In an emotional press conference, the Prime Minister acknowledges that some haven't been happy with the way he's responded to rape and sleaze allegations on Capital Hill, but later draws fire for raising another harassment complaint in a ter...

The weight of women’s rage led the Prime Minister to one of the most pivotal and consequential speeches of his career, writes Patricia Karvelas.

Greater Sydney and the Mid-North Coast have enjoyed some "blue skies and sunshine", but flood evacuation warnings continue to be issued, with authorities saying river levels around NSW will continue to rise overnight.

A row of houseboats on the Hawkesbury River were in the firing line of a floating shipping container, adrift in floodwater, until an employee made a bold move.

A forward team of AUSMAT health specialists lands in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby with an emergency supply of the AstraZeneca vaccine to help local health authorities deal with the spiralling coronavirus crisis there.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison spent more than half an hour fielding questions about the workplace culture in Parliament House. Here's what he said.

In a new interview, the former US president reveals a little about the letter he wrote his successor and hints he is going to start his own social media platform. Here are five key takeaways.

Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield will miss three AFL games for his hit that left Adelaide's Jake Kelly with a concussion and a broken nose.

The WA Liberals announce they will pursue a formal coalition with the Nationals, as new leader David Honey pledges to overhaul the party and stop the influence of powerbrokers. from "weaponising" the organisation.

Ten people are killed, including a police officer, in a shooting at a supermarket in the US state of Colorado, with authorities yet to identify a motive. 

Andrew Forrest wants to build a series of weirs on the Ashburton River in WA's Pilbara, but local Indigenous people say they could be punished spiritually if they don't protect the waterway.

British drugmaker AstraZeneca may have provided an incomplete view of efficacy data from a large-scale US trial of its COVID vaccine, the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases says. Follow live.

State and local governments continue to allow development in flood-prone areas they know are practically uninsurable, and prospective owners don't always even need to be made aware of the risks.

Courts will be forced to revoke bail as part of what the NT government says are "tougher than ever" consequences for youth crime. But while the change is backed by NT Police, a human rights group says it's a "callous, racist legislative cra...

There might be a rainbow walkway on the foreshore but a stoush over access to a women's bath at Coogee Beach highlights the choppy waters transgender people can suddenly face in New South Wales.

A regional emergency department nurse cowered in the corner of a treating room as she was punched more than 10 times by a boxer, an Adelaide court has heard.

As the worst mouse plague in decades continues to ravage farms across New South Wales and southern Queensland, large numbers of mice are travelling south and making their way into Victoria.

A former government staffer who allegedly raped Brittany Higgins had breached security on a previous occasion, the Prime Minister reveals.

Victorians will no longer need to wear masks in supermarkets and will be able to host up to 100 people at their home from 6:00pm Friday, as part of a suite of eased coronavirus restrictions.

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal finds Attorney-General Christian Porter was trying to gain political advantage by only revealing a "limited part of [the] legal advice" about the medevac bill in 2019.

The 1979 Ghost Train fire at Sydney's Luna Park killed seven people but was written off as a terrible accident. Now, the ABC's EXPOSED has uncovered serious flaws with the NSW Police investigation, led by Detective Inspector Doug Knight.  ...

After years of battling drought, residents in south-west Queensland say rain is now "teeming down" on their properties and water is finally flowing into Stanthorpe's Storm King Dam.

As Sydney experiences one of the worst flooding events it has ever seen, the ABC can reveal an independent ecologist on the Warragamba Dam wall raising project quit after being asked to modify her assessment of the development.

On March 23, 2019, Nikola Anderson's overnight shift as a security guard at Parliament House was like any other — until Brittany Higgins and her male colleague arrived in the early hours of the morning.

Surfers are mourning the death of El Salvador Olympic prospect Katherine Díaz Hernández, who was hit by lightning while training near her home beach.