The federal government is gearing up for a sweeping expansion of the industrial relations system, Labor is looking to develop a new national cultural policy and the debate over the robo-debt royal commission continues.

The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.

Sydney Shaquille O'Neal fans have queued for hours for a meet and greet with the basketball icon.

Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro has been charged over an alleged assault of a cameraman in Sydney.

A funeral has been held for an innocent Sydney hairdresser who was killed in a gangland shooting.

A Sydney father who repeatedly shot his son-in-law has been jailed for a maximum of seven and a half years.

Tesla has defended its self-driving software after videos of cars running over child-size mannequins hit the internet.

The week in photos from the award-winning SMH and AFR photographers.

Photojournalist John Donegan has led a team of photographers on a quest to take the photo of every citizen in Nathalia and the surrounding district, culminating in a photographic exhibition at the GRAIN Store in Nathalia running from August 28 - Nove...

Dozens of residents have been left homeless after a fire tore through a Tweed Heads unit.

Australians are being warned problems with the travel industry including lost baggage and flight delays could last until Christmas.

Queensland researchers working with NASA believe they're a step closer to unlocking the history of Mars after making a startling discovery on the red planet

A Queensland man suspected of threatening a primary school is behind bars for allegedly possessing several weapons.

Paul Broad, the chief executive of Snowy Hydro, has resigned amid delays and cost blow outs to its controversial Snowy Hydro 2.0 scheme. 

But sources say if the former PM doesn’t co-operate, the government could initiate a parliamentary inquiry that has the power to compel witnesses.

Plans have been quickly arranged and survivors and victims’ families have now been told they will not be forgotten on the 20th anniversary of the terror attack.

A brutal Wollongong course and huge demand for spots saw big names miss the team for the UCI World Road Cycling Championships next month.

Samantha Azzopardi was arrested on Monday after pretending to be an abused French teenager living in Sydney, prompting a multi-agency nine-hour search.

Everything you need to know to find a winner on San Domenico Stakes day.

Andrew Johns said that he'd like to see David Nofoaluma remain at the Storm permanently, but Brad Fittler was having none of it.