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Seven years of tumult over paid parental leave ends in a whimper as the Federal Government abandons plans to make any changes to the existing scheme.
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A parliamentary inquiry and independent review will be held into the death of Lismore woman Miriam Merten, who died after she was left to wander a hospital while naked and covered in faeces.
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Australia's next big export industry could be its sunlight and wind, as game-changing technology developed by the CSIRO makes it easier to transport and deliver their energy as hydrogen, which can be used to power cars, buses, trucks and trains.
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Subcontractors on two Brisbane apartment projects are allowed onsite to retrieve their equipment after award-winning builder CMF Projects is placed into voluntary administration.
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Misconceptions about flu vaccines and "anti-vaxxer" campaigns have lead to one in three Queensland parents not vaccinating their children against the virus, new research finds.
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ABC journalist Mark Colvin devoted his life to telling stories. After his death yesterday, these are the stories his workmates are telling about him.
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Centrelink rules that denied a far north Queensland shark attack victim the disability support pension are reasonable, according to the man's federal MP Warren Entsch.
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US President Donald Trump has contradicted his earlier rationale for firing James Comey, saying he would have sacked the FBI chief regardless of what the Justice Department recommended.
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The leadership of Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart is praised by the Premier after a scathing attack on the force's senior management by the Queensland Police Union.
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Clive Palmer's Federal Court appearance in Brisbane today is postponed after agreement is reached between lawyers for the general purpose liquidators of Queensland Nickel and the former federal MP.
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"It's life changing! I don't even know how many zeros are in $50 million," an unemployed Sydney man says after scooping last night's division one prize pool in Powerball.
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Bill Shorten has proven much more adept than Malcolm Turnbull at recasting the political battle, whether that be about values, fairness or social equity, Andrew Probyn writes.
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirms the Government is considering providing additional soldiers to war-torn Afghanistan after a request from the US.
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Delayed laws to ban the Australian cosmetics industry from selling products tested on animals may still allow ingredients which have been tested on animals to be imported, say animal welfare groups.
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Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull says a plan to drug test welfare recipients and potentially manage their spending is a sensible, rational and compassionate policy that is "based on love".
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Decades of sending messages and images into space would present an odd picture of earth.
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Donald Trump claims during an interview that he invented the phrase "priming the pump" — a popular economic metaphor that predates his birth.
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The Davis Cup is in a unique position where fans seem to care about it a great deal more than the players. It's a tournament in desperate need of a revival and thankfully, plans are afoot to do exactly that.
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Convicted paedophiles could have their computers searched and be forced to hand over passwords if police suspect an offence has occurred, under new laws passed by the Queensland Parliament.
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On the back of the Government's plan to drug test welfare recipients, Queensland MP and former policeman Llew O'Brien says it is a "no brainer" that politicians should be subjected to random breath tests in Parliament.
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For many people, treating sleep problems before treating symptoms of anxiety and depression is less stigmatising and might encourage people to seek further help.
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Vast stretches of previously undocumented forest, covering an area equivalent to 60 per cent of Australia's landmass, are discovered using a new tool to analyse the Earth's surface, and could prompt a re-evaluation of the global "carbon budget".
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Nursing is not for the faint-hearted, and I'm not just talking about the blood. It takes a physical, mental and emotional toll on those who embrace the challenge. On International Nurses Day the ABC asks these Aussie legends, why they chose nursing?
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Forensic scientists say they are "surprised" by the number of people wanting to donate their corpses to the southern hemisphere's first body farm.
