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Thousands of north Queenslanders are being evacuated as Cyclone Debbie bears down on the coast, bringing winds of up to 300kph and possibly a four-metre storm surge.
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One of Australia's most high-profile providers of disability services, Lifestyle Solutions, is under review by both the Victorian Government and the NSW Ombudsman after a series of deaths of its clients.
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One Nation senators say they will effectively go on strike until a dispute involving Queensland sugarcane growers is resolved, which could derail the Coalition's attempts to pass legislation in their last sitting week before the budget.
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A coalition of consumer groups urges the Federal Government to toughen laws covering the payday lending industry and consumer leases, saying more needs to be done to prevent "loan sharks" from targeting vulnerable consumers.
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Reigning surfing champion Australia's Tyler Wright reveals she nearly quit her world title campaign to look after her brother Owen Wright after he was seriously injured in the surf.
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One person is killed and at least 15 are injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Cincinnati, Ohio, police say.
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The Federal Government has ordered the consumer watchdog to look into retail electricity prices amid a spike in power costs for consumers on Australia's east coast.
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Senator Nick Xenophon says he won't negotiate on company tax cuts until the power crisis is fixed by the Government, which has asked for an official review of electricity prices. Follow live.
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As Australia and India remain locked in a tense battle in Dharamsala, Nathan Lyon says belief is propelling he and the team onwards in their pursuit of history.
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Senator Nick Xenophon issues the Government with an ultimatum, saying his team's support for its proposed company tax cuts for big businesses hinges on it making the energy crisis its number one priority.
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A member of the Hells Angels in Thailand says Australian bikies are taking over from local members — and says he wants the Thai Government to stop what he calls their "evil" influence.
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Australian scientists are searching the southern skies for an elusive large planet, predicted to be hiding on the edge of our solar system — and they need your help to spot it.
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The Australian Government says they are in contact with Chinese authorities after a university professor and critic of growing Chinese Government influence in Australia is prevented from boarding a flight from China back home to Sydney.
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The US military confirms coalition aircraft bombed a location in the Iraqi city of Mosul, resulting in what could be the highest civilian death toll from a single air strike in more than 15 years.
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Police detain hundreds of protesters across Russia, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, after thousands take to the streets to demonstrate against corruption and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
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Taking the North Korean leader out is now being discussed, but that could plunge the region into years of chaos and instability.
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Daniel Ricciardo sees his car give up the ghost in a luckless F1 season opener in Melbourne, with grid penalties, pit-lane starts and a DNF making for a nightmare Australian Grand Prix.
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Technology companies must cooperate more with law enforcement agencies and should stop offering a "secret place for terrorists to communicate" using encrypted messages, British Interior Minister Amber Rudd says.
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Australian television personality and Gold Logie nominee Grant Denyer walks away from a rally car crash in Victoria, while his co-driver sustains a suspected broken leg.
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After Adelaide thumps GWS and the Eagles account for North Melbourne. the Dockers are struggling against Geelong at Subiaco Oval. Look back at the stats that matter in our live AFL score centre.
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"Ominous". "Creepy". "Beautiful". "Serene". What becomes of a building when all of its people are gone?
