The federal government will move a censure motion against former prime minister Scott Morrison over his decision to secretly appoint himself to a number of extra ministries.

The parliament has passed new legislation to implement seven of the recommendations from the landmark Respect@Work report into sexual harassment — here's what's changing.

The former head of the NSW Missing Persons Registry tells an inquest the possibility alleged fraudster Melissa Caddick was in hiding was pursued "more heavily" in the early investigation into her disappearance.

Online dictionary Merriam-Webster says the word was in its top 50 searches for all of 2022.

James Geercke says when he put his hand up to join the military, he was unaware of how much a toll it would take on his physical and mental health.

The National party says it will campaign against a Voice to Parliament, which would enshrine an Indigenous-elected representative body into the constitution.

A committal hearing is underway to determine whether Victoria's Department of Health will face trial over its operation of the state's first hotel quarantine program.

Alexander "Sandy" Dawson, one of the country's top defamation lawyers, is being remembered by colleagues and clients as a man of "rare wit" and "impeccable integrity" after dying following a "final battle with cancer".

As expected, GWS uses its number-one selection to recruit 18-year-old Victorian Aaron Cadman, as the AFL Draft takes places in Melbourne.

Police are searching a home in Mt Lawley where they believe they may find the remains of bricklayer Nicola La Falce who hasn't been seen since 1994.

A sudden and intense hailstorm has battered Port Macquarie and nearby areas, with large hail stones damaging homes, cars and other property.

As many as 36 police in India's southern state of Kerala have been injured during clashes with protesters angry over the construction of an Adani port.

Gunfire has been heard inside a besieged hotel in Somalia's capital a day after it was attacked by members of Al Shabaab. 

The idea of a slightly senile widow and her adult son living together might not sound like comedy fodder, but Mother and Son was hilarious. With a reboot in the works, here's why it was such a hit.

As a social media post prompts calls for the United States to be thrown out of the World Cup, Spain and Germany's forwards go back to the future, a coach pays tribute to his late daughter and Canada makes history - but it's not enough.  Ch...

Celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright has "strenuously" denied any wrongdoing in relation to a helicopter crash that killed Outback Wrangler cast member Chris "Willow" Wilson. 

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An Aboriginal corporation and Rio Tinto have agreed to create something positive out of the "continuing pain" caused by the mining giant's destruction of ancient rock shelters in WA's north.

ABC Investigation uncovers large swathes of confidential material widely available on the open internet, ranging from sensitive contracts to privileged legal advice about a student's death.

Why do people travel thousands of kilometres to photograph storms? Chris Lewis's documentary Chasing Bolts lifts the lid on the psyche of storm chasers.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) has found low tide and hot weather killed thousands of anchovies which were found marooned on a beach at Semaphore. 

A woman, 26, has been allegedly sexually assaulted and threatened with a meat cleaver in her Western Sydney home in what police described as a "horrendous" attack.

Australia's national terrorism threat level is being lowered from "probable" to "possible", but authorities are warning a deadly attack could still happen here in the next 12 months.

Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has apologised to Australians for giving them unclear guidance that led to hundreds of thousands taking out big mortgages in the expectation that interest rates would stay low until 2024.

Daniel Duggan is due to be transported to Goulburn's Supermax prison under a "high-risk" classification, his lawyer tells a court.