth': Farmer pulls one snake out of another

    A pair of New South Wales sheep farmers discover snakes have eyes bigger than their stomachs, after pulling an entire snake from the corpse of another.

Top Stories

  1. Live: Trump preaches 'unity, strength' in Congress address

    US President Donald Trump is making his first address before a joint sitting of the US Congress. Follow our live blog for updates.

  2. New QR trains order derailed by minister over design problems

    The Queensland Government halts the delivery of new trains for Queensland Rail from the manufacturer in India, because of ongoing problems with their operation, with Transport Minister Jackie Trad blaming the former government for placing the order.

  3. Public servants working from McDonald's after move to Armidale

    Public servants from the nation's chemical regulator are being forced to work from a local fast food restaurant in northern New South Wales, due to a lack of office space.

  4. Disgruntled Centrelink clients advised personal information no longer safe

    Centrelink's decision to release a welfare recipient's personal information to a journalist is unprecedented and will have a chilling impact on public criticism, lawyers say.

  5. Live: Islamic State using 'Mad Max' style car attacks in Mosul fight

    The Chief of the Defence Force, Mark Binskin, says Islamic state fighters are using drones and "Mad Max" style car attacks in the battle for Mosul in Iraq. Follow live.

  6. Gold Coast man to face NSW court over wife's death in car accident

    A Gold Coast magistrate grants an application to extradite a man wanted in New South Wales over the death of his wife in 2015 after their car plunged into the Tweed River.

  7. Brisbane's summer a record scorcher, Queensland's west marks long stretches of heat

    Brisbane records its hottest summer, with February's average maximum temperature hitting 32.6 degrees Celsius, the Bureau of Meteorology says, but did not come close to those in the state's south and west where there were record stretches of hot weather.

  8. Stressed and underemployed: The reality for millions of Aussies

    Right now, millions of Australians are feeling some level of job insecurity, and it's hurting, writes David Taylor.

  9. Australian economy rebounds but businesses, not workers, feel the benefits

    Australia's economy grows a strong 1.1 per cent in the fourth quarter, averting a technical recession, but it is business profits not workers' pay packets where the benefits are being felt.

  10. Woman falls up hospital stairs, gets $1.6m payout

    A woman who tripped while climbing stairs at a regional Queensland hospital has been awarded $1.6 million in damages for her injuries.

  11. Navy to pass over warship's grave, 75 years after sinking

    An Australian Navy patrol ship will pass over one of Australia's most significant war graves, 75 years after HMAS Perth succumbed to the Japanese.

  12. Man accused of making 3D guns a 'science fiction fanboy', court hears

    The lawyer for a man accused of manufacturing 3D printed guns says his client is a fan of science fiction whose hobby got "out of hand", but a judge denies him bail saying "being a nerd" is not reason enough for release.

  13. Andrew Bogut to join LeBron James at Cleveland Cavaliers: agent

    Andrew Bogut will join the Cleveland Cavaliers as early as this weekend, according to his agent.

  14. 'A tail popped out of the mouth': Farmer pulls one snake out of another

    A pair of New South Wales sheep farmers discover snakes have eyes bigger than their stomachs, after pulling an entire snake from the corpse of another.

Top Stories

  1. Live: Trump preaches 'unity, strength' in Congress address

    US President Donald Trump is making his first address before a joint sitting of the US Congress. Follow our live blog for updates.

  2. Rayney seeks redress over police 'prime and only suspect' claim

    Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney was cleared of murdering his wife Corryn five years after her body was found buried in Kings Park — and is now launching a multi-million-dollar defamation case against the state of WA.

  3. WA doctor who killed abusive husband with mallet walks free

    A Sri Lankan-born doctor who killed her abusive husband in Western Australia's Mid West speaks publicly for the first time after being released from prison, saying she is looking forward to a "peaceful life".

  4. Disgruntled Centrelink clients advised personal information no longer safe

    Centrelink's decision to release a welfare recipient's personal information to a journalist is unprecedented and will have a chilling impact on public criticism, lawyers say.

  5. Navy to pass over warship's grave, 75 years after sinking

    An Australian Navy patrol ship will pass over one of Australia's most significant war graves, 75 years after HMAS Perth succumbed to the Japanese.

  6. Live: Islamic State using 'Mad Max' style car attacks in Mosul fight

    The Chief of the Defence Force, Mark Binskin, says Islamic state fighters are using drones and "Mad Max" style car attacks in the battle for Mosul in Iraq. Follow live.

