The question of what to do with electric car batteries when they reach the end of their useful lives is being discussed in Australia as a deadline looms.
Heart patients who were told to avoid all exercise growing up have hit the gym in a bid to see if ignoring old advice could boost their health.
NSW police have charged a man and a teenager boy over a destructive joyride from Queensland to the Sydney CBD.
Acting prime minister Richard Marles has condemned the actions of a Chinese warship after its crew subjected Australian naval divers to harmful sonar pulses.
Labor is on track to retain the Victorian seat of Mulgrave, previously held by former premier Daniel Andrews, but with a large swing against it.
The 18-year-old son of South Australia's police commissioner has died following an alleged hit-run during schoolies celebrations.
Pumbah the domesticated dingo has made a special trip to Canberra as defenders of the native species work to stop them from being shot and poisoned.
Tasmania has lost just one project as part of federal cuts to infrastructure plans, but says an overall funding shake-up lets down rural areas.
David McBride, who helped expose war crimes allegations and is charged with leaking secret information, flagged a guilty plea after losing a critical appeal.
A court has found Qantas guilty of breaching NSW workplace health and safety laws after it stood down a worker who raised concerns about COVID-19.
An Australian woman is awaiting extradition in Palau over an attempted murder mystery in which her lover was shot and her ex-partner left a tetraplegic.
Mirvac is reducing its exposure to office towers while adding projects in the build-to-rent and land-lease community space.
The Victorian government is facing defeat in parliament as it tries to change the state constitution to safeguard its state-owned electricity commission.
NSW paramedics have upped the ante in their pay battle, threatening to go 'nuclear' by letting their registrations lapse as the state heads into festive season.
General Motors is planning an electric return to the Australian market, revealing it will launch a battery-powered Cadillac and two retail stores.
A bus driver who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and threw glass bottles and rocks at cops during a protest has been locked up ahead of his sentence.
The NSW Police commissioner concedes the case of a high-ranking officer accused of a serious drink-driving offences should have been made public earlier.
Australian economist Sean Turnell became an unlikely prisoner when convicted of being a spy by the Myanmar military but optimism kept hopes of freedom alive.
A federal government study has found a 15 per cent decrease in 14 to 24-year-olds participating in binge drinking over the past 12 months.
A 37-year-old man who stabbed a young Queensland mother to death in Tasmania had no clear motive for the murder, a court has been told.
The Federal Court has granted a limited injunction against Santos constructing its Barossa gas pipeline, excluding an area off the coast of the Tiwi Islands.
Troye Sivan has won four awards including best solo artist and song of the year, while album of the year was one of three gongs for Genesis Owusu.
The Victorian government is facing defeat in parliament as it tries to change the state constitution to safeguard its state-owned electricity commission.
Dozens of state projects have had their funding axed as the federal government scrambles to address a multi-billion dollar infrastructure cost blowout.
The unemployment rate moved higher last month but is still well below historical norms, with more jobs added to the economy than expected.
Fast-tracked laws subjecting criminals released from immigration detention to ankle tracking and curfews have passed federal parliament.
The ACTU is urging the government to fast-track its contentious workplace laws, saying every day that goes by is costing gig workers money they can't afford.
Anthony Albanese says a meeting between the US and Chinese leaders is an important step forward in improving global security.
Child sex abuse survivors have detailed their experiences at an inquiry into historical abuse at Victorian primary schools.
David McBride has had a setback after a judge ruled he couldn't claim he acted in the public interest to disclose classified information alleging war crimes.
Cases of COVID-19 are expected to surge in Queensland over the next fortnight but the chief health officer has vehemently ruled out imposing a mask mandate.
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