There are warnings the cost of borrowing is marching upwards, and much faster than many experts had been forecasting.

Australians will be offered COVID vaccine booster shots six months after receiving their second dose, after a final tick of approval from the country's expert vaccine group.

You don't need to prove your identity to vote in federal elections. Here's why the government wants to change that, and why Labor thinks it's "racist and discriminatory".

Former premier Gladys Berejiklian is heard telling secret boyfriend Daryl Maguire she was going to "throw money" at his Wagga Wagga electorate in phone taps played at NSW's ICAC.

Ellidy Pullin gives birth to Alex "Chumpy" Pullin's daughter 15 months after he died, following successful IVF treatment using the snowboarding champion's sperm.

Victorians have until November 12 to obtain an exemption from the Australian Immunisation Register if they want to avoid the jab as the state registers its highest single-day death toll.

Dr Krispin Hajkowicz tells the Queensland government he cannot accept the job of chief health officer for personal reasons. Jeannette Young is finishing up in the job this Sunday and her deputy Peter Aitken will act in the role until a repl...

Thousands of employers are failing to pay their staff superannuation, and it's costing workers billions of dollars every year.

Tracey-Anne Smith has been struck off as a lawyer in two states for defrauding elderly clients of a total of $175,000. A magistrate gives her a suspended jail sentence, saying her declining mental health meant she had an "altered level of...

Buyers of electric cars in South Australia will soon be charged for every kilometre they drive, after an electric vehicle tax was passed.

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The mother of a 13-month-old boy who died after eating methamphetamine left in his bedroom has been sentenced to eight years' jail.

General Mark Milley, the top US military officer, refers to the hypersonic missile test as akin to a 'Sputnik moment', referring to a time where Russia was ahead of the US in the Cold War-era space race.

The latest test of a hypersonic nuclear-capable weapon has been by China, but recent months have seen an arms race for stealthier long-range weapons.

Max Stahl, the filmmaker and war correspondent who risked his life to film Indonesian soldiers firing on a crowd of mourners in Timor-Leste in 1991, dies in Brisbane, aged 66.

A retired surgeon is leading the fight against Tasmania's soon-to-be implemented vaccination mandate for all healthcare workers, describing it as "criminal".

Quinton de Kock apologises for rejecting a Cricket South Africa directive that players must "take a knee" in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Darko Desic, who was at large for nearly three decades, is facing deportation after being sentenced to two months in jail for his historical escape from a NSW prison.

WA man Paul Anthony Hepworth, who's been labelled a "risk to the public", is jailed for his 11th drink-driving conviction.

The children were among 45 young people known to child protection services who died in the past financial year. A report has found reducing face-to-face contact due to COVID-19 had a profound impact in some cases.

The future of government funding for Adelaide's OzAsia Festival is under threat, after claims that Hong Kong's strict national security laws have extended to Australia's biggest Asian festival. 

Mason Reed almost died after receiving a meningocococcal vaccine several years ago and has been granted an exemption from being immunised for COVID. His employment agency accepted that, but their clients didn't.

Global football superstars, like Antoine Griezmann and Jordan Henderson, and some of the biggest clubs in Europe send support to Josh Cavallo after he came out as gay.

The inventor of a unisex condom hopes it will empower people to take control of their sexual health, regardless of their sex or sexual orientation. 

WA Police forensics officers return to the remote Blowholes campgrounds in the state's north where four-year-old Cleo Smith vanished from her family's tent almost two weeks ago.