It’s hard to say no to your local MP, especially when federal governments are so generous with one-off sports grants,

Sources from the Kew scouting community say parents were not consulted about the use of the 2016 photo on signage that appears across the federal Treasurer’s electorate.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese have gone head-to-head in the first televised debate of the election campaign, and security experts are warning that Chinese ships and aircraft could arrive in Solomon Islands withi...

A friend and former comrade of war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has admitted the pair face a total of five murder allegations, including three aired for the first time on Thursday.

For too long political parties have seen election campaigns as akin to a contact sport. The mantra of “whatever it takes” to win has contributed to the emergence of these powerful independents, who loathe the daily slanging matches and abuse in p...

People living in Chinese-speaking households make up a substantial portion of the voting public in Chisholm. Their approach to the election is crucial for both parties.

The company confirmed a man in his 30s died late Wednesday night at the facility near Wickham in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, about 60 kilometres from the mining hub of Karratha.

New figures suggest more people are ditching their cars to ride on trains, light rail and ferries during the 12-day free travel period.

A Federal Court judge has found a cosmetic doctor and his wife responsible for posting a fake online review about a competitor on the Gold Coast.

The first charge related to officers being put at risk by the Commissioner’s actions, while the second was about risks to members of the public.

The surgeon was struck off for a year after a tribunal found his negligence resulted in the deaths of two patients, as revealed in a Herald investigation.

The Supreme Court jury rejected the theory Samantha Fraser took her own life after being assaulted by her ex-husband Adrian Basham in her Phillip Island home, instead finding he was the killer.

WA Country Health Service chief executive Jeff Moffet said the woman was brought into the emergency department upon arrival but died on Tuesday afternoon.

70 years ago, over 100,000 people gathered in Melbourne to pay tribute to the veterans of four wars as they marched towards the Shrine of Remembrance on Anzac Day.

Drought declarations across the state’s south-east have been dropped after months of heavy rainfall, but much of the state is still struggling through a years-long lack of rain.

Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson said she wanted to ensure everyone in the community, particularly vulnerable cohorts, were getting vaccinated.

A man who took the unsolicited photo of Dani Laidley no longer has his job in the police force, but the criminal charges against him were dropped.

Jovanka Hawkins battled breast cancer, but it impacted her physically and emotionally. She now uses her story to help others struggling with breast cancer, offering advice on how to stay strong.

The Victorian government has inked a $1.85 billion deal with French train manufacturer Alstom to build 100 accessible trams in Melbourne’s south-east.

Pay-as-you-feel restaurant Lentil as Anything may have traded while insolvent for three years – a potential criminal offence.

Terms & Conditions: Transitions Film Festival competition

Once a week, I sit down with my friend’s five-year-old nephew, Ben, and talk to him about numbers, planets and cells. Fun stuff. When my friend found out I was emigrating, he had one question. I think it’s a good one.

China has stolen a march on Australia, a 4000-kilometre advance from its nearest existing military base, without firing a shot.

Teachers who refused to be vaccinated have declared victory after the government said mandates would be lifted, but others are worried.

Look-at-the-hand photo opps and campaign half days as party leaders take campaign inspo from MPs of yore.

All but one Coalition MP has been awarded a promotion to boost their salary, with the premier also appointing a record number of ministers to cabinet. 

Only a fraction of COVID-19 cases in Australia are being diagnosed and reported and the strict household contact rules may be discouraging people from getting tested.

External consultants were paid almost $1.1 million for eight weeks’ work on a review of Sydney Metro, internal documents reveal.

The robotic arm that combines facial recognition and coding is one of over 100 events at Melbourne Knowledge Week, an event the city council hopes will attract 40,000 CBD visitors.

With the revelation that our near neighbour, Solomon Islands, has signed a security deal with China, it makes one wonder just what our government does day to day

Details of the police case can now be made public, almost six weeks after the teenager was killed in an alleged street gang attack.

The International Olympic Committee has been accused of breaching its own rules.

90 years ago, William Cyril Moxley was arrested for the murders of Frank Wilkinson and Dorothy Denzel.

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

Scott Morrison says Labor is misleading pensioners, Anthony Albanese has accused the government of telling lies about power prices and both leaders are preparing for the first televised debate of the election campaign.

Navy personnel cop a spledunking.

Police are investigating after a teenage girl was struck and killed by a car while walking on a road at Mornington Peninsula.

Hospitality workers rejoice at the easing of restrictions, eagerly awaiting the chance to tear off their masks and scrap QR code check-ins this weekend. 

The workplace umpire has rejected dozens of challenges from workers over vaccine status, even as vaccine mandates look likely to soon lift.

Christian Porter is appealing a decision which barred his barrister from acting for him in his now-withdrawn defamation case against the ABC.

NSW Labor leader Chris Minns has signalled a preference for locally-built buses and trains in a “Made in NSW” pitch to voters.

Masks on public transport and at airports are tipped to be the next pandemic restrictions to go in NSW, after the state wound back a raft of coronavirus rules including abolishing compulsory isolation for close contacts.

In Chisholm, a must-win marginal seat, the votes of Australians of Chinese heritage could sway the result. So, what are they saying about the debate about China?

Police say a man threatened a woman with a knife at a shopping centre, then stole her car before crashing it a few hours later and fleeing the scene.

The state government will ease rules for large productions to allow preparations to begin for a return to the stage.

The Premier announced he was a close contact on Wednesday and said he would be working from home during his isolation period.

Goodchild led the SSO trumpet section with authority, passion and good humour.

Vinod Parihar, 41, was the approved manager at The George on the night of the offending, and allegedly helped his co-accused Farooq Latief, 25, organise the party that was a serious breach of a direction under state of emergency laws.

In 1990, widespread areas of Australia were awash as floodwaters swirled across three states. Emergency services were out in force across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland as thousands of homes were evacuated and roads and rail cut off.

Zoe Dwojacki was celebrating her 18th birthday with a joy flight in a hot air balloon when it was forced to make an emergency landing in a Melbourne street. Her father Darren caught the terrifying moment on camera.