NSW Police say the former MP was served with a court attendance notice via his lawyer after an incident with a TV camera operator last month.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sets out the terms of an inquiry into Scott Morrison's secret power grab of several ministries.

A Victorian court hears sensitive details about Roberta Williams life as the gangland widow is sentenced for blackmailing a TV producer she believed was scamming her.

UK researchers reveal Australia's Black Summer bushfires likely damaged the ozone layer and caused the highest temperatures in the stratosphere in 30 years.

The man who murdered Kim Chau inside a historic home in Adelaide's CBD by stabbing her more than 100 times during a frenzy of rage is sentenced to at least 23 years in jail.

Snowy Hydro's chief executive Paul Broad's reign has ended after nearly a decade in the top job as his organsation rejects claims of a $2.2 billion cost blowout.

Justice David Lambourne was suspended from his position over alleged misconduct in May and earlier this month the government of Kiribati twice tried to deport him, but an appeals court has found the move to be "invalid".

Club 77 says it will have a designated safety officer on duty to protect patrons from unwanted attention, including leering, which the Human Rights Commission defines as a form of sexual harassment.

Fans of the late music icon Judith Durham are being offered the chance to say farewell to the much-loved entertainer at a state memorial service to be held in Melbourne on September 6.

A US Coast Guard official says one of its boats was unable to obtain entry to refuel in Honiara while on patrol.

A self-styled future political leader of Tajikistan is jailed for three-and-a-half years for advocating terrorism via YouTube videos in which he extolled the virtues of violence and martyrdom.

NSW Police say they have busted/ intercepted/ seized Australia's biggest known ice shipment, which they suspect was organised by a major international criminal syndicate.

Nurse Tahnee Vining tells an inquest into the death of Aishwarya Aswath two key pieces of equipment failed at Perth Children's Hospital while the seven-year-old was being assessed and treated.

Initial attempts to control a fire that threatened homes, a solar farm and substation in the state's central west were unsuccessful as fire trucks could not get through the wet paddocks.

Sydney's Luna Park orders CPAC Australia to stop advertising tickets to a conference at its iconic amusement park it claims the group never had a booking for.

The Warriors face the NRL's benchmark at the foot of the mountains, then the Roosters' six-match win streak goes on the line against the Storm in Melbourne. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.

A former worker at Tasmania's notorious Ashley Youth Detention Centre, who was the subject of multiple redress claims, continued to work there for almost another decade, a commission of inquiry examining the centre has heard.

Figures show international tourist arrivals are less than half what they were pre-COVID, as backpackers continue to stay away.

A prominent farmer and his brother have pleaded guilty to using 180 million litres more water than they were allowed throughout the pandemic.

The federal government has announced a plan to train 500 health workers across Australia, as the joint council on Closing the Gap meets in Adelaide.

Three men accused of murdering Bradley Lyons in Gippsland in 2018 believed he had abused children, the Supreme Court has heard. 

Former Ravensthorpe Shire chief executive Gavin Pollock, who used tens of thousands of ratepayers' dollars for sexual services, has been sentenced to two years in prison.

The mighty river red gum is full of character and can be found across almost all of Australia — especially in the heart of our huge country. AND it's topped our Science Week poll.

One of the researchers says he hopes the results will help to remove some of the emotion from the long-running debate over 5G.

The Queensland Attorney-General and state MP Deb Frecklington are among those who have condemned the joke. The publisher has issued an "unreserved" apology, but opted to erase the editor's words of apparent contrition from its site.