When Meaghan did psychedelic therapy she was gagged and pinned down by her therapists. With psychedelics touted as a miracle cure, she wants her story known.

Australia's COVID-19 cases and death rates were the third highest in the world per capita during the past week, and the numbers are getting worse.

Health advocates are urging the federal government to approve and secure supply of a second vaccine for monkeypox amid fears of rising cases in Australia.

He was the principal of an elite Brisbane school who allegedly took children for overnight stays at popular motels and lavished money on his alleged victims and their families, but it took 25 years for police to secure a conviction.

A brazen escape plan by Lila Walto to spring her partner from jail has landed her with a six-year prison term in the ACT Supreme Court. 

Caroline Kennedy is sworn in as the new United States ambassador to Australia in Canberra. She will travel to the Solomon Islands next week to mark the Battle of Guadalcanal and suggests the US will continue to expand its Pacific footprint...

Mohinder Singh is appealing against the 22-year sentence he was handed over the deaths of four Victoria Police officers in 2020, arguing the penalty is too harsh.

The Titans part ways with Kevin Proctor after he posted a video on social media of himself vaping during the club's match against Canterbury on Sunday.

As COVID numbers continue to rise, you may find yourself back working at the kitchen table or home office.

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.

A friend of Gomeroi man Gordon Copeland said he fled from officers because there was "more of a chance of them bashing you or doing something to you" in a remote location.

Inside the underground world of psychedelic therapy and the controversial charity pushing hard to bring the treatment into the mainstream.

Expecting mail from China or Indonesia? The government says absolutely everything coming into Australia will be scanned for biosecurity threats.

Among those executed was former hip-hop artist and ousted MP Phyo Zeya Thaw, who has close ties to Australia and whose death has sent a ripple of shock through the diaspora community here.

That's a wrap! From shock cancellations to stunning live sets, these were the takeaways from Australia's biggest winter music festival.

Residents in a quiet south-west Sydney street throw their support behind a family torn apart by a devastating house fire yesterday.

A man who was drunk and speeding when he caused the "senseless, needless and brutal death" of his daughter-in-law in a boat crash on the Brisbane River will be deported after serving time in jail.

The fire took place during Britain's record-breaking heatwave, which created the busiest day for London firefighters since bombs rained down on the city during World War II.

The Chinese military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years, a top US military officer says while visiting Indonesia as part of a trip to the Indo-Pacific.

An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 19 aged care residents in a Western Sydney nursing home in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic hears details about the final days of their lives.

Police are investigating a public scuffle between former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro and a cameraman outside a Manly bar on Saturday night. 

Police say they don't know how many shooters are involved. 

The value of suffering has long been debated and, while it might seem counterintuitive, Paul Bloom believes it's the best way to contentment.

While super funds have fared better than most investments over a turbulent past year, Australians may need to face up to the fact that their retirement assets are worth considerably less than they think, writes business editor Ian Verrende...

Then-energy minister Angus Taylor blindsided the carbon market with a decision that effectively ripped up contracts worth billions of dollars. Previously secret documents reveal the government was repeatedly warned about the chaos that cou...