‘History’ hailed as navy test fires 2500km missile
Australia has become the third nation in the world to successfully fire a long-range Tomahawk missile, in a move being hailed for its speed.
Australia has become the third nation in the world to successfully fire a long-range Tomahawk missile, in a move being hailed for its speed.
A study of Australian research investments has been welcomed by business, academic and technology groups, but some say more urgent action is needed.
Companies who import electronic goods to Australia should be forced to register and recycle their batteries, an expert says, to address growing fire risks.
A supporter of one of the Bali Nine drug smugglers says returning the group to Australia to be with loved ones will make a difference in their rehabilitation.
Documents relating to claims a company was trading insolvent while a man who went on to become a state premier was at the helm will not be released.
Veteran Kiwi foreign minister Winston Peters has travelled to Paris to deliver a speech urging France to consider new constitutional futures for New Caledonia.
Supermarkets face fines of up to $10 million if caught breaching a grocery code of conduct that will become mandatory.
Public servants, big businesses and everyday folk have saved the day by turning off non-essential electricity during a major heatwave.
Artificial intelligence tools, including chatbots from Google, Amazon and OpenAI, need to be regulated by law in Australia, an inquiry recommends.
Lidia Thorpe has been suspended from parliament after the senator she threw pieces of paper at Pauline Hanson, in a move described a "line in the sand".
The Queensland government has been accused of "plumbing the depths" by pushing through laws that will ensure children face harsher penalties for serious crimes.
Australians could spend less time on the phone and the government could save money with a greater investment in digital services, a report says.
Australia could have nuclear power reactors operating within 12 years, an inquiry has heard, if the nation follows the Middle East rather than Europe.
Simon Birmingham has made a heartfelt speech to colleagues as the Liberal called time on his 17-year Senate career to pursue a "commercially oriented" future.
New youth justice laws will likely increase the number of children in detention and put pressure on packed facilities, a state government admits.
Australia should send more warships to the Taiwan Strait, Taipei says, after its vessels and others from Japan an New Zealand conducted patrols in September.
President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing him a possible prison sentence and reversing his promises not to use the power to benefit his family.
Embattled Townsville Mayor Troy Thompson asked the state government to be stood down while still receiving his $225,000 salary.
Electric vehicle drivers could plug their cars into the electricity grid and earn money next year following a partnership between two manufacturers.
The Reserve Bank of Australia remains 'vigilant to upside risks to inflation' but has stepped through a number of scenarios allowing it to cut interest rates.
A Kremlin spokesman has dismissed as "completely untrue" reports Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke in a recent call.
Angry nurses will not accept delaying their demand for improved staffing ratios as a condition of securing a major pay rise.
Australians in regional towns worry they will be forced to accept nuclear power plants even if they object to them, an inquiry has heard.
Leaders of Israel and the Netherlands have condemned what they call antisemitic attacks on fans of soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The batteries inside electric cars could be used to power households in Australia before the end of the year after the release of technological standards.
Prominent Australian children's entertainers are urging the federal government to pardon YouTube from its proposed social media ban to save an industry.
A push to ban Australian children under the age of 16 from social media has the support of families who have experienced the dark side of online content.
The time needed to build nuclear reactors and the cost of safely storing radioactive waste remain big questions for Australia, an inquiry has been told.
Sydney Commuters face frustratingly slow light-rail trips as industrial action linked to a wages dispute between drivers and a major private operator heats up.
The prime minister strikes an optimistic tone in a speech to the business crowd, saying the worst economic storms are over and the future may be much brighter.
Bruce Lehrmann will need to wait the better part of a year to appeal his defamation suit loss but the barrister due to represent him won't be revealed.