German authorities on Sunday released without charge three British men detained in Germany late on Saturday after their conversations on board an easyJet flight from Slovenia to London prompted the pilot to divert to Cologne.
The Queen’s Birthday 2017 honours list is probably the most progressive in Australian history with the top award going to advocates of climate change, same sex marriage, philanthropists and the nation’s leading actress.
It seems Attorney-General George Brandis is staying put - for now.
Prime Minister Theresa May's office said on Sunday there had been no change to plans for US President Donald Trump's to come to Britain on a state visit, after the Guardian newspaper reported the trip had been postponed.
Legendary corruption fighter Tony Fitzgerald is challenging federal politicians to prove they truly are "honourable" members.
President Donald Trump again took aim at former FBI director James Comey on Sunday morning, suggesting in a tweet that Comey might have secretly released even more information to the public than he has already admitted to doing.
British Prime Minister Theresa May was on Sunday seeking a deal with a small Northern Irish party that she needs to stay in power after a disastrous election destroyed her authority days before Brexit talks are due to start.
A 59-year-old man has been shot in the arm by police in north-eastern Victoria.
A 55-year-old man from Victoria has been killed in a road crash during a trip to Tasmania.
A Pakistani counter-terrorism court has sentenced to death a man who allegedly committed blasphemy on Facebook, a government prosecutor said on Sunday, the first time someone has been handed the death penalty for blaspheming on social media.
Wallabies start with a six out of 10 with a point knocked off for losing the last 25 minutes.
The game-by-game votes for round 12 in The Age Footballer of the Year award.
Fashion designer Keri Craig was running late for a hair appointment when she popped into her Sydney store in the stylish suburb of Double Bay on a Saturday in 1984.
Queensland Rail cancellations have improved significantly since the mass disruptions in October which exposed flaws in the organisation.
​Rising energy costs and rapidly changing technology are putting Queensland renters at increasing disadvantage, a new report has found.
The Turnbull government says existing legislation does not go far enough to impose "obligations of cooperation" on companies.
"This tragedy has happened that I am old enough to bury a young man."
Dr Dianne Firth is a recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia
Dr Phillip McFadden has long wanted to know the secrets beneath the earth's surface.
The scientist and innovator says his latest achievement is only another chapter.
The Order of Australia medallist says his work since leaving the army has been the most satisfying.
​Cellar-dwellers Carlton hand GWS their third loss of the season in thrilling one-point win at Etihad.
Carlton are a team on the rise, says GWS coach Leon Cameron, after the cellar-dwellers upstaged his second placed side.
How West Coast has performed so far – and what to expect from here.
She's through again Canberra!
The pair of thieves carjacked Shane Gundry, 55, and his son Treye, 12, stealing a blue Ford Falcon with Queensland registration 813TYX.
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has led the tributes for the "tragic" death of a 25-year-old rugby player on Saturday.
Theresa May's fragile leadership suffers further blow as two chiefs resign and Tories jostle in unofficial race to replace her.
Children as young as 10 are choosing a career path based on NAPLAN results and gender.
For Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce, speaking up on marriage equality is personal. But the airline's public support of same-sex marriage has been good for business, too, he says - and now has him earned the highest civilian honour in the country.
A barnstorming performance from teenager Latrell Mitchell was the shining light in what was a lacklustre victory for the Sydney Roosters over the Wests Tigers on Sunday afternoon.
It was the tackle that announced Coen Hess is ready to make his mark in the State of Origin arena.
The family of Frankston South woman Karen Curnow has pleaded for help to find her.
Australia's electricity grid operator has moved to head off the risk of power blackouts in Victoria next summer by offering to pay big industrial energy users to shut down during heatwaves.
The rescue was the first as a result of this week's heavy rainfall, SES spokesman Phil Campbell says.
Blues bloom, Dayne Beams inspires, Crows and Sloane play tag, and form is temporary - but quality permanent.
The award acknowledges Doyle's service to the people of Melbourne through local government, but also his contribution to the community as a supporter of youth, social welfare and medical research foundations.
Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinon has declared the time has finally come for Mitchell Pearce to end years of Origin heartache and lead NSW to a series victory over the next month.
A chart published last month by the European Union as part of a survey about attitudes towards tobacco in Europe lists the per centage of daily smokers in 28 countries. At the top is Bulgaria, where 36 per cent of the population smokes daily. Greece and France are close behind, with 35 and 33 per cent respectively.
Stephen Moore will turn 36 in 2019 but still has ambitions of running out for the Wallabies at the next Rugby World Cup despite not being Australia's first-choice hooker for the first time in over four years.
Training leaders to be engaging has proven the formula for success.
What happens when you mix the drug ice with a stage play about winning a football grand final with your best mates?
The consultation was designed to help define the "Australian values" on which prospective citizens will be quizzed.
Poor choices, errors and lazy players come back to bite Canberra Raiders, says the two-time premiership winning player.
Hawthorn coach Alistair Clarkson will apologise for describing the umpiring as 'disgraceful' after his team's loss to Gold Coast.
As European Union officials count the days before their annual vacation, Google's lawyers and lobbyists are hunkering down in Brussels, preparing for what may be a record EU antitrust fine.
Like many young Canberra couples Dan and Juanita Watters found themselves facing tough career choices when deciding to start a family. Both working full time and trying to juggle work and family responsibilities, something had to give.
The WA Police Union's call for stab-proof vests and more assault rifles has been rejected, with the minister and force saying equipment is proportionate to the current terror threat level in the state.
Former child refugees will speak at schools for the re-booted World Vision 40 Hour Famine appeal.
Melbourne legend David Neitz says the Demons must win Monday's Queen's Birthday blockbuster against the in-form Collingwood to take the "next step" in their development and drought-breaking finals push.