Aussie coal better for reef: Frydenberg
A new report has put the value of the Great Barrier Reef at more than twice that of Adani's new mega coal mine, a project opponents say will sign the reef's death warrant.
Australia
Turnbull stands by gay marriage plebiscite
Turnbull stands by gay marriage plebiscite
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been forced to restate his government has no plans to ditch its policy for a plebiscite on same-sex marriage.
Website for teens with food allergies
Teens with food allergies get new website
A new interactive website has been launched to help the 250,000 Australian teens at risk of a potentially deadly allergic reaction to certain foods.
Aus to resume air strikes in Syria after Russia threat
Aus to resume air strikes in Syria after Russia threat
Australia said it would resume air strikes into Syria, ending a two-day suspension implemented after the downing of a Syrian military aircraft triggered a Russian threat against Washington-led coalition planes.
Researchers start journey to combat jetlag
Researchers start journey to combat jetlag
Medical researchers in Australia are taking to the skies to find ways to counter jetlag.
Drug tests for Aussies on welfare
Drug tests for Aussies on welfare
The Turnbull government insists its proposed trial to drug test people on welfare is not about stripping payments off vulnerable Australians.
Australia suspends air strikes in Syria
Australia suspends air strikes in Syria
Australia has suspended air strikes into Syria following the US downing of a Syrian military jet and Russia's subsequent threat against US-led coalition aircraft.
Sydney drives home prices up 10%
Sydney drives home prices up 10%
Home prices rose by an average 10.2% in the year to March 2017, with Sydney recording the highest growth, at 14.4%, new statistics show.
Vic man preyed on girls during games
Vic man preyed on girls during games
Victorian man Douglas Povey (71) has been jailed six years for sexually assaulting three young girls in a country town decades ago.
Victoria SES admits it underpaid staff $230k
Victoria SES admits it underpaid staff $230k
The Victorian State Emergency Service says it underpaid 130 staff about $239,300 over eight years.
Sons changed last names, mum hired them
Sons changed last names, mum hired them
Two Victorian men changed their names and falsified their CVs so their mum could land them jobs at the MFB without revealing the nepotism.
Sea World polar bear cub takes first steps
Sea World polar bear cub takes first steps
Sea World's polar bear cub has begun taking shaky steps around its den, new footage from the Gold Coast theme park shows.
Factions hinder gender equality: former MP
Factions hinder gender equality: former MP
The former head of the ACTU Jennie George has called out factionalism within Labor as an obstacle to gender equity.
Aussie Greens seek to axe tampon tax
Aussie Greens seek to axe tampon tax
The Greens want to scrap GST on tampons and sanitary pads, insisting the revenue shortfall will be covered by collecting GST on low-value imported goods.
NSW underworld brothers jailed for decades
NSW underworld brothers jailed for decades
Three notorious Sydney gangland brothers have spent the first nights of their decades-long prison sentences behind bars.
Thermomix-maker sued in Australia
Thermomix-maker sued in Australia
Australia's consumer watchdog has filed a lawsuit against Thermomix-maker Vorwerk Electorwerk's local arm, alleging they failed to report injuries caused by a faulty product.
Pay-out sought for child sent to adult prison
Pay-out sought for child sent to adult prison
Lawyers for an Indonesian jailed in an Australian adult prison while a child are looking with interest at this week's settlement with Manus Island detainees.
Australia offers gun amnesty
Australia offers gun amnesty to discourage terrorists
Australia's first national gun amnesty will be launched in a bid to crack down on some 260,000 illegal weapons being used in terrorism and crime.
Vic cops hunt cars for Ristevski murder
Vic cops hunt cars for Ristevski murder
Police have released CCTV footage of a car believed to belong to murdered Melbourne mum Karen Ristevski.
Australia brings in English test for migrants
Australia brings in English test for migrants
Migrants wanting to become Australians will have to sit a stand-alone English language test before being allowed to apply for citizenship.