A senior Liberal frontbencher says former prime minister Scott Morrison must quit parliament, after learning her role was jointly controlled by him without her knowledge or that of the nation's top intelligence officials.

At a time when democracy is under strain and threat around the world, and trust in institutions is fragile, the decision by former prime minister Scott Morrison to secretly appoint himself to five ministries including Treasury is both unfath...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Scott Morrison's decision to secretly swear himself in to five ministerial portfolios was an "unprecedented trashing of our democracy". Look back on Tuesday's developments.

The odds are now on for a triple-dip La Niña and with already soaked catchments and a complimentary driver in the west, it won't take much before the water has nowhere to go.

Police hail the "brave" man who intervened in the alleged stabbing of two children on an Adelaide motorway, as the mother accused of the crime is charged with two counts of attempted murder. 

A north Queensland man linked to an Amber Alert last week has been arrested and charged with domestic violence and drug offences after a five-day search.

A former detective says Sydney's underworld has no unwritten laws about not harming females and the double murder of two women in Revesby sends a clear message.

An independent review into the former New South Wales deputy premier's appointment as US trade commissioner has found that ministerial involvement in the process was "highly irregular".

A 17-year-old boy has miraculously survived a shark attack off WA's south coast, saying he owes his life to his mate who pulled him out of the water and piggybacked him across the rocks. 

Police charge a man with the murder of a 44-year-old Townsville woman, whose body was found on a sandy track at Bluewater on Saturday.

Travellers are waiting months for passports instead of weeks, throwing costly bookings into jeopardy.

Removing the outdated "disadvantage test" for sexual harassment complaints and improving protections for LGBTIQA+ staff and students in religious schools will be among sweeping reforms to Western Australia's anti-discrimination laws.  ...

Police body-worn footage shown in a Sydney court shows the mother of an Indigenous teenager arrested by police in a park demanding officers explain and provide their identities.

New Mexico's Office of the Medical Investigator rules the fatal film-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by actor Alec Baldwin last year was an accident.

As the Gold Coast looks for new ways to tackle the problem of young people stealing cars and driving dangerously, the city's mayor has called for new laws that would make GPS trackers and jail time non-negotiable. But not everyone agrees, w...

Ukraine says it has attacked a base used by mercenaries from the private Russian military company Wagner Group, hitting the site with a strike from a US-made rocket system.

A narrow section of the Murray River has seen its water flow capacity reduced by thousands of megalitres since the 1980s due to a build-up of sand. The Murray Darling Basin Authority are working on a solution, but none will come easily.  ...

Nickel is a critical metal in batteries, and the world's miners are struggling to keep up with booming demand as consumers switch to renewables.

The World Health Organization says the variant changes will come into effect immediately, with scientists calling the old names "discriminatory and stigmatising". 

A spokesperson for Commonwealth Bank says the underpayment of staff was "unacceptable" and the employees concerned have now been paid.

These unassuming Canadians have just offered $1.1 billion to take over Tasmania's last locally owned salmon producer, turning the company private — in a move that has some worried for the environment and accountability.

Experts are on the ground in American Samoa, monitoring weeks of seismic activity that is likely linked to a nearby underwater volcano. Although an eruption is possible, they say it will be very different to the devastating explosion seen re...

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID-19 statistics from each state and territory.

Anthony Albanese accuses Scott Morrison of orchestrating an "unprecedented trashing of democracy", revealing the former PM secretly appointed himself to five ministries during the term of the previous government.

A historian says postcards sent from his town more than a century ago are among the treasures he has managed to track down in his history club's push to establish a museum.