Renewable energy providers will be paid to ensure stable, reliable power supply in a scheme signed on to by the states ahead of worsening forecasts of price spikes and blackouts in the year ahead.

David Warner's manager alleges Cricket Australia officials gave players permission to tamper with the ball some 16 months before the 2018 Cape Town scandal.

Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head both add half-centuries to their tallies, as Australia looks to build a solid first-innings total in the second Test against West Indies at Adelaide Oval. Follow all the action in our live blog.

A young mother involved in the stabbing and kidnapping of her friend tells a court the victim "didn't deserve that", as she faces sentencing.

Receivers say auction sales show strong interest in Ms Caddick's personal belongings, particularly her Canturi jewellery, but the amount represents only a small part of what investors are owed.

Within 24 hours, a young Adelaide couple went from a relaxing Bali holiday to a hospital ordeal when, after they both tested positive for COVID, one of them developed chest pains and was rushed to hospital.

Andrew Whitecross, then an employee at the Department of Human Services, agrees the policy which became Robodebt was a "radical departure" from compliance at the time. 

Depression and mental illness are having fatal consequences in Melbourne's South Sudanese community – and leaders say the issue is worsening.

Out of more than 70 ready-made food products for toddlers, more than 75 per cent fail to meet the proposed guidelines for sugar set out by the World Health Organization (WHO), soon-to-be-published research for the Obesity Policy Coalition ha...

West Australian detectives upgrade the charge against a teenager over the death of Diane Miller, who was struck in the head by a piece of concrete in a Perth shopping centre car park. WARNING: This story contains the image and name of...

A resident of an Alderley unit complex where a body was discovered says he heard heated arguments, including "somebody making threats".

The West Australian seaside town of Busselton remains deeply affected by the Bali bombings — and the release of Umar Patek has been a terrible reminder.

Cargo services provider Swissport says the former employees were "handling customer luggage in an unacceptable manner". 

After what finally felt like summer conditions on Sunday, Melbournians stepped outside today to bitterly cold winds, showers and even some small, winter-like hail.

The uniform change — which will take effect in the AFLW next season — is designed to eliminate performance anxiety faced by players during their menstrual cycles.

Google threat analysts say hackers embedded malware in documents which purported to be a government report on the Halloween crush in Seoul, which killed over 150 people.

Six students from Waverley College in Sydney's eastern suburbs have been expelled for bullying which the school says included assaults and humiliation.

A helicopter crew has evacuated an injured worker from a fishing trawler off WA's south coast, in huge 12-hour logistical effort involving three fuel stops.

An Adelaide mother accused of stabbing her two sons on the North-South Motorway at Wingfield pleads not guilty to two counts of attempted murder.

At 19, Josie Baff is the second Australian woman ever to win a Snowboard Cross World Cup event. She says training in the Snowy Mountains aided her win, giving her an edge over competitors not used to racing in poor weather.

Social media's self-proclaimed "Liver King" sent a dangerous message to young fans when he lied about his steroid use, says an Australian researcher who studies the bodybuilding community.

Former crown prosecutor Tony Jacobs loses an appeal against an order for him to pay a man of German origin $500 for giving him the Nazi salute and saying "heil Hitler" during a row over the use of a lift.

A group of school children will perform Took the Children Away in the Central Australian language of Pertame this month, at the singer's state memorial in Melbourne.

A court has heard a man accused of raping two women as part of an alleged gang rape in Adelaide's CBD asked another person to pay the alleged victim $4,000 to stay quiet or provide false information to authorities. WARNING: Readers may find...

A Sydney court hears the national executive of the Australian Assemblies of God removed self-confessed paedophile Frank Houston from the payroll but agreed to pay him and his wife a financial retirement package.