A situation like Roe v Wade could never overturn abortion rights in Australia, but legal and reproductive rights advocates say significant barriers to access remain and reform is needed to protect people's rights going forward. 

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers throws his support behind calls for the Reserve Bank board to be more representative of the broader Australian community, following scathing criticism that it is out of touch with workers demanding wage increas...

The Maroons can win the series in Perth tonight, but to do so they have to overcome a Blues side bent on revenge. Follow Origin II live from Perth Stadium.

Emergency services are on the scene of a fatal plane crash near Bowenville.

Power isn't something you're supposed to talk about in polite society, but that needs to change, writes Gareth Hutchens.

A biosecurity zone put in place last week at the Port of Newcastle following the detection of a deadly parasite is set to be extended to the whole of New South Wales, the ABC understands.

With no money and no access to legal abortion, a pregnant 28-year-old took matters into her own hands. In death, she became an icon. WARNING: This article contains details readers might find distressing. 

In the past few decades, many hereditary mutations have been discovered that put people at risk of cancer. Doctors are now racing to identify ways to stop the onset of these cancers.

Bob Marley said it best: a hungry man is an angry man. And the poet William Blake cast it in even more apocalyptic terms. They knew hungry people drive revolution. Economic strife is a harbinger of unrest and inflation was dangerous. Now it...

The comments come from both sides of politics, with Queensland Youth Justice Minister Meaghan Scanlon and federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton weighing in on the matter.

Wade von Stieglitz hopes his "starter" block in Tasmania's north-west will be the first step in building a full-time career on the land — but rising land prices and other cost pressures are making it hard for first-time farmers like him an...

Two men are killed and 21 people injured after a suspected Islamist extremist opens fire on a gay bar in Norway's capital.

Logan's dyslexia made it difficult for him to keep up in the classroom. But when a teacher's aide suggested beekeeping, a switch inside him flipped. 

Army veteran Dave Dyer came back from an overseas posting with PTSD. He says volunteering has saved his life.

Twelve million Dine and Discover vouchers remain unspent but with just four days away from the end of the COVID-19 assistance for business, the government says there will be no more extensions beyond June 30.

Philosopher UT Place spent much of his time thinking about brains — what they are, how they work and how they produce conscious experience. When he died he donated his own brain for public display.

The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service has seen an increase in the number of "unsightly and unnatural" rock cairns in recent years, warning the seemingly harmless practice can actually do a lot of environmental damage. 

COVID-19 lockdowns spurred governments to house homeless Australians in hotels. But now, many are back sleeping rough.

Police continue to search for the people involved in a shooting of a former motorcycle gang member in Melbourne's north after finding their getaway car.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says humanitarian aid will be provided to UN agencies working in areas of Afghanistan affected by the devastating earthquake.

With his future deemed "unknown", pioneering doctors pulled out all the stops to treat him with limited technology. Their work led to treatments still used today.

A gecko curled up with a pygmy possum, a bearded dragon hitching a ride on a kangaroo and a dingo cuddling a chihuahua — nature has a way of adapting to survive, but these unusual animal pairings have surprised ecologists.

In his 20 years as a hospital doctor, Mark De Souza was increasingly seeing victims of a warming climate. He resolved that becoming an unpaid gardener at work was the answer.

The concept of using AI to seemingly revive the dead is not new. But would you want to use this technology? And would it help your grieving process? 

Australians are embracing international travel but industry experts say lingering memories about COVID-19 restrictions have changed the way we book holidays.