Spending hours on public transport or driving to work is falling out of favour as more employees seek local and hybrid working options.
Causing excruciating pain, kidney stones can be years in the making - but they're also more likely to hit sufferers in the warmer months.
Federal minister Anika Wells will keep her job in Anthony Albanese's government as more incidents of her travel at taxpayers' expense attract scrutiny.
A besieged cabinet minister under fire for slugging taxpayers with the bill to fly her husband to sports events has referred herself for an independent audit.
A senior minister has splashed thousands of dollars of taxpayer money on family travel, as the Albanese government stands behind rules allowing the spend.
The coalition wants a review of the communications minister's spending as she comes under renewed fire for the cost of taxpayer-funded trips.
Tech giants face accuracy flaws in the under-16 social media bans, as age-scan errors risk letting teens slip through or wrongly lock them out of platforms.
Parachutes will stay furled as skydivers walk off the job over a pay proposal by a major employer, with their union insisting the deal will not fly.
Ten immersive, large-scale artworks are featured in the fifth iteration of the Indigenous Art Triennial, focused on themes of renewal, resistance and rebirth.
In 1964, Frank Roberts travelled to Japan to compete in the Tokyo Olympics. Now his story is being told by his cousin in a one-woman show.
An Australian corporate travel agency says large clients in the UK have been overcharged going back three years, and an investigation is ongoing.
The Paris prosecutor has announced four more arrests in connection with a heist at the Louvre Museum in October.
As Lenny Kravitz continues his Blue Electric Light Tour Down Under, he's revealed that an overzealous Australian fan has ripped out four of his dreadlocks.
AC/DC managed to literally shake the earth, with their Melbourne concert detected by earthquake monitoring equipment three kilometres away.
AC/DC's Power Up tour is about to kick off in Australia, and at the MCG a black steel stage is standing ready for the band to rock.
A teenager has admitted stabbing a young worker at an Easter show but denies intent to kill despite claims he was fighting a war with a rival gang.
A Queenslander cottage extended around a Japanese-inspired courtyard garden is among the winning designs at the National Architecture Awards.
One of Australia's biggest arts festivals is celebrating 50 years but has launched a smaller offering for audiences due to rising costs.
French authorities have arrested five more people over a brazen heist that made off with crown jewels from the Louvre in Paris.
Two people have been arrested near Paris over the theft of eight precious pieces of art - worth an estimated $A157 million - from the Louvre.
A woman hit by a car before watching her friend die has taken aim at the killer driver freed on bail as a grieving father says the system is "in tatters".
There's hope regional airline Rex can expand its manifest under the wing of an international buyer, but questions remain about key parts of the deal.
Ace Frehley, founding member of the glam rock band KISS, has died at 74 after complications following a recent fall.
Diane Keaton, the quirky US actress who won an Academy Award for Annie Hall and starred in The Godfather trilogy, has died at the age of 79.
A 32-year jail sentence for a bus driver whose "risk-taking" conduct led to a horror crash that killed 10 wedding guests has been defended in court.
Australia's largest police force has apologised to a woman forced to remove a tampon during an unlawful strip search, as it faces claims from 3000 other people.
Diehard fans have turned out to show their support to their footy heroes ahead of the AFL grand final, with many confident their teams can get it done.
How safe are the roads you regularly travel? A free online tool ranks most major arterial roads out of five stars and its maker plans to expand it.
A music festival that began in a dusty function room at a country motel has grown into a celebration of life outside the cities, mixing scones, snags and songs.
Self-driving cars are being tested on Australian roads but motorists and experts are divided about whether they will drive greater safety or greater problems.
Well-intentioned, since-repealed laws have had a lasting impact on the nightlife in Australia's most populous state but work is underway to liven things up.
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