The idea to put a digital Trojan horse in the pocket of Australia's alleged most dangerous criminals began three years ago "over a couple of beers". It ended with more than 200 underworld figures behind bars.

The ATO's annual tax stats reveal how many wealthy Australians contributed nothing to the government in 2018-19, where the nation's wealthiest and poorest live, and what kind of work they do.

More than 200 members of Australia's mafia and bikie underworld have been arrested in the nation's biggest-ever crime sting, police say.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison was joined by Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw to brief us on the "most significant operation in policing history". We've broken it down into the most important bits.

The Victorian government demands an apology from the state opposition after a frontbencher implies Premier Daniel Andrews has misled the community about his serious spinal injury.

The mother of a seriously ill three-year-old evacuated from immigration detention on Christmas Island calls for help to get her family back to their home in central Queensland.

A 41-year-old woman has been attacked and killed by three pit bull terriers in the yard of a house she was visiting in Maryborough on Queensland's Fraser Coast.

Victoria's Deputy Chief Health Officer Allen Cheng says a few theories are on the table, but it's most likely a returned traveller from Sri Lanka passed the Delta strain of coronavirus on to a worker or guest during their stay in hotel quara...

The YouTube personality rejects the suggestion he was assisted by Floyd Mayweather to make sure he lasted the full eight rounds in their hugely popular boxing bout in Miami that attracted widspread attention around the world.

A teenager was badly injured in the incident, which a former charter operator says "blows his mind" and is "incredibly rare".

A Melbourne man who rammed a knife through his best mate's heart is consumed with regret and "he can hear his friend screaming and see blood on the walls", a court hears.

The Blackfeet nation in north-west Montana was among the tribes hit hardest by COVID. Now, they're running pop-up vaccine clinics with their spare shots at the Canadian border.

A renewable energy plant to be built in the NSW Upper Hunter is being hailed as an investment in economic opportunity and livability in the region.

The mother of a man who lives with severe disabilities recalls the horror of discovering significant bruising on her son — who lived in a group home — after she'd made complaints about his care. 

Convicted child murderer Rick Thorburn reveals for the first time how he "thinks" he killed his foster daughter Tiahleigh Palmer almost six years ago, telling an inquest he "must have accidentally suffocated her".

There is more evidence of miscommunication between Victorian health authorities and migrant families as the state lives through its fourth COVID lockdown.

The state government announces West Australian residents aged between 30 and 49 are eligible to get their coronavirus vaccine from Thursday, June 10.

Australia Talks National Survey 2021 results reveal 60 per cent of Australians say they are currently trying to lose weight, and that majority was consistent across age, gender, income, where you live, education, ancestry and voting preferen...

While two space probes have drifted into interstellar space in recent years, science has never found a way to reach another planetary system. Now, researchers from ANU say they have the answer.

Experienced bushwalker Maggie Dobbin from NSW has been found in Litchfield National Park after going missing on Sunday, police say. 

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) writes to Clive Palmer and a regional radio network to express concern over ads that spread false information about the risks of COVID-19 vaccines.

Police "haven't seen anything like this" destruction of 70 beehives in the Nana Creek State Forest, which were doused in fuel in March this year.

Michelle feels in control of her drinking — after all, she only has a few wines each night. But will that change when she sees the silent damage most of us don't know about?

Not content with being the one of the richest people on this planet, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos ups the space race between ultra-wealthy entrepreneurs, booking himself a ticket to beyond the atmosphere.

Adam Goodes has declined an invitation to be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, the AFL confirms.