Country communities are reeling at the "devastating" news that dairy processor Murray Goulburn will close three factories across Australia, including two in Victoria, with the loss of 360 jobs.
Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga could be forced to make more changes with Darius Boyd suffering hamstring tightness.
Penrith lock Trent Merrin believes he has the credits in the bank to be part of Anzac Test.
A woman with a broken leg has had hot soup thrown over her after she dobbed in passengers who were smoking on a tram.
One of China's top diplomats, former ambassador to Australia Fu Ying, has cited an apocalyptic science fiction novel to warn North Korea and the US must talk.
Minister said 'average' waiting time to talk to Centrelink was 12 minutes. It was actually 27.
An old high school feud sparked a bloody brawl at a bayside RSL that saw parents rushing to protect their children and one father seriously injured.
Murray Goulburn said 360 workers would lose their jobs when it closed facilities in Edith Creek, Tasmania, and Rochester and Kiewa in Victoria.
The so-called "no body, no parole" legislation for murderers and laws that could see meth traffickers jailed for life will be the top priorities for the new state government when parliament resumes next week.
Unquestionably, this is a moment. Labor had visited a withering four-year blitzkrieg on the Coalition, pounding its dumb refusal to adopt David Gonski's model for needs-based schools funding.
A recent multi-million dollar tax ruling against oil giant Chevron, if allowed to stand, would have ripple effects across the globe.
Efforts to reduce smoking in Canberra may be leaving women behind.
Southside residents have rallied behind the ACT government's plans for light rail from Civic to Woden.
Waratahs star Israel Folau says he couldn't care less that Alan Jones thinks he's overrated but acknowledges he isn't guaranteed a Wallabies jersey following the auspicious performances of a former NRL teammate in Karmichael Hunt.
The very notion of having the owner of Sydney's Kingsford Smith airport, Sydney Airport, build and operate the city's second airport at Badgerys Creek is akin to putting the turkey in charge of Thanksgiving.
It started off as a straight-forward story about stolen gold – then the internet intervened and steered it in a whole new direction.
The plan reveals a new vision for Moore Park's Entertainment Quarter as a commercialised sporting precinct.
The Palestinian Islamist group that has authority over the Gaza Strip, released a new manifesto moderating its position toward Israel. What does it mean?
He could face six months jail before his case is heard by a judge after he was rejected entry to Canada.
Disappointing ANZ earnings triggered a sell-off in the big banks on Tuesday, but gains in property trusts helped limit the losses.
A young man has been found not guilty over an attack on an event site manager at a music festival in Perth.
Former Wests Tigers NRL player Tim Simona admitted he exploited the name of the Camp Quality children's charity because it was well known and helped him raise more money to fund his gambling addiction.
The Catholic Education Office said it was likely funding will decline for the next four years for ACT schools.
It was not uncommon for newly bought goods to suddenly go missing at Eman Sharobeem's Immigrant Women's Health Services, the ICAC has heard.
You may have received one before; a so-called 'apology' from an authority after they've stuffed something up.
The plane lost power during take-off before crashing off to the side of the runway.
Parramatta CEO Bernie Gurr concedes the Semi Radradra court case has probably cost the club the chance to re-sign its star winger as the NRL stood by its decision to rub him out of last year's Four Nations tour.
It was a tricky theme but these celebrities slayed it.
Adelaide are on top of the world, but the news is not so good for Richmond.
An afternoon rally driven by bargain-hunting in the big banks following ANZ's poor earnings result helped almost erase early losses, as the RBA holds rates.
Pollen-sensitive citizens listen up.
A struggling student from Rivervale is among 12 lucky West Australians who shared in nearly $800,000 prize money after winning Saturday's Lotto draw.
Woolworths has flagged higher costs for labour, fruit and vegetables and a wider loss for its troubled discount department store Big W this half, as it blitzed supermarket rival Coles with the strongest quarterly sales growth in years.
Which schools will benefit? Which will lose out? Why is David Gonski back?
It's often the smallest line items in the budget that are the most revealing about a government's aspirations for projects it likes but which are still a bit too underdone to merit commitment.
A man went on a calm and chilling stabbing spree in Austin, Texas, killing one student and injuring four others.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has declared he will "bring the school funding wars to an end" in a stunning policy turnaround that will see the federal government pump an extra $19 billion into schools over the next decade.
A single-vehicle rollover has created a traffic jam on the Brighton bridge, with delays stretching back several kilometres.
Hours after Anthony Bell and his wife Kelly Landry celebrated his Sydney to Hobart victory, she kicked him out of their hotel room.
"This is a clear indication that rate hikes are a distant prospect," JP Morgan analyst Sally Auld said.
Luggage and handbag chains Victoria Station and Kate Hill have appointed administrators, putting hundreds of jobs in doubt.
Having cemented a spot in the star-studded Greater Western Sydney team, the AFL's Cinderella Man Sam Reid admits he has to pinch himself.
Football Federation Australia has been unsuccessful in their quest to have the NSW Waratahs match against the Auckland Blues moved to North Sydney Oval.
Hamas released a new manifesto on Monday moderating its position toward Israel - if only slightly - and distancing itself from rival Islamist groups.
A man accused of sourcing and handing a gun to schoolboy killer Farhad Jabar later told an undercover officer that the killing of police accountant Curtis Cheng was justified because Mr Cheng was a "copper".
If investors are counting on the banks to help take the index over the 6000 line, they may be disappointed.
Cabinet has signed off on a new funding deal for the nation's schools.
Canberra prosecutors have triggered controversial new powers by detaining a man who was granted bail.
Sydney Roosters co-captain Boyd Cordner has grown comfortable with leadership in a short space of time.
Labor says the Berejiklian government is only pretending to take action on state school maintenance.
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