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Tasmanian police launch an investigation after the former prime minister and prominent same-sex marriage No vote campaigner says he was attacked by a man who said "you deserve it" before running away.
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A Government foray into artificial intelligence — featuring a virtual assistant voiced by Cate Blanchett — is shelved over concerns politicians have been spooked by the 'robo-debt' and census bungles.
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While the loss of a small town's biggest employer may be enough to bring some communities to their knees, it is just another kink in the road for the residents of Ravensthorpe, in WA's south-east.
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Volunteers are not giving up on finding more survivors at a Mexico City school where least 20 children were killed when a building collapsed in the aftermath of this week's magnitude-7.1 earthquake.
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A Perth dog owner receives a note threatening to poison the family dog if it doesn't stop barking, in a week in which the RSPCA says five pets were poisoned in Western Australia, one fatally.
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Dumped pet goldfish are found in Australian estuaries, prompting fears the fish — which are highly adaptive and can grow to 2 kilograms — could make their way into connected river systems and kill off native species.
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Advisors to ministers in Colin Barnett's government received taxpayer-funded payouts of up to $288,000 each after the March state election, it is revealed — with Premier Mark McGowan calling the figures unprecedented.
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Richard Wassell lost the use of one arm after suffering a stroke while serving in the Australian Navy — but after taking up indoor rowing, he is now among the Australian military veterans competing at the Invictus Games in Toronto starting this weekend.
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The lawyer for One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts says his client's credibility may have been affected by evidence given during a lengthy cross-examination at the High Court on Thursday.
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A hand-reared deer called Heidi loves spending time with her best bud Tonka, playing chasey, eating grass and chewing on sticks together.
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Liliane Bettencourt, the heiress to the L'Oreal cosmetics empire and the world's richest woman with a fortune of almost $50 billion, dies in Paris aged 94.
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Community programs that treat offenders as victims first can break the cycle of abuse, writes Kirsti Melville.
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As the debate rages over how to bring rein in rising energy prices, and ensure a reliable power grid, a snapshot of 2,000 households shows the majority of people see solar batteries as the key to cheaper and more reliable energy.
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It's been a mystery of astrophysics for decades — where do the most energetic particles that bombard the Earth come from?
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An international spat with Julie Bishop, 15-hour-long days on the campaign trail and a death in the family — it's been a rollercoaster ride for Jacinda Ardern she became New Zealand's youngest-ever Opposition Leader seven weeks ago.
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An outraged tweet from Australian Conservatives senator Cory Bernardi over a primary school's fundraising drive results in nearly $150,000 being raised — far exceeding the school's original target of $900.
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Deadly Hurricane Maria floods the Dominican Republic after pummelling Puerto Rico with severe flooding and cutting off power to the entire island.
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It's crunch time for the final four AFL flag contenders — what key questions must they answer in this weekend's prelim finals?
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The staff of a Tasmanian pizza shop alter the meaning of an No campaign billboard next to their business, a day after a Hobart hotel distanced itself from a similar advertisement atop its premises.
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Almost six months to the day since Tropical Cyclone Debbie hit north Queensland, the region is poised for the arrival of another force of nature — British superstar Elton John.
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Armed with petrol bombs, sticks and metal bars, hundreds of Buddhists in Myanmar try to prevent an aid shipment reaching Muslims in Rakine state.
