Multiple sources close to the former NSW premier have told the ABC Gladys Berejiklian is very unlikely to contest Tony Abbott's old seat of Warringah, despite the concerted efforts of the Prime Minister and Treasurer.

Queensland detects not one strain of the Omicron COVID-19 variant but two. So how did we get here and how infectious are they? Your questions answered.

You might not have heard of AdBlue, but you'll be all too aware of it if the supply shortage isn't sorted out. In the worst case scenario, Australia's economy could be brought to its knees.

A military veteran who witnessed and experienced abuse and hazing in Australia's armed forces says he was forced to stop taking anti-depressant and anti-anxiety medication to keep his job, .

Entering the first Ashes Test with only two world-class players, England have misfired in the face of a disciplined Australian bowling effort, and the tourists have a difficult task to reverse their downward momentum, writes Russell Jackson....

The federal government is flagging a raft of reforms to regulate the rapidly expanding digital payments, buy now, pay later and cryptocurrency sectors, to protect investors and consumers.

Australian police say cryptocurrency scams have "exploded" during the pandemic. These three families were sucked in.

A leading doctor criticises a new scheme announced by the federal government aimed at attracting medical professionals out to regional and rural parts of Australia.

Victoria Police charge a 25-year-old man with making a threat to kill and using a telecommunications device to menace the ABC journalist, who last year won Australian journalism's highest honour for his reporting on alleged war crimes by Aus...

Two sharks were killed during the Jervis Bay competition, leading to ugly scenes as emotions ran high. Warning: This story contains video and images that may distress some readers.

Are inheritances making the rich richer? The Productivity Commission says yes, but explains that they're also making the poor relatively less poor, writes Gareth Hutchens.

Drivers at the Bathurst 1000 swerved to avoid hitting an echidna during the race last weekend as they reached speeds over 250kph around the track. But what should the average Aussie do if they're behind the wheel on a public road?

Political content is blowing up on TikTok, and the major parties are starting to take it seriously.

Moderna will likely be the second option for COVID vaccine booster shots, pending advice from ATAGI.

Three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported by health authorities in South Australia today, one of which is linked to the school reunion held in Norwood last month. SA Health says rapid antigen testing will soon be allowed for testing of...

Rancid oranges could have a part to play in identifying cancer, based on research by the University of Sydney.

A minor slip could mean falling dozens of metres and sure death for the men, who carefully navigate steep mountains in their search for sought-after wild honey.

Disciplinary action could be taken against hundreds of WA government workers who failed to get vaccinated by the start of the month, with a two-week grace period now in place.

Novak Djokovic has been included among the Australian Open main-draw entries, while the Victorian government has reiterated all players must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Victorian health authorities investigate at least two potential Omicron cases in Melbourne's west and south-east as a returned traveller in hotel quarantine becomes the state's first confirmed case of the variant.

Health authorities say there are now two different lineages of the variant and both have been detected in people in Queensland quarantine hotels.

Australian Olympic swimmer Madeline Groves says she was sexually abused by a man who still works in swimming and says there is a culture of "misogyny" and "perversion" in the sport.

One million turtles have been released into a river at the Amazon border between Bolivia and Brazil in an attempt to preserve the species.

An Adelaide judge says it was "a miracle" that a toddler didn't die after consuming 10 times the adult lethal dose of the party drug fantasy.

A Sydney judge is told a teenager slashed Brett Halcro's face during a "calculated and savage attack clearly intended to maim and disfigure" after taking a tablet he believed to be anti-anxiety medication.