Abortion legalised in Queensland
Queensland's abortion law reforms have been hailed as historic after they passed through parliament.
Australia
Warm welcome from drought-hit Dubbo
Warm welcome from drought-hit Dubbo
A 5-year-old boy tugged Prince Harry's beard and scored big hugs from the British royal and wife Meghan as the couple met with Australian farmers stuggling with drought.
Harry and Meghan kick off tour in Australia
Harry and Meghan kick off tour in Australia
Duke and Duchess of Sussex have 76 engagements across 16 days in Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand, which will begin in Sydney before heading to Dubbo, Melbourne and Queensland's Fraser Island.
Baby on way for Meghan and Harry
Baby on way for Meghan and Harry
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of the Queen's grandson Prince Harry, is pregnant, Kensington Palace has confirmed. The couple have just begun a tour of the Pacific, including New Zealand.
Push to legalise cannabis doomed in Senate
Push to legalise cannabis doomed in Senate
Independent senator David Leyonhjelm has failed to cultivate support for his private bill to legalise recreational cannabis in Australia.
Woman's lung punctured in kangaroo attack
Woman's lung punctured in kangaroo attack
An Australian wildlife carer has horrific injuries including a collapsed lung after the woman was attacked by a kangaroo.
12-year-old loses leg after shark attack
12-year-old loses leg after shark attack
A schoolgirl mauled by a shark in Australia's Whitsunday Islands last month has had one of her legs amputated.
Law to stop Australian schools excluding gay students
Law to stop Australian schools excluding gay students
No school will be allowed to exclude students based on their sexuality under changes to laws the Australian government plans to bring in.
Woman killed by croc in Northern Territory
Woman killed by croc in Northern Territory
A woman has been attacked and killed by a saltwater crocodile while fishing with family in Australia's Northern Territory.
Child refugees in Nauru 'struggling to eat or talk'
Child refugees in Nauru 'struggling to eat or talk'
The mental health of refugees detained by Australia on the Pacific island of Nauru has deteriorated so badly that some children are in a "semi-comatose state", unable to eat, drink or talk, MSF says.
Wild storm batters Queensland
Wild storm batters Queensland
At least three people including a baby are injured, farmers have lost crops and stock, and properties are damaged after storms with tennis ball-sized hail hit Queensland.
Apology from Aussie Govt over pelvic mesh implants
Apology from Aussie Govt over pelvic mesh implants
Thousands of Australian women whose lives have been ruined by vaginal mesh implants have received an apology from the federal government.
PM not swayed by major climate report
PM not swayed by major climate report
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he'll consider environmental policies if they make financial sense, after a report called for coal to be phased out by 2050.
Aussies bridle at ads on Opera House
Aussies bridle at ads on Opera House
Hundreds of Australians have flickered torches at the sails of Sydney's Opera House to disrupt horse-racing ads projected on the building's facade.
'Broken' Dreamworld workers sue for trauma
'Broken' Dreamworld workers sue for trauma
Former Dreamworld safety officers are suing the theme park for psychological injuries suffered while responding to a deadly ride malfunction.
Migrants to Aussie face big cities ban
Migrants to Aussie face big cities ban
New migrants would be forced to move to regional Australia and cities other than Melbourne and Sydney under a new proposal by the federal government.
Another shark attack off Queensland
Another shark attack off Queensland
A shark attack victim has reached the mainland after being mauled off the central Queensland coast.
Anger at Opera House 'billboard' plan
Anger at Opera House 'billboard' plan
Anger is mounting over the Australian Prime Minister and NSW premier supporting a plan to allow the Sydney Opera House to be used to promote a horse race on its sails.
Man escapes, 7 puppies die in Sydney house fire
Man escapes, 7 puppies die in Sydney house fire
A man in his 50s has been hospitalised after a house fire in Sydney's west, in which seven puppies died.
Second body found after tragic fishing trip near Perth
Second body found after tragic fishing trip near Perth
A second body has been found at sea during a search for four men who failed to return from a fishing trip off the coast of Perth.