  7. Public servants working from McDonald's after move to Armidale

    Public servants from the nation's chemical regulator are being forced to work from a local fast food restaurant in northern New South Wales, due to a lack of office space.

  8. Two women charged over Kim Jong-nam's murder

    A Malaysian court charges two women — one Indonesian and one Vietnamese — with murder over their alleged involvement in the killing of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader.

  9. Boom in WA pre-polling due to 'modern lifestyles'

    Some 46,000 voters have already hit polling booths across Western Australia to have their say in the state election, after early voting was opened up to everyone to reflect "modern lifestyles and employment patterns".

  10. Australian economy rebounds but businesses, not workers, feel the benefits

    Australia's economy grows a strong 1.1 per cent in the fourth quarter, averting a technical recession, but it is business profits not workers' pay packets where the benefits are being felt.

  11. Stressed and underemployed: The reality for millions of Aussies

    Right now, millions of Australians are feeling some level of job insecurity, and it's hurting, writes David Taylor.

  12. Home prices still surging in Sydney, Melbourne as Perth slide continues

    A property investor-driven buying spree is continuing to push home prices higher in Australia's two biggest cities — but the picture remains starkly different in Perth and Darwin.

  13. Man accused of making 3D guns a 'science fiction fanboy', court hears

    The lawyer for a man accused of manufacturing 3D printed guns says his client is a fan of science fiction whose hobby got "out of hand", but a judge denies him bail saying "being a nerd" is not reason enough for release.

  14. Andrew Bogut to join LeBron James at Cleveland Cavaliers: agent

    Andrew Bogut will join the Cleveland Cavaliers as early as this weekend, according to his agent.

  15. 'A tail popped out of the mouth': Farmer pulls one snake out of another

    A pair of New South Wales sheep farmers discover snakes have eyes bigger than their stomachs, after pulling an entire snake from the corpse of another.

Top Stories

  1. Live: Trump preaches 'unity, strength' in Congress address

    US President Donald Trump is making his first address before a joint sitting of the US Congress. Follow our live blog for updates.

  2. Truck driver should face maximum penalty over fatal crash with cyclists, court told

    A South Australian truck driver who was under the influence of drugs when he ploughed into a group of cyclists apologises to the family of the man he killed, but they say he should face the maximum penalty to send a message to the trucking industry.

  3. Public servants working from McDonald's after move to Armidale

    Public servants from the nation's chemical regulator are being forced to work from a local fast food restaurant in northern New South Wales, due to a lack of office space.

  4. Live: Islamic State using 'Mad Max' style car attacks in Mosul fight

    The Chief of the Defence Force, Mark Binskin, says Islamic state fighters are using drones and "Mad Max" style car attacks in the battle for Mosul in Iraq. Follow live.

  5. SA free-to-air AFL coverage to be delayed in unprecedented change

    Free-to-air AFL coverage suffers its biggest blow since South Australia joined the national competition in 1991, with five interstate games to receive delayed broadcasts.

  6. Australian economy rebounds but businesses, not workers, feel the benefits

    Australia's economy grows a strong 1.1 per cent in the fourth quarter, averting a technical recession, but it is business profits not workers' pay packets where the benefits are being felt.

  7. Disgruntled Centrelink clients advised personal information no longer safe

    Centrelink's decision to release a welfare recipient's personal information to a journalist is unprecedented and will have a chilling impact on public criticism, lawyers say.

  8. SA man faces deportation after two months with Comancheros

    A man who spent two months as a member of an outlaw bikie gang is facing deportation back to the UK, where he has not been since he was two.

  9. Stressed and underemployed: The reality for millions of Aussies

    Right now, millions of Australians are feeling some level of job insecurity, and it's hurting, writes David Taylor.

  10. Lack of Aboriginal interpreters 'affecting justice' in SA courts

    Some Aboriginal people are being kept in custody for longer than required because of a lack of interpreters in South Australia, lawyers representing Indigenous people claim.

  11. Power's Koch threatens Suns over red-and-gold in China

    Port Adelaide president David Koch repeats his threat that the Gold Coast Suns will not play again in China if they wear red-and-gold jumpers in Shanghai.

