7:17PM
The annual report for WA's corruption watchdog shows there were more than 2400 notifications received last financial year.
6:46PMTom Rabe and Hannah Higgins
John Howard has written an open letter to voters in two country NSW seats facing by-elections this weekend urging them not vote for the Shooters party.
6:42PMPeter Wilson and Karen Sweeney
Negotiations between NZ First and the main parties to form the next government have ended with Winston Peters saying he has "an open mind".
6:26PM
A Malaysia police witness in the murder trial of two women accused of killing Kim Jong Nam says four more suspects are wanted over the murder.
5:43PM
WA Anglican Bishop Gary Nelson has criticised the federal government's handling of the same sex marriage postal survey and may stop registering any marriages.
5:25PMMai Nguyen
At least 37 people are dead and 40 are missing as Vietnam is hit by flooding and landslides.
5:23PMStuart Layt
The Queensland government has introduced its developer donation ban to parliament, which has reduced the likelihood of a state election this year.
5:09PMKaitlyn Offer
The neurosurgeon who led an expert panel into assisted dying has implored Victorian MPs not to waste the opportunity of making it legal.
5:01PMGeorgie Moore
Former Moreland mayor Samantha Ratnam has been named as the Victorian Greens' new leader after former leader Greg Barber quit politics last month.
4:49PMSonia Kohlbacher
The number of sexual assault victims in Queensland has increased for a fifth consecutive year, new data shows.
4:44PM
A WA parliamentary report has recommended police reinvestigate officers involved in the tasering of a couple, plus a separate probe by the corruption watchdog.
4:43PMSophie Boot
New Zealand shares rose on Thursday as overseas investors continue to chase export-orientated growth stocks, with Synlait Milk and Xero extending gains.
4:43PM
Ash from a volcanic eruption in southwestern Japan has spread to at least nearby cities and towns, with authorities issuing an alert for residents.
4:43PMPaul Osborne, AAP Senior Political Writer
Labor is weighing up its strategy if Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is disqualified from sitting in parliament and could have some crossbench friends.
4:43PMDavid Sigston
Australian comedian Shaun Micallef says his upcoming children's book Tales From a Tall Forest is his take on the traditional fairytale.
4:43PMErin Nyren
Vocal Harvey Weinstein critic Rose McGowan says her Twitter account has been suspended because "there are powerful voices at work".
4:34PMSimone Ziaziaris
Woolworths has completed the sale of its shares in Hydrox Holdings to Home Investment Consortium Company, exiting the home improvement business.
4:31PMPrashant Mehra
Infant formula maker Bellamy's has upgraded its guidance for the current financial year, with revenue growth now expected to be between 15 to 20 per cent.
4:24PMPrashant Mehra
Coal miner Whitehaven has lifted its production and sales, but its prices have disappointed the market.
4:17PMChristian Edwards
Bank of Queensland's shareholders have been rewarded with a surprise special dividend after home loan lending returned to growth in the second half.
4:17PM
Two men in their 20s have appeared in a Melbourne court accused of attempted murder after a man drove himself to hospital with gunshot wounds.
4:02PMDominica Sanda
During September, NSW's upper Hunter region recorded 72 alerts for elevated levels of particle pollution from open cut coal mines, data shows.
3:58PMAlexandria Sage
Wildfires burning through California wine country have exploded in size and number as authorities issued new evacuation orders and the death toll climbs.
3:43PMBelinda Tasker
Free tests will be available from November to check for hereditary genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer.
3:31PMBenita Kolovos
Far-right protesters have stormed a local council meeting in Melbourne, carrying a fake coffin to mark the "death" of Australia Day.
3:16PMTrevor Chappell
Toll road operator Transurban is evaluating the NSW's government's proposed sale of a 51 per cent stake in the developer of the WestConnex road project.
3:09PM
A Victorian detective sergeant has been charged with multiple counts of assault, recklessly causing injury, and making a threat to kill.
3:09PM
A 41-year-old police sergeant in Perth has been charged with child sex offences after allegedly sending a boy inappropriate images.
3:09PMBelinda Tasker
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting hot summer nights for most of Australia between November and January.
3:09PMSarah Wiedersehn
Analysis of liver tissue from mice has resulted in the discovery of a new cell that works to protect the large organ from infection.
Rosie Lewis
JOE KELLY
Mark Schliebs
SARAH ELKS
ewin Hannan
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
Paul Maley
