Australia

A cultural chasm exists between Asian parents and those who identify as "Australian" that affects their view on academic success and sex-ed.

The law says that newly built houses should have a six-star energy rating. But some builders seem to be findings ways around this requirement.

Sydney Anglican Church will unveil a new domestic abuse policy, but critics are asking why the church has spent more opposing same-sex marriage than addressing family violence.

Tongan rugby league hit the headlines with the World Cup defections of Jason Taumalolo and Andrew Fifita — but plans are afoot to build the game in the island nation.

The dual citizenship of seven federal politicians is back in court today, so what have we learned so far?

Six players could earn baggy greens when the women's Ashes Test rolls around in November, with Australia naming a strong squad in a bid to again win the multi-format tournament.

Robert Menzies was regularly seen with his movie camera on holidays and official trips, and you couldn't really say no when he wanted you to watch them.

Nick Kyrgios says playing tennis just for the paycheck can feel lonely and that he plans to open a centre in Melbourne to help underprivileged children.

A round of golf is challenging enough for most, but a group of vision-impaired people have mastered the sport.

A looming shortage of oysters is set to peak at Christmas this year with restaurants and retailers reporting demand already far outstripping supply.

Fast food company Nando's launches an investigation, and says sorry to a customer who filmed maggots crawling on her chicken at an outlet in Newcastle.

Ever wondered what it's like to travel 3,000 kilometres through the heart of Australia from Darwin to Adelaide, in a car powered only by the sun's energy?

NT Police say a 50-year-old man who was ejected from The Lost Arc club returned about 4:00am on Monday armed with two knives, stabbing a security guard and another patron.

An NT mango farmer is one of hundreds of Australians seeking compensation from the Defence Department after learning the extent of PFAS contamination on his property.

The RSPCA expresses concern after a spike in dog-baiting incidents in the Brisbane and Sunshine Coast areas in the last six weeks.

Blind songwriter David Truong's road to success as a musician has taken a few detours.

Boxer Skye Nicolson regularly shocks her male sparring partners in the ring as she hones her skills to try and win gold at the Commonwealth Games on Queensland's Gold Coast.

Identifying a man in a plaster cast could be key to helping police track down a trio suspected of beating to a man to death in a street in Adelaide's north.

A looming shortage of oysters is set to peak at Christmas this year with restaurants and retailers reporting demand already far outstripping supply.

As the next SA election approaches, the Liberal Party will today unveil its long-awaited energy policy which includes a household storage subsidy scheme.

A looming shortage of oysters is set to peak at Christmas this year with restaurants and retailers reporting demand already far outstripping supply.

A popular pizza shop in Hobart's north has burned down under suspicious circumstances, a year after a renovation at the premises.

Four crew members of a Tasmanian fishing boat are flown to hospital after abandoning ship because their vessel caught fire.

Polling in three country Victorian seats indicates more than four in five people support proposed voluntary euthanasia laws.

Nick Kyrgios says playing tennis just for the paycheck can feel lonely and that he plans to open a centre in Melbourne to help underprivileged children.

A woman in her 50s is dead after a hit-and-run crash in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs and police are still looking for the "despicable" driver who fled the scene.

Gold mining bosses, industry workers and their families rally at Parliament House in Perth in a last-ditch effort to sway MPs against the State Government's royalty hike. 

Film has returned to Piccadilly Arcade, not to the cinema, but a vacant shop window showing rare footage of Perth city life from 1907.

A community fight over a new service station in the quaint WA town of Cowaramup shows how Australia's regional planning system has descended into 'anarchy'.