  12. Navy to pass over warship's grave, 75 years after sinking

    An Australian Navy patrol ship will pass over one of Australia's most significant war graves, 75 years after HMAS Perth succumbed to the Japanese.

  13. Sick kids chosen as first patients to receive legal medicinal cannabis in Victoria

    The first patients to be legally allowed access medical cannabis in Victoria are a group of 29 critically ill children with severe epilepsy.

  14. 'A tail popped out of the mouth': Farmer pulls one snake out of another

    A pair of New South Wales sheep farmers discover snakes have eyes bigger than their stomachs, after pulling an entire snake from the corpse of another.

Top Stories

  1. Live: Trump preaches 'unity, strength' in Congress address

    US President Donald Trump is making his first address before a joint sitting of the US Congress. Follow our live blog for updates.

  2. Public servants working from McDonald's after move to Armidale

    Public servants from the nation's chemical regulator are being forced to work from a local fast food restaurant in northern New South Wales, due to a lack of office space.

  3. School not told priest accused of inappropriate conduct housed nearby

    A special needs school in Canberra was not informed until recently a retired priest accused of inappropriate behaviour towards children was living nearby, the Catholic Church admits.

  4. Man 'single-handedly' saved home after being forced to bypass fire roadblock

    A Carwoola man says authorities left with him with no option but to run towards an out-of-control bushfire to save his home and family.

  5. Christian Lobby van explosion was not ideological, police believe

    Federal police say a man who blew up a van out the front of the Australian Christian Lobby building in Canberra last year was most likely trying to take his own life.

  6. Stressed and underemployed: The reality for millions of Aussies

    Right now, millions of Australians are feeling some level of job insecurity, and it's hurting, writes David Taylor.

  7. Australian economy rebounds but businesses, not workers, feel the benefits

    Australia's economy grows a strong 1.1 per cent in the fourth quarter, averting a technical recession, but it is business profits not workers' pay packets where the benefits are being felt.

  8. Home prices in Sydney, Melbourne continue investor-driven surge

    A property investor-driven buying spree is continuing to push home prices higher in Australia's two biggest cities, with Sydney recording its fastest annual growth in more than 14 years.

  9. Man accused of making 3D guns a 'science fiction fanboy', court hears

    The lawyer for a man accused of manufacturing 3D printed guns says his client is a fan of science fiction whose hobby got "out of hand", but a judge denies him bail saying "being a nerd" is not reason enough for release.

  10. Andrew Bogut to join LeBron James at Cleveland Cavaliers: agent

    Andrew Bogut will join the Cleveland Cavaliers as early as this weekend, according to his agent.

  11. Bali murder accused 'scared' when she let boyfriend burn clothes

    The Australian woman standing trial for the murder of a Bali police officer says she let her boyfriend burn bloodstained clothing because she was scared and was thinking of her children.

  12. Woman falls up hospital stairs, gets $1.6m payout

    A woman who tripped while climbing stairs at a regional Queensland hospital has been awarded $1.6 million in damages for her injuries.

  13. Sick kids chosen as first patients to receive legal medicinal cannabis in Victoria

    The first patients to be legally allowed access medical cannabis in Victoria are a group of 29 critically ill children with severe epilepsy.

  14. Backbenchers battle over changes to Racial Discrimination Act

    The Liberal Party is split over whether restrictions on freedom of speech should be watered down, putting pressure on the Prime Minister and Cabinet over which side of the party to favour.

  15. French sharpshooter injures two after accidentally opening fire

    A police sharpshooter injures two people after accidentally opening fire during a speech given by French President Francois Hollande in the south-west of France, a police source says.

Top Stories

  1. Live: Trump preaches 'unity, strength' in Congress address

    US President Donald Trump is making his first address before a joint sitting of the US Congress. Follow our live blog for updates.

  2. Hospital wait outrage leads to more beds, questions over 'culture of secrecy'

    The Tasmanian health system is getting more beds after a report into hospital operations, commissioned in the wake of a scandal involving a 95yo woman's waiting room ordeal, is released.

  3. Disgruntled Centrelink clients advised personal information no longer safe

    Centrelink's decision to release a welfare recipient's personal information to a journalist is unprecedented and will have a chilling impact on public criticism, lawyers say.

  4. Live: Islamic State using 'Mad Max' style car attacks in Mosul fight

    The Chief of the Defence Force, Mark Binskin, says Islamic state fighters are using drones and "Mad Max" style car attacks in the battle for Mosul in Iraq. Follow live.

