It's been almost four years since the child sexual abuse royal commission began hearings. But with so much ground to cover, what was it for and 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.
We've been here before ... the Victorian Government is cutting stamp duty for first time buyers to give them a leg up, but this has been tried there and elsewhere and it just doesn't work.
Hazlewood clean bowls Abhinav Mukund in the first over after lunch as India looks to build a big innings on day three. Follow the action with our live blog.
It's time to re-evaluate Justin Bieber as a serious creative artist as he brings his Purpose tour to Australia, write Ed Montano and Gene Shill from RMIT University.
Retail sales rebound in January, rising 0.4 per cent according to the Bureau of Statistics, while job ads data from ANZ show a dip of 0.7 per cent in February after a solid rise the month prior.
Victoria's move to abolish stamp duty for first home buyers purchasing a property valued below $600,000 will not work unless more homes are built, Treasurer Scott Morrison says
When it comes to tackling soaring house prices in Australia, one outspoken Liberal MP says his Coalition Government should take a "no guts, no glory" approach to policy.
Airlines and their passengers have paid up to $1.6 billion too much for airport access over the past decade due to a textbook example of how not to privatise monopoly assets, the competition regulator says.
Australia is clearly focused on chasing as little as it can against India on a difficult Bangalore pitch, with the tourists content with having batted for the entire second day during their first innings.
Australian principles are under attack, starkly illustrated by the recent recommendation by the industrial arbiter to cut the wages of Australia's lowest-paid workers, writes Ian Verrender.
The former head of the NSW casino regulator, Chris Sidoti, warns that Crown's Australian casino licences should be reviewed if any of its staff under arrest in China are convicted of an offence.
There is an up to 400 per cent variation in the out-of-pocket payments patients make to medical specialists, with the biggest difference of fees in neurology, says a report in the Medical Journal of Australia.
The tourists have a first-innings lead of 48, but India's bowlers ratcheted up the pressure throughout the day on a thoroughly testing outing for Australia's batsmen.
Melbourne City climb into third place after surviving a frenetic 3-2 A-League thriller against 10-man Central Coast, thanks to some luck and Paul Izzo's goalkeeping implosion.
Two Joint Strike Fighter planes, worth around $100 million each, are forced to stay an extra day at the Avalon Air Show west of Melbourne because there could be lightning near their next destination.
Defending series champion Shane van Gisbergen reels in Ford threat Scott McLaughlin late to nab back-to-back wins in the Supercars series opener in Adelaide.
The Wildcats secure their eighth NBL title, with star import Bryce Cotton draining 45 points to lift his side to a 95-86 win over Illawarra in their grand final clash at Perth Arena.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull bluntly dismisses One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's belief that Australians are calling out for a leader like Russian President Vladimir Putin, who would "stand up and fight for this country".
Australia builds a 48-run lead over India for the loss of six wickets, as Shaun Marsh and Matthew Renshaw both notch half-centuries. Look back at how day two unfolded in our live blog.
Victoria's emergency system is being put under unnecessary pressure by 95,000 non-urgent calls a year, including one from a person who could not pass wind for 24 hours.
