The federal opposition would make taxpayers fork out the combined equivalent of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's wealth to set up nuclear reactors.
A senator is urging the federal government to bolster its hate crime bill and make threatening places of worship an offence following an attack on a synagogue.
Unexpected jobs figures have diminished hopes of an interest rate cut in February but favourable inflation data could put lower mortgage costs back on the menu.
A state opposition leader is under mounting pressure following a defamation ruling, with one of his frontbench team announcing their resignation.
After six years of assessment and hundreds of appeals against it, a massive Woodside gas project has been given WA environmental approval to operate until 2070.
A UK YouTube star and rapper has been charged with hoon driving while on bail accused of raping and choking a woman in a hotel room.
An expert has dismissed claims international students are impacting the national housing market, saying a post-pandemic "migration splash" is easing.
His grave has been dug up and fresh evidence handed over, but the battle by the family of Lewis Kelly for justice for the Indigenous teen continues.
In a bid to return revenue to Australian news publishers, the government will charge tech giants if they do not pay for local journalism.
Australian police have seized more "pink cocaine" than ever before in 2024 as they warn users about taking the potentially fatal substance.
More Christmas gifts purchased online will arrive in recyclable packaging this year after a two-year research project into making envelopes green.
Australia is putting $600 million towards a team from Papua New Guinea joining the NRL but will pull its support if Port Moresby breaks "strategic trust".
A man abused by a Bulldogs volunteer as a child has had his almost-$6 million payout from the AFL club more than halved, but his lawyers say it is still a win.
Humanitarian organisations and Palestinian Australians have welcomed Australia's support for a ceasefire in Gaza but the Jewish community has raised concerns.
A group of developers has warned of significant delays to the renewable energy needed to power Australian homes and businesses as green tape chokes investment.
Australia's unemployment rate has unexpectedly fallen to 3.9 per cent, bolstering the argument for the Reserve Bank of Australia to keep rates on hold.
State Liberal leader John Pesutto is vowing to remain in his role, even after a Federal Court judge found he defamed expelled state MP Moira Deeming.
Australian home values could dip in early 2025 but a drop in interest rates is expected to send buyer demand up again.
The government should make it an offence to threaten marginalised Australians and set up a national database to help combat hate crimes, a committee recommends.
Hundreds of women who worked at BHP and Rio Tinto will be contacted as part of a lawsuit over alleged harassment at mining sites.
The coroner hearing an inquest for an Indigenous teen who fatally self-harmed in a youth detention centre has provisionally recommended the facility close.
Government agencies are teaming up with Microsoft to track disinformation and criminal acts, with plans to use AI to detect attempts to interfere in elections.
A man who falsely passed himself off as a paramedic at several motocross events, including two where children were injured, has been convicted but not jailed.
Emotion filled a court room as a violent and abusive estranged husband was convicted of Cindy Crossthwaite's murder after more than 17 years.
Four Rex directors failed to disclose the troubled airline's financial position after expressing optimism for future profits, the corporate regulator alleges.
Australia has been diminished as a nation by graffiti and a car fire the prime minister says was aimed at delivering fear to the Jewish community.
Rural women who live with the agony of endometriosis say a scholarship program to train nurses will help improve their quality of life and access to care.
Male sex offenders in Australian immigration detention centres are being housed next to vulnerable women, human rights inspectors have found.
Microsoft wants to train at least one million Australians and New Zealanders in how to use AI tools over the next two years as part of a worldwide push.
Australia's central bank is sounding more confident it can beat inflation in welcome signs for mortgage-holders, home-buyers and the federal government.
Anthony Albanese has delivered an impassioned call for Australians to unite around common values and respect after two attacks on Jewish communities.
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