  5. Murderer faces million-dollar payout to Hobart shooting survivor

    Tasmanian man Klaus Neubert, who murdered his wife as she sat in her car in peak-hour traffic in Hobart, may be forced to pay the shooting survivor $1 million.

  6. Two women charged over Kim Jong-nam's murder

    A Malaysian court charges two women — one Indonesian and one Vietnamese — with murder over their alleged involvement in the killing of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader.

  7. Calls for direct Aboriginal representation in Tasmanian Parliament

    Tasmania's Aboriginal Centre proposes having Aboriginal seats in the state's Parliament, saying Indigenous people are "locked out" of elections.

  8. Stressed and underemployed: The reality for millions of Aussies

    Right now, millions of Australians are feeling some level of job insecurity, and it's hurting, writes David Taylor.

  9. Australian economy rebounds but businesses, not workers, feel the benefits

    Australia's economy grows a strong 1.1 per cent in the fourth quarter, averting a technical recession, but it is business profits not workers' pay packets where the benefits are being felt.

  10. Navy to pass over warship's grave, 75 years after sinking

    An Australian Navy patrol ship will pass over one of Australia's most significant war graves, 75 years after HMAS Perth succumbed to the Japanese.

  11. Remains of Tasmania's first Catholic Bishop arrive

    The remains of Tasmania's first bishop Robert William Willson, who is credited with trying to alleviate the more brutal forms of convict punishment, arrive from the UK.

  12. 'A tail popped out of the mouth': Farmer pulls one snake out of another

    A pair of New South Wales sheep farmers discover snakes have eyes bigger than their stomachs, after pulling an entire snake from the corpse of another.

  13. Man accused of making 3D guns a 'science fiction fanboy', court hears

    The lawyer for a man accused of manufacturing 3D printed guns says his client is a fan of science fiction whose hobby got "out of hand", but a judge denies him bail saying "being a nerd" is not reason enough for release.

  14. Andrew Bogut to join LeBron James at Cleveland Cavaliers: agent

    Andrew Bogut will join the Cleveland Cavaliers as early as this weekend, according to his agent.

  15. Woman falls up hospital stairs, gets $1.6m payout

    A woman who tripped while climbing stairs at a regional Queensland hospital has been awarded $1.6 million in damages for her injuries.

  16. Sick kids chosen as first patients to receive legal medicinal cannabis in Victoria

    The first patients to be legally allowed access medical cannabis in Victoria are a group of 29 critically ill children with severe epilepsy.

Top Stories

  1. Live: Trump preaches 'unity, strength' in Congress address

    US President Donald Trump is making his first address before a joint sitting of the US Congress. Follow our live blog for updates.

  2. Public servants working from McDonald's after move to Armidale

    Public servants from the nation's chemical regulator are being forced to work from a local fast food restaurant in northern New South Wales, due to a lack of office space.

  3. Disgruntled Centrelink clients advised personal information no longer safe

    Centrelink's decision to release a welfare recipient's personal information to a journalist is unprecedented and will have a chilling impact on public criticism, lawyers say.

  4. Jail for NT man who bashed, stabbed ex-girlfriend in face

    A man who drunkenly bashed the mother of his children with a chair in Darwin's Bagot community and later stabbed her in the face with a steak knife because he felt "slighted", is jailed for more than three years.

  5. Live: Islamic State using 'Mad Max' style car attacks in Mosul fight

    The Chief of the Defence Force, Mark Binskin, says Islamic state fighters are using drones and "Mad Max" style car attacks in the battle for Mosul in Iraq. Follow live.

  6. Stressed and underemployed: The reality for millions of Aussies

    Right now, millions of Australians are feeling some level of job insecurity, and it's hurting, writes David Taylor.

  7. Australian economy rebounds but businesses, not workers, feel the benefits

    Australia's economy grows a strong 1.1 per cent in the fourth quarter, averting a technical recession, but it is business profits not workers' pay packets where the benefits are being felt.

  8. Man accused of making 3D guns a 'science fiction fanboy', court hears

    The lawyer for a man accused of manufacturing 3D printed guns says his client is a fan of science fiction whose hobby got "out of hand", but a judge denies him bail saying "being a nerd" is not reason enough for release.

