Prime Minister Scott Morrison is urging moderate Liberals to support the party’s contentious religious discrimination bill, Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame will address the National Press Club today and Queensland is expected to officially hit its ...

The first Australian-produced Latin primer will feature Lucius the Lorikeet, whose adventures will be loosely based on those of a cockatoo given to the holy roman emperor in the 13th century

Juniper’s Cygnet aged care facility in Bentley has closed to all visitors after a resident and staff member tested positive to COVID-19. 

Kumanjayi Walker waved a hatchet and charged within striking distance of two Yuendumu police officers three days before Constable Zachary Rolfe shot him dead, a court has heard.

How and why was Ben Roberts-Smith’s barrister seeking to help recruit new lawyers for witnesses slated to give evidence for the media?

Their addresses at the National Press Club were electric, but will they be transformative? Here’s why I have hope.

A barrister acting for war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith in his defamation case against The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald arranged for two of the newspapers’ proposed witnesses to receive legal advice even though they already had lawyers, the Feder...

The Auditor-General has slapped Treasury with an “extreme risk finding” to force it to clean up its act after it withheld key documents.

A High Court ruling regarding two truck drivers has strengthened gig economy companies’ argument their workers are independent contractors rather than employees.

This week’s report by the Audit Office of NSW into two grant programs worth $352 million shows that Gladys Berejiklian was not as saintly as her fans liked to portray.

Gardeners at the urban farm could stage an on-site protest this weekend after management announced they would start bulldozing the 42-year-old community plot on Monday.

A court has ordered the online bookmaker pay $5000 to Gambler’s Help after it lured in about 6000 new customers following an ad campaign promising free subscriptions to a sport streaming service.

Police have established Strike Force Ratsu to investigate the death of Vincenzo Leonello, 72, who sustained facial injuries before he died.

Jason Lawson will appear in court again next month, after he allegedly provided false COVID vaccination proof and ID to gain entry to Crown Casino.

Just days after Victoria stopped to mourn the four police officers killed in the 2020 Eastern Freeway crash, the man who outraged the community by recording their dying moments is back behind bars, accused of posting a photo of the tragedy online.

Lauren Russell, 42, was once lauded by her Lucas Heights school for quickly building a “good rapport” with students.

Today on Please Explain, business reporter Dominic Powell joins Jess Irvine to discuss the latest craze sweeping the internet.

A former bikie enforcer charged in relation to the shooting death of father-of-two Omega Ruston will remain behind bars as his lawyer seeks further information about a police recording. 

Officers were called to a unit in Sydney’s south-west on July 9 last year after workers reported finding bags of cash and a crystal substance in an open cupboard.

A man has been charged with dangerous driving of a motor vehicle after police released footage of the incident and called for witnesses to come forward.

WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson defended his officers, saying the arrests were carried out in the interest of public health.

Two thirds of the deaths were in aged care.

NSW Police have applied for the order against Anthony Koletti on behalf of Isabella Allen, the ASIC investigator leading the regulator’s case into the missing fraudster.

The Premier has committed $600m to rebuild Paradise Dam near Bundaberg but wants the federal Coalition to spring for the rest.

The number of COVID-positive people in hospital in Victoria continued to decline.

As fishers vie for catches to celebrate with photography on social media, others are documenting how they attract the sharks to Perth’s most popular beaches.

As Liberal and Labor MPs grapple over whether to support the Religious Discrimination Bill on Wednesday, the principal lawyer with the Human Rights Law Alliance argues why it should not be blocked or held up.

As the Labor opposition grapples on Wednesday over whether to allow passage of the government’s bill, there are flaws in the proposed law which - at the least - require amendment.

Thousands of Australians have travelled to Canberra to protest against mandatory vaccinations. These are some of their stories.

There’s lots of excitement in Britain about the fate of the so-called Wizard of Oz, Sir Lynton Crosby.

The federal government must come up with sustained initiatives to make careers in the aged-care sector more attractive. This means wages need to increase permanently.

The Prime Minister’s “summer apology tour” was derailed by text messages, free character assessments, and rising COVID-19 deaths. Then he backed Mark McGowan.

The low-key response to the Treasurer’s call for workers to take responsibility for chasing higher wages reflects a profound change in Australian society.

Australian casino company Star Entertainment encouraged some of its biggest punters to lie about the fact they lived in Sydney as part of a scheme that denied the NSW government millions in tax revenue.

Miles Wade, 16, had a positive experience at his government school when he transitioned. He does not understand how faith-based schools could be allowed to discriminate.

Aspiring law student Desley Taylor should be starting university this month, but without a roof over her head that dream is on hold.

The best photos from the international wires at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games in China.

Freedom to practise religion does not mean freedom to harm others.

Readers discuss the Coalition government’s plan to allow religious schools to discriminate against trans students; Melbourne’s electric scooter trial; the aged care crisis; and Scott Morrison’s forgiveness of Barnaby Joyce.

George Gershwin has had another symphony performed by the New York Philharmonic. It is entitled An American In Paris.

80 years ago, wartime scarcity spelt the end of “fancy boxes”, “wrapping bearing seasonal references” and the plain brown paper parcel.

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target.

Differing assessments put a drain on Bonnie’s radiator.

A new bridge over the M1 at Buranda in Brisbane’s south will link two stretches of the V1 cycleway that run along opposite sides of the motorway.

Two decades in the making, the artificial heart has reached its final hurdle – finding a volunteer willing to be the first recipient.

Winter may bring a fresh surge in cases, but for now, Queensland’s new COVID strategy seems to be working.

Parking meters in inner-city areas will be turned off for the rest of the month to lure shoppers, but the lord mayor says public transport discounts should also be announced.

When it comes to expert scientific opinion, not all experts are created equal.

St Luke’s Catholic College is open almost 12 hours a day, finishes early on Friday, and allows senior high schoolers to sleep in three days a week.

Forty years ago this week I walked into the Sydney Morning Herald newsroom as a cadet journalist. I still feel so lucky that I chose this profession.