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Chinese Communist party "propaganda" and "brainwashing" must be countered by compulsory "Australian values" education, according to a group of pro-democracy activists alarmed at Beijing's growing influence in their new homeland.
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Police confirm they are investigating a complaint against ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury, after the local greyhound industry referred him to authorities, claiming he failed to disclose allegations of misconduct within the industry.
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The time-bomb is ticking and it will explode in our lifetimes. That's the warning from a former Defence Force chief who says Australia will be invaded, our economy devastated and our system of government upended, writes Stan Grant.
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The deputy Greens leader steps down from Federal Parliament, after admitting he has been ineligible to sit in the Senate for his whole tenure because he holds dual citizenship.
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Senator Scott Ludlam has made a shock announcement he is leaving the Senate. He's the second senator in WA from the last election to be taken out of the mix. So what exactly is going on, and why is the outspoken senator being forced to stand down?
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The Nobel Committee call on Chinese authorities to lift all restrictions placed on Liu Xia, the widow of Nobel laureate and renowned dissident Liu Xiaobo following his death on Thursday
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Former University of Canberra law lecturer Arthur Hoyle will spend time behind bars, for raping one student and committing acts of indecency against others.
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Frustrated China has not done more to rein in North Korea, the Trump administration could impose new sanctions on small Chinese banks and other firms doing business with Pyongyang within weeks, two senior US officials say.
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An Indigenous artist from remote South Australia, Peter Mungkuri, takes out the inaugural Hadley's Art Prize, the world's richest for landscapes.
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Several people have facial burns, and one person has horrific "life-changing" injuries, after five acid attacks in less than 90 minutes across east London.
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Supermarket giant Coles announces they will follow Woolworths and phase out single-use plastic bags over the next 12 months.
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A Hawaii federal judge further weakens Donald Trump's travel ban by broadening the scope of family relationships with US citizens that visa applicants can use to get into the US.
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The Raiders sneak past the Dragons in golden point after the Panthers demoralised the Warriors in Auckland. Check out all of Friday's NRL action in our ScoreCentre.
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Detectives trying to identity human remains found in bushland in Tasmania's south hope a photo from a camera card located at the scene will help their investigation.
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Two senior AFL executives, Simon Lethlean and Richard Simkiss, resign from their positions for "inappropriate relationships with two younger women who work in the AFL industry".
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Police issue an emergency appeal for help to find two children, their mother — jailed last year for a racist tirade on a train — and her partner who have gone missing.
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Essendon dominates St Kilda, moving up to ninth with a 61-point win as the race for AFL finals spots heats up.
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A survey of Australians found 70 per cent thought a plant-based diet would prevent disease. But what does the literature say? And is meat really bad that for you?
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Pop queen Beyonce releases the first official photo of her newborn twins on Instagram, confirming their names as "Sir Carter and Rumi".
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A Canberra futsal player is found guilty of punching a man in the face during an "uncontrollable" brawl that left one man with facial injuries.
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The mysterious disappearance of four young men that has transfixed the Philadelphia area over the past week takes a sudden turn, with 20-year-old Cosmo DiNardo, who was in jail on other charges, confessing to killing them and burying their bodies on his family's farm.
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Designers Bex Frost and Christian Olea transform discarded tapestries and other recycled materials into stylish, tailored streetwear with attitude.