  9. Sick kids chosen as first patients to receive legal medicinal cannabis in Victoria

    The first patients to be legally allowed access medical cannabis in Victoria are a group of 29 critically ill children with severe epilepsy.

  10. Bali murder accused 'scared' when she let boyfriend burn clothes

    The Australian woman standing trial for the murder of a Bali police officer says she let her boyfriend burn bloodstained clothing because she was scared and was thinking of her children.

  11. Optimism and a plan to explore space. What to expect from Trump's address to Congress

    We're likely to hear more about the US President's plans to fund tax cuts and change Obamacare when he appears before the joint sitting for the first time

  12. Backbenchers battle over changes to Racial Discrimination Act

    The Liberal Party is split over whether restrictions on freedom of speech should be watered down, putting pressure on the Prime Minister and Cabinet over which side of the party to favour.

  13. French sharpshooter injures two after accidentally opening fire

    A police sharpshooter injures two people after accidentally opening fire during a speech given by French President Francois Hollande in the south-west of France, a police source says.

  14. ABC boss grilled in Senate Estimates over axing shortwave service

    ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie tells a Senate Estimates hearing she is confident the organisation did not breach its charter by cancelling its shortwave radio service.

  15. 'A tail popped out of the mouth': Farmer pulls one snake out of another

    A pair of New South Wales sheep farmers discover snakes have eyes bigger than their stomachs, after pulling an entire snake from the corpse of another.

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  3. This volunteer school bus service is driving change for underprivileged kids

  4. Millennials of Melbourne: Steph Smith on Insta-fame and buying a house at 23

  5. Supersoldiers and the ethics of human enhancement

  6. So you think you can't sing? It could be all in your mind

  7. Ever seen the Queen, or even met her? Share your memories here

  8. We dodged a recession - here's what that means

  9. Housing squeeze pushed down coast as city dwellers flee Sydney

  10. What is it like when your pet goes viral?

  11. Freezing in the office? It's because air conditioning standards are sexist

  12. Mark Colvin's kidney donation becomes a play

  13. Protesters fight domestic violence law changes in Russia

Features

  1. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart shed a tear over final X-Men

  2. How can Australian sport become more gay-friendly?

  3. Supersoldiers and the ethics of human enhancement

  4. This volunteer school bus service is driving change for underprivileged kids

  5. Housing squeeze pushed down coast as city dwellers flee Sydney

  6. Why didn't police share 'bomb' reports in Sydney siege?

  7. Ever seen the Queen, or even met her? Share your memories here

  8. Mark Colvin's kidney donation becomes a play

  9. So you think you can't sing? It could be all in your mind

  10. What is it like when your pet goes viral?

  11. Millennials of Melbourne: Steph Smith on Insta-fame and buying a house at 23

  12. Freezing in the office? It's because air conditioning standards are sexist

  13. The day a dad ruined junior football

  14. Protesters fight domestic violence law changes in Russia

  15. GWS Giants leading rise of the 'super club'

  16. Behind the scenes at a pathology lab in Newcastle

  17. Sirius building's architect calls for more inclusive housing in Sydney

Features

  1. How can Australian sport become more gay-friendly?

  2. Millennials of Melbourne: Steph Smith on Insta-fame and buying a house at 23

  3. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart shed a tear over final X-Men

  4. What is it like when your pet goes viral?

  5. Supersoldiers and the ethics of human enhancement

  6. So you think you can't sing? It could be all in your mind

  7. This volunteer school bus service is driving change for underprivileged kids

  8. Ever seen the Queen, or even met her? Share your memories here

  9. We dodged a recession - here's what that means

  10. The day a dad ruined junior football

  11. Freezing in the office? It's because air conditioning standards are sexist

  12. What should we expect from Trump's new executive order?

  13. Protesters fight domestic violence law changes in Russia

  14. Superbugs: What are they and how are they treated?

  15. Who are Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway?

Features

  1. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart shed a tear over final X-Men

  2. No summer drownings in Qld despite increase in beach visitor numbers

  3. How can Australian sport become more gay-friendly?

  4. Where did all the bluebottles come from over summer?

  5. Demand for horsemanship skills growing, says horse trainer

  6. This volunteer school bus service is driving change for underprivileged kids

  7. Meet the sewing machine collector who cannot sew

  8. Millennials of Melbourne: Steph Smith on Insta-fame and buying a house at 23

  9. Supersoldiers and the ethics of human enhancement

  10. So you think you can't sing? It could be all in your mind

  11. Ever seen the Queen, or even met her? Share your memories here

  12. We dodged a recession - here's what that means

  13. Housing squeeze pushed down coast as city dwellers flee Sydney

  14. What is it like when your pet goes viral?

Features

  1. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart shed a tear over final X-Men

