Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says he will keep lifting interest rates but the pace will soon slow down and he is confident the economy can absorb the rises.

Convicted murderer Susan Neill-Fraser is to be freed after a parole board granted her bid for release from prison.

Mourners join the line to see the Queen's coffin as Moscow says a decision not to invite Russians to the monarch's funeral "is particularly blasphemous towards Elizabeth II's memory". Follow live. 

Following the death of the Queen, rumours began to spread online on everything from the nature of her passing to the colour of the BBC's banner.

Two sisters of African ancestry caught up in a dispute over their school's policy on hairstyles say they have been unfairly targeted after their enrolment was cancelled, with the principal citing "unacceptable" behaviour.

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr says NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has agreed to allow the territory to expand north-west into the Yass Valley.

The inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick is shown video of the ASIC raid on her home, showing envelopes containing thousands of dollars of foreign cash.

Bernard Foley says he didn't deliberately "slow down" play in the dying stages of the Wallabies' loss to the All Blacks, citing crowd noise as a reason he could not hear the referee.

A "high-achieving" student who plotted with a friend to murder a teacher at a Perth high school is sentenced, with the judge saying the term would have been longer if it hadn't been for ongoing issues at WA's embattled juvenile detention ce...

The former prime minister says a "measured, steady discussion" about an Australian republic is likely to re-start once Queen Elizabeth's funeral and the mourning of her death is over.

From Taiwan to Indonesia, thousands have been trafficked to Cambodia and confined in casinos or dystopian compounds surrounded by thick coils of barbed wire, where they are forced to conduct elaborate cyber scams.

A leaked confidential document gives an insider's perspective on how the Morrison government went about cancelling the French submarine contract, highlighting how officials running the contract were kept in the dark.

The State Emergency Service says it responded to 30 calls for help and carried out seven rescues in the area overnight.

Wendie-Sue Dent has been sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 25 years for murdering her partner David Lawrence to take his home and money. 

William and Catherine, the new Prince and Princess of Wales, have had preliminary discussions to tour Australia next year, the first visit by the pair since 2014.

The 5-megawatt data centre will be used to mine bitcoins in the regional South Australian town of Whyalla in a bid to make the blockchain more environmentally friendly.

Gambling reform advocates say it's the biggest pokies harm reduction move in years, yet the sector in other states is far from simple. Will this prompt greater change?

Joshua Carter, 28, lifted up his shirt to reveal bruising as his lawyer told the court of his hardships behind bars.

Lactalis Australia is the first milk processor in the country found to have breached the Dairy Code of Conduct since it was introduced in 2020.

The son of Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is facing multiple charges of assault and domestic violence offences in Australia.

The woman's family says it is unclear if she will survive after she was left in a critical condition when the car she was driving crashed into a couch on a road just outside of Geelong.

Australia has been denied a rare win over New Zealand due to a last-minute refereeing decision that has infuriated the rugby community. Here's how it went down.

The court heard Michel Willemyns recorded himself speaking with his "severely injured" brother after the fatal attack in what is described as "distressing" and "disturbing" footage.

Raymond Dearie, a former federal prosecutor who also served as the chief judge of the federal court in Brooklyn, will serve as an independent arbiter, reviewing records seized during an FBI search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.

The documents reveal only a small fraction of the animals slaughtered in export abattoirs were the subject of welfare reports, but the Greens say a single instance of cruelty is one too many.