Police have defended using a taser and baton on a woman accused of starting a fire inside a service station, insisting she ...

Voters won't see Clive Palmer's United Australia Party brand on the next federal election ballot after the High Court struck ...

Australian businesses and governments are investing too little in vital research projects, a discussion paper has revealed.

Two senior constables accused of false imprisonment will stand trial after a magistrate found there was enough ...

Banks will be able to exclude student debt when assessing someone for a home loan, under "common sense" changes announced by ...

There are no ABC policies covering impartiality on personal social media, despite those "guidelines" being used to ...

A former Labor leader has quit state parliament to focus on campaigning for a crucial federal seat, launching an attack on ...

Tripodi's request to stand trial separate to Obeid was not opposed by prosecutors and was granted by Judge Stephen Hanley, ...

A teenage boy who attacked a man with a machete as he tried to flee from a mugging will remain behind bars because he is a ...

Pope Francis has issued a major rebuke to the Trump administration's plans for mass deportations of migrants, warning that ...

The family of American teacher Marc Fogel says it's "beyond grateful, relieved and overwhelmed" that he's heading ...

Code-crossing superstar Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii will start at fullback in his Super Rugby Pacific debut for the NSW Waratahs.