  2. Defamed? How the case against Rayney unfolded

  3. How can Australian sport become more gay-friendly?

  4. Supersoldiers and the ethics of human enhancement

  5. So you think you can't sing? It could be all in your mind

  6. Perth Anglican church offers land for mosque

  7. We dodged a recession - here's what that means

  8. McGowan mints and desk hopping on the WA election trail

  9. Ever seen the Queen, or even met her? Share your memories here

  10. What is it like when your pet goes viral?

  11. Freezing in the office? It's because air conditioning standards are sexist

  12. Protesters fight domestic violence law changes in Russia

Features

  1. How can Australian sport become more gay-friendly?

  2. We dodged a recession - here's what that means

  3. This volunteer school bus service is driving change for underprivileged kids

  4. So you think you can't sing? It could be all in your mind

  5. Young poets take the mic at Adelaide's Soul Lounge

  6. Supersoldiers and the ethics of human enhancement

  7. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart shed a tear over final X-Men

  8. Ever seen the Queen, or even met her? Share your memories here

  9. Universities aiming to attract more Indigenous students

  10. What is it like when your pet goes viral?

  11. The day a dad ruined junior football

  12. Supercars driver Nick Percat back to defend Clipsal 500 title in Adelaide

  13. Protesters fight domestic violence law changes in Russia

  14. Pets at the Pub prompts pet-friendly public places

Features

  1. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart shed a tear over final X-Men

  2. First impressions count, so how can you make it positive?

  3. How can Australian sport become more gay-friendly?

  4. Supersoldiers and the ethics of human enhancement

  5. So you think you can't sing? It could be all in your mind

  6. Millennials of Melbourne: Steph Smith on Insta-fame and buying a house at 23

  7. We dodged a recession - here's what that means

  8. This volunteer school bus service is driving change for underprivileged kids

  9. What is it like when your pet goes viral?

  10. Freezing in the office? It's because air conditioning standards are sexist

  11. Superbugs: What are they and how are they treated?

  12. Housing squeeze pushed down coast as city dwellers flee Sydney

  13. Mark Colvin's kidney donation becomes a play

  14. Sanctuary's echidna population so good managers will bring in predators

Features

  1. Childhood home of Richard Flanagan, Man Booker Prize winner

  2. 'UFO' sighting over Tasmania sparks alien theories on Facebook

  3. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart shed a tear over final X-Men

  4. How can Australian sport become more gay-friendly?

  5. This volunteer school bus service is driving change for underprivileged kids

  6. Millennials of Melbourne: Steph Smith on Insta-fame and buying a house at 23

  7. Supersoldiers and the ethics of human enhancement

  8. So you think you can't sing? It could be all in your mind

  9. Ever seen the Queen, or even met her? Share your memories here

  10. Housing squeeze pushed down coast as city dwellers flee Sydney

  11. What is it like when your pet goes viral?

  12. Freezing in the office? It's because air conditioning standards are sexist

  13. Mark Colvin's kidney donation becomes a play

  14. Protesters fight domestic violence law changes in Russia

Features

  1. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart shed a tear over final X-Men

  2. How can Australian sport become more gay-friendly?

  3. This volunteer school bus service is driving change for underprivileged kids

  4. Supersoldiers and the ethics of human enhancement

  5. So you think you can't sing? It could be all in your mind

  6. Ever seen the Queen, or even met her? Share your memories here

  7. Nursing museum still 'colonising' uni spaces with little-known history

  8. We dodged a recession - here's what that means

  9. Camel fat soap a clear winner on outback cattle station

  10. Millennials of Melbourne: Steph Smith on Insta-fame and buying a house at 23

  11. What is it like when your pet goes viral?

  12. The missing kids of the 'second stolen generation'

  13. Housing squeeze pushed down coast as city dwellers flee Sydney

  14. Freezing in the office? It's because air conditioning standards are sexist

  15. Mark Colvin's kidney donation becomes a play

  16. The day a dad ruined junior football

Analysis & Opinion

  1. When a dad ruined junior footy

    We were just 12 and I remember everyone telling William he played the game of his life. But his dad bent down and said, "Don't believe anything they say." William didn't play much after that.

