Chris Dawson's former family babysitter tells a murder trial the former rugby league player used to give his wife alcoholic drinks so she would sleep while he cheated on her.

Beta blockers were the order of the day for Labor types in Canberra as Anthony Albanese – riding queasily on a new poll suggesting his lead is melting fast — arrived for the traditional final-week address, writes Annabel Crabb.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese is promising to slash grants funds in an attempt to return $750 million to the Federal Budget, saying the opposition, if elected, would inherit "the worst set of books" since Federation.  

With record numbers of sexual assault survivors speaking out and seeking help, specialised support services say they are struggling to meet demand.

In the case of Australia's action — or inaction — on climate change, the science has something to say, writes Michael Slezak.  

The Prime Minister's pledge to stop being a bulldozer appears to come unstuck when he takes part in junior soccer training in north-west Tasmania.

NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman says he can understand why people "will roll their eyes" as he announces plans for another inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg's convictions for killing her four children.

Australian workers saw their base wages rise 2.4 per cent over the past year, but inflation more than double that rate meant their real wages "collapsed", according to economists.

From the battle for Snake Island to a spate of military general deaths and the devastating loss of a battalion crossing a river, Russia's mistakes on the battlefield have left Vladimir Putin in an embarrassing position.

The defamation hearing launched by actor Craig McLachlan has been told that Mr McLachlan threatened the career of a female cast member from The Rocky Horror Show in 2014 after she reprimanded him about an unwanted kiss.

South Australia's Treasurer says 13,088 current and former public servants more than previously thought had their personal information stolen in a cyber attack last year.

Exclusion zones were set up in two suburbs after a man allegedly threatened to kill his housemates and explosive materials were discovered. 

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Tasmania's Aboriginal Affairs Minister apologises for the publication of a racist slur as a place name on a government map, saying the publications would be withdrawn.

New South Australian upper house MP Sarah Game uses her maiden speech to parliament to back Australia's "responsibility to help communities overseas in need" — but her mother, who is also a One Nation candidate, says they are both on the ...

Long-term Commonwealth alcohol bans in dozens of communities the Northern Territory are set to end in July, with the Northern Territory passing new liquor laws to replace the Intervention-era restrictions. 

Centre owner Mirvac has informed some businesses that it is "impractical and undesirable to reinstate the centre" to how it was before it was inundated in February.

The man charged with riding a jet ski that hit and killed a teenage boy on the Murray River last year gives a tearful apology in a South Australian court. The prosecutor said he did not know whether the family would accept the apology. ...

Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters have surrendered at Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks, bringing an end to the most devastating siege of Russia's war in Ukraine. Here's how the fight for Mariupol played out from the beginning.

The West Australian government sends in firefighters, senior police and Health Department officials to help run St John Ambulance after it failed to enact its COVID plan amidst huge staff shortages and a woman died waiting for help.

Residents up early in the state's south this morning were treated to a startling display of light and sound.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison acknowledges saying "I don't hold a hose, mate" after taking a Hawaiian holiday while fires burned across large parts of Australia "wasn't helpful".

It's been a long time without success for the Carlton club but now, under new coach Michael Voss, it looks like the Blues have arrived. But what's changed, and is it real this time? Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson investigate.

Errors in costing election promises were usually not discovered until after people voted. And when they were, they were humiliating. So why haven't we heard much about costings in this election campaign? asks Peter Martin.

Benefits available to older, wealthier people are outweighing the support given to younger people, with election policies from both major parties set to worsen the situation, according to experts.