Some $2 billion in capital and other sweeteners could turn Australia from the world's quarry into a "mine-and-make''nation driving the battery supply chain.
Students across the nation have taken a day out of class to protest government inaction on climate change and the continued support of fossil fuels.
A gap in professional indemnity insurance for endorsed midwives has still not been fixed, a month after the Health Department was advised of the issue.
Laws imposing strict visa conditions on ex-detainees, including those with criminal records released from indefinite detention, have passed parliament.
The first trial to test Australia's foreign interference laws, involving alleged planned political gain over a $37,000 donation, has begun in Melbourne.
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.
David McBride, who helped expose war crimes allegations and is charged with leaking secret information, flagged a guilty plea after losing a critical appeal.
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.
Mirvac is reducing its exposure to office towers while adding projects in the build-to-rent and land-lease community space.
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.
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.
Anthony Albanese says a meeting between the US and Chinese leaders is an important step forward in improving global security.
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.
Fast-tracked laws subjecting criminals released from immigration detention to ankle tracking and curfews have passed federal parliament.
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.
The Victorian government is facing defeat in parliament as it tries to change the state constitution to safeguard its state-owned electricity commission.
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 Federal Court has granted a limited injunction against Santos constructing its Barossa gas pipeline, excluding an area off the coast of the Tiwi Islands.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
General Motors is planning an electric return to the Australian market, revealing it will launch a battery-powered Cadillac and two retail stores.
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.
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.
Child sex abuse survivors have detailed their experiences at an inquiry into historical abuse at Victorian primary schools.
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.
China could lift punitive trade bans on Australian exports in time for Christmas as the Albanese government works to steady the diplomatic relationship.
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