    By ABC's Paul Kennedy

  2. Growing discontent with PM

    Malcolm Turnbull is facing not just the expected sniping from the sidelines but growing discontent from the political middle as tax reform and renewable energy policy go nowhere.

    By ABC's Ian Verrender

  3. RBA boss sets the agenda

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

    By ABC's Carrington Clarke

  4. One of the lucky ones

    Sexual abuse in Australia's Catholic schools didn't come from nowhere. It took hold in systems where violence was not just condoned, but encouraged.

    By ABC's Antony Funnell

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  3. Sara Connor 'scared'

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  2. Saudi King visits Indonesia

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  3. Samsung boss charged with bribery

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Business

  1. Insecure, stressed, and underemployed: The daily reality for millions of Australians

  2. We dodged a recession - here's what that means

  1. Recession averted

    Australia's economy grows a strong 1.1 per cent in the fourth quarter, averting a technical recession, but it is business profits not workers' pay packets where the benefits are being felt.

  2. Manufacturing rebound

    Activity in Australia's long-struggling manufacturing sector rebounds to a 15-year high last month, which bodes well for economic growth.

  3. Investor-driven surge

    A property investor-driven buying spree is continuing to push home prices higher in Australia's two biggest cities, with Sydney recording its fastest annual growth in more than 14 years.

  4. Deloitte clears CommInsure

    A report commissioned by CommInsure into claims of unethical behaviour at the Commonwealth Bank's insurance arm clears the life insurer of "systemic" and "cultural" problems.

Sport

  1. Andrew Bogut to join LeBron James at Cleveland Cavaliers: agent

    Andrew Bogut will join the Cleveland Cavaliers as early as this weekend, according to his agent.

  2. Pune dustbowl earns 'poor' rating from ICC referee

    India could face a $19,600 fine for its bone-dry first Test pitch in Pune, which receives a 'poor' rating from the ICC.

  1. Durban may be unable to host 2022 Commonwealth Games, says minister

  2. Former Silver Fern Dalton dies after brain aneurysm

  3. James O'Connor suspended, Toulon future uncertain

  4. Starc ready for flat pitch in Bangalore Test against India

Arts & Culture

  1. Don't blame Beatty: How the Oscars stuff-up happened

    Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway read out the wrong best picture winner in "the craziest Oscar moment of all time", but how did it happen?

  1. Oscars In Memoriam montage shows living Australian producer

  2. Shock as La La Land mistakenly named best picture winner

Good News

  1. Meet the sewing machine collector who cannot sew

  1. Guinea pig club breeding champion pet owners

    Excited children, and equally excited adults, present their guineas pigs for judging at the Hobart Cavy Club, which also teaches them how to look after their pets well.

  2. How tissue donation changed a young woman's life

    A cartilage transplant allowed 18-year-old Kayla Pheeney to walk pain-free for the first time in nine years.

  3. Maitland woman spending a year dressed as Marie Antoinette

    A Maitland woman is going to extraordinary lengths to better her community and get residents talking about the city's potential.

Health

  1. So you think you can't sing?

    Many people believe they are "tone deaf", but can they be cured with training? We explore why tone deafness may actually be all in the mind.

  2. Fake drugs and public health

    Australia needs stronger laws and tougher enforcement to counter fake drugs, writes Bruce Arnold from the University of Canberra.

  3. The Exercise Room: fitness and creativity

    How can we use creativity in exercise and how can we use exercise to prompt creativity?

  1. Superbugs: What are they and how are they treated?

Rural

  1. Placemats depict bushfire carnage as children thank volunteers rebuilding farms near Dunedoo

  1. Public servants to work from Maccas

    Public servants from the nation's chemical regulator are being forced to work from a local fast food restaurant, due to a lack of office space.

  2. Bega defends plant sale

    Bega Cheese chairman Barry Irvin says grocery business foray reduces risks to the dairy processor.

  3. AWI grilled at Estimates

    Australian Wool Innovation defends generous redundancy payments and rejects any proposed relocation plans.

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  4. Disgruntled Centrelink clients advised personal information no longer safe
  5. 'A tail popped out of the mouth': Farmer pulls one snake out of another
  6. Brisbane's summer a record scorcher, Queensland's west marks long stretches of heat
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