A lack of evidence led prosecutors to drop fraud charges against seven former Logan councillors on Thursday, almost two years after the move saw the entire council dismissed.

Police believe Jason Langhans was trying to stop a fight at a 16th birthday party when he was hit by a gatecrasher holding a long, sharp object, believed to be a screwdriver.

The inquest into the Queensland shooting hears from a witness describing a note in the gunman’s glove box indicating “he was not going to survive what was coming”.

A young woman who allegedly incited an altercation that led to a tradie being stabbed to death in Seaford last year has been released on bail.

A man who allegedly assaulted and tortured another man with a hammer, gas burner and knife on the Gold Coast has been charged. 

The return of international students to Victoria has stalled over whether they should be included in the cap on returned travellers.

A NSW parliamentary committee has called for all deaths in custody to be investigated by the state’s independent police watchdog as part of a suite of suggested reforms.

Heritage experts are pushing for Victoria’s collection of 19th century prefabricated buildings, the most extensive and best-preserved globally, to be given World Heritage status.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will tour the natural disaster zone on Friday as new threats of asbestos exposure and homelessness emerge.

Buses will replace services for the entire trip after a goods train was derailed in the early hours of Thursday in regional NSW.

A criminal investigation into the infant’s death is ongoing and officers have spoken to her mother, who has since been allowed to leave.

A renewed push to resolve the long-running tensions over Melbourne’s horse-drawn carriages will come to a head on Tuesday, amid allegations carriage drivers are performing illegal road manoeuvres and putting the public and horses at risk.

Olivia Muranga, 20, appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday.

The mining magnate’s promise to ‘blow’ her children out of WA Supreme Court proceedings simply ignited fresh attacks against her.

Expert recommends local and state protections for five sites in Fishermans Bend under urban renewal project.

A dramatic boost in vaccine supplies by September and new quarantine arrangements would be needed to get international students back into Australia next year.

A lawyer who filed a class action over last year’s mandatory coronavirus lockdown of nine public housing towers in Melbourne has had her licence cancelled by the state’s Legal Services Board.

Almost two years after Mascot Towers was evacuated, owners will meet on Thursday evening to discuss a possible collective sale of the property in a bid to end their nightmare. 

Police said a small amount of meat was removed after the animals were shot dead on a rural property in the Somerset region.

The dance troupe at the centre of a controversial performance at a navy ceremony have criticised the ABC for “deceptive” reporting.

Carla Zampatti is honoured with a state funeral at Sydney's St Mary’s Cathedral on Thursday, April 15, 2021.

The two-week coronial inquest delves into the deaths of Queensland Senior Constable Brett Forte and his killer, Ricky Charles Maddison.

Victoria has the world’s best-preserved collection of 19th century prefabricated buildings and now a campaign is being launched to elevate them to world heritage status. A task force of eminent heritage experts are proposing 104 portable buildings ...

Nova 93.7 has maintained its No.1 position in the Perth radio market for the second survey in a row, while Radio 6PR further solidified its position as the talkback station of choice.

Fashion designer Carla Zampatti died in St Vincent’s Hospital on April 3, a week after a fall at Opera Australia’s gala outdoor premiere of La Traviata at Mrs Macquaries Point, Sydney Harbour. She was 78.

On this episode of Please Explain, Tory Maguire speaks with North Asia correspondent Eryk Bagshaw about the state of the Tokyo Olympics.

The rally kicked off at 10am as Woodside board members prepared for the meeting.

You often hear people say “it’s not rocket science”, but in the case of Jack Henshall’s career, it pivoted around rocket science and engineering.

It is three decades since I tabled the report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. It was an indictment then - and it remains a national disgrace today. We’ve made no advance on its key recommendation.

Natasha Darcy told paramedics and police that Mathew Dunbar received bad news about his leg before taking his own life. His surgeon has told a court the appointment, which Ms Darcy attended, was positive.

The man has been charged after allegedly bringing a gun to bed and holding the woman down while singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to her.

The footballers are on trial in the NSW District Court accused of sexually assaulting the woman in December 2018. They have pleaded not guilty.

A body has been found and a crime scene has been declared after a house fire in Maryborough. 

AM music station 4KQ has surged in the latest radio ratings, toppling FM music powerhouse Nova 106.9 from its period of dominance.

Iron ore exporters keeping the nation’s economy afloat have no choice but to use crews from the Philippines as coronavirus restrictions make it near impossible to change over staff on West Australian soil.

When you can’t take the kids to the playground, you’d give your last roll of Quilton for a backyard.

America’s top COVID adviser praised Australia’s response to the pandemic but warned that no country was safe until the virus was globally under control.

Acting inspector says police did not know how the missing 26-year-old fell from the boat as there were no signs of struggle.

The possibility of selling the 132-unit block in Sydney’s south was first raised in May last year.

Coronavirus social-distancing restrictions will be eased on Sydney public transport, with capacity jumping to about 75 per cent for city services.

The head of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service says the state has gone backwards since the royal commission into deaths in custody.

Thirty years after the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, Australia has unfinished business.

Media ownership in Australia resides in too few hands and that is unhealthy for any democracy.

The recommendations of a royal commission have been systematically ignored. What is stopping governments implementing those reforms now?

Christine Holgate shows the courage, integrity, honesty and demonstrated success of a great leader.

Social work academic Jioji Ravulo has become the first person of Pasifika heritage to become a professor at an Australian university.

Despite south-east Queensland’s mask mandate ending on Thursday, experts are urging people to still use them if they can’t socially distance.

Spaceman hero returns, White Australia Policy retained, and Australia condemns apartheid

When a malfunction imperiled the crew of Apollo 13, NASA called on technicians from the Parkes radio telescope, Post Office and ABC to help keep communication lines open.

Kelly O’Dwyer’s fighting fund for Liberal women has had a major win