Australia

Privately insured women with breast cancer are paying thousands in gap fees and other out-of-pocket expenses for their treatment, a new report finds.

Australia is hoping to turn around its tour of India in the third ODI. Find out if they can get a win on the board with our live ScoreCentre.

A blaze at a plastics factory in Brisbane's north is being treated as suspicious, police say.

MRP member Nathan Burke says Trent Cotchin's grand final participation will be determined by one question — was it a bump on Dylan Shiel, or a brace for contact?

Our grand finalists are locked in, but who were the stars of the weekend, and who let their teams down?

All four of the big banks announce they will finally axe foreign ATM fees.

Neil Irwin thought he'd miss his Aussie Rules grand final while welcoming his baby daughter into the world. But his teammates had other ideas in mind.

Australians are quick to venerate their soldiers. So why don't we seem to care as much about peacekeeping?

A man jailed for child sex offences complains police will not return property.

Our grand finalists are locked in, but who were the stars of the weekend, and who let their teams down?

A father who went to the pub while allegedly leaving one son in the car on a day of record temperatures, and another son unsupervised at home, is charged and set to face court.

A female pedestrian is killed in a hit and run in Sydney's south-west this morning, with the car leaving behind its side mirror at the scene.

With two weeks to go until the World Solar Challenge begins, one team is put under unexpected pressure after their car is delayed.

While Darwin hosts its first ever Nuffield Scholars conference, we take a look at what the win means for some of the Territory's previous scholars.

Remote Aboriginal school in Western Australia wins science award, never before awarded to a school outside Perth.

Two men are charged with stealing over the theft of two defibrillator machines from a shopping centre in Brisbane last month.

A blaze at a plastics factory in Brisbane's north is being treated as suspicious, police say.

Fences to control wild dogs across western Queensland funded by the State Government are being used to help trap and kill native wildlife, kangaroo shooters say.

Cassandra Sainsbury, who is accused of trying to smuggle 5.8 kilograms of cocaine out of Colombia, says she has evidence to prove her innocence but cannot access it.

Sturt beats Port Adelaide in an enthralling grand final at Adelaide Oval.

Our grand finalists are locked in, but who were the stars of the weekend, and who let their teams down?

Authorities say the devil appears to be showing "classic symptoms of a type of skin cancer which causes fur loss in affected animals".

Tasmanian women are exploring the often male-dominated world of welding, and discovering new-found confidence in their abilities.

The surprise resignation of acting Attorney-General Matthew Groom throws the Liberals' election plans into disarray.

Matthew Guy reshuffles the Victorian Opposition's frontbench after a difficult week.

MRP member Nathan Burke says Trent Cotchin's grand final participation will be determined by one question — was it a bump on Dylan Shiel, or a brace for contact?

Our grand finalists are locked in, but who were the stars of the weekend, and who let their teams down?

A man who train-surfed while clinging to a windscreen wiper on the rear carriage "would have almost certainly been killed" had he fallen.

The state Opposition's failure to ask even one question during estimates — a time Ministers are traditionally grilled on major projects — has raised eyebrows.

A new political party led by wealthy WA business leaders who want a better share of the GST has secured candidates and funding, according to prominent WA property developer Nigel Satterly.