In the final hours of his presidency, Donald Trump pardons his former adviser Steve Bannon, but will not pardon himself, his family or lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Follow live.

The @POTUS, @FLOTUS, @VP and @WhiteHouse Twitter accounts have tens of millions of followers. Here's what happens to them when there's a change of administration.

Queensland deputy coroner Jane Bentley criticises police and social workers for mishandling the case of Fabiana Palhares, a pregnant Brazilian expatriate who was bludgeoned to death by her ex-boyfriend Brock Wall on the ...

As a pause on home loan repayments begins to lift, banks are asking customers to make large lump sums or add $1,000 a month to their repayments to clear up what they owe in arrears.

Alibaba founder Jack Ma reportedly chats with 100 rural teachers in China via a video meeting, making his first public appearance since the businessman mysteriously went to ground in October.

Outgoing US President Donald Trump grants clemency to former White House aide Steve Bannon as part of a wave of last-minute pardons, but sources say he is not expected to pardon himself.

What time does Joe Biden officially become president? Where will Donald Trump be while it happens? Here's a rundown of what you need to know.

Research suggests there are some differences between what drives women and men to kill their children. This will help us make sense of such unfathomable crimes, writes Denise Buiten.

The construction of 12 new submarines in Adelaide will be the largest and most complex defence acquisition project in Australia's history — but there are already concerns about the project's cost, management and delive...

Residents in Western Australia's north-west are urged to prepare for heavy rain and destructive winds from Friday, as the state's first cyclone of the season approaches.

After Haja Timbo and two friends visited Melbourne while it was a known COVID-19 hotspot last July, she was accused of providing false and misleading border documents upon returning to Queensland, and still faces one rem...

At least 45 refugees and asylum seekers have been freed from immigration detention in Melbourne, where some have spent more than a year detained in inner-city hotels, advocacy groups say.

A former childcare worker has a charge of manslaughter dropped over the death of a toddler who was allegedly left behind on a minibus, after a court found she did not have a duty of care to the child. ...

Despite the trade tensions with China and the massive tariff imposed on barley exports there, there are some good signs for grain growers on international markets.

International student Liqun Pan's body was found in her apartment in Sydney's south the day after her boyfriend Weijie He suffered critical head injuries after falling from the fourth floor balcony. ...

The law firm leading a major class action involving more than 47,000 people is looking for more people to register for reimbursement as it alleges two of the state's biggest power players artificially created a lack of s...

Prized cattle and breeding buffalo have been found shot with arrows – and in one case beheaded and partially butchered – along the Arnhem Highway, sparking calls for a dedicated investigation unit. ...

Not since the West Indies won the hearts of Australia in 1960-61 has a touring team left Australia having won as much respect as this India team, writes David Mark.

Richmond AFL player Sydney Stack admits breaching WA's strict COVID quarantine laws, after police find him in Northbridge instead of on the Northam property where he is supposed to be serving out his 14-day quarantine. ...

London's mortuaries are near breaking point as the coronavirus crisis runs rampant and threatens to overwhelm workers and the system.

Health authorities are assessing whether the players are active cases, or are shedding the virus.

After surviving the 2018 attack that claimed the life of her mother, Claudia Combarngo says manslaughter sentences handed down for three of the attackers leave her feeling justice has not been served. ...

The ACT Government is ordered to fork out tens-of-thousands-of-dollars to a would-be Canberra car salesman for discriminating against him.

Uyghurs in Australia say they are elated and relieved after the United States released an official statement accusing China of committing genocide against the Muslim group and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. ...

Shark fishers are rejecting a campaign that encourages Australians to stop eating flake, saying there are "thousands" of sharks in their fisheries, and they are already heavily regulated.

Nearly a year after coronavirus wreaked havoc on global healthcare supply chains, Australia is still struggling to overcome critical medicine shortages, leaving some to take drastic stop-gap measures like reducing dosage...

A collection of seesaws that briefly allowed children on both sides of the US-Mexico border wall to play together wins the 2020 Beazley Design of the Year prize from London's Design Museum.

An artwork believed to have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci's student Giacomo Alibrandi is found in a Naples apartment, with staff at the museum where it had been housed unaware it was even missing. ...