Karen Hayes is the subject of an internal investigation by Guide Dogs Victoria for publicly backing Mr Frydenberg in the hotly contested inner-Melbourne seat of Kooyong.

Just weeks ago, Scott Morrison was desperate for an election about China and national security. Now he's in the firing line of an emboldened Labor keen to exploit China's security pact with Solomon Islands, writes Brett Worthington.

Western Australia eases its mask mandate, and drops capacity limits at all venues as the government says it has achieved the "soft landing" from COVID it promised.

A former suspect in the disappearance of William Tyrrell claims police told him "we know you did it" and tried to turn his wife against him by charging him with historical child sex offences, a court hears.

He's a space rocket mogul, an electric car salesman, a madcap inventor, and a celebrity entrepreneur. Oh, and he's the world's richest person. But what else do we know about Elon Musk?

Alan William Delaney is sentenced to 16 years in jail for the murder of Aaron Baxter under a Queanbeyan bridge in 2019.

The latest official inflation figures are expected to be the highest since the global financial crisis, and at least one leading economist warns they could trigger an extra large first interest rate hike from the Reserve Bank.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson says claims that Beijing intends to build a military base on Solomon Islands after signing a security agreement with the Pacific nation are "completely fabricated".

Labor will boost foreign aid to the Pacific by more than half a billion dollars, establishing climate and defence training programs and overhauling visa programs, as part of an effort to counter China's influence in the region.

Uber has admitted that it engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct in regards to the trip cancellation warnings on its ride-sharing app.

Travellers have been stranded on the Oodnadatta Track for days after a recent downpour caused dozens of vehicles and caravans to become bogged.

Australia's biggest meat company has an appalling track record on safety, repeatedly failing to protect its workers from death or serious injuries. Employees and family members tell Four Corners their stories.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese admits the party will need to recruit overseas health workers as a "stopgap" measure, if elected, to meet its promise to increase the number of nurses in aged care.

The Liberal Party candidate for the Sydney seat of Bennelong has appeared in a video opposing vaccine mandates and acknowledging there may be concerns about the safety of mRNA vaccines at an event organised by Australia’s anti-lockdown mov...

Police say a man who was stabbed and stomped to death in an Adelaide street yesterday morning was fleeing a knife fight between rival groups.

Justin McLay had never shown any signs that he was battling with his mental health before his tragic death. It is why his country footy club and others like it are going above and beyond to support their players during their darkest days. ...

Nearly 170 children across 11 countries have developed mysterious and severe cases of hepatitis but do not have any of the five known strains of hepatitis virus. This is what we know so far.

Australia should honour the sacrifices of our forebears by learning from the war in Ukraine so that in the coming years we might better defend our values, our democratic system and our prosperity in the 21st century, writes Mick Ryan. ...

Queensland police officers were not provided with adequate information when tasked with guarding a violent criminal who was shot dead at Ipswich Hospital, Queensland's state coroner has found.

Carrier pigeons are dispatched en masse from a mobile black spot in rural Victoria to demonstrate its poor telecommunications coverage as businesses remain without eftpos capabilities.

From marginal seats with diverse communities to blue-ribbon ones with climate-focused independents, voters are fed up with political spin and are seeking policy action on big issues like the cost of living and climate change.

With wait times for elective surgeries in public hospital systems ballooning following lockdowns, some patients are self-funding their own procedures to try and skip the queue.

The US has just approved a new COVID-19 breathalyser test that promises to deliver results within minutes, with no nasal swabs required. Scientists say it could help safeguard big gatherings from becoming superspreader events, but there are...

The SpaceX astronaut team that reached the International Space Station safely splashes down in the Atlantic off Florida's coast.

The West Australian government's three-year investigation has ended in a letter of warning for Zenith Australia Investment Holdings, accused of illegal clearing in 2019.