Beijing is attempting to muscle in on the Pacific's most important high-level gathering, pushing for a meeting with the region's foreign ministers on the same day as another key event.

Australians not declaring crypto investments and over-claiming work-related expenses to help with the rising cost of living could come under ATO fire.

The court heard Rhys Kember solicited nude photos from five girls over a four-year period, sometimes in exchange for alcohol.

Reports from flight crews show Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft was involved in six mid-air emergencies in the US in the year after it was cleared to return to the skies following two fatal crashes.

Nicotine vapes are illegal in Australia without a prescription. Four Corners has investigated how Australian kids are buying them.

The domestic violence death of Queensland mother Doreen Langham has resulted in coronial recommendations to Queensland police to address widespread cultural issues within the force and to trial specialist domestic violence police stations ...

Australia, it's time we took a good, hard look at ourselves. The first results of the 2021 census will be released at midnight tonight and there's a lot we're going to learn.

Inflation is soaring to new highs. From rising interest rates to increased petrol prices, it's hitting Australians' hip pockets. We've taken a look at your top questions.

Two Sri Lankan ministers will travel to Russia for in-person meetings with officials in the hope of securing more fuel for their country, which is suffering from an economic crisis.

The AFL's first Sudanese-born player, Majak Daw, announces his immediate retirement after a 12-year career with North Melbourne and Melbourne.

Today the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has been told of month-long wait times for access to mental health professionals and fears that presenting with mental health issues will hinder careers. 

The man allegedly faced down police officers with a screwdriver before being shot in a suburb 11 kilometres north of Melbourne's CBD.

Journalist Hedley Thomas tells a court he thought it was "likely" Chris Dawson was a murderer, but that his own opinions did not form part of his podcast, which has been downloaded about 60 million times.

The threat of varroa mite has put a spotlight on agriculture's reliance on bees. Here is everything you need to know about it.

Australian mother Tahnee Shanks is one in 100,000 people who have gone missing in Mexico in the past two years. Now, her family have hired a private investigator to get answers. 

What an agent has described as a "great-sized modern bathroom," one Twitter user has suggested is a "perspex sh****g cube in the middle of your kitchen."

Blockade Australia activists face hefty fines and up to two years in years in jail for this morning's protest in Sydney's CBD that caused peak-hour traffic chaos. 

Australia sees its first major protest in the wake of the Roe v Wade decision with hundreds of people gathering outside the US Consulate in Perth.

Millions of Americans woke up on June 25 with fewer rights than they had the morning before. But one of the justices on the US Supreme Court has indicated abortion could be just the start. 

Sport's governing bodies are feeling pressured into picking sides in what has become a culture war, although experts warn Australian anti-discrimination policies would prevent blanket bans on transgender athletes being adopted here.

New ministers Steve Dimopoulos and Harriet Shing are part of the cohort that will flank Premier Daniel Andrews as he vies for a third term in government later this year.

For hours, Tracie said, nurses kept calling doctors for a clear direction on Renee's treatment, only to be ignored.

Police release vision of a gunman threatening a couple in the garage of an apartment building in Melbourne's inner west last month.

Paul McCartney is making headlines for his performance at Glastonbury Festival in the UK, where he took to the stage for a "virtual duet" with former Beatles frontman John Lennon, who was fatally shot in 1980.

Renters are facing a triple whammy of forces — as rents are rising, so is the cost of basic living essentials, and at the same time, the number of affordable homes is shrinking.