Australia

India enjoys a strong day three in Bangalore, meaning Australia will now likely have a daunting target to chase in the fourth innings.

A former manager at the soon-to-close Hazelwood power station is "devastated" after telling recruits the plant would remain open until at least 2025.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop plays down the possibility of joint Navy patrols with Indonesia in the South China Sea.

Health groups say they are "utterly appalled" by Pauline Hanson's comments critical of Australia's vaccination program, and are demanding she retract them.

It's almost four years since the child sexual abuse royal commission began. But with so much ground to cover, where is it up to now?

Few people are talking about revolutionary and maybe unexpected ways people will use driverless cars once they are autonomous and common place, writes Jonathan Roberts.

A judge issues a stern warning to a Canberra man, saying "don't make a fool of me", after allowing him out of jail for drug rehabilitation.

A former Canberra daycare worker is found guilty of taking indecent images of two women visiting the centre where he worked.

A sofa, mattresses and shopping trolleys are found at Lake Tuggeranong as part of the Clean Up Australia Day effort on Sunday.

Actress Geena Davis is working behind the scenes to help bring gender balance to American films and TV shows.

Senior doctors at Tweed Hospital say patients are being forced to go across the border to Queensland in search of better treatment.

The police case against Gordon Wood over the death of his model girlfriend Catherine Byrne was "completely without malice", the Supreme Court hears.

A patient at Darwin Private Hospital who died following elective surgery waited 36 hours before receiving appropriate treatment for a complication, a coronial inquest in Darwin hears.

Cyclone Blanche is downgraded to a tropical low after crossing the West Australian coast as a category-two storm.

Authorities say people in parts of the Northern Territory including Darwin should avoid flooded crossings, as Cyclone Blanche moves away from the city.

Police are investigating the suspicious death of a man at Karana Downs in Brisbane's outer-west.

Gold Coast Titans star fullback Jarryd Hayne takes to social media to complain about being fined by senior players for his lack of team commitment.

The first person to be charged under Queensland's new one-punch laws is sentenced to just under six years' jail for killing an Ipswich man.

The family of a man who allegedly murdered his twin brother at Willunga, south of Adelaide, describes the pair as "best friends".

After lengthy construction delays the doors of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital have been thrown open for a first look at the facility.

A man will face a charge of causing death by dangerous driving after an Adelaide pedestrian dies in hospital, two days after an alleged hit-and-run.

A Tasmanian furniture maker has been selected to exhibit his work at an international light show in Milan.

A well-travelled wooden tent is once again being assembled in Hobart as part of Tasmania's Ten Days on the Island festival.

Five farmers in the Bothwell area have each bought a fire engine as they expect extensive blazes to strike again.

A former manager at the soon-to-close Hazelwood power station is "devastated" after telling recruits the plant would remain open until at least 2025.

The owners of the Gatwick Hotel in St Kilda say they are closing down because of pressure from politicians and police.

A blue whale is spotted swimming with a pod of dolphins off Victoria's south-west coast as an expert says large amounts of krill point to a good year for whale-watching ahead.

With the WA election edging closer, the campaign trail has been hearing about a proposal to overhaul Upper House voting, a Liberal Government mandate on the sale of Western Power and a warning to journalists interviewing Pauline Hanson.

Pauline Hanson tells concerned voters on the WA election campaign trail One Nation's preference deal with the Liberals is only a recommendation and can be ignored.

Malcolm Turnbull accepts an apology from Michaelia Cash, who failed to disclose an investment property on time.