Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins, who alleges she was raped inside a minister's office in Parliament House in March 2019, says she will make a formal police complaint.

Facebook shares fall on concerns it might face tougher regulation overseas after its Australian news ban, while the Australian share market has fallen sharply and retail sales are off to a slow start in 2021. ...

A senior government staffer who is currently under investigation for alleged inappropriate behaviour towards women is still working in the office of Liberal MP Craig Kelly, despite being the subject of an apprehended vio...

The "brutal" abduction, sexual assault and killing of Bronwynne Richardson has haunted her community since 1973, but it seems that justice is all but out of reach, an inquest has heard.

Fourth seed Daniil Medvedev gains the upper hand, claiming the first set 6-4 against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second of the men's semi-finals. Follow the live score from Rod Laver Arena.

One of the 22 cases linked to Melbourne's Holiday Inn COVID-19 cluster is admitted to intensive care, as the state records three new locally acquired cases who are all in quarantine at home.

Tracey Bridgewater walks free from a Perth court after prosecutors drop their case midway through her second trial for the manslaughter of Nicholas Josephs during a violent row at their home.

Victorians' fourth attempt to negotiate pandemic travel restrictions sends them, homeless and jobless, from one dire situation into another.

Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing had just turned 20 when she was taken to hospital with what doctors say was a head wound from a live bullet shot at her while she was protesting against the coup in the capital Naypyitaw. ...

RMIT University suspends online and in-person classes today after suffering an IT outage that one government source has described to the ABC as a significant cyber attack.

Police charge a 36-year-old man over a siege incident that lasted 26 hours after he was holed up with a woman and a three-year-old child at a property in Brisbane's southside.

All this week, an apocalyptic cold snap roared into United States regions where winter normally whispers. But as the death toll continues to rise, reactions from local and national leaders forecast something other than h...

Traffic to Australian news websites fell in the hours following Facebook's news ban and audiences overall have not shifted to new platforms, according to data from web analytics company Chartbeat. ...

News Corp Australia denies making and breaking prime ministers, having "racism as a business model" and running campaigns of "character assassination", during a parliamentary inquiry into media diversity. ...

A 17-year-old is arrested in Mackay in connection with the Townsville crash that claimed the life of Jennifer Board. He is remanded in custody after a brief court appearance.

After a nail-biting "seven minutes of terror", NASA's newest rover has arrived safely on Mars in a textbook landing. Here's what happens next.

Super Rugby AU returns for a second season as the Queensland Reds, NSW Waratahs, Western Force and Melbourne Rebels look to dethrone the Brumbies. Stay across all the scores and stats from every game in our ScoreCentre. ...

The partner of Amy Wensley admits the couple had a fight but tells a WA coronial inquest he was outside their house in Serpentine near Perth when she shot herself, saying he "wasn't holding the gun". ...

Where will Brittany Higgins be left when the political and news caravans move on? In a personally bad place, one suspects. This is the cost of speaking out, writes Michelle Grattan.

Human Rights Watch accuses the Australian energy giant of sitting back and hedging its bets in its own self-interest instead of joining several Western governments in condemning the junta and its coup. ...

Japan confirms a new variant of COVID-19, and an infection cluster emerges at a Tokyo immigration facility, as the country tries to overcome a third wave of infection in the pandemic.

Tanya Day's family welcome the decriminalisation of public drunkenness but say it was too late to save their mother. Public drunkenness will now be treated solely as a health issue, rather than a criminal offence. ...

The chairman of the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority calls for two more Crown directors to resign from the embattled casino empire following the scathing findings of a year-long inquiry. ...

This corner of Australia is recognised as a biodiversity hotspot. Now scientists are warning it's becoming collateral damage from WA's prescribed burn regime.

The Auditor-General, whose office brought to light the so-called sports rorts scandal, is warning the number of audits his office can do will have to be reduced due to ongoing budget cuts.

In South Australia, Steven Marshall's first-term Liberal Government has been plunged into minority after backbench MP Fraser Ellis was charged with 23 deception offences. Here's how the dramatic turn of events unfolded, ...

A joint AFP and NSW Police investigation uncovers a Goulburn Supermax inmate's alleged plans to carry out "acts of violent extremism" against military, police and corrective services staff.

The parents of Brisbane mother Hannah Clarke, who was murdered with her children in a horrific domestic violence attack, say they hope the criminalisation of coercive control in Queensland will be her legacy, as they mar...