The partner of detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei has broken his silence for the first time, revealing her consular access in China has been cut off. 

Surging gas prices and supply shortfalls have put Australia on the edge of a "serious and challenging situation" that will not be quickly solved, the new Energy Minister warns.

Robert Meggs switched to a smaller electricity provider to get a better deal. Then his rates more than doubled. It's an increasingly common story.

While Australian home owners may be feeling a tad nervous after hearing house prices have fallen for the first time in 20 months, buyers will be sitting up and taking notes.

After a six-week trial, jurors have delivered their verdict in the defamation case US actor Johnny Depp brought against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Here's how they decided and what happens next.

Sir Gerard served on the High Court for 17 years and played a significant role in shaping Australia's legal system, including writing the lead judgement on the Mabo decision.

Mating calls recorded in the Kosciuszko National Park could reveal a previously undiscovered habitat for the endangered species.

Australia will enter a new eight-year human development partnership with Samoa and will deliver a new Guardian-class patrol boat to the Pacific country, as the Foreign Minister affirms Australia's commitment to climate action.

The Tasmanian energy market operates differently to mainland states — but that does not mean it is immune from the pressures they're facing, explains Adam Langenberg.

Western Australia's relatively small number of unvaccinated employees look forward to getting back to work now that vaccine mandates are on the way out.

Netball Australia confirms this year's Super Netball grand final will be played in Perth, as well as a prize money boost for the teams that make it.

The league issues an apologetic statement after Lance Franklin's hit on Trent Cotchin was described as "cowardly" during a dramatic tribunal hearing.

A government review into DNA testing at a state-run forensics laboratory is labelled "manifestly inadequate" by a former employee after Queensland police revealed they were re-examining cases dating back to the start of 2018.

The new federal government says the "twilight years" of Queen Elizabeth's reign are an appropriate time to reignite debate about Australia becoming a republic.

Convicted paedophile and former Hey Dad! actor Robert Hughes plans to "maintain a very low profile" when he is deported to the UK after being granted parole.

President Joe Biden says he wants to see more women at the highest levels of command across the US armed forces after hailing the appointment of Admiral Linda Fagan as the new chief of the US Coast Guard.

The white man accused of killing 10 black people in a racist attack on a New York supermarket is indicted by a grand jury.

The first of the Origin rounds gets under way with the Titans taking on the Cowboys at Robina. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.

Salim Mehajer's argument that vexatious litigant orders would place a "great burden" on him falls on deaf ears as he is banned from taking civil action in NSW.

Australian shares, in tandem with global markets, edge lower, dragged down by losses in technology and banking stocks as investors remain wary of potential rate hikes in the US.

Plumes from one of the world's most hazardous volcanoes prompt a warning to airline pilots in the area.

Police have located a woman's body after a human leg was found on the Stuart Highway, outside Darwin, with two people arrested over what authorities say appears to be a hit and run. 

Anyone with an extra room, granny flat or land for a tent or van is asked to get on board tourism authorities' new Adopt a Worker campaign.

Hundreds of people across Europe and the United Kingdom have reported being pricked by needles while at nightclubs or concerts, a recent trend that is worrying many.

Trooping the Colour is the official celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's birthday, but everyone will be waiting to see who shows up at the end.