Some popular vehicles are using as much as 20 per cent more petrol than promised, road tests show, while others are secret high polluters.
Westfield owner Scentre Group has claimed better full-year earnings and says more growth is to come from three shopping centre redevelopments.
A man who helped carry out the infamous Snowtown murders is set to be released from prison, after more than two decades behind bars.
Gas giant Santos has been accused of eroding shareholder value with a record dividend and no update on the future after Woodside merger talks were terminated.
A strike at a Qantas subsidiary has been suspended at the request of the West Australian government because of a cyclone and the possible need for evacuations.
A farming lobby says Labor leaders whose states need the Great Artesian Basin should be fighting a carbon capture and storage trial in Queensland.
A Tasmanian election candidate who's against vaccination mandates represents the Liberal party's "broad church" of views, Premier Jeremy Rockliff says.
Iron ore and copper giant Rio Tinto has reported a fall in profit on lower commodity prices and warns the future of aluminium depends on the energy rollout.
Australia needs to recruit more female electricians, deploy more home solar batteries and connect electric cars to the grid, a Senate inquiry has heard.
The federal environment minister has warned the clothing industry is on a "watchlist" as she considers intervention to reduce fashion's climate impact.
The former officer in charge of Zachary Rolfe's tactical unit said the constable was acting within his training when he fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker in 2019.
As corporations begin limiting pandemic-era work arrangements, the government is examining whether Australian workers should have a right to work from home.
Higher interest rates are a double-edged sword for wannabe home buyers - shortening the time to save for a deposit but pushing up mortgage repayments.
Almost 30 communities are expected to be impacted by a bushfire in western Victoria as authorities warn conditions will get worse before they get better.
Qantas says fare cuts are behind a $183 million reduction in its first-half profit, as it unveils measures to enhance the on-board experience for passengers.
Due to unprecedented threats, ASIO says secrecy provisions for intelligence personnel should be tougher to deter unauthorised disclosures to foreign actors.
A three-tonne sculpture will carve out a space for the unseen as the Australian War Memorial turns a new leaf to shine a light on the struggles of veterans.
High prices and loyal Chinese demand for Fortescue Group's iron ore has delivered a stellar profit and cash pile to bankroll ambitious emission-busting plans.
Australians working for major supermarket chains would lose their jobs if the federal government forced them to break-up, Anthony Albanese says.
Australia is being called to reinstate humanitarian aid and take stronger action against Israel as it ignores international concern about a ground invasion.
A botched breast augmentation that caused the death of a woman in a Sydney clinic was a "mistake" and not due to criminal negligence, a jury has heard.
A world-first research project will attempt to recharge heavy-duty trucks wirelessly while they drive along roads in regional Australia.
Corals are dying from severe bleaching around the Keppel Islands on the Great Barrier Reef, scientists say.
The blood-stained possessions of Luke Davies - the boyfriend of ex-Channel Ten reporter Jesse Baird - have been found in a Sydney skip bin.
The local share market was down 0.1 per cent at midday, as BHP, Sonic Healthcare, Sims, Humm Group and others reported first-half earnings.
Tasmania's Liberal party has formally unveiled its team of candidates for the upcoming state election, including former senator and conservative Eric Abetz.
The work of Art Nouveau innovator Alphonse Mucha and abstract painting pioneer Lesley Dumbrell feature in the 2024 program at the Art Gallery of NSW.
A major database holding images and home addresses of one in four Australians is decades old but replacing it has been plagued by issues, a report has found.
Virgin Australia Group plans to begin a global search process for a new chief executive, while thanking Jayne Hrdlicka for her leadership.
Jonathan Larson's Rent was radical when it was first staged in 1996. But now that almost 30 years have passed, how does a touring production keep it fresh?
Microplastic pollution typically from synthetic clothes is contaminating sewage sludge used as fertiliser on farms across the